How many Toyota hybrids would you expect to see pass by if you were to stand at the Tomei Expressway for an hour on a busy Thursday afternoon? We have no idea, but luckily we know someone who does…

Ever heard of a car that actually recycles energy as it drives? It’s a breeze for Toyota’s newest full hybrid, Auris HSD, as our new TV ad explains.

With CO2 emissions starting at 89g/km, we know the new Toyota Auris Hybrid is a low emissions car. But how ‘green’ are the manufacturing plants, and what efforts have been made to improve their efficiency? We go behind the scenes at Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) to find out.

Would you like a car that offers over 100mpg? How about CO2 emissions of just 59g/km? That’s what we had the chance to drive yesterday. Two things shouldn’t come as a surprise though: it was a Toyota hybrid, and it carried the familiar Prius badge. But this was unlike any Prius we had experienced before. This was Prius PHV.

In the first of a range of posts leading up to the July 1 launch of the new Auris Hybrid, we take you behind the scenes at Toyota’s manufacturing plant in Burnaston, UK. Following on from our time in Barcelona, we find out how the Auris Hybrid is built and discover the many ways in which Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) has risen to the challenge of building Europe’s first mass-produced hybrid car.

The results from this year’s J.D. Power and Associates/WhatCar? Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study (VOSS) are in, and it’s continued good news for Toyota. Not only did Aygo and Yaris achieve top ranking in the VOSS City Car and Small Car (Yaris equal top ranked) categories, Toyota also scored the highest rating for the Ownership Costs section, which covers issues such as fuel consumption, insurance and the cost of servicing and repairs.