AUTUMN WINTER 2016 EDITION FLEET INTRODUCING BUSINESS PLUS FROM TOYOTA & LEXUS FLEET Incredible new technologies. Dynamic new models. Greater efficiency and even lower emissions. Better business motoring starts here. This autumn sees Toyota taking UK pre-orders for its sensational new C-HR. This bold, fresh take on crossover design also boasts a full hybrid powertrain. Page 18 has the full story. Neil Broad General Manager Once again the awards and accolades just Toyota & Lexus Fleet keep coming. Recent additions include Low Carbon Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year, Best Eco Car for the Toyota Prius from the Telegraph, and World Green Car 2016 for the Toyota Mirai. See more on page 13. Read on and see the difference Business Plus can make to your fleet. Neil Broad 2 Fleet Focused Fleet Focused Top four most reliable UK cars 4 Smarter corporate motoring 6 From hybrid to hydrogen 8 Reading the road 10 Ideas in motion 12 The Toyota & Lexus hybrid range 14 Comparing whole-life costs 16 New Toyota C-HR 18 New Prius Plug-in 20 The full Toyota range 22 Meet C-HR – PAGE 18 New Toyota PROACE 26 New Toyota Hilux 28 The full Toyota commercial vehicle range 32 New Lexus LC 34 The full Lexus range 36 Toyota & Lexus Fleet contacts 40 All-new Hilux – PAGE 28 New Prius Plug-in – PAGE 20 New Lexus LC – PAGE 34 3 PROVEN RELIABILITY Top four most reliable Auto Express Driver Power Survey: UK cars 2016 1st Lexus RX Mk3 – 98.49% 2nd Lexus IS Mk3 – 98.28% The UK’s motorists have spoken. The number one slot for most reliable 3rd Toyota Land Cruiser Mk7 – 98.06% After polling more than 50,000 car goes to the third-generation Lexus 4th Lexus GS Mk4 – 98.05% drivers, the 2016 Auto Express RX luxury SUV – just ahead of the Lexus Driver Power Survey sees Lexus IS saloon at number two. The legendary and Toyota models sweeping the Toyota Land Cruiser takes third spot, followed in fourth place by the Lexus GS. top four positions for reliability. JD Power: Toyota dependability In the JD Power 2016 UK Vehicle Dependability Study, the British-built Toyota Auris was the highest-ranked compact car. 4 A global best-seller LEXUS RC F FINISHES FIRST IN CLASS A new generation of Britain’s most reliable AT 24 HOURS OF NÜRBURGRING vehicle and global best-seller, is available Competing with a field of 158 cars, the Lexus RC F now. The fourth-generation RX’s striking Fleet Focused new looks, spacious SUV interior, adaptive finished first in the SP-PRO class, also taking 24th place suspension and enhanced power and overall. Open to vehicles with a minimum displacement efficiency are delivered in a petrol full hybrid. of 3,000cc, both Lexus and Toyota enter modified The combination of a 3.5-litre V6 petrol vehicles in arduous race conditions to develop solutions engine with two electric motors delivers that, ultimately, could be used for production models. instantaneous, seamless power to all four wheels. Emitting just 120g/km of CO2 (with BIK from just 21%), the average fuel economy is around 54mpg with near-zero NOx and no particulates. Reliability 5-year/100,000-mile transferable Toyota warranty 10-year hybrid battery warranty with Business Centre servicing Every new model globally tested Superb residual values 5 Smarter corporate motoring with Business Plus Procure, manage and upgrade 3-day extended test drives Informed decisions your fleet quickly, efficiently and Drivers deserve to choose their perfect Need answers quickly? Our Business Centres cost-effectively. Business Plus vehicle. That’s why our models are promise you same-day access to a business unites vehicle choices with tailored available for extended 3-day test drives. manager or specialist sales executive. Using services, ensuring fleet managers One call or click is all it takes. interactive modelling tools with the latest can keep their company car drivers Visit toyotalexusfleet.co.uk/testdrive emissions, fuel economy, servicing, insurance happy and business costs down. and residual value data, our advisers can accurately compare tax and whole-life costs against any competitor. Work smarter Whenever servicing is due, we can offer free vehicle collection and delivery (with wash and vac), plus a guaranteed booking within Service with a smile Customers ranked Toyota first for its service experience in the volume brands category of the JD Power 2016 UK Customer Service Index (CSI) Study. 