MORE SMARTS FOR YARIS CROSS
Cars keep getting smarter and Toyota’s Yaris Cross now recognises motorcycles and on-coming vehicles in addition to cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles ahead. Read more
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RETRO PRADO PUTS ON A NEW FACE
Toyota’s new-look Prado will include a special off-road focused variant. Read more
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TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID SL
Before discussing the Camry Hybrid, it should be pointed out that you can’t actually buy one right now. With a two-year waiting list due to production delays, Toyota Australia has been forced to “pause” orders for Camry hybrid variants due to extraordinary demand. A new ninth generation Camry was unveiled in the United States in November, so it will be interesting to see how Toyota plays this one. At some point it will have to switch from production of the current model to the new one. Toyota reveals 90 per… Read more
AUTO FOR RED-HOT YARIS
Toyota has unveiled an upgraded version of its rally-bred GR Yaris hot hatch which is available for the first time with an auto. Previously available only with a manual, the eight-speed DirectShift automatic transmission is sure to broaden the appeal of the little hottie. TGR World Rally Team drivers put the new automatic transmission to the test on a range of road surfaces, including in the Japanese Rally Championship and Toyota GAZOO Racing Rally Challenge under the ethos of “breaking and fixing” to help make the new transmission as durable… Read more
TOYOTA COROLLA 1.8 ZR HYBRID HATCH
Finished in black over silver, Toyota’s ZR Corolla looks more eye-catching than ever. In the past few years the company has been able to transform the image of the car from staid and conservative into something much more sporty that has younger buyer appeal — at least that’s the plan. Flanking the hatch is the more traditional sedan for mums and dads and rally bred, three- door, all-wheel drive GR hot hatch at the other end of the scale for the boy racers (and boy racers at heart). Each grade… Read more
TOYOTA ADDS PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS TO ITS MARKET-LEADING HILUX
Toyota scoured the globe to find something extra for its best-selling HiLux pick-up range. With inspiration coming from the Dakar, one of the toughest off-road endurance events in the world, plus input from the company’s Australian design team in Melbourne and extensive testing here, the result is the all-terrain performance GR Sport dual cab. Seen as a replacement for the range-topping Rugged X, Toyota landed on the GR HiLux racecar that was making its presence felt in one of the world’s toughest off-road endurance events, the Dakar Rally, for inspiration,… Read more
TOYOTA TUNDRA COMING DOWNUNDER
Toyota Australia has announced details of its full-size Tundra pick-up truck which, subject to a successful local evaluation program, is likely to go on sale here in 2025. If it does come here it will compete against vehicles such as Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado and RAM 1500. Built at Toyota’s factory in San Antonio, Texas the Tundra has been around since 1999 but only in left-hand drive. An initial batch of 300 vehicles will come here and be converted to right-hand drive by the Walkinshaw Automotive Group in Clayton South,… Read more
FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANMISSION FOR NEW 70-SERIES LANDCRUISER
Whenever you travel around the great Aussie bush every second vehicle seems to be a Toyota 70-Series LandCruiser. Some in much loved condition, others that have led a rough life – but all are still going strong and hard, even with too little maintenance. One reason for its popularity is that it has been developed specifically for the Australian environment, with a tough ladder-frame chassis, live-axles, impressive ground clearance, part-time 4×4, powerful yet efficient engine, excellent load-carrying capacity and long touring range. Until now all 70-Series variants have been powered… Read more
SEXIER CAMRY TO COME AS HYBRID ONLY
Toyota has not surprisingly revealed that the next Camry will be hybrid only. Following in the footsteps of Corolla, next-generation Camry sedan is visually more striking, with a sharper more athletic look, featuring Toyota’s new “hammerhead” grille. It’s complemented by slim LED headlights, daytime running lights and tail lights. Camry will also be the first Toyota in Australia equipped with the brand’s 2.5-litre, four- cylinder engine and the fifth-generation Toyota Hybrid System, delivering a more controllable and engaging drive experience. Toyota engineers have combined the engine’s output with lighter and… Read more
CALTY LIFTS LID ON TOYOTA’S BABY LUNAR CRUISER
CALTY Design Research is celebrating five decades of groundbreaking design and innovation. The first major automotive design studio on the US west coast, CALTY created everything from the 1978 Toyota Celica to the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, and countless concepts and production vehicles in between. To mark the occasion, it has provided a glimpse into the future with the surprise reveal of its latest concept the Toyota Baby Lunar Cruiser (BLC). Built to conquer rugged terrain on Earth and beyond, BLC embodies a unique mix of adaptive technology and heritage design… Read more
