Toyota has launched its new-generation LandCruiser Prado SUV delivering comprehensive improvements in driveability, off-road capability, safety, technology and functionality, all wrapped in a bold, stylish redesign that will appeal to urban families and off-road adventurers alike. The all-new LandCruiser Prado is built on a stronger and stiffer TNGA-F architecture, shared with its larger LandCruiser 300 Series sibling, and introduces Toyota’s latest on and off-road driver assistance, multimedia and active safety technologies, and new 48-volt assisted...
Toyota Australia has launched its new online customer portal Toyota Go with the opportunity for four lucky owners to win a $1,000 gift card to redeem on items such as vehicle servicing, accessories or Toyota merchandise. Since the soft launch in September, Toyota has seen over 30,000 people join Toyota Go. The portal allows customers to register and receive a variety of rewards and discounts on everything from fuel to movie tickets, along with safe,...
Toyota Australia and BHP have announced a trial of the first-ever Battery Electric HiLux double cab ute prototype. The trial of the electric HiLux double cab will see it deployed at BHP’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia where it will be used in a range of applications traditionally performed by diesel-powered light vehicles. Starting in late November, the trial will run for about 12 months, with BHP to provide feedback to Toyota after the...
Max Geoghegan has finished his TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia (TGRA) GR CUP season on a high, winning $50,000 and the 2024 Championship title after a weekend of action-packed Toyota GR86 racing on the Gold Coast. The grandson of the late five-time Australian Touring Car Champion Ian “Pete” Geoghegan qualified in second place and went on to drive solidly in all three races finishing with a third and two second places, giving him a season total...
Toyota Community Trust has partnered with Teach For Australia to provide nearly $1m in funding over the next three years, to help support its programs that develop teachers to empower the next generation of innovators. The Toyota Community Trust Fund is focused on furthering education of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and the announcement comes as the world celebrates its educators on World Teachers Day on Friday 25 October. The partnership will see the...
Toyota Australia equipped students with driving skills for the future hosting a Road Safety Education (RSE) RYDA workshop at Toyota’s Australia Centre of Excellence, Altona. The workshop saw 70 Year 10 secondary school students from Australian International Academy participate in several sessions throughout the day to learn about road safety including exploring key risk areas for young drivers. These key areas include managing mind state as a road safety risk factor, the relationship between speeding...
The 2024 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia (TGRA) GR CUP season is set for a thrilling finale at the Gold Coast later this month after an exciting round of racing as one of the premier support categories for Australia’s most iconic motorsport event, the Bathurst 1000. New South Welshman Max Geoghegan took top honours at Mount Panorama, only missing out on an event clean sweep with a second-place finish in the third and final race of...
Toyota’s upgraded GR86 two-door sports car range will arrive in Australian showrooms in December, headlined by the new GR86 Limited Edition variant which is distinguished by unique, classic design touches. The Limited Edition is priced from $49,600 plus on-road costs1 and tops the sharply priced GR86 range, which continues to offer customers one of the most accessible entry points to the sports car segment. Multiple mechanical and dynamic enhancements were implemented across the GR86 range, based...
Toyota has magnified the energy and excitement at this weekend’s Bathurst 1000 by unveiling a full-size clay model of the GEN3 GR Supra Supercar that will light up the Supercars grid from 2026. Based on the classic rear-drive coupe proportions of the most celebrated model in Toyota’s illustrious sports-car heritage, the reveal of the muscular GR “Supracar” at the world-famous enduro underscores Toyota’s serious intent for Australia’s premier motorsport category. Motorsport enthusiasts have billed the...
Toyota Australia has today announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving certain Toyota Kluger and Kluger Hybrid vehicles produced between 4th March 2021 – 19th January 2024 (inclusive). There are approximately 36,789 vehicles involved in the Australian market. The involved vehicles are equipped with a second row 60/40 split, fold down bench seat which is constructed with a seat frame containing a seat-back mid-bar. Certain points on the ends of the 40% side of the seat-back mid-bar...
