REMEMBER when you were a child and you wished you could shrink yourself down small enough to drive around in a toy car? Well, you clearly aren’t alone. Back in the 1980’s Tamiya produced the Hilux Bruiser, a hugely popular radio controlled scale model of the Toyota pickup. Somebody at Toyota GB obviously shared your childhood wish because now there [...]
IF you really want your business to stand out then you need something a little different. You need to be writing your name on the side of the fantastically futuristic Toyota LCV D-Cargo Concept Van. Due to be unveiled at this week’s Tokyo Motor Show it’s the creation of Toyota Auto Body, the minivan, SUV, and commercial vehicle arm of [...]
WHEN the going gets tough - but Toyota Hilux passes JCB's quarries test resulting in a fleet order bringing together two names with a global reputation for innovation, quality and toughness. JCB, a world leader in equipment for construction and agriculture, has chosen the Hilux as the best vehicle to carry out multiple duties at its UK sites. The company, [...]
NOW the latest award-winning Hilux and Proace are firmly established in the UK commercial market, the introduction of new Toyota Trade Plus and Toyota Authorised Converter programmes should help widen the focus of Toyota’s LCV range. Announced to coincide with the 2017 Commercial Vehicle Show, at the NEC, Birmingham, these commercial programmes will offer both standard conversions and bespoke business [...]
THE Toyota Hilux’s formidable reputation has been put to the test in the Dakar Rally, with a Hilux trio finishing in the top ten of the world’s toughest motor race, which finished in Buenos Aires on Sunday after 13 days and 5,500 miles across some of South America’s most challenging terrain. First crew home after traversing mountains and deserts in scorching temperatures [...]
Toyota Proace 1.6 D-4D 115 Medium Comfort What is it? The new Toyota Proace is the second prong - after the new Hilux - of Toyota’s assault on the commercial market... which started 40 years ago! Think this looks familiar to the Citroen Dispatch and Peugeot Expert? Well, you’d be right as they’re built in the same French factory - although the [...]
Toyota Hilux Evo to compete at Dakar 2017 Revolutionary mid-engine design, two-wheel drive transmission Lighter and faster than outgoing four-wheel drive Hilux Key design advantages retained from previous years Former Dakar winner Nasser Al-Attiyah joins team TOYOTA has revealed details of the radical Hilux 2WD Dakar challenger with the traditional 4x4 pick-up converted to a lighter and faster mid-engine V8 [...]
CUSTOMERS for Toyota’s all new Hilux pick-up and Proace van are being given the best possible resources for sales, servicing and repairs with the setting up of a Specialist Business Centres network for the completely renewed LCV range. Toyota LCV Specialist Business Centres Discover the strategy of the new roll-out Located the length and breadth of the UK, these will be staffed with [...]
Toyota Hilux 2.4 Invincible Double Cab Auto What is it? The Toyota Hilux 2.4 Invincible Double Cab - an all new Hilux, the first since 2004! However on top of the new look, the latest Hilux boasts improved refinement, plus more luxury and technology kit. The Hilux is also available in three different versions and four-different specifications. We took the Double Cab [...]
Truckman hardtops for 2016 Toyota Hilux Approved by Toyota GB Range of designs including sliding or gullwing side windows or solid doors Sliding bulkhead window Remote central locking RS version enables truck bed to be used as mobile workshop NEW Truckman hardtops for 2016 Toyota Hilux models have been launched with Toyota GB approval and features including remote central locking and tinted [...]
New Toyota LCV strategy: New LCV training programme New LCV business centres Central LCV helpdesk THE CV Show 2016 saw the return of Toyota with the new Proace van and Hilux pick-up to shout about. But there was more than new product with a new man at the helm, Gareth Matthews – there’s plans for a new Toyota LCV strategy too. Business Vans [...]
Toyota LCVs 5-year cover Toyota’s “back in business” LCV programme Reinforced by introduction of five-year/100,000-mile new vehicle warranty New UK warranty package for the new Proace Van range and for the all-new Hilux Rivals' warranties usually 3 years/60,000 miles SMEs looking for a new van or pick-up get a reliability confidence booster with the newly launched Toyota 5-year warranty for its [...]
New Proace Van range Covers the complete medium duty van market Three body sizes, two wheelbase lengths and panel, glazed/semi-glazed, crew cab, combi and platform cab body styles Proace Van compact provides medium duty van capacity within compact van format World debut at the 2016 Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham ( 26-28 April) UK model range details to be confirmed shortly [...]
IN the tough world of civil engineering you need transport you can rely on for heavy duty work, which is why civil engineers specialists M J Church has become one of Britain’s biggest Hilux customers, recently taking delivery of its 60th vehicle in just two years. MJ Church is a civil engineering, earthworks and waste management contracting company based in Chippenham, [...]
AS GENEVA Motor Show approaches the new Toyota Hilux pick-up and the Verso MPV version of Toyota's new Proace panel van range are being revealed. Also to be shown but not yet revealed is the new SUV crossover car based on the C-HR Concept taking the stage in Geneva from March 1. The new Toyota Hilux has its European debut in Geneva. An entirely [...]
