Toyota
Kluger Hybrid remains on hold
Toyota to assess reaction to rival Nissan before committing to hybrid-powered Kluger
Yaris Hybrid-R Concept: Toyota’s 300kW city car
No, that’s not a typo in the headline. This Toyota Yaris – a tiny city car – has 300kW.
Mazda boss: bring on the Toyota 86 convertible!
It might be on again/off again, but Mazda says it would welcome, not fear, the Toyota 86 Convertible if it’s eventually built.
Toyota 86 Convertible axed
Toyota has shelved plans to build a convertible version of the Toyota 86, according to a new report.
FOR SALE: 1967 Toyota – $1.2M ono
Most 1967 Toyotas have long since ascended to that great car yard in the sky, but this very special 2000GT sports car recently sold at auction in the USA for more than a million dollars.
Hyundai and Kia surprise in Seoul
Overshadowed by the simultaneous New York show, Seoul still threw up two significant new concepts from the all-powerful Hyundai and Kia group.
Super Kluger!
Toyota takes the covers off its larger, next-generation, seven-seater, midsized SUV weapon.
Police to charge over $4 million crash
Japanese police are set to lay charges for the infamous supercar pile-up that totalled eight exotic Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benzs and a Lamborghini.
Toyota goes turbo with 86 racer
Toyota in the UK has released details of the first GT4 racing version of the Toyota 86, due to hit the track later this month following completion of the first chassis by UK-based motorsport engineering pioneer GPRM.
Roofless Toyota 86 is go!
Toyota has confirmed it will unveil a concept convertible version of its smash-hit 86 sports car at this year’s Geneva Motor Show (7-17 March, 2013).
Austin Powers Jaguar up for sale
Oh behaaave! The iconic Jaguar E-Type driven by Austin Powers in The Spy Who Shagged Me is up for sale.
Toyota 86 Launch
HYPE can crush a car as quickly as it creates it. But even the extreme level of anticipation ahead of the launch of Toyota’s 86 couldn’t overshadow this driver’s car revelation.
Cars to be cleaner than trains by 2020
One of the automotive industry’s leading engineers has predicted that the most economical cars available by 2020 will produce fewer emissions than the cleanest electric trains of today.
Porsche’s fastest (and greenest) supercar on its way
Porsche has just released the crucial details on its upcoming 918 Spyder supercar. The plug-in hybrid will signal a new era in motoring with its blistering performance and Prius-beating fuel economy.
Toyota’s close call with deer
Drifting champion Ken Gushi was filming a commercial for US car company Scion to promote its FR-S (known as the Toyota 86 here), when he expectedly crossed paths with a deer.
Peter Robinson tells: “I’m in love with a Toyota”
Last week, Wheels’ Peter Robinson was the first man to get behind the wheel of the first Toyota 86 coupe to arrive on Australian soil. “Not since first driving the Boxster in August, 1996, has any car left me as thrilled, or utterly excited, as the 86,” said Robbo.
New Camry revealed
TOYOTA will be targeting private and novated lease buyers as well as the usual fleet operators in a much bigger way than it ever has before with the new Atara version of its seventh-generation Camry sedan.
Annual Fuel Costs Could Jump By $2000: NRMA
Motorists could see their annual fuel bill jump by more than $2000 as tension in the Middle East forces petrol prices towards $2.00 per litre, according to a new study by NRMA Motoring & Services.
Prius C on its way
Toyota Australia thinks it might be onto a winner with the Prius C city car
Concrete rewards for the green team
Honda hybrid drivers get parking advantages around Australia.
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.
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.