Prius vs Insight (again)

Maybe it's not quite the automotive equivalent of Ali vs Frazier, but the showdown between the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight hybrids nevertheless is the talk of Japan right now.

Ambrose nails a strong sixth in Pocono 500 oval race

The Aussie is getting to grips with the peculiar nuances of NASCAR oval racing.

Concrete rewards for the green team

Honda hybrid drivers get parking advantages around Australia.

Ambrose rebounds from wallbanger at Richmond

Marcos fights back to strong 11th after Indy champ turns him into the wall.

Ambrose claims fantastic fourth at Talladega

Aussie Marcos nails his best oval track result.

The fuel economy of the new Toyota Prius is bloody good ...

... though not quite as good as the Japanese figures initially suggest.

Marcos Ambrose bags a Top 15 at Phoenix

No engine problems for Aussie Ambrose as he snaffles a boot-full of points.

Prius vs Insight in greenback war

Toyota has fired the latest shots in Japan's new and increasingly contentious green car wars, claiming that the next gen Prius boasts nothing less than 'the world's best fuel efficiency'.

Keeping up with the Raymonds

ARC Wrap: Brothers Glen and Matt Raymond take their first stage, Heat, and round win in a tough ARC Quit Forest Rally in Western Australia.

BUZZ: 2011 Yaris Hybrid?

The weapon Toyota needs to defeat the new, popular, and cheaper Honda Insight hybrid may not be the mighty Prius, but a smaller sword.

Formula femme - Leanne Tander

She has the speed, the determination, even the surname, so can Leanne Tander become the first woman to secure a seat in a V8 Supercar?

Toyota halves production, shuts manufacturing plants

Expecting its first official operating loss in six decades, the automotive superpower has slashed production in Japan and America.

Meltdown in Motown

It was once the engine room of America and the car-building capital of the world. Now Detroit is in danger of stalling ... permanently. How did it come to this and what will become of the Big Three?

February vehicle sales down 21.9 percent

This month's VFACTS sales figures show more short-term doom and gloom for the local market, but spirits (and sales) should rise by June.

Yaris recall is 45,000-plus cars

Toyota Australia has confirmed that it's recalling more than 45,000 Yaris sedans and hatchbacks to rectify a potentially dangerous seat belt pretensioner glitch.

2009 Melbourne show - Toyota Prius

2009 Melbourne show - Toyota Prius