Earlier this week Tamsin blogged about our family day out in the Prius. She mentioned that I found the cruise control a real benefit in the city. This may have seemed a bit surprising, so I thought I’d explain why it worked for me at 30 mph.
I’m a reformed speed freak. Just not a very good [...]
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Stress-free cruising in the city with Prius
Toyota tops green poll
We’ve been so busy driving around the country that we missed a couple of things. Ironically, perhaps, while we were trying to squeeze every last mile out of one tank of fuel, Toyota managed to scoop a green award.
The honour in question comes from TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, which named Toyota as its ‘Green Car Manufacturer’ of 2008. [...]
500 miles in the Toyota iQ
We’ve reluctantly returned our iQ to Toyota HQ, and had a chance to reflect on last week’s 500-mile drive.
We set out to prove that iQ is an efficient car, but also that it’s not only possible to match a car’s official fuel consumption figures - you can beat them in real driving on real roads.
iQ’s [...]
