Toyota has unveiled a prototype HiAce powered by a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine that will undergo a customer pilot program starting in Australia later this month. The new powertrain technology, offering ultra-low CO2 tailpipe emissions, is the latest step in Toyota’s global multi-pathway approach to decarbonisation that also includes significant investments in carbon-neutral fuels as well as hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, battery-electric and fuel-cell electric vehicles. The prototype Hydrogen HiAce will be driven in real-world conditions by ...
Toyota Australia is set to launch the all-new C-HR premium SUV in the first quarter of 2024, bringing with it wholesale improvements in luxury, technology and hybrid performance for the European designed and built small SUV. The sophisticated new C-HR offers a more premium edge to the small SUV segment, leading the way for cutting-edge design and emotional engagement with a new three-tiered line-up crowned by the dynamically and visually enhanced GR Sport grade. The...
Toyota Australia has announced pricing and specification for the upgraded LandCruiser 70 Series range, with the venerable workhorse arriving in Australian showrooms in November priced from $75,600 plus on-road costs1 for the 76 Series WorkMate wagon. Along with enhancements to exterior styling, comfort and convenience features, and safety technology, the 70 Series introduces a six-speed automatic transmission for the first time, teamed to the tried-and-tested 1GD four-cylinder 2.8-litre turbo-diesel engine which has also been upgraded to...
Toyota Australia is set to significantly expand its role in the growing hydrogen economy after signing contracts with French sustainable energy solutions provider EODev (Energy Observer Developments) to assemble and distribute its stationary hydrogen fuel cell power generators GEH2® in Australia. Through this partnership, Toyota Australia will invest $3.27 million to assemble EODev’s GEH2® power generators at its former manufacturing facility at Altona in Melbourne from the first quarter of 2024. Toyota will also become...
Toyota has been acknowledged by the broader Australian public as the most trusted automotive brand for the second year running according to independent market research expert Roy Morgan. Roy Morgan’s research asked a random cross-section of nearly 25,000 Australians to name, without prompting, brands they trust and distrust with detailed responses as to why they feel that way. The award is based on monthly surveys over the past year, with Toyota rising above all competitors...
Toyota Australia has boosted the safety credentials of its lightweight GR86 performance coupe, adding important active safety features to manual grades while bringing additional performance upgrades to the flagship GTS. Versions equipped with the six-speed manual transmission will now include autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and Lane Departure Alert (LDA) with leading vehicle notice offered on automatic grades.1 Toyota will also offer a new optional Performance Pack on GTS grades which enhances handling dynamics and stopping...
The Toyota HiLux range has become even more appealing to Aussie fans with the arrival of its new flagship variant, the all-terrain performance GR Sport which enters local showrooms priced from $73,990 plus on-road costs1. The result of extensive development, including by Australian styling design and engineering evaluation teams, the HiLux GR Sport takes the desirability and capability of Australia’s favourite pick-up to new levels. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean...
Toyota Australia has presented a range of exciting new production and concept vehicles showcasing Toyota’s diverse powertrain technologies, headlined by the HiLux Revo BEV Concept. Alongside the HiLux Revo BEV Concept, the showcase saw Toyota present a number of new vehicles due to arrive in Australia over the next 12 months including all-new LandCruiser Prado, hybrid C-HR and fully-electric bZ4X, upgraded LandCruiser 70 Series, two new HiLux variants, and the RHD full-sized pick-up Tundra. Toyota...
Toyota has taken the wraps off a significantly upgraded LandCruiser 70 Series that will be offered with a four-cylinder turbodiesel engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission for the first time when it arrives in Australia in Q4 2023. In addition to the new powertrain, the upgraded 70 Series brings refreshed styling, a significant increase in safety technology and comfort and convenience features, and an upgraded multimedia system. The new powertrain will be available across...
The all-new Toyota LandCruiser Prado family SUV has made its world premiere, bringing with it significant mechanical upgrades, enhanced performance, and rugged styling changes ahead of its arrival in Australian showrooms mid next year. Since its arrival in 1996, the Prado has been one of Australia’s most popular large SUVs thanks to its blend of capability, amenity and passenger-oriented comfort, and the all-new model continues that brief with go-anywhere performance and a design that symbolises...
