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October 16, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Toyota’s Tj Cruiser concept has been described as a “more practical everyday” replacement for the FJ Cruiser, the SUV that was somewhat of a misfit in the carmaker’s line-up before...
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October 4, 2017 |
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Electric vehicles (EVs) are doomed as a long-term transport solution because charging times for batteries will never fall to practical levels, says a senior Lexus executive. It’s “a...
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June 19, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The fellows at Australian website CarAdvice set out their task weeks ago: drive around Australia in the quickest possible time. They dubbed the journey the ‘Highway 1 to Hell.’ Four of...
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June 7, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Toyota has held on to its position as the most valuable car brand in the world, finishing ahead of BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the annual BrandZ Top 100 study by British research group...
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May 9, 2017 |
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A Toyota Land Cruiser with a 5.7-litre V8 petrol engine modified to deliver around 1500kW via a special race transmission has become the world’s fastest SUV. The so-called Land Speed...
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May 9, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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A heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser has unofficially claimed the title of world’s fastest SUV, being timed at 370.18km/h, or 230.02mph. The Land Speed Cruiser’s 5.7-litre V8...
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May 9, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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A heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser has unofficially claimed the title of world’s fastest SUV. The Land Speed Cruiser was built by the company’s Motorsports Technical Center, and...
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April 15, 2017 |
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The chief designer behind the Toyota FT-4X concept says the off-roader for city-slickers isn’t far off being ready for production. Ian Cartabiano (pictured below) told media after the...
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April 14, 2017 |
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Under the theme ‘Let’s go places’, Toyota has unveiled a four-wheel-drive adventure concept aimed at making last-minute adventures for city-slickers as easy as possible. It’s called...
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April 12, 2017 |
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Toyota NZ sales manager Steve Prangnell (above) reckons SUVs in the compact segment are “drab looking compared to our car.” He’s talking about Toyota’s new C-HR, a look-at-me...
