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Wheels mag February 2023: Mediums well done, and plenty on the side
Our medium SUV mega test is the star of this issue, but for a little more wow factor, we’ve also driven the new 911 Dakar and Land Rover’s ridonkulous Defender 90 P525 V8!
2024 Toyota Grand Highlander revealed, unconfirmed for Australia
The longer and wider version of the Toyota Highlander – sold here as the Kluger – will offer up to eight seats and the brand’s new 2.4-litre turbo-petrol hybrid
Toyota dealers to install EV chargers this year; PHEV under consideration
Toyota Australia’s dealership network will invest $20 million to build electric vehicle infrastructure in the coming years – and PHEVs could help to boost usage
2024 Toyota bZ4X due later this year, first of three EVs confirmed for Australia
Toyota will launch three all-electric vehicles in Australia in the next three years, including the soon-to-launch BZ4x medium SUV – but hybrid is still the main focus
Akio Toyoda steps down as Toyota CEO; succeeded by Lexus boss
Akio Toyoda has stepped down from Japanese car-making giant Toyota as CEO, taking on a position as chairman of the board
Melbourne company to supply electric Toyota HiLux, LandCruisers for the mines
SEA Electric will supply 8500 HiLux and LandCruiser EVs for use by Australian mining sector
Wheels magazine January 2023: What’s inside!
We’re kicking off 2023 in a big way with first drives of the new C63 and Civic Type R (!!), the new-gen Amarok and Lexus RZ450e electric SUV, and a whole heap more. Read about it below, then pick up the mag!
Toyota sales inquiries back to pre-COVID levels in December 2022
Following another bumper year, with its highest sales in over a decade enough to easily top the charts, Toyota sees inquiry levels easing
VFACTS December 2022: 20 years on top for Toyota as the market breaks through the COVID years to find recovery
The results for 2022 are in and its Toyota that dominated, with the HiLux selling ute selling more units than any other vehicle since 2005
ANCAP’s highest-scoring cars in 2020-22 revealed
Australia’s safety authority, ANCAP, has revealed the highest-scoring vehicles using its 2020-22 criteria, as it prepares to more stringently test vehicles from next year
Toyota HiLux EV ute concept teased
Toyota has revealed an all-electric HiLux ute concept in Thailand, but it’s unclear whether it’ll become a reality
2024 Toyota C-HR imagined: Can it stay this close to the concept’s look?
Toyota’s new C-HR will come to Australia, but how will it look? Maybe like this…
2024 Toyota Prius Cross: Yaris Cross Hybrid alternative imagined
Should Toyota build a hybrid-only alternative to the Yaris Cross small SUV using elements from the next-generation Prius? Here’s how it’d look
Toyota GR86 Hybrid imagined with hot new Prius face
What if the GR86 was inspired by the Prius? An electrified version of the Toyota sports coupe is rumoured to be in the works, so we’ve imagined how it may look come 2025
Toyota reveals Corolla Cross hydrogen concept with GR Corolla engine
The popular Corolla Cross small SUV has been fitted with a hydrogen powertrain, but uncannily uses an engine from a hot hatch
Toyota C-HR: New concept previews next-gen small SUV
Toyota has confirmed its funky C-HR small SUV will survive into an electrified second generation
2023 Toyota Yaris Cross pricing and features: GR Sport hybrid arrives
The popular Toyota Yaris Cross light SUV has received a minor update with a new, sportier GR Sport variant and more equipment for the flagship Urban
VFACTS November 2022: HiLux back on top as SUVs outsell LCVs
Sales climb again in November with most brands experiencing growth, and SUVs proving particularly popular
Toyota Grand Highlander teased: Bigger Kluger to be revealed next year
As is becoming the norm, Toyota USA has given us a glimpse of its new, bigger hybrid SUV months before launch
On shelves now: Wheels December 2022 issue
Duck and cover because there’s an avalanche of new metal incoming for 2023!
2023 Toyota GR Prius imagined
We imagine a high-performance lovechild between the GR Corolla and new-look Prius
ROEV’s Electric HiLux and Electric Ranger: Pricing and specs revealed
Want an all-electric HiLux or Ranger? A Brisbane startup will finally offer electric ute conversions – but it’ll only be for fleets in the short term, to give their vehicles a new lease on life
2023 Toyota RAV4 pricing and features
The updated Toyota RAV4 medium SUV has arrived in Australia with new technology and improved specification – but with price rises of up to $2820
Lawyers investigating class action against Hino over ‘misreported’ fuel-efficiency and emissions claims
Hino is now being investigated at a local level following its admission of cheating in Japan
