When it arrives at dealerships in mid-to-late January, Toyota’s new 2.7-liter inline four-cylinder engine will help make the Highlander mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) one of the best in its segment in the areas of fuel economy, low emissions, performance, and value. It is expected to appeal to value-driven, mid-size SUV buyers seeking these characteristics without the price premium of a V6. (more…)
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Coming Soon – All-New Four Cylinder Engine For 2009 Toyota Highlander
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Toyota’s New 2009 Venza Optimizes The Traditional Passenger Car
The new 2009 Toyota Venza, set to launch in late 2008, is a versatile five-passenger vehicle that couples the styling and comfort of a passenger car with the flexibility of a sport utility vehicle (SUV), to give customers a stylish alternative to the traditional sedan. (more…) -
Toyota iQ: six degrees of innovation – No3
Innovation No3: the Flat Under-floor Fuel TankThe third instalment in Toyota’s series of cut-paste-and-print guides to the ground-breaking design and engineering features behind the new iQ reveals details of the car’s flat under-floor fuel tank.
The usual place for a car’s fuel tank is beneath the rear seats, but in the compact interior of the iQ this would make it impossible for Toyota to achieve its goal of a sub-three-metre long car with four seats. The solution was to create a flat fuel tank, positioned beneath the vehicle floor. (more…)
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Toyota iQ: six degrees of innovation – No2
Innovation No2: the Centre Take-off Steering Gear
By saving space under the bonnet, Toyota has been able to achieve exceptional room inside iQ, creating a car that is less than three metres long, yet has four seats on board. Using a centre take-off steering gear for the Electric Power Steering (EPS), a first for a Toyota vehicle, is a key element in achieving this ultra-compact design. (more…) -
Toyota iQ: six degrees of innovation – No1
In spite of its small dimensions, iQ is the fruit of some very big ideas in how to design and engineer small cars. Success in creating a vehicle that is less than three metres long, yet has space for four seats on board was made possible thanks to a series of six interlinked technical and packaging innovations, pioneering work that rewrites the rulebook on car design.
In a series of six simple cut-paste-and-print guides, Toyota will explain how.
INNOVATION No1: The front-mounted differential
The position of the gearbox differential dictates the position of a car’s driven wheels and is traditionally a limiting factor on how space under the bonnet can be used. Toyota’s brainwave was the simple but highly effective idea of moving the differential in front of the engine, a concept that opens up new and radical opportunities for iQ’s small-but-spacious design.
This clever piece of engineering brings three key advantages:
1. The space under the bonnet can be made more compact.
2. The front wheels can be positioned at the far corners of the car, with almost no front overhang.
3. The length of the cabin can be extended, without increasing the car’s overall size. iQ’s interior gains an additional 120mm compared to the Toyota Yaris.
Installing the differential so far forward reduces the distance from the front edge of the bumper to the accelerator pedal, allowing more space in the passenger compartment.
By moving the large, 15-inch alloy wheels further out to the corners of the car and minimising the front overhang, iQ gains a distinctive “super stance”. This firmly planted look broadcasts the car’s great stability and a fun-to-drive character, qualities far in advance of the traditionally modest dynamic performance of small city cars.
Innovation No2: The Centre Take-Off Steering Gear.
Innovation No3: the Flat Under-floor Fuel Tank
Innovation No4: the Space-saving Air Conditioning Unit
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Yaris Shows OFF New Hands-Free
A new Toyota Genuine BluetoothTM* hands-free system makes the newly updated Toyota Yaris even more appealing and convenient to drive.
The small, unobtrusive BluetoothTM device operates via the vehicle’s audio system and connects wirelessly with BluetoothTM enabled mobile phones*.
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Toyota Venza AS V By Five Axis To Debut At 2008 SEMA Show
To illustrate the versatility of the new 2009 Toyota Venza a specially modified show vehicle by Five Axis will make its public debut at the 2008 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas from November 4-7. (more…) -
Expanded HiLux Range Has New Workmate Automatic Models
Toyota has expanded its HiLux range, for the first time offering entry-level WorkMate with automatic transmission.
The new WorkMate Single Cab and Double Cab automatic models take the HiLux 4×2 range to 16 models. (more…) -
Toyota announces prices and specifications for new iQ
Order books are open for Toyota’s revolutionary new iQ, with first deliveries to customers in January. An instant icon for modern urban motoring, iQ matches its advanced engineering and design with highly desirable equipment specifications: it’s proof that thinking small no longer means thinking modest. (more…)
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Toyota Explores Its Hybrid Future
Three cars that explore new frontiers for hybrid cars of the future will be unveiled by Toyota Australia at this year’s Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. (more…) -
Big ideas for a brilliant small car
The final production version of Toyota’s revolutionary iQ makes its debut at the Paris motor show today. Last seen as a near-final design at the Geneva show earlier this year, iQ is a city car that is so innovative that – like the Toyota Prius – it stands as a major milestone for future vehicle development. (more…) -
Toyota presents the new Avensis
Designed and engineered in Europe and built at Toyota’s Burnaston factory in the UK, the all-new third generation Avensis has its world premiere at the Paris motor show. Building on the success of its predecessors, Toyota’s new European flagship delivers a new level of superior quality, dynamic handling and refined ride comfort. (more…)