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A look at Toyota future products

Toyota has slipped behind competitors in drivetrain technology and now must play catch-up against the likes of Ford, Hyundai and Mazda. Much of Toyota's lag stems from engineering resources being diverted by the unintended acceleration crisis and other quality miscues in the past two years. Now expect Toyota to focus more on turbocharging and direct injection, and it may even bring a couple of diesels to the United States as part of midcycle changes.

Subaru BRZ price DOWN by £2,500

Subaru BRZ now down in price in the UK When the car you produce also gets made under another – higher profile – badge than your own, how to you get buyers to sit up and take notice of your offerings? Easy, you make your car better value. That’s exactly what Subaru are doing with the BRZ – the Subaru take on the Toyota GT86 – with a price cut of £2,500 arriving from May 1st, thanks to the weakening Yen, that takes the entry-level BRZ down to £23,995.

UK drivers change cars as often as their mobile phone

DRIVERS in the UK change their cars as often as they swap to a new mobile phone. In the past 10 years, the average British motorist has owned four mobile phones and four cars. A study by Privilege shows that most drivers own an average of seven cars in their driving career, even though that figure includes four cars in the past decade.