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Toyota Prius Recall: 30,790 cars in the UK, 1.9 million worldwide recalled

The 3rd generation Toyota Prius (pictured) is being recalled Toyota’s hasn’t had a lot of luck with recalls in the last few years, although the latest recall for the Toyota Prius isn’t quite on the scale we’ve seen for previous recalls. It’s only eight months since the last Toyota Prius recall – which affected around 5,000 Prius models in the UK from 2009 – but this latest recall is a lot more extensive, affecting third generation Prius built from March 2009 to February 2014 and totalling 30,790 cars in the UK and 1.9 million worldwide. The issue is a problem with the hybrid system’s boost converter software, which is used when the car is under heavy load such as accelerating hard from a standstill.

McLaren MP4 12C Review – with Hamilton and Button

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton get to play with the McLaren MP4-12C. Video below Today Cars UK hosted the McLaren press conference to officially launch McLaren Automotive as a Supercar manufacturer, and give the first proper outing to the first car created by the new company – the McLaren MP4 12C. Did we find out anything earth shatteringly new?

New Mercedes A Class advert with no mention of Mercedes – or A Class

Mercedes-Benz are launching an advert campaign for the new Mercedes A Class that features just an image and the hashtag – #NewGeneration. Traditional advertising dictates that you need to get your brand front and centre and end with strapline that states what’s on offer. But Mercedes are going a different route with the New A Class.