Tag: Toyota

Toyota Tundra passes next checkpoint on way to Australian showrooms, 300 trial cars coming

Starting this week, Australian buyers of the first 300 Toyota Tundra will begin to be selected to participate in a real-world trial before the green light is given to bring the US-built pick-up

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2024 Toyota C-HR on track for Australia, prices tipped to rise

Fresh details of the new Toyota C-HR for Australia have been published ahead of its arrival next year with hybrid power only, but it is expected to be more expensive. The 2024 Toyota

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Why the new Toyota HiLux mild-hybrid won’t be called a hybrid

In an apparent swipe at rival brands that use the term ‘hybrid’ in marketing – even on sub-standard technology – Toyota Australia says the 48-volt mild-hybrid engine planned for the HiLux is not

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Australia’s biggest car brand calls for ‘fair and reasonable’ fuel efficiency standards

Toyota Australia has been under fire from rivals and lobby groups for its slow progress on electric vehicles. And as Australia gears up for new fuel efficiency standards, the company is sticking to

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Toyota tells customers “there is no need to pay over the odds”

Toyota Australia has asked customers to be patient to avoid dealer mark-ups applied to near-new ‘used’ vehicles available for quicker delivery. As Australia’s number-one vehicle importer and the world’s largest car manufacturer, Toyota

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Gas-electric hybrids get boost in the U.S. from Ford and others

DETROIT – Hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles may not be dying as fast as some predicted in the auto sector’s rush to develop all-electric models. Ford Motor is the latest of several top automakers, including

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Don’t put that deposit down for a Ford Ranger or Toyota Prado just yet! A small hatchback might be a better fit | Opinion – Car News

About 10 to 15 years ago there was a shift in market trends from large, usually inefficient passenger cars to smaller, more frugal models like hatchbacks and compact sedans. Fuel prices were biting

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Why the new Toyota Prado is in trouble

Next-generation Toyota Prado will face numerous hurdles and won’t emulate the success of its evergreen predecessor Comment The Toyota Prado has been Australia’s best-selling large SUV for the past eight years, but I

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Battle lines! Will Kia, Ford or Hyundai take the podium in 2023? That will depend on supply of the Ford Ranger, Hyundai Kona and Kia EV9! – Car News

Perhaps with the exception of Toyota who seems to be taking longer to return to normal production levels, most other mainstream automotive brands are boasting improved supply, with manufacturing issues behind them. So

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