The inexorable march of the SUV appears to be coming at the expense of conventional cars, swallowing up their sales numbers and splintering into ever more fragmented pieces. Large sedans are on the way out, which means medium cars have to sharpen their act or become tractor food. Luckily for […]
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Toyota ‘TJ Cruiser’ trademark found, for mini FJ Cruiser?
Toyota has trademarked the nameplate ‘TJ Cruiser’, according to an AutoGuide report, which leads to speculation of a small SUV in the vain of the FT-4X Concept that was revealed at last month’s New York auto show. As Toyota has recently ended production of the Prado-based FJ Cruiser, the retro, utilitarian-theme expressed on the […]
Awesome Drift Taxi service available at Ebisu Circuit in Japan (video)
You may have heard of the Ring Taxi in Germany, set up to take passengers around the Nurburgring. Well, it seems the Japanese have caught on and applied a similar philosophy to showcase the art of drifting. Yes, a drift taxi has been set up at Ebisu Circuit. Ebisu is […]
Is this the new 2018 Toyota LandCruiser Prado?
Some images purporting to be of the 2018 Toyota Prado have surfaced on social media, potentially giving us our first look at the facelifted model expected later this year. The images were posted by Instagram user hamad1two3, showing a vastly updated front end. There’s some more sophisticated headlights with LED technology, […]
2017 Toyota C-HR review – manual (video)
Toyota is demonstrating its seemingly unstoppable talent with this one, storming into the popular small SUV class with the striking new C-HR and showing the rivals how it’s done. It’s a sharp, out-there design. Especially from Toyota. It only just carries through some of the styling philosophy seen on other showroom models, […]
2018 Toyota Camry unveiled in JDM-spec, with TRD & Modellista
The JDM-spec 2018 Toyota Camry has been revealed, shedding some light on the car that will replace today’s Altona, Victoria-assembled Camry and Aurion. Revealed earlier this year in US-market trim at the Detroit Motor Show, the Japanese version is ostensibly similar to that vehicle, save for a few minor differences […]
Toyota boss skeptical about EVs, need more emotional appeal
Toyota’s seemingly invincible status in the automotive world could be starting to fade, as president Akio Toyoda declares a sense of crisis facing the company and the car industry. Following a less-than-stellar 20.8 per cent income loss in the last financial year, Toyota expects more losses to come for the […]
2017 Toyota Kluger Grande AWD review (video)
Has Toyota reinvented the seven-seat SUV market with the MY2017 Kluger update? Not really. But it has tweaked and enhanced its tried and proven formula to give it a sturdier, more competitive stance in the class. Toyota Australia introduced the updated Kluger in February, bringing a smart new look for […]