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Toyota's spectacular GR Super Sport concept was unveiled at the 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon last weekend. The GR Super Sport appears to draw inspiration from Toyota's LMP1, while using the same main components as the TS050 Hybrid. It's powered by a twin-turbo 2.4-liter V-6 hybrid system developed from the Toyota TS050 Hybrid’s powertrain and produces 986 horsepower. Is this the future of Toyota racing?
We may not have been big fans of the Prius before, but we are now. There’s lots to admire in the engineering and technology, if not the look of the car. And it’s hard not to be swayed by the numbers – it’s not cheap to buy, but it will be cheap to run. It’s comfortable, refined and easy to live with – and more than just a cabbies’ favourite now.
The new Kia Niro ushers in yet another acronym to the car market – the hybrid utility vehicle or HUV. Although the Japanese Toyota Prius is never mentioned by the Korean brand, it’s clear this is the car in Kia’s crosshairs – and it’s tackling it by packaging its new hybrid-only model in a more attractive and appealing crossover body. Steve Fowler gets on the Chicago Motor Show merry-go-round to take a look...
Women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi's Nobel peace prize win pays tribute to the courage of Iranian women in the face of reprisals and harrassment, the United Nations says. The award "really highlights the courage and determination of the women of Iran and how they are an inspiration to the world", UN human rights office spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Tokyo (Japan), Sep 30 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kimimasa Mayama) .- Toyota Motor Corp announced that it has found new fraudulent inspections on 1,501 vehicles at Toyota and Lexus dealerships, raising the total has more than 6,659 kicks affected.FOOTAGE FROM A LEXUS DEALER IN TOKYO, JAPAN.