Toyota stories – Ewan Johnston’s AE86
“I’ve been a Toyota fan for a while but it took me a while to find the perfect one for me,” writes Ewan Johnston, who picks up the pen to tell this story about his AE86 Trueno
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Toyota 2000GT is Bond’s favourite Bond car
The Toyota 2000GT has a place in the hearts of many James Bond fans, and it’s actually Daniel Craig’s favourite Bond car too.
How old is Toyota? In 2012 it celebrated 75 years
The formation of the Toyota Motor Company in 1937 established a business that has grown to become one of the world’s most successful and respected global manufacturers.
Toyota history: from loom to vroom
A brief Toyota history from its weaving roots to the launch of our first domestically developed passenger car, the 1955 Toyopet Crown
How many cars has Toyota built?
In July 2012, Toyota celebrated building its 200 millionth car, a major milestone which had been 76 years in the making.
Solar-powered car – we drive the 2000GT SEV
This mouthwateringly beautiful Toyota 2000GT has been converted into a solar-powered car – and we got to drive this electric vehicle.
How to make a solar-powered car – Naohiko Saito
Who better to tell us how to make a solar-powered car than Naohiko Saito, who has overseen the 2000GT Solar Electric Vehicle project?
Keiichi Tsuchiya interview – we meet the drift king
Keiichi Tsuchiya, the man who inspired films like The Fast and The Furious and Initial D, comes to Britain.
THUMS up for Toyota as future safety systems revealed
Toyota has announced the development of four new technologies that focus on protecting pedestrians and the elderly in the event of an accident…
Here comes the sun: Toyota’s solar switch-on
Toyota broke new ground with the installation of one of the UK’s largest solar panel ‘arrays’ at its Burnaston plant in Derbyshire. Now, the array has been officially ‘switched on’…
Toyota embraces solar tech at UK car manufacturing home
What would you do with 4,600,000 kWh of energy? To put it into perspective, that’s about enough power to make 150 million cups of tea every year. Now, we like a good cuppa at the Toyota UK blog, but even we think it could be put to better use…
Toyota iQ electric: the small EV ahead of its time
Discover the Toyota iQ electric prototype, an innovative small EV revealed in 2011. Learn its range, performance and why it was ahead of its time.
Toyota FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell car in the UK
Hydrogen is often promoted as the ideal clean fuel of the future and recently we had a rare chance to see it in action when Toyota brought its FCHV-adv (Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle-advanced) to the UK for the RAC Brighton to London Future Car Challenge…
Toyota RAV4 EV Concept revealed at LA Auto Show
Toyota has lined up a world-first at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. On 17 November the wraps will come off the RAV4 EV Concept, an all-electric version of the compact SUV that’s been developed by Toyota with American electric vehicle specialist Tesla…
