Toyota Yaris hybrid review (06/03/2013)

I’M not a fan of Toyota’s hybrid technology, but that’s not to say many others are not and it is hard to argue with the millions of units the Japanese giant has accumulated since it launched the technology 15 years ago.

That Mercedes, Volkswagen (and all its subsidiaries), BMW, PSA (Peugeot/Citroen) and others will unveil hybrid contenders at this month’s Geneva Motor Show illustrates that Toyota’s hybrid success has not gone unnoticed.

The rush to hybrid salvation would be unseemly were it not for the dire straits of the European car business, so Toyota is in the box seats, having sold 2.5m vehicles.