Toyota UK’s Hidden Heritage Fleet Walkaround: Icons, Oddballs and a £777 Time Machine

A rare behind the scenes tour of Toyota UK’s hidden heritage fleet packed with icons, oddities and unforgettable automotive treasures

Some days in this job make you grin like a kid who has just found the secret stash of sweets hidden away for Eid. My visit to the Toyota Media Experience Centre in Crawley did exactly that. I walked in expecting a few classics tucked into a corner. What I found was a warehouse of wonders containing everything from a Lexus LFA to an Corona time capsule to a Prius that survived a cross continental rally.

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Lexus Goes Manga!

Incredible new comic book artwork by Lexus UK takes me down memory lane

Lexus in the UK has commissioned these amazing pieces of artwork inspired by Japanese-style Manga comic books. They include Lexus cars fleeing a fire-breathing dragon, pausing on a tranquil seashore and escaping from an exploding city. One of the images in particular caught my eye, reminding me of something remarkably similar that I featured eight years ago, when I was editor of the Middle East edition of Car Magazine.

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