Exhilarating, distinctive ride

Chris Williams slips behind the wheel of a Toyota Supra to discover what all the fuss is about. What’s new? When an exciting new model of car is born into the world, fans go wild. Hard-cased adults; Read More

Racer given shakedown

Two South Island tracks will be the first to host the new Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand’s FT-60 open-wheelers when the five-round 2020 Toyota Racing Series (TRS) roars into life in January. The 280 horsepower, high-downforce state-of-the; Read More

RAV4 gets hybrid boost

Hybrid technology has found its way for the first time into the new iteration of the Toyota RAV4. David Thomson slips behind the wheel to discover what all the fuss is about.What’s New?Pause to t; Read More

New Corolla ticks all the boxes

David Thomson finds that Toyota has banished boring from its new range of Corollas. Designed to a brief that continues a push to ‘‘banish boring’’ from its fleet, the latest Corolla hatchback is a hugely important standard; Read More

New-look Camry has pep

Banishing boring has become something of a mantra for Toyota of late, and it’s an approach that is every bit as evident with the latest Camry as with other recent additions to the company’s range, such as the new Corolla. While displayed most ; Read More

Corolla shows up Porsches again

Dunedin V8 Corolla driver Chris Henderson retained the South Island one-hour endurance championship title with a second placing in last weekend’s final round at Levels Raceway in Timaru. The result, combined with a fourth placing at the previous ; Read More

A PHEV like no other

The Prius Prime delivers the best of both worlds, writes David Thomson. The Toyota Prius hybrid was once the poster child for the electric-car revolution. Now all-electric cars are the big thing, with the Nissan Leaf being top-of-mind for everyda; Read More

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