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Toyota Kluger 2025 review: GXL Hybrid
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By Emily Agar · 03 Mar 2025
The Toyota Kluger hasn't seen any new updates, but that doesn't mean it's obsolete. In fact, it's tried and tested comfort and functionality might still win it some fans who are looking for a three-row large SUV.
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2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado gets new variant as rugged off-road diesel SUV adds a new five-seat version to battle Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X
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By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Mar 2025
The Toyota LandCruiser Prado will add a new five-seat version of its popular GXL trim level, allowing the second-cheapest model in the lineup to maximise its boot space.
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Toyota Fortuner 2025 review: GXL - off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 02 Mar 2025
The Toyota Fortuner has been available in Australia for a decade but has never got anywhere near hitting the sales heights of the HiLux on which it's based.With a new Fortuner possibly due in the not-too-distant future, it's worth revisiting the seven-seat Fortuner to see how this ageing 4WD wagon stands up against in a realm dominated by fresher, more sophisticated rivals.

Australia's new car king: Mazda CX-5 Hybrid and Toyota RAV4 Hybrid to battle it out for supremacy as the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger rivalry takes a back seat
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By Dom Tripolone · 02 Mar 2025
One of Toyota Australia’s top executives has called an end to the dual-cab dominance at the top of the Aussie sales charts.Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations, Sean Hanley, told CarsGuide earlier this year a ute was unlikely to be the best seller moving forward.The Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux have sat on top of the podium for about a decade, but the influx of new ute models this year will likely close that chapter.“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.The Toyota RAV4 seems like the obvious candidate for the top spot, after finishing second overall last year and in pole position after one month in 2025.Except, a new challenger is looming, which will pour fuel on an old rivalry.A new CX-5, which might not be called CX-5 but CX-40 instead, is in the works and it will be powered by new hybrid technology developed in-house by Mazda.The CX-5 and the RAV4 have historically gone toe-to-toe for the crown of the most popular SUV for the best part of a decade.Only recently has the RAV4 put several lengths on the CX-5, mainly due to the Mazda’s lack of hybrid power that has become a must-have item in the mid-size family SUV.A recent patent revealed the details of how the CX-5’s new hybrid tech works. No surprise it works a lot like the Toyota tech but with one small difference.What is unique about the Mazda patent is the position of the control module that tells the electric motors what to do. It is situated right on top of the e-motor, meaning no need for heavy cables. It also keeps the set-up nice and compact, which aids in packaging.Mazda has yet to reveal its reworked CX-5, but digital renders have been popping up online with the vehicle keeping its look inline with the brand's range of larger SUVs, such as the Mazda CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90.Toyota isn’t taking this challenge lying down, though.The carmaking giant is preparing a new RAV4 that will move the goalposts even further ahead.It will bring new styling that mimics the look of the new Camry and C-HR with its crimped bonnet and Lexus-like lower grille.It is also expected to have hybrid, plug-in hybrid and even full electric options, according to Japanese publication BestCar.The hybrid version is expected to use the same set-up as the new Camry sedan, which means either 168kW in front- or 173kW in all-wheel-drive guise.A plug-in-hybrid version is vital for the brand to navigate Australia’s new emissions regulations, as a standard hybrid won’t meet the CO2 threshold in a few years time.The battery version is expected to take the place of the slow-selling bZ4X, with a RAV4 name expected to bring much more cache to the brand’s mid-size EV.If you are in the market for a hybrid mid-size family SUV, it’s going to be an interesting next 12 months.

Early mark for Nissan Y63 Patrol?! Big new 4WD could jump the queue to rein in the Toyota LandCruiser, Ford Everest, Toyota Prado and coming BYD Denza B5
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 01 Mar 2025
Nissan has revealed that the coming, seventh-generation Patrol could be fast-tracked for Australia due to external influences (and some internal favours). While still officially set to launch locally in “late 2026” as per earlier remarks from Nissan executives back at the new Y63 version’s unveiling last September, the long-awaited 4WD wagon could come as soon as by the middle of next year.

Toyota's new pocket-rocket takes shape: 2026 Toyota Starlet GR revealed in fresh renders as rumours of rally-based performance car will join Celica and MR2 in sports car rebirth: Report
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By Dom Tripolone · 28 Feb 2025
Toyota is going on a massive performance car offensive. The Japanese giant is rumoured to be bringing back the Celica and the MR2, but now it is believed the Starlet will be reborn as a rally-bred GR pocket-rocket.

