Toyota Corolla, Yaris hatches go hybrid-only in Australia – except GR performance models

The Toyota Corolla and Toyota Yaris hatchbacks are no longer available to order with a non-hybrid powertrain in Australia – except for GR performance models.

Toyota Australia has announced order books for the Corolla and Yaris petrol hatches will be closed from March 13, leaving dearer but better selling hybrid variants as the sole options available.

GR Corolla, Corolla sedan and GR Yaris models will retain all existing non-hybrid powertrain options. The turbocharged GR Yaris is due to receive an update later this year with a newly-available automatic transmission.

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"In recent times, we've announced that C-HR, Camry and Yaris Cross are all going 100 per cent hybrid. Taking this one step further, we've advised our dealers that from today, we are no longer accepting orders for petrol variants of Yaris hatch and Corolla hatch,” said Toyota Australia’s sales and marketing boss Sean Hanley.

“This is due to natural consumer demand. There are no direct incentives and there's certainly no legislation. It's driven by changing consumer behaviour and choices that Toyota has played a significant role in encouraging. It's not driven by an efficiency standard.”

The decision to delete petrol versions of the Yaris and Corolla hatches will see the base price for both models rise beyond $30,000 before on-road costs.

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The cost-of-entry into the Yaris petrol line-up was $24,800 before on-road costs for the base Ascent Sport, while the most-affordable Yaris Hybrid is priced from $30,190 plus on-roads – a $5390 increase.

A hybrid version of the Yaris Ascent Sport is not available, limiting it to SX and ZR trims. The latest increase sees the Yaris’s base price almost double from $15,390 to $30,190 compared to the previous-generation model last sold in 2020.

Meanwhile, the Corolla hatch line-up will now start from $32,110 before on-roads for the Ascent Sport Hybrid – up from $29,610 for the now-axed petrol Ascent Sport.

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The Corolla Sedan will continue to offer non-hybrid options with the most affordable petrol variant priced from $29,270 before on-road costs. There are also no changes for the related Toyota Corolla Cross small SUV.

In Australia, the Toyota Yaris Cross light SUV went hybrid-only with petrol models deleted in late 2023 due to "overwhelming demand for hybrid-electric variants".

The latest Toyota C-HR small SUV – which arrives in local showrooms this month – and Toyota Camry medium sedan – due here later in 2024 – also exclusively offer hybrid powertrains.

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