Finalists for the 2017 European Car of the Year awards have been unveiled, with seven offerings, from Citroen, Alfa Romeo, Toyota and more making the cut. More than thirty nominees for European Car of the Year were whittled down to just seven, with the top seven vehicles encompassing everything from […]
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Toyota 86 Solar Orange edition announced in Japan
Just as the facelifted Toyota 86 lobs in Australia from $30,790 with a very modest power increase, two special editions have hit the Japanese domestic market. Following on from the GRMN edition (Gazoo Racing Masters of Nurburging) honed for the Green Hell, the Solar Orange Limited and High Performance Package […]
2017 Toyota 86 now on sale in Australia from $30,790
Following an initial reveal earlier this year, Toyota Australia has just announced the new Toyota 86 is now on sale Down Under. It brings more power along with a slight price hike. Toyota claims the facelift makes the 86 “more driver focused than ever”, which is a pretty impressive feat […]
Toyota planning first long-range EV for 2020 – report
A report out from Japanese newspaper Nikkei suggests Toyota is developing a long-range EV that could hit the market in 2020. The car could have a range of around 300km and a dedicated team will apparently be assigned to the project starting next year. This would represent a change in […]
Australian vehicles sales for October 2016 – HiLux conquers all
Australian VFACTS figures for new vehicle registrations have been released for October 2016, and we see a number of car brands reporting drops in sales compared with September. The top 10 best-selling vehicle brands sees Toyota remain in its usual position at the top. It was one of many companies […]
2016 Toyota Corolla Hybrid review (video)
The world famous Toyota Corolla has been Australia’s number one selling car for the last three years. It can be argued that Toyota’s popularity in the small car market can be put down to its vanilla yet reliable formula. For a number of years, being careful not to change such […]
2000hp Toyota Land’Speed’Cruiser overpowers SEMA
This year’s SEMA show is choc full of equal parts sublime and ridiculous. This 2000hp (1500kW) Toyota Land ‘Speed’ Cruiser exemplifies that to a big T. Said to be capable of a Jaguar XJ220-rivalling 354km/h, the Land Speed Cruiser is powered by a heavily modified version of the 5.7-litre 3UR-FE […]
Insane Toyota 86 with F136 V8 Ferrari 458 engine now drives (video)
The crew over at HMS Motorsport have completed work on the awesomely insane ‘GT4586’, a Toyota 86 that underwent a pretty serious Ferrari V8 engine conversion. We reported back in July that Ryan Tuerck and HMS Motorsport were well underway on the radical engine swap, now though, we’ve got eyes […]