First Photo spread Toyota’s updated RAV4, which will debut at the exhibition in Geneva next month. From the photos it appears that the front of the car has received a new bumper, grille, headlights and fog lamps. It is also known that the Toyota RAV4 will have a redesigned interior and will be available with the new engine line, Optimal Drive. Specific information about aggregates and their characteristics is not reported. Toyota will use the exhibition in Geneva, to show more hybrid modification of a renewed Auris, and debuted in October at the Tokyo model FT-86, jointly developed with Subaru.

As we announced at the forthcoming exhibition in Geneva, unless renewed RAV4, Toyota will display and modification of the hybrid model Auris, which earlier today, the Japanese company photo spread. Auris HSD is based on the eponymous concept debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show last autumn and will be the first hybrid model of Toyota, which will be produced in Europe. The car will appear at dealers in the Old Continent in July and will be able to run and in pure electric mode. By the Japanese company has not disclosed details of its hybrid system, but hard to speculate that it would be identical to that of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid. We remind you that this Prius has a 1.8-liter gasoline engine with a power 97k.s., advanced electric motor and lithium-ion batteries, rechargeable in a standard household contact for 1.5 hours.

At Tokyo Auto Salon 2010, which opened at the end of last week, Toyota introduced a new concept FT-86. It is called G Sports, in a development company and was involved GAZOO, preparing racing cars of the Japanese. Along with the debut of the FT-86 G Sports, tuning of the exhibition in Tokyo, Toyota and its partner Sony Computer Entertainment, issued a new trailer for Gran Turismo 5 game in which the protagonist is precisely this car. For the time being by Toyota did not disclose information about the dynamic performance of the FT-86 G Sports, but it became clear that the engine is again used two-liters of bokserov Subaru, as the first concept FT-86, which in this case has received and turbine. Toyota FT-86 G Sports is equipped with a completely new aerodynamic package, contributing to greater stability at high speeds. In addition, extended wheel arches to seamlessly accommodating 19-inch wheels and the interior boasts two racing seats, Recaro.

This year’s Tokyo Auto Salon exhibition was used by Toyota for several conceptual developments created jointly with other companies, including the prototype Sports Hybrid, which is based on the model MR-2. The prototype is equipped with a gasoline 3.3-liter V6 engine and new hybrid technology to the Japanese THSII. The car can move and using every unit separately, the electrical system is possible only at low speeds, and combining the forces of the two engines. Toyota Sport Hybrid Concept has a total capacity of 392 h.p., weight, and is about 1 500кг. according to Japanese and accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 4.5 sec. Standard drive is transmitted to all four wheels, but it is electric only to the front. Toyota currently do not report on anything for mass production of hybrid model, but according to the British edition Autocar, which is usually one step ahead of everyone else in terms of avtomboilnite innovations, the Japanese preparing a new hybrid model to compete with Honda debuts in Detroit CR-Z.

Of the ongoing exhibition in Delhi, Toyota presented its conceptual model Etios, whose serial version will appear in India this year, the price is around 500 000 rupees (approximately 7 400 million). Toyota Etios been developed specifically for the Indian market is planned as a year of it to produce 70 000 pieces. At a later stage, it is possible that the model appeared in China and Brazil, where interest – and worldwide. The car will be available in sedan and hatchback versions, both of which are shown at the exhibition. Concept sedan is equipped with a 1.5-liter petrol engine and hatchback – with a 1.2-liter gasoline. These engines will be offered in both versions, as well, and they provided 1.4-liter diesel with a power 90 h.p. known to us by the Yaris. Incidents will be 90% similar to the concepts. The reason Toyota to develop cars specifically for the Indian market is the company’s wish to take a larger market share as the main competitor and Suzuki holds around 50% of the market in the country.

With the introduction of new-generation Toyota Prius, the model became extremely popular in Japan and became the best selling car this year, so it was clear to everyone that say it will be chosen for “Japanese Car of the Year” (JCOTY). The award was presented to the first day of 41 th exhibition in Tokyo, which opened its doors to visitors on October 24 and will be closed on November 4. Participated in the vote 60 Japanese journalists, such as Toyota Prius received 433 points, followed by the hybrid Honda Insight and Volkswagen Golf 6. The third place of Volkswagen Golf 6 is a crucial recognition of the qualities of the car, especially given how hard it is to break the European model of the Japanese market. Furthermore, 6 of the Golf was awarded his prize “Foreign Car of the Year” and the title “Sports Car of the Year” went to the Nissan 370Z. Yesterday did you know that Mitsubishi i-MiEV was awarded in the category “most advanced technologies.

Besides the new generation of Mark X, the forthcoming exhibition in Tokyo, Toyota will show its new and fully hybrid model SAI, whose sales will start as early as December. Sedan hybrid system used Lexus HS 250h, which includes gasoline 2.4-liter VVTi engine with variable phase distribution of fuel, electric, set Metal-hydride nickel batteries and robotized transmission. Combined power of the car was 187k.s. and average fuel consumption – 4.3l/100km. Production of Toyota SAI will take place in the company’s factory in the Miata (Japan), the vehicle will initially be offered only in the Land of the Rising Sun. The price of the model will start from 3 380 000 yen which is around 25 000 EUR, but for the moment it is unclear when he will appear in Europe.

Toyota together with its subsidiary company, Daihatsu, plans to launch serial production in cheap small car destined for markets in developing countries. As is known, Daihatsu is one of the largest producers of so-called “K” cars (micro car) in Japan. According to the publication MarketWatch, the new model will be sold in China, Brazil, India, Russia and other countries. Production is expected to be in a car factory at Daihatsu in Indonesia. The new model will have engine volume 1.0 liters and its price will not exceed 11 000 euros. So far, no other information about the joint model of Toyota and Daihatsu. The news of this model, however, confirms the strengthening trend of big brands to create special low-cost models for emerging markets. Intentions to launch similar models are VW, Fiat, Renault-Nissan and PSA Peugeot Citroen. VW and PSA are likely to produce their models in Russia.

Toyota showed undergone a slight facelift model Auris 2010. According to producers, model of 2010 Auris has received minor changes in appearance as a new grille, modified front and rear bumpers, new headlamps and tail lamps, redesigned alloy wheels and a new bonnet. There are slight changes in interior layout of the new colors, better materials and improved version of the standard equipment. Furthermore, light has undergone modernization and petrol engine volume 1.8 liters, it has changed the system of alternating opening and closing of valves, it has improved the efficiency of the unit. Moreover, at 1.8 CVT transmission with steering wheel is a new levers for switching the transmission. In Japan, Auris is available with smaller engine volume 1.5 liters. Prices of compact cars in Japan starting from 1,622,000 yen (€ 12,200) for basic Auris (1.5) 150X FWD and get to 2,331,000 yen (€ 17,500) for the most expensive Auris (1.8) S-Package 4WD.

Since Toyota has revealed the first official pictures and information on its future model, which is jointly developed by Subaru. FT-86 concept will debut at the exhibition in Tokyo in two weeks, and the emergence of the production model is scheduled for the 2011th. The car is a sporty coupe has a 2 +2, which is very compact dimensions. Since both companies contend that it will be different from all other cars in this class and will meet the highest requirements of customers. Dimensions of the Toyota FT-86 are 4 160 mm length, 1 760 mm width and 1 260 mm height and the distance between the two axes is 2 570мм. Compartment is equipped with 2.0-liter engine boxer of Subaru, which has a power 150 h.p. and drive is transmitted to the rear wheels. The sports car is the work of European design studio Toyota (Europe Design Development), from where they drew particular attention to the center of gravity, which is located quite low and the aerodynamic performance of the cabin.