Toyota HiLux has triumphed with a milestone first victory in the world’s most gruelling rally, Dakar. Champion driver Nasser Al Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel cruised to the finish line with a 46-minute cushion after the 3,000km marathon dominated by Peru’s tricky and often treacherous sand dunes. Competing under the Toyota GAZOO Racing SA banner, they avoided taking any risks on the short 10th and final stage of one of the toughest Dakar rallies in...
The all-new Toyota GR Supra, the fifth generation of Toyota’s legendary sports car and the first global GR model to be produced by Toyota GAZOO Racing, has made its world debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Conceived as a sports car in its purest form, the new Toyota GR Supra builds on the heritage of Toyota’s past Supra generations and the 2000GT sports car with its classic layout of a front-mounted,...
Toyota HiLux is leading the gruelling Dakar rally into its final days in the hands of former winners Nasser Al Attiyah and navigator Mathieu Baumel. The Qatari superstar and his French navigator, competing under the Toyota GAZOO Racing SA banner, have led the overall rally after every stage bar one. Confirming HiLux’s durability in the world’s toughest motorsport event, Al Attiyah/Baumel improved their advantage after five stages to almost 25 minutes, marking the mid-point of...
Toyota has been crowned the market leader for the 16th year in a row after selling an impressive 217,061 vehicles in 2018. An extraordinary five Toyota vehicles established new sales records last year with HiLux joined by four SUVs – RAV4, LandCruiser Prado, Kluger and C-HR. HiLux was the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the third year in a row with a record 51,705 deliveries, an increase of 9.8 per cent. Corolla topped the passenger-car...
Toyota Australia has today announced the introduction of the Toyota Warranty Advantage – a standard five year^ manufacturer warranty for all new Toyota vehicles sold from January 1, 2019. In a move designed to drive greater value, confidence and loyalty for Toyota owners, The Toyota Warranty Advantage includes unlimited kilometres for private buyers and 160,000km for vehicles used for commercial purposes. The new five-year protection and other benefits apply to all models across the range,...
Toyota’s next-generation Supra sports car has been subjected to testing in Australia to confirm its suspension tuning and dynamics are suitable for the local and world markets. Chief engineer Tetsuya Tada and engineers from Japan have put a Supra prototype through its paces on Australian roads, supported by Toyota Australia’s highly regarded vehicle engineering and development (VED) group. The five-day evaluation and suitability test involved areas where Supra customers are likely to travel, including sweeping...
Toyota Australia has stepped up the roll-out of hybrid models with confirmation its advanced fuel-efficient technology will be available in the next-generation Corolla sedan. Corolla sedan will be the seventh hybrid model offered by Toyota in Australia, joining its Corolla hatch stablemate, the award-winning Camry sedan, the three-member Prius family and the 2019 RAV4 SUV. Toyota Australia’s vice president sales and marketing Sean Hanley said Toyota is the only automotive company capable of offering such...
Toyota has advanced the styling and technology of its hybrid halo model with the global reveal of an updated Prius at the Los Angeles auto show. The new Prius brings cleaner, more engaging lines with revised front and rear-end treatments, headlamps, tail-lights, wheel designs and colour choices. Inside, the cabin’s sensory quality is even more refined with new upholstery along with revisions to the centre console and some of the controls on the instrument panel....
Consumers are being urged to exercise caution when buying parts and accessories for their cars, with Toyota Australia uncovering hundreds of cases of counterfeit and fake automotive parts being sold to unsuspecting Aussie buyers. Since 2016, Toyota Australia’s Brand Protection team has successfully investigated and stopped more than 100 cases of fake, unsafe parts and accessories from being sold as Genuine Toyota Parts. The fake products range from bogus badges and floor mats, to unsafe...
Toyota Australia is significantly boosting its support for local motorsport, announcing the formation of a factory-backed Toyota GAZOO Racing Australia rally team to campaign two Yaris AP4 rally cars in the Australian Rally Championship. The new rally team will make its debut with leading Australian driver Harry Bates behind the wheel of the Yaris at Rally Australia in Coffs Harbour from November 15-18. Bates and co-driver John McCarthy will compete in the final rounds of...
