HYBRID HILUX PROMISED NEXT YEAR

Toyota may not have kicked off the whole hybrid thing, but it has certainly made the technology its own here in Australia. The Japanese car maker now offers hybrid versions of just about all models, except that is for Australia’s best-selling car – the Hilux utility. That’s about to change with confirmation that HiLux will be offered for the first time with a 48-volt mild hybrid setup in the first half of 2024. But here’s the thing, it won’t be a petrol hybrid like the rest of them. This one… Read more

TOYOTA IRONS OUT ROGUE TUB-TOP KINKS

Following an earlier stumble or two, the Rogue has redeemed itself. The HiLux top-dog ute has taken its rightful place as the genuine hero of Australia’s best-selling range of vehicles. My introduction to the HiLux Rogue last year was fraught, with its motorised roll-top tray cover jamming centimetres from full retraction with no amount of button pressing – even physical exertion on my part – getting it to close. Revisiting the MY21 dual-cab utility recently everything worked to order, which was welcome as the tonneau cover is the result of… Read more