An official teaser of the highly-anticipated Toyota GR Corolla has surfaced online. Well, indirectly through some promotional footage of the new GR 86. Toyota has been very tight-lipped on the new hot hatch. In fact, it hasn’t really sent out any official details that the model even exists. It did […]
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Toyota testing automatic transmission in GR Yaris, for GR Corolla?
Interested in buying a Toyota GR Yaris but can’t drive manual? Well, there might be hope for you as Toyota is toying with an automatic transmission conversion in the popular hot hatch. And we mean that literally. Toyota is testing a special rally-prepped GR Yaris in Japan featuring with an […]
Ford, Hyundai & Kia finalists in 2022 World Car of the Year awards
Organisers of the 2022 World Car of the Year have announced the top three finalists across six segments, with a Ford, Hyundai and Kia named as contenders for the top award. We’ll spare you the fluff and jump straight into it. Judges have whittled-down their list of podium finishers for […]
Meet the bullet-proof, grenade-resistant Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series
Bullet-proof is a word often used by car journalists while describing the Toyota LandCruiser, but this particular 300 Series ‘Cruiser takes it to another level. It comes courtesy of INKAS, a Canadian-based company that specialises in armoured vehicles that has, in the past, created bullet-proof Bentleys, Mercedes G-Class wagons, Rolls-Royce […]
Manual transmission option coming for MY2023 Toyota GR Supra?
Yep, despite the dwindling popularity of manual transmission options, Toyota is apparently planning to introduce the option for the 2023 GR Supra update. Potentially in select markets only. The new Supra is based on the same platform that underpins the BMW Z4. BMW does – or did – offer a […]
Australian vehicle sales for February 2022 (VFACTS)
New vehicle sales figures have been released for February 2022 in Australia, in the form of VFACTS new vehicle registration figures. And on first glance, sales are up for the month compared with the same time last year. Australian consumers purchased 85,340 new vehicles during February this year, according to […]
Meet Subaru’s stripped-out, race-ready 2022 BRZ Cup Car Basic
Subaru has published details of its factory-built and stripped-out version of the 2022 BRZ, called the Cup Car Basic, which is set to compete in a domestic championship in Japan pitting Toyota and Subaru tuners head-to-head. The BRZ Cup Car Basic has been designed to make the process of adapting […]
2022 World Car of the Year finalists revealed
The finalists of the 2022 World Car of the Year awards have been published with more than a few surprise entrants, with the winner set to be revealed at the New York International Auto Show in August. The group has settled on a top 10 for the World Car of […]