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...
The first participants of Toyota Australia’s Tundra Insider Program have been given the keys to their new full-size pick-up, with heavy-duty towing and a lap of Australia just some of the challenges to be tackled as a part of the right-hand evaluation program. Following their right-hand-drive conversion by Walkinshaw Automotive Group, two new Tundras were presented to Anthony Smith from Peninsula Property Group and Mark Hodgson from Carpet World, who over the coming months will...
Toyota Australia has kicked off its Tundra customer evaluation program with the first re-engineered right-hand drive vehicles now in customers’ hands. The Tundra Insider Program will see 300 potential customers lease the Tundra on a Full Service Lease basis as part of a real-world evaluation and validation program, reporting back regularly to Toyota on their experience. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said this was an important step in what...
The next chapter in the story of the venerable Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series is set to begin with the Australian arrival of the heavily upgraded 4×4 range, sporting new styling, upgraded technology, and a second powertrain option never before offered on the 70 Series. Since its launch in 2007, the current-generation 70 Series range has been available exclusively with the 1VD-FTV 4.5-litre turbo-diesel V8 engine and five-speed manual transmission. However the upgraded LandCruiser introduces the...
Toyota has unveiled a next-generation Camry that magnifies the popular sedan’s appeal with a striking design, sharp handling and feature-packed convenience – all powered exclusively by the performance and fuel-efficiency of the latest hybrid-electric (HEV) powertrain. The new Camry will be the first Toyota in Australia equipped with the brand’s 2.5-litre, four-cylinder engine and the fifth-generation Toyota Hybrid System, delivering a more controllable and engaging drive experience. Toyota engineers have combined the engine’s output with...
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 ...
