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A bold successor for the Mazda CX-3 is in the wings at last. Believed to be badged the CX-20, the company’s smallest SUV and second best-selling model after the evergreen CX-5 mid-sizer is set to surface sometime before the end of next year, as a 2027 model.

Toyota has been floating the idea of reviving the FJ Cruiser for years now and it appears to be closer than ever.

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Like music and fashion, the types of cars we drive tend to evolve with each generation. We are currently living in the age of the SUV, but for much of the 20th century, Australians loved the sedan.

Toyota Australia has recalled 831 examples of its Tundra pick up built between 2022 and 2024 over concerns the reverse lights may not function correctly.A recall notice published by Australia’s vehicle recall regulator reads: “Due to a manufacturing defect, moisture may enter the internal circuit board of the reverse lamps over time. As a result, the reverse lamps may not illuminate as intended. Also, the rear-view camera may become activated whilst driving.”In extreme cases, the notice said: “If the traffic behind is unable to identify if the vehicle is reversing, it could increase the risk of an accident causing serious injury or death to vehicle occupants and/or other road users.”Once parts become available, owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by Toyota to book an appointment to have this issue rectified, free of charge.The issue is impacting all Tundras sold globally, with more than 440,000 cars in the US – where the Tundra is built – also recalled.Australians have bought 769 examples of the Toyota Tundra since it was first officially launched in Australia in November 2024, with all models presumed to be affected. The remaining impacted vehicles are likely to be individual imports purchased prior to its official release.

Small SUVs are bigger than ever - both in terms of sales and sheer size. We pit two of Australia's biggest-selling small hybrid SUVs against each other to determine which one comes out on top. Is it the Toyota Corolla Cross or the Hyundai Kona?

The new 2026 Toyota RAV4 is a big deal.A new edition of the darling of mid-size SUVs and the default choice of many Aussie families may have just ruined the current version's chances of being the top-selling vehicle in the country this year.Through the first four months of this year Toyota has sold 17,610 RAV4s, which is good enough to make it the fastest-selling vehicle in the nation. That strong performance only gives it a slender 353 lead over the Ford Ranger ute, which has been the best-selling vehicle the past few years.But the announcement of the new model might hamstring its efforts to best the Ranger this year.Toyota has earmarked the new RAV4 to arrive in the first half of next year. That means factories will be retooling soon and production of the current version will slow as it changes over.But the main reason it might fall short is buyers will be unlikely to stump up the cash for a soon-to-be-replaced model.Earlier this year Toyota Australia's head of sales and marketing, Sean Hanley, predicted an SUV - namely the RAV4 - would become the best-selling vehicle in the country.“We already know that the number of ute models available to Australian buyers will expand rapidly. They’ll be competing for an overall ute market that is likely to remain steady, which suggests that the average sales per model will come down as a result,” said Hanley.“It may be, and I stress maybe, that an SUV could rise to the top of the national sales charts in the next year or two, and just maybe that SUV will be a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid,” he said.It appears Hanley may have laid a breadcrumb for the new RAV4's arrival back in January.The top of the podium may also be too big a mountain to climb next year for the RAV4 with the new version unlikely to have a full year on sale.Toyota is already taking expressions of interest on the new RAV4, so it'll hit the ground running in 2026 but it may give others too big a head start to run them down.In its corner is a mass of upgrades including heavily revised looks that bring butch blocky styling and a slender more modern front end.Inside there is a lot of tech with a big multimedia screen and digital driver display as well as an uplift in materials used.It will also be available for the first time in Australia with plug-in hybrid (PHEV) power, as well as its usual standard hybrid propulsion. The current generation is sold with PHEV power in the US.The PHEV will be available in two- and all-wheel-drive layouts. The front-wheel-drive version will make a total of 201kW and all-wheel-drive variants make 227kW and can hit 100km/h from a standstill in 5.8 seconds.A spunky RAV4 GR Sport will join the line-up for the first time and will be available with the AWD PHEV set-up only.Toyota said it is aiming for an electric-only driving range of about 100km, as calculated by the benchmark WLTP test cycle.Conventional hybrid power will still form the bulk of the range’s strength.It will be available in two- and all-wheel-drive layouts and makes 143kW, which is 17kW and 20kW down on the current 2WD and AWD versions respectively. Toyota doesn’t provide total torque figures for its hybrid tech. A drop in fuel use from the current version’s 4.7 - 4.8L/100km claim is expected, but not confirmed.Toyota Australia will reveal more details and prices closer to the car’s local launch date.

Toyota's first plug-in hybrid model for Australia is on track to arrive locally by the first half of 2026 following the sixth-generation RAV4's reveal.

Toyota could be developing a little SUV-based ute in a throwback to the glory days of the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore utes, according to reports.

Toyota has globally revealed the new, sixth-generation RAV4 mid-size SUV ahead of its local introduction in the first half of 2026.