Toyota’s Auris X range will use a 1.3-litre petrol engine, similar to the one found in the Corolla. The engine will boast Valvematic technology which is a development of Toyota’s Variable Valve Timing technology, or VVT-i. The 1.3-litre Optimal Drive engine will have an increase of 4% for a total of 74kW. The 1.6-litre engine will have a 6kW upgrade for 97kW...

Toyota and the Clean Energy Partnership has announced that the Japanese automaker is now the official partner for the organisation. The partnership will see the development of hydrogen filling stations, and a new fuel supply network in Germany. The German government will support this partnership, and they will invest a couple of billion into the project. Tadashi Arashima,...

The Toyota Auris HSD has made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show where it will be a full hybrid model. The plan is to make the Hybrid Synergy Drive system an entire range by the early 2020’s. The Auris HSD will boast CO2 emissions of 89g/km at the lowest. There will be a 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine as well as a electric motor. The fuel consumption will be 3.16-litres...

Toyota’s facelifted RAV4 has made its way to the Geneva Motor Show where it will be in a concept form called the RAV-4 2010. This model boasts new treatment for the front end, followed by a refined interior. There will be a new bonnet, a wider grille with horizontal bars and chrome accents, new lights and a reshaped bumper for the front end. The changes will bring...

The FBI has stepped in and raided three Japanese-based automotive suppliers, all of which have ties to Toyota. The officials said that the suppliers HQ’s were searched by the FBI on Tuesday, as they were investigating and international anti-trust scandal. “The anti-trust division is investigating the possibility of anti-competitive cartel conduct of automotive...

This weekend will see the Franschhoek Motor Museum (FMM) Time Trial and Concours D’Elegance in South Africa. The event will house rare cars, as well as iconic and sport racers from Toyota’s legacy. The FMM event is hosted by the Rupert family at L’Ormarins, and it will reveal South African motoring and motorsport heritage. At the event, you can expect to see...

Reports around Toyota’s FT-86 sports car said that the Concept design was rejected, and incorrect. The latest about this now states that this is pretty much, untrue. AutoCar spokes with Jaromir Cech, a senior designer at Toyota’s European Design Development Center, and he threw these rumours into the bin when he hinted that Toyota will officially announce the...

Toyota’s full-hybrid Auris HSD will be at the Geneva Motor Show in a full showroom-ready guise. The HSD will be Toyota’s first hybrid model built in Europe, and unfortunately we have no information regarding the powertrain. We can only gather that the Auris HSD will use a petrol electric hybrid system similar to that of the one found in the third-generation...

The Toyota Avalon has been revealed at the 2010 Chicago Motor Show where the model will join the line up with a working accelerator pedal. There will be a faint design, or a bold redesign on Toyota’s standards, which will allow for new headlamps, a wider grille, front fog lamps and an integrated trapezoidal front bumper. The rear will boast new tail lights, and a...

Toyota South Africa hs announced that the following vehicles will face a recall in the country. Toyota Corolla (February 2007 to January 2010)     – 45 040 vehicles Toyota Auris (June 2006 to January 2010)         – 6 665 vehicles Toyota Verso (October 2008 to January 2010)         – 841 vehicles This totals 52 546 Toyota vehicles for this campaign. The...