The Toyota Aygo is one of the cool, city car gang but yet it is slightly misunderstood. So don’t judge a book by its cover, maybe it’s time you took to the wheel of an economical city car! Commuting to work can be costly and we know that no one loves spending ghastly amounts of ...

After decades of hype and speculation, hybrid and electric cars are now starting to enter our lives and change the way we drive forever. Electric cars are starting to go on sale, with Nissan already taking orders for the Leaf and the Toyota plug-in petrol-electric Prius hybrid set to go on sale on the UK ...

Toyota has revealed that their all new electric vehicle will be showcased at an LA Auto Show in November; much to the delight of critics and car enthusiasts. Takeshi Uchiyamada, Toyota Executive Vice President, announced the news and added that the model would then be marketed within the next two years. This model comes after ...

In a bid to compete with manufacturers such as Toyota and Nissan, Honda have developed a new range of electric and hybrid vehicles which are set for release in the US and Japan in 2012. The car manufacturer has previously been sceptical about the development of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles but their new hybrid models have been designed to ...

Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda have retained their title as the most trustworthy car manufacturer, according to a survey by What Car? magazine and Warranty Direct. It is now the fifth consecutive year that Honda have received the title and means they top the list, which was mainly dominated by Far East manufacturers. Subaru came in ...

The first hybrid engine for Toyota’s new Auris HSD hybrid vehicle rolled off the production line at the manufacturer’s Deeside plant yesterday. Toyota has branded the project as “eco minded people making eco-cars” and the Auris HSD will be the first mass produced hybrid vehicle in Europe. The ceremony was attended by major figures, including ...

Leading car manufacturer Toyota and major energy supplier EDF Energy have teamed up to launch what they call “the largest plug-in hybrid vehicle leasing programme in the UK”. Around 20 plug-in hybrid vehicles will be tested around the streets on London from July as part of a 3 year programme. The vehicles will be leased ...

Toyota Motor Corp., the largest seller of hybrid cars, has announced plans to set a $50,000 sale price on their new hybrid cars. This comes after the car manufacturer cut their costs for making these vehicles by 90% since 2005 – if they hadn’t, the sale price would most likely have been twenty times this ...

In recent weeks, both Toyota and Honda have promoted leasing deals which have led others in the industry to follow suit and advertise similar programmes. The deals have helped to attract more drivers who, on the back of the recession, have begun to question whether leasing a car would be a more economical option than buying ...