New Toyota Aygo

Toyota has updated the Aygo for 2012 with a fresh new look and front end treatment with a wider front bumper, integrated fog lights and a large trapezoidal air intake. The new car will be unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show on the 10th of January 2012 and prices will be announced nearer the UK on-sale date. This is the first major revision to the Aygo since its launch in 2005 and the car now offers sub-100g/km of CO2 and fuel economy above 65mpg.

The car comes with dark-tinted rear privacy glass for both three- and five-door versions, new 14-inch wheelcap designs, plus a range of seven colour choices including a new metallic orange. Inside you get a new steering wheel design with leather trim and paddle controls on the steering column (for models using Toyota’s Multimode automated manual transmission).

Toyota Enthusiasts Club

The Toyota Enthusiasts Club was founded by in 1991 by Nik Ellis and Bob Willis, who both shared an appreciation for Toyota cars. Last weekend the club celebrated its 20th anniversary at its annual meeting at Billing Aquadrome, near Northampton, with around 45 classic Toyotas on show.

The club has around 150 members and some of the cars that turned up included a 1970′s Hiace Campervan driven by Raf Evers from Belguim, who also owns 36 Toyota vehicles in total. Other classic models at the event included the Cressida, Crown, Corolla, with a classic Toyota Celica ST from 1977, 1985 Celica Supra and an Avon Celica cabriolet version headlining the show.

If you own a classic Toyota and you are interested in joining the TEC then you can get more details off their website which can be found at www.toyotaenthusiasts.com . However, if you are interested in a brand new Toyota car (Avensis, Aygo, iQ, Prius ,Yaris, RAV-4, etc) then of course we have Toyota contract hire prices on the site now.

Toyota Verso-S

The new B-segment MPV, the Toyota Verso-S, gets its world premiere at the forthcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show and will be launched in the UK in early 2011. This new Toyota is small, spacious and smart and is a lesson in space management as it is less than 4-metres in length, but offers maximum space through its flexible design. Further details of the new Toyota Verso-S will revealed on the press day, which is on the 30th September.

Toyota will also be making its Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) a focal point of its stand, to celebrate 10 years of hybrid history and the recent launch of the Auris HSD. The feature of the stand will be the Hybrid Synergy Drive Gallery which is an interactive exhibition charting the company’s drive to sustainable mobility through its development of HSD use in Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHV), Electric Vehicles (EV) and of course fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles (FCHV). They will also unveil the FT-CH Concept which is their proposal for a full hybrid in the small compact car segment.

In addition Toyota will also launch a new interior finish for the iQ and a new colour scheme (and easy to use multimedia system) for the Aygo. You can find Toyota in Hall 4 of the show from 8.45 a.m. on Thursday the 30th September.

Following the news item yesterday, Toyota has named the cars that may be affected with the potential accelerator pedal recall problem and the precise number of cars affected may be as high as 1.8 million.

There is a possibility that the accelerator pedal may stick or return slowly to the idle position and these are the Toyota cars affected.

1. AYGO – Feb 2005- Aug 2009)
2. iQ ( Nov 2008 – Nov 2009)
3. Yaris ( Nov 2005- Sep 2009)
4. Auris ( Oct 2006- 5  Jan 2010)
5. Corolla (Oct 2006 – Dec 2009)
6. Verso ( Feb 2009- 5 Jan 2010)
7. Avensis ( Nov 2008 – Dec 2009)
8. RAV4 (Nov 2005- Nov 2009)

Toyota is making great efforts to resolve the situation as quickly as possible and if you have any concerns or drive one of the cars above call Toyota GB Customer Relations on 0800 1388 744.

Toyota iQ

Toyota has been awarded the title of “Greenest Car Manufacturer” by cleangreencars.co.uk and is the first manufacturer in the UK to dip below 130g/km level for mean carbon emissions across their range.

cleangreancars.co.uk has calculated that the average emissions are 129.15g/km. The Prius leads the way with CO2 emissions from 89g/km, however iQ, Aygo, Yaris, Urban Cruiser and Auris all offer low CO2 car emissions as well.

New comparison tool

Toyota is offering customers the opportunity to use its new comparison tool on its website where you can compare the hard facts about the benefits of Toyota Optimal Drive versus other rival models. All the data is updated monthly and is sourced from KWIKCarcost.

The first step in using the calculator is to click on “Take the Challenge” on the home page, then select a current Toyota model from the drop-down menu. You then get an instant comparison on cumulative three year running costs. Clicking on “further comparisons” and you get to see graphics, power, mpg efficiency, road tax/CO2 emissions and residual values.

The calculator demonstrates the strong performance of the latest Toyota models including iQ, Aygo, Avensis, Auris and Yaris. However before you buy your car think about car leasing as all cars will depreciate in value.