MAKE WAY FOR THE GR COROLLA

Toyota’s fire-breathing GR Corolla blasts into Australian showrooms next month priced from $62,300. Toyota Australia has secured 700 examples of the GR Corolla GTS for sale in the first year, to be joined in coming months by the limited-run Morizo Edition – of which just 25 will be available. The rally-bred GR (for Gazoo Racing) features a turbocharged petrol engine, all- wheel drive, wider front and rear track, completely overhauled suspension as well as a fresh design to set it apart. It’s the same high-output 1.6-litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine found… Read more

TOYOTA HILUX GETS THE GR SPORT TREATMENT

Not satisfied with registering its seventh straight year as Australia’s top-selling vehicle, Toyota has unveiled the latest, and most powerful, version of its HiLux ute. The HiLux GR Sport is the latest Toyota to get the Gazoo Racing treatment, joining the LandCruiser 300, Yaris, Yaris Cross, CH-R, Supra and GR86. Available exclusively in dual cab format, the new HiLux GR Sport uses an upgraded version of the standard 2.8-litre turbocharged diesel, but with revised turbo-supercharging and fuel-injection increasing power from 150 to 165kW and torque from 500 to 550Nm making… Read more