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Toyota IQ: the 2008 Japan Car of the Year

Posted in Toyota News on the 14 Nov 2008

The Toyota iQ, the world’s smallest four-seater passenger car, has won the 2008 Japan Car of the Year award.
It did so by an Obama-style landslide margin, achieving more than double the points of the second-placed Citroen C5.
The judges were particularly taken with the iQ’s space efficiency and design, especially the iQ’s capacity [...]

Toyota iQ benefits from centre take-off steering gear

Posted in Toyota News on the 29 Oct 2008

Toyota has released a guide looking into the benefits its iQ model gets from using a centre take-off steering gear.
The Japanese manufacturer has been able to achieve exceptional room inside the iQ by saving space underneath the bonnet. Key to its design is a centre take-off steering gear for the electric power steering [...]

Toyota confident that iQ will score highly with drivers

Posted in Toyota News on the 13 Oct 2008

Toyota has announced details and prices of its new iQ car.
Order books are already open for the car, with the first deliveries due to be made to UK doorsteps in January.
The manufacturer is confident that the iQ is "proof that thinking small no longer means thinking modest".
But the prices are surprisingly [...]

Toyota Auris TR introduces new engine

Posted in Toyota News on the 18 Jul 2008

The lightweight, economic 1.4 D-4D 90 promises to be smooth and highly efficient, delivering strong fuel economy and low emissions.
There are now four engines in the range, it already has the 1.4 VVT-i and 1.6 VVT-i petrol units and the 2.0 D-4D 130 diesel.
Available now, the 1.4 D-4D 90’s top speed is 109mph [...]

New Toyota RAV4 SR180 goes on sale

Posted in Toyota News on the 18 Jul 2008

The new Toyota RAV4 SR180 is on sale now with an on-the-road price of £23,045 sure to attract interest.
Toyota is clearly confident that the model will combine spirited on-road driving, contemporary good looks and the kind of off-road ability that meets the exacting demands of the modern motorist.
The SR180 can move from rest to [...]

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