The Toyota Kluger has been one of the all-time family favourite SUVs since it debuted back in 2000. With so many rivals around now, particularly in the seven-seat SUV market, is there still plenty of reason to stick to the familiar? For this review we’re looking at the soon-to-be superseded […]
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Toyota off to great start in 2017 WRC, 2nd at Rallye Monte Carlo
Toyota’s first outing in the World Rally Championship in 17 years has produced an impressive result, with its Yaris WRC car coming home with a second-place finish at the first rally of the year, Rallye Monte Carlo. Jari-Matti Latvala steered his Yaris WRC car to second place at the snowy […]
Next Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ to adopt hybrid tech – rumour
Toyota and Subaru may be planning on utilising some form of hybridisation in the next generation 86/BRZ models when they arrive in 2020, according to rumour. The rumour in question stems from an autoevolution report, addressing the possibility of the ‘Toyobaru’ co-development employing electrification to add some extra muscle for […]
2017 Toyota Kluger on sale in Australia in February, more power & 8spd auto
Toyota Australia has confirmed the 2017 model year update for the Kluger will arrive locally next month, bringing more power and efficiency to the popular seven-seat SUV. Firstly, the likeable ‘2GR-FKS’ 3.5-litre naturally aspirated V6 is getting direct injection technology. This not only helps to see outputs boosted to 218kW […]
All-new Toyota Yaris hot hatch road car revealed
Toyota has confirmed it will be unveiling its first-ever Yaris-based hot hatch road car to the public at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show in March. The Japanese company doesn’t currently offer a hot hatch in any segment, including the popular Corolla/Golf class. However, it does of course present the 86 […]
2017 Toyota Corolla hatch on sale from $20,190
Toyota Australia has released an updated version of its most popular hatch, the Corolla, packed with more safety tech than ever before. Toyota says the Corolla now comes packed with “three new leading-edge technologies across the range”, comprised of pre-collision autonomous emergency braking, lane departure alert and automatic high beam. […]
2018 Toyota Camry facelift unveiled with new V6 option
Toyota has unveiled its eighth-generation Camry at the Detroit auto show, with CEO Akio Toyoda offering customers the choice of “sexy, and really sexy”. We’re not going to completely disagree with Toyoda, considering the Camry has received a significantly bolder front fascia, as well as adopting some sophisticated design language […]
Trump warns Toyota, stern message against Mexican production
President-elect Trump has set his sights on a new manufacturer, after publicly calling out Toyota on its plans to sell Corolla models built in Mexico. Just days after targeting General Motors via Twitter, Trump is now shaping up to the world’s biggest manufacturer, Toyota. In response to Toyota’s plans to […]