Falklands war hero at Toyota stand

12 June 2002: Irish people visiting the Mobility Roadshow 2002 in the UK’s Donington Park will have a chance to meet Falklands war veteran Simon Weston OBE who joins Toyota at the Motability Roadshow on Thursday 20 June to launch the extended Toyota Mobility range for 2002.

The Mobility Roadshow is the world’s largest outdoor mobility event for disabled, older people and their carers. The Roadshow is open from Thursday 20 June until Saturday 22 June.

Simon, who is currently driving a Corolla Verso, with the latest D-4D direct injection common-rail diesel engine and five-speed manual transmission, will be on hand to discuss with visitors how disability need be no bar to mobility and independence.

"What disabled people want is something really practical like this," said Simon. Standard features on the new car include front airbags, air-conditioning, ABS, remote central double-locking, immobiliser, sunroof, CD player and multiple rear-seat folding options.

A range of Toyotas on the Motability Scheme will be available for test drive which include the new Corolla "What Car? Car of the Year" winner, and the Toyota Yaris – recently voted top car from 144 models in a 2002 JD Power Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Irish visitors to the show can also see a number of other vehicles on the Toyota stand including the RAV4, the flexible and practical Previa MPV, popular people carrier Avensis Verso seating up to seven, and the mini MPV Yaris Verso.

The petrol-electric hybrid Toyota Prius will also be on display for visitors to discover the practical and innovative technology. Adapted controls will be available on some Toyota road test models.

June 2002