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Car tech briefs: Toyota, Volvo, Bosch, BMW
The Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid will cost less than £31,000 when it goes on sale in the first half of 2012, before the government’s £5,000 electric car grant is deducted. Continue reading
Car tech briefs: Toyota, Fiat, Volvo
Toyota has expanded its family of digital crash test dummies to include a 153cm tall female and a 189cm male. The new THUMS (Total HUman Model for Safety) join a 179cm, average build male. Two versions of each dummy have … Continue reading
Toyota Verso: first driving impressions
My first impressions of the Toyota Verso have been good. It’s a very well executed car, with lots of nice design touches. Unlike previous Corolla-based Verso models it’s been built from scratch, and it looks better as a result.
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Are you buying a car in January?
January will see a bundle of hot new superminis unleashed onto UK roads – including the Alfa Romeo Mito, Ford Ka and Fiat 500 Abarth. With plenty of car deals, low petrol prices and postponed tax increases, 2009 is a … Continue reading
Snowed-in family runs fridge, freezer and TV on Toyota Prius
When an ice storm hit the US town of Harvard last month many houses found themselves without electricity for several days. But one quick-thinking man converted his hybrid Toyota Prius to run his family’s essential appliances. Here’s how:
Toyota iQ is a clever package
The genius of the original Mini was its use of space. The Toyota iQ’s designers clearly understood that. Alec Issigonis placed the Mini’s engine sideways under its bonnet, and placed the battery in the boot so there was more room … Continue reading
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What used cars can you get for the cost of a Kelisa?
Britain’s lowest priced new car is the Perodua Kelisa, with prices starting from £4,499. Fitted with a 1-litre petrol engine, it delivers 62.4mpg on the combined cycle and emits 121g/km of carbon dioxide, putting it in tax band C with … Continue reading
My car was inspired by Kate Winslet
Auto Trader has delved into the inspiration behind some well-known cars and found out some surprising things.
More on the new Toyota Land Cruiser
A reader wrote in to ask for more details on the Toyota Land Cruiser – so we got Stuart to send this update: The Land Cruiser V8 is an awesome piece of kit, especially off road. I took one up … Continue reading
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From the Toyota Land Cruiser launch
Our assistant editor Stuart Milne is away at the launch of the new Toyota Land Cruiser and just texted this update to us: I’ve just flown out to Fuertaventura to drive the Toyota Land Cruiser V8 flagship model – a … Continue reading
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