Category: Toyota News


Toyota Gazoo Racing resets Hot Hatch Benchmark with arrival of GR Corolla

February 19, 2023

The latest chapter in the exciting story of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is ready to be told, with the fire-breathing GR Corolla arriving in Australian showrooms in March. Joining the GR86, GR Supra and GR Yaris in the high-performance TOYOTA GAZOO Racing family, the GR Corolla is offered in a highly-specified GTS grade priced from $62,300 plus on-road costs1. Toyota Australia has secured 700 units of the GR Corolla GTS for sale in the first year,...

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Toyota Australia reveals Advanced Electrification plans

February 5, 2023

Toyota Australia today revealed plans to launch at least three EVs in three years, starting with the bZ4X SUV late this year. The company said electrified vehicles – including hybrid-electric and other technologies – would account for more than half its sales in 2025. Last year, customers bought a record 72,815 Toyota hybrid-electric vehicles, representing 31.5 per cent of the 231,050 new Toyota vehicles delivered to customers. Toyota has further underlined its commitment to EVs...

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World Premiere of Dakar-Inspired HiLux GR Sport

January 6, 2023

Toyota has unveiled new heights in performance and design for Australia’s best-selling vehicle with the world premiere of the HiLux GR Sport revealing a sporty off-road-focused vehicle equipped with more power, wider tracks, tuned suspension and bigger disc brakes. Benefiting from GAZOO Racing’s experience in motorsport, the new halo variant of the HiLux range builds on the renowned durability and rough-road performance of the core model with its tough Dakar-inspired design, intuitive handling and powerful...

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Toyota adds exciting new GR Sport Variant to Yaris Cross SUV Range

January 5, 2023

Toyota’s popular Yaris Cross compact SUV range has received a thrilling upgrade with the addition of the new GR Sport variant, offering customers a raft of dynamic and visual upgrades priced from $35,840 plus on-road costs1. Based on the Yaris Cross GXL 2WD hybrid, the GR Sport introduces styling touches inspired by the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing stable of sports cars, which includes the GR86, GR Yaris and GR Supra. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing...

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Toyota Achieves strongest Customer deliveries in 14 years

January 5, 2023

Toyota has navigated global supply challenges facing the auto industry to post its highest sales tally in 14 years, according to official figures released today. Industry VFacts data show Toyota accounted for more than one in five new vehicles delivered across the nation last year, lifting sales by 3.3 per cent to a total of 231,050 cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles. Toyota HiLux The industry statistics confirm that the timeless HiLux is Australia’s top-selling car...

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Turbocharged Performance and Connected Services rise the bar for Toyota Kluger

January 5, 2023

One of Australia’s best-loved family SUVs, the Toyota Kluger, has gained a multitude of improvements to safety, technology and performance for its arrival in local showrooms in January, 2023. Priced from $49,720 plus on-road costs1 for the GX 2WD petrol, the updated Kluger features a new 2.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that replaces the existing 3.5-litre V6 on all non-hybrid grades. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the Kluger...

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Toyota teases next generation C-HR with Prologue concept

January 5, 2023

Toyota has previewed the forthcoming introduction of its next generation C-HR with the unveiling of the C-HR prologue, a concept vision for the new small SUV. When it was first launched in 2016, the C-HR provided a bold styling direction for Toyota and the new concept takes that further with a precision organic design language, bigger wheels and shorter overhangs, giving the concept a more sporty, stronger aesthetic. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and...

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Toyota Hilux Rogue taken to new heights

December 4, 2022

Toyota’s updated HiLux Rogue flagship pick-up is set to arrive in local showrooms in October, sporting significant mechanical upgrades that improve both on- and off-road performance. The upgraded HiLux Rogue will be priced from $70,200 plus on-road costs1, meaning the upgraded suspension, brakes and body enhancements will be offered to customers with no price increase. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the upgraded HiLux Rogue would provide customers with...

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Toyota Upgrades RAV4 Range with Improvements to Safety and Tech

December 4, 2022

Toyota Australia has upgraded its popular RAV4 medium SUV, introducing Toyota Connected Services1 functionality, Toyota’s latest multimedia system and new, intelligent active safety features. Arriving in local showrooms in December priced from $36,550 plus on-road costs2, headlining the updated RAV4 is Toyota’s latest-generation multimedia system that debuted on the all-new Corolla Cross compact SUV, along with an increase in touchscreen display size on certain variants. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean...

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Toyota Launches Upgraded Corolla Hatch and Sedan

November 9, 2022

Toyota has updated its popular Corolla hatch and sedan ranges with a raft of upgrades, introducing Toyota Connected Services1 functionality, a new multimedia system and the latest-generation hybrid powertrain. Arriving in local showrooms this month, the refreshed Corolla range is priced from $28,1302 plus on-road costs for the petrol Ascent Sport as both hatch and sedan. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the latest upgrades would be welcomed by...

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