Toyota Australia is set to shake up the Repco Supercars Championship when it enters Australia’s premier motorsport category in 2026 with its GR Supra. Toyota will field a minimum of four GEN3 GR Supras. Two will be run by Toyota’s homologation team partner Walkinshaw Andretti United with Supercars drivers Chaz Mostert and Ryan Wood behind the wheel. The brand’s entry into the Supercars Championship significantly extends its commitment to supporting Australian motorsport that already includes...
Toyota’s RAV4 has achieved its highest monthly sales in the model’s 30-year history, making it Australia’s best-selling vehicle for the month of August. A total of 6,712 examples of the popular mid-size SUV were delivered to local customers last month, of which almost 95 per cent were hybrids. The RAV4 total in August was dominated by the sale of 6,342 hybrids – a tally that would have enabled the petrol-electric variants to top the sales...
Toyota has taken the wraps off its upgraded GR Corolla that is set to offer motoring enthusiasts an even more thrilling drive with increased torque for the turbo 1.6-litre engine and the option of an eight-speed automatic transmission. The upgraded five-door hot hatch in both automatic and six-speed manual versions is due to arrive in Australia in the last quarter of 2024 and also features a redesigned front bumper to deliver enhanced cooling and re-tuned...
The all-new Toyota LandCruiser Prado will offer customers improved capability and comfort both on and off-road, thanks in part to the introduction of V-Active technology and a new flagship off-road variant. The new-generation LandCruiser Prado will be launched in Australia in the fourth quarter of the year, with order books opening for customers end of August. Underpinned by the excellent fundamental off-road ability of the LandCruiser Prado’s new platform, driveline and traction control systems, the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
