Toyota News and Features – 27 August 2015
The latest from the UK and overseas
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Toyota Mirai: a secret lemonade drinker?
A car that can run on fizzy pop? It could be the case for Toyota’s Mirai hydrogen fuel cell saloon, as explained in the latest short film in Toyota’s Fueled by Everything series.
Toyota UK apprentices among world’s best
Toyota Manufacturing UK apprentices Andy Smith and Robyn Clarke have achieved medal-winning success in 2015 World Skills Competition in Brazil, the largest event of its kind in the world with more than 1,000 participants. It was the first time TMUK had entered the contest and Andy and Robin were among just 12 apprentices from Toyota’s international operations taking part.
Eight million hybrids and counting…
The original Prius may not have been much of a looker, but it’s more than proved its worth as the pioneer of Toyota’s game-changing hybrid technology. Global hybrid sales have now passed eight million and continue to accelerate as hybrid power moves firmly into the mainstream. Read more here.
Toyota goes ‘Ring Racing
Toyota Gazoo Racing are hoping for an upturn in their World Endurance Championship fortunes this weekend at the Nürburgring. The reigning World Champions are heading for the six-hour race at the German circuit fresh from a 10-week season break Read more here.
Best of the blog: Toyota with the built-in barbecue
Toyota pick-ups are no longer just about “go anywhere,” they let you “grill anywhere” as well. Toyota Canada has teamed up with a grill specialist to cook up a Tundra equipped with an integrated multi-burner barbie in its load bay. Read more here.
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