6 Serviceability Fleet Focused Fixed-price fleet servicing Specialist fleet insurance three working days. At any of our 111 Business daily hire Business daily hire Business Centres, express servicing in under Toyota & Lexus Fleet Drive away in a hired Toyota or Lexus 90 minutes cuts waiting times, whilst free Financial Services from one of our specialist rental centres. Wi-Fi ensures drivers can continue to work. Dedicated B2B Business Boasting high-end specifications across Centre Network our range, including hybrid and commercial Transparent costs Whole-life cost modelling models, it’s the perfect opportunity to All our business customers enjoy capped take the wheel of something different labour rates and oil prices, and guaranteed from just £9.99 a day. Find out more at parts discounts. For example, if wiper blades toyotalexusfleet.co.uk/rental or screen wash need replacing during a service, there’s no labour charge. Wide vehicle range plus an LCV specialist network Fast, flexible finance solutions Visit any Toyota or Lexus Business Centre Whether you prefer to rent or own your for an unprecedented selection of model vehicles, Toyota & Lexus Fleet Financial types, specifications and drivetrain Services offers competitive, flexible solutions. technologies. In addition, our specialist You’ll find business rental finance like Toyota Light Commercial Vehicle network leasing, contract hire and finance lease, and offers the all-new PROACE passenger/ ownership solutions including hire purchase, cargo models plus a new generation of personal contract hire and lease purchase – Hilux pick-ups. all available with a pre-approved credit line. 7 From hybrid to hydrogen Toyota’s driving ambitions today recently by one technician in a one-hour shape tomorrow time slot by the service team at Jemca’s Edgware Road workshop. ‘Challenge 2050’ – our manifesto for the future – aims to take our vehicles and World Green Car 2016 activities beyond zero environmental impact. Emitting only water vapour when driven, yet Toyota is no stranger to innovation. Almost practical and fun to drive, Mirai will contribute to 20 years since the company first championed the development of a global hydrogen energy- the development of hybrid technology, based society. The achievement has not gone Mirai – the world’s first dedicated, mass- unnoticed. At the New York International Auto produced hydrogen fuel cell vehicle – is Show, a jury of 73 automotive journalists from already making a cleaner, zero-emission, 23 countries voted it ‘World Green Car 2016’. hydrogen society a reality. The latest hydrogen refuelling Advanced fuel cells make for fast, stations for London simple servicing A pan-European initiative to create a refuelling The Mirai’s servicing needs are surprisingly network for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is straightforward. The first 20,000-mile routine already under way. Supporting commercial service for a UK Mirai was completed and private fleets operating fuel cell electric vehicles, the fourth hydrogen refuelling station has opened at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington and the fifth in East London at the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence, CEME. 8 Electrolytic CO -free hydrogen Wind power 2 Small-scale hydropower Geotthermahermall heaheatt Hydrrogen ttank Solalarr powpowerr genergeneraattiioon Led by automotive manufacturers including by £5 million of governmentStSta funding.atitionarryy The fuefuel l cecellll Toyota, fuel companies such as Shell, and launches will make it easier for drivers local government, consortium projects such to adopt and enjoy new, clean motoring Biomassss as HyFive and the UK’s OLEV schemes technologies and ensure the market Fleet Focused will see up to eight more UK hydrogen continues to develop. refuelling stations opening in the UK, backed Announced in 2015, six initiatives will aim to realise a cleaner, more THE ALTERNATIVES TO CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES natural, yet fully mobile world. 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