Toyota will take the wraps off its next electric car! Toyota teases upcoming Zeekr X and XPeng G6 rival!
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By Laura Berry · 26 Feb 2025
Toyota has announced it will reveal its next electric car on March 12 - an EV the company says will be “surprising”.A single image along with a 30-second video teased by Toyota yesterday of its upcoming eclectic vehicle don’t reveal much apart from a shadowy silhouetted form that looks to be the production version of the bZ Compact Crossover concept show in 2022.Information from Toyota was also very limited.“Toyota to reveal all-new exciting and surprising battery electric vehicle,” the company said in a press release.“Featuring a sleek and stylish coupe design combined with elevated driving dynamics and surprising space, comfort & versatility, this all-new battery electric model is inspired by Toyota’s heritage of creating products with strong emotional appeal that bring wider choice to customers.“Stay tuned for the reveal on March 12, 2025, 00:01am CET” (10:01am AEDT).While Toyota remains tight-lipped about what the EV will be, we know that a smaller electric SUV is coming and it will sit below the bZ4X medium-sized SUV. Toyota revealed the concept for the BZ Compact Crossover in 2022 and this EV is almost certainly the production version of this car.From what we can tell going by the shadowy silhouette in the teaser image and video, Toyota has stayed true to the sleek design of the original concept with the high placed taillights and sloped rear window, while the front of the car has the building wheel arches that push up onto the bonnet area. A four door small SUV, has a long wheelbase for its size this EV from Toyota will arrive to battle against the likes of the Zeekr X, Volvo EX30 and Geely G6.While Toyota hasn’t announced specifications for the new EV, Australians can expect the small SUV to be offered in similar grades and motor variants to the bZ4X. The bZ4X which competes with Tesla's Model Y has a 71.4kWh battery and comes in single motor or dual motor formats offering up to 436km and 411km of driving range respectively. This will be Toyota’s third electric vehicle after the bZ4X and Urban Cruiser small SUV to be launched globally. While the bZ4X arrived in Australia in 2024, the Urban Cruiser is currently only sold in Europe, the United Kingdom, and several other overseas markets.As for the price of the new Toyota EV, that hasn’t been announced but buyers can expect to it to be less than then $66,000 list price asked by the entry grade bZ4X.We'll be watching on March 12 at 10am AEDT when more on this EV is announced, so we can tell you what you need to know.

Best new car options under $20,000, $25,000 & $30,000 in Australia
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By David Morley · 24 Feb 2025
There are plenty of reasons for buying brand-new cars. Fiscal acumen is not always one of them, as a second-hand car which has already done the bulk of its depreciating will often be a wiser financial option, but many people aspire to a new car anyway. That’s because there’s that peace of mind that comes with a car that has a factory warranty for several years, not to mention that a second-hand ca

Change is coming: Is this Nissan's big new seven-seater SUV for Australia to take on the Toyota Kluger, Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sorento and Ford Everest?
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 22 Feb 2025
One of Nissan’s oldest nameplates, Pathfinder, may not be long for Australia as we know it, as legislative changes here and abroad determine the car’s future.But the potential replacement looming for our market to better take on the big-selling Ford Everest, Toyota Kluger, Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento in the big three-row SUV segment might be the knockout blow Nissan sorely needs against such tough competition.According to Nissan Oceania Vice President and Managing Director, Andrew Humberstone, the main stumbling block with the existing Pathfinder is around maintaining profitability and competitiveness in the face of looming tariffs in the United States.“Pathfinding is an interesting one because… of what's going to happen with tariffs, the whole Trump effect,” he told CarsGuide.“So where does that leave us, and how do we manage that?”Like its closest competitor, the Kluger (or Highlander, as it is known in North America), the past two generations of Pathfinder have been sourced from the US.That works in the Nissan’s favour post-tariff implementation, but the three-row SUV uses components from Japan, Mexico, China and elsewhere, meaning it is subject to potentially punitive taxes, that in turn makes the vehicle more expensive for Nissan Australia to import.And affordability has been the current model’s biggest bