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On the July morning that our newest long termer, the 2026 RAV4 GXL AWD, landed in the Chasing Cars garage, Toyota’s medium SUV was about to celebrate its Australia’s most popular SUV, in desirable yet affordable GXL trim, has rolled into the Chasing Cars garage for a proper long-term test. Can it live up to the hype?

If you judge everything on face value, the Hilux BEV (for Battery Electric Vehicle) is an easy vehicle to dismiss. Glance over its stats and you might An electric version of our long-time favourite diesel dual-cab isn’t here to win over tradies – it’s a specialist ute designed for mine sites, with obvious real-world limitations

Despite the obvious fuel-economy benefits of running a turbo-diesel engine in a large 4WD, not everyone wants diesel. Sticky, stinky and increasingly If the Tundra’s ‘performance hybrid’ twin-turbo V6 powertrain in a LandCruiser 300 series sounds like a match made in heaven, your prayers have been answered.

Toyota’s electric BZ4X SUV-of-sorts has so far barely caused a ripple in the Australian sales charts. For two years running, it's achieved roughly 1000 For those who’d prefer a car-like vehicle instead of a bulky SUV, Toyota’s roomy, rapid, retuned bZ4X Touring proves that challenging urban motoring is more enjoyable at lower elevations.

The concept of a plug-in hybrid RAV4 (as opposed to a series-parallel one) isn’t new – the North Americans, Japanese and Europeans have been able to buy a Plug-in-hybrid RAV4 finally joins its regular hybrid sibling, bringing a GR Sport flagship, an upgraded powertrain and up to 122km of electric range.

The Toyota RAV4 doesn’t need a global oil crisis to achieve big sales, though the situation boosts its chances of beating diesel-powered utes to be Is the latest RAV4 the midsized hybrid SUV to beat?

One senses that, in recent times, Toyota Australia’s spectacular success with plugless hybrids has allowed the importer some degree of ambivalence in Cheaper pricing and longer range hopes to boost the fortunes of Toyota’s electric ‘SUV’ figurehead.

In the wake of mixed thoughts and feelings that flowed from the new-generation Toyota Hilux launch, it always pays to check in with buyers for a reality Everything you need, nothing you don’t? The manual-equipped SR5 might be the Hilux at its most endearing but it’s not the sweet spot

Toyota Australia appears to be on an increasingly good footing with its compact Yaris Cross crossover, launched back in 2020 in tandem with its hatch Toyota’s compact hybrid crossover remains a popular choice six years on, but it’s starting to feel its age in driveability, tech and execution.

The launch of the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 250 Series in Australia was accompanied by some initially lukewarm feedback — cool styling, shame about the Does the latest version of one of the most popular family 4WDs in Australia deliver on its promises in the long-term experience?

Since when did a Toyota Yaris cost $40,000? From a mid-2025 lifecycle update, to be exact. At least in its highest ZR trim level, with fancy two-tone Frugal hybrid city car struggles to keep up with the times and prove prudent value in its pricey $40K flagship ZR guise.

The entrance of the fourth-generation Toyota Kluger to the Australian market in 2021 was seen by many as the next big thing for the brand; a RAV4 with The Kluger hybrid promises practicality, frugality and in the Grande, luxury, but age and neglect from Toyota have made this large SUV a tough sell in 2026

By now you’ve seen and heard about the new-generation Toyota Hilux, and probably come to a conclusion based on the fact that it’s an updated version of Our test of the full Hilux range reveals exactly what you might expect from the new-gen model, but that might be the right move for buyers.

Possibly one of the most evolved nameplates in history, the Toyota RAV4 started as a rebellious shrunken SUV, almost a Suzuki Jimny competitor and has New RAV4 hits Australian soil for a first sample in hybrid guise. Expected to be a best-seller, we find out how big the improvements are

The Toyota Hilux feels part of Australian life in the same way Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons were two decades ago, so it’s no wonder that Toyota has New-gen Hilux is exactly what you would expect, but that might be the right move.

The ‘European’ theme looms large with C-HR that, while not nearly as popular with buyers as Toyota’s other two small SUVs in Yaris Cross and Corolla The most European model in Toyota’s small car line-up aims upmarket but only gets some of the way some of the time

Electric vehicle sales may be rising quickly at long last, but many buyers are still not ready – or willing – to go all in on a battery-only car. The Plug-less or plug-in? We find out if HEV or PHEV is the best type of hybrid in this comparison of two versions of the RAV4 SUV

Toyota’s super-strong-selling midsize SUV, the RAV4, is gaining a cheaper plug-in hybrid. Currently confined to the upscale XSE (from $59,515 before

Toyota has released a teaser image of its incoming hydrogen-powered Hilux and backed it up with a target of 400 kilometre of range and a 2.5-tonne towing

Another big electric van is on its way, with the 2027 Kia PV7 being teased ahead of its unveiling in September. The second model in Kia’s ‘Platform Beyond

The Y63 generation of Nissan Patrol is coming to Australia at long last, with the order book opening on 27th August and deliveries beginning early next

As production of the fourth-generation Kluger wraps up in the US (where it is badged ‘Highlander’) in lieu of an all-new, all-electric version built in With US production of fourth-gen Kluger Hybrid about to finish, Toyota Australia is poised to announce which vehicle will wear the Kluger nameplate here in 2027

Chery Australia has today announced a new, series-parallel hybrid drivetrain for its C5 small SUV, intended to bridge the gap between the existing Chery New C5 plugless hybrid from Chery lobs at a competitive price, some $5000 beneath mainstream rivals from Korea and Japan

Hyundai has revealed a facelift for its versatile Staria van platform with huge changes underneath, revealing an all-new plugless hybrid drivetrain said Facelifted Staria van gains new equipment for MY27, debuting a new plugless hybrid drivetrain and range-topping Lounge variant alongside small tweaks range-wide

Who said work-capable electric utes couldn’t come cheap? North American automotive startup, Slate Auto, has revealed pricing for its bespoke EV ute and Slate’s radical new approach to pick-up trucks in the US sees a rear-drive, single-cab EV start from under $US25,000 with no radio, no electric windows, and no paint

Australian Renault importer, Ateco, has confirmed it will launch a mild- and plugless-hybrid rival to the Mazda CX-30 and Toyota Corolla Cross, known as

Following on from performance dual-cab utes, the new trend is heavy-duty, 3500kg or more gross vehicle mass (GVM) variants. Ford has one with the Ranger Mitsubishi mulls GVM upgrades as factory or dealer-fit option for Australia

Toyota Australia has confirmed it will offer a factory-fitted and certified GVM upgrade kit for select grades of Hilux ute, increasing GVM to 3500kg Factory optioned $4000 GVM upgrade kit for Toyota Hilux promises to raise GVM to 3500kg and increase payload past 1.5-tonnes on select variants

The global launch of the 2026 Kia Seltos occurred last week and more details have come to light about the Hyundai Kona and Haval Jolion rival that will be Kia has confirmed more details of the new Seltos ahead of its Australian arrival — including how it plans to sell more

Mitsubishi Australia has confirmed pricing for its highly anticipated Triton Raider dual-cab flagship, which will start from $74,990 before on-road costs Range-topping Mitsubishi Triton Raider a twin-under-the-skin to recently released Nissan Navara Pro-4X at a $5000 premium

The global oil crisis continues to push Australian new-car buyers towards electric and hybrid vehicles. Latest showroom figures from both the Federal Electrified vehicles are the biggest movers in the latest showroom results, as new-generation RAV4 makes immediate impact

Toyota Australia has released pricing and specification details for its first-ever petrol-electric hybrid versions of its popular 300 Series LandCruiser Petrol-electric hybrids almost $9000 more expensive than the staple diesel variants