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Toyota’s Local Talent Leads Advances for HiLux Heroes

September 28, 2020

2020 Toyota HiLux Rogue and Rugged X   **Styling, engine, suspension, steering updates with strong Australian input** **Local design, engineering and testing of innovative new components** **Upgraded engine with 150kW and 500Nm** Toyota has unveiled the most aggressive, most advanced – and most Australian -hero versions of the nation’s best-selling vehicle, HiLux. In this latest update, the new HiLux Rogue and HiLux Rugged X have been endowed with substantially higher performance and innovative new features....

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GR Yaris Frenzy: 560 Orders Taken on First Day

September 24, 2020

Toyota GR Yaris (pre-production model shown)   **More than half the 1,000 launch offer cars pre-ordered yesterday** **NSW and Queensland customers dominate early orders** **Most popular colour choice is white** Toyota’s new GR Yaris performance car has raced to sales success ahead of its November launch with 560 cars ordered when pre-sales began yesterday. Extraordinary demand – fuelled by the launch offer for the first 1,000 cars – led to a flood of online orders...

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GR Super Sport Makes Debut Ahead of Toyota’s Le Mans Victory

September 21, 2020

Toyota GR Super Sport   **First public dynamic demonstration of Toyota’s road-going hypercar** **Third victory at Le Mans for the TS050 Hybrid – the inspiration for the GR Super Sport** **New hypercar adopts hybrid and all-wheel-drive technology from motorsport** Toyota’s GR Super Sport hypercar has been driven in public for the first time, featuring in the build-up to the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race classic where Toyota earned a third consecutive victory. The...

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Toyota Invests in New Performance Brand with GR Yaris

September 16, 2020

**Pure-bred sports car with a remarkable sub-$40,000 driveaway price** **Online and in-dealer pre-sale reservations start on 23 September** **Limited edition model designed for circuit racing due next year** Toyota Australia has revealed a significant investment in its emerging GR brand, with customers of the 200kW GR Yaris set to reap a substantial bottom-line benefit when the high-performance sports car arrives in November. GR Yaris will storm onto the local market as a single, high-specification grade...

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Australia’s Best-Selling Car is a Toyota Hybrid

September 3, 2020

Australia’s best-selling vehicle – the hybrid RAV4 (Cruiser grade shown)   **RAV4 Hybrid is Australia’s top-selling car in August** **It is the first time a model’s hybrid sales have achieved this feat** **Hybrids now account for more than one-quarter of Toyota’s 2020 sales** Toyota has made automotive history in Australia with its hybrid RAV4 SUV topping the local industry sales chart in August. RAV4, which is also sold with petrol versions, has led the market...

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New HiLux: More Australian Than Ever

August 26, 2020

2020 Toyota HiLux range. Toyota HiLux SR5 (front, blue), Toyota HiLux SR5 cab-chassis (black),Toyota HiLux SR (centre, grey) and Toyota HiLux Workmate (rear, silver).   Australia’s best-selling vehicle HiLux is now more Australian than ever, thanks to the significant styling, development and evaluation work performed by Toyota Australia’s design and engineering teams for both local and international markets. The company’s local design team played a considerable role in styling the exterior of the HiLux range,...

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Power, Safety and Equipment Boost for LandCruiser Prado

August 24, 2020

Toyota LandCruiser Prado has been updated with improved performance, safety and equipment (Kakadu shown)9   **Higher 150kW and 500Nm outputs from 2.8-litre turbo-diesel engine** **New and expanded Toyota Safety Sense driver assistance technologies** **Latest-generation multimedia system with larger display screen** Toyota’s popular LandCruiser Prado has received a significant upgrade with more power and torque, enhanced safety, new multimedia technologies and additional premium features. At the heart of the revised range is an additional 20kW of...

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Toyota Upgrades Popular SUV and Workhorse Models

August 24, 2020

Toyota C-HR gains substantial improvement in driver assistance technology (C-HR Koba Hybrid with two-tone shown)   **Safety upgrade for stylish C-HR include intersection driver assistance** **LandCruiser 70 Series gains satellite navigation and new multimedia** **RAV4 updated with premium features standard on grades** Toyota has reinforced its “continuous improvement” mantra by introducing new features that advance the appeal of its stylish C-HR crossover, 4WD LandCruiser 70 Series workhorse and its best-selling RAV4 SUV. C-HR benefits from...

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Toyota’s New Yaris: Advances Style, Performance and Safety

August 18, 2020

2020 Toyota Yaris. Toyota Yaris ZR with optional black roof   **Segment-first safety technologies and remarkable fuel economy** **New platform central to advanced style, practicality and driving enjoyment** **Agile and easy to park, comfortable on journeys and affordable to own** Toyota’s all-new Yaris has arrived in Australia, setting a new benchmark for compact cars with its stylish design, dynamic performance and the clever application of new technologies – including safety features previously available only in...

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Sales Milestone for Toyota Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles

August 18, 2020

Toyota Certified Pre-Owned vehicles   **Toyota Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles program passes 100,000 sales** **Almost one-third of certified vehicles are priced under $20,000** **Free driving course for buyers under 25 over the next three months** Consumer demand for high-quality, affordable Toyota Certified Pre-Owned (TCPO) vehicles is accelerating rapidly with the program reaching a total of 100,000 sales this month. Toyota is marking the milestone by offering a free defensive driving course for anyone under 25 years...

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