July 26, 2024
Toyota Australia is this year celebrating an incredible milestone of 25 years of support to Australia’s largest annual tree-planting events, Planet Ark’s Schools Tree Day and National Tree Day. Organised by Planet Ark in partnership with Toyota, Schools Tree Day and National Tree Day takes place on Friday 26 July and Sunday 28 July respectively, with local Toyota dealerships across the country getting involved and assisting local schools, councils and community groups with various planting activities. For more than two decades, approximately 5...
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July 23, 2024
Toyota’s RAV4 is celebrating a double milestone in Australia, passing 500,000 customer deliveries and marking the 30th anniversary of its local introduction. Official sales figures reveal RAV4 reached a cumulative total of 501,546 local sales to the end of June, a month that also completed the model’s third decade on Australian motorist shopping lists. Credited as having ushered in the car-based SUV globally, RAV4 is the best-selling SUV in this country since its July 1994 debut...
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July 17, 2024
Toyota has announced a raft of tuning enhancements for the GR86 set to further improve the two-door rear drive sports car’s already dynamic handling characteristics. The upgraded model is due to land in Australia in late 2024 alongside a Limited Edition GR86, with just 86 examples available, that features a unique Forest Shadow exterior colour, styling tweaks and upgraded suspension and brake package as standard. The upgrades to the entire GR86 range include retuning of...
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July 9, 2024
Toyota is bidding a fond farewell to the venerable V8 that has powered the LandCruiser 70 Series since 2007 while investing in the long-term future of the popular workhorse by announcing the introduction of a five-speed manual gearbox for most four-cylinder variants. Order-taking for the 1VD-FTV 4.5-litre turbo-diesel engine, which has been paused for almost two years, will not be reopened as Toyota continues to deliver V8-powered vehicles to as many customers as possible. Final...
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July 5, 2024
Toyota has become the first carmaker to sell 100,000 Hybrid Electric vehicles (HEVs) in Australia in a year, achieving the six-figure total in the 12 months to June 30. The market leader delivered a remarkable 100,761 HEVs for the year. The record hybrid tally means Toyota hybrids attract more customers than the total sales of any other brand in the new-car market. RAV4 led the hybrid charge over the past 12 months with a new...
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July 5, 2024
Toyota has introduced V-Active technology to the “unbreakable” HiLux to deliver better fuel efficiency as well as improved smoothness, response and off-road prowess. V-Active technology provides electric assistance to the powerful 150kW/500Nm HiLux 2.8-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine on select 4×4 automatic double-cab grades. Fuel consumption gains of up to 9.5 per cent1 are achieved by combining outputs from the engine and six-speed automatic transmission with a 48V electric motor-generator, 48V lithium-ion battery and idle-stop system....
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June 17, 2024
Toyota Australia announced today it will no longer sell petrol-only variants of RAV4 and all other models where hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) are available. The move means that Corolla and Camry sedans and the Corolla Cross, RAV4 and Kluger SUVs are now 100-per-cent HEV for customer orders. This expands Toyota’s HEV-only family to nine models, joining Yaris Cross SUV, Corolla and Yaris hatches, and new-generation C-HR SUV. GR models continue unchanged as they are not offered...
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June 17, 2024
The fifth generation of Australia’s best-selling large SUV, Toyota LandCruiser Prado, will introduce comprehensive advances in performance, technology and features when it arrives in dealerships later this year. Range-wide innovations or improvements include a new platform, re-engineered powertrain with Toyota’s efficient V-Active 48V technology, new eight-speed Direct Shift automatic transmission, electric power steering and park brake, higher maximum towing capacity and advances in active safety and connectivity. Equipment levels have been significantly increased for the familiar...
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June 17, 2024
Toyota Australia’s dealers have resumed taking orders for the 200kW GR Yaris and will adopt a new approach for delivering all GR performance cars to enthusiasts. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing & Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the moves were made possible by available supply of GR Yaris, GR Corolla, GR86 and GR Supra. Mr Hanley said Toyota’s new allocation policy for the four GR models will prioritise deliveries based on the date a...
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June 17, 2024
Reigning Australia Rally Champion (ARC) Harry Bates has made a remarkable comeback from severe suspension damage to clinch a dramatic victory in the weekend’s Forest Rally in Western Australia. Bates and co-driver Coral Taylor overcame the setback caused by hitting a hole on the opening stage, recovering to fourth in Saturday’s heat with the support of the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia (TGRA) team led by his father and four-time ARC champion Neal Bates. Fortune swung...
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