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Cleaner, sub-160g/km CO2 Toyota RAV-4 joins the Optimal Drive family

Toyota RAV-4 - Click above for a full gallery Like other automakers in the European market, Toyota has created a green label to identify its models that produces the least CO2. This usually means a base engine underhood with a few improvements such as low-rolling resistance tires, low-viscosity motor oil, and aerodynamic tweaks. Toyota calls their clean line-up Optimal Drive. In the case of the new Toyota RAV-4, claimed by the company to be the cleanest AWD in the UK, Optimal Drive can be had in both diesel and gasoline flavors. The diesel ... Read more →

Toyota Auris gets stop/start in U.K., introduces Optimal Drive Jeremy Korzeniewski

Stop/start technology is finally gaining some real traction, especially in fuel-starved Europe where petrol is really expensive. When the engine isn't needed to power the vehicle, it shuts down ...

Cleaner, sub-160g/km CO2 Toyota RAV-4 joins the Optimal Drive family 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota RAV-4 - Click above for a full gallery Like other automakers in the European market, Toyota has created a green label to identify its models that produces the least CO2. This usually means a base engine underhood with a few improvements such as low-rolling resistance tires, low-viscosity ...

Toyota Auris gets stop/start in U.K., introduces Optimal Drive 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

Stop/start technology is finally gaining some real traction, especially in fuel-starved Europe where petrol is really expensive. When the engine isn't needed to power the vehicle, it shuts down in lieu of idling away, which is a definite boon for efficiency and especially in urban settings. ...


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