Tag: Toyota

Concept Cars of 2014 – A Glimpse to the Future

August 24, 2014 | By | Add a Comment
Concept Cars of 2014 – A Glimpse to the Future

Concepts cars allow us to see into the creative minds of the designer. They allow us to go on a sensory journey in which we have the opportunity to sample what the future in cars has to hold. With designs that can shock and amaze concept cars always seem to thrill those of us who […]

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Toyota FT-1 Concept

August 8, 2014 | By | Add a Comment
Toyota FT-1 Concept

Designed at Toyota’s Calty Design Research in California the Toyota FT-1 concept is meant to display energy, passion and “waku-doki” or in other words a palpable heart pounding sense of excitement. When designing the Toyota FT-1 (the FT stands for Future Toyota and the 1 for Ultimate) its architects wanted to produce a concept which would […]

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Toyota Corolla Top Seller Past 5 Months

August 7, 2014 | By | Add a Comment
Toyota Corolla Top Seller Past 5 Months

05-Aug-2014 – The Toyota Corolla is Australia’s best selling car to date in 2014 having topped the car sales chart in each of the past five months. 3,800 Toyota Corolla’s were sold in July 2014 taking the total to almost 26,000 vehicles so far this year or an average of just over 3,700 per month. […]

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ARB Bull Bar – A Review

July 26, 2014 | By | 2 Comments
ARB Bull Bar – A Review

As a proud owner of a new Toyota Hilux I provided my views on the vehicle to My HQ readers earlier this year.  To date the Hilux has lived up to its reputation as being a sturdy, reliable multi-purpose vehicle, however some early off road experiences and planned long country driving trips saw us recently […]

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Toyota to leave Australia in 2017

February 10, 2014 | By | Add a Comment
Toyota to leave Australia in 2017

Toyota to leave Australia in 2017: First it was Ford, then Holden and now Toyota has made the decision to cease manufacturing in Australia. By 2017 we will see the last of the Australian built Camry, Camry Hybrid and Aurion vehicles. While Toyota did not identify a single factor as the main reason for the […]

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Toyota Hilux 2013 – Off Road

January 24, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Toyota Hilux 2013 – Off Road

Top Gear has held the Toyota Hilux in high esteem for many a year, ever since they “proved” that an early version of this tradesman’s ute was indestructible.  They drove it into the sea, set fire to it and placed it on top of a multi level building as it was being demolished. But is the […]

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Toyota Yaris Review

July 22, 2007 | By | Add a Comment

Introduced to Australia in 2005 the Toyota Yaris has always been a leader in its class. The Toyota Yaris replaced the Toyota Echo and has gone from strength to strength winning Drive’s Car of the Year award for Light vehicles in 2006. However, in 2007 with the introduction of the new Mazda 2 the Toyota […]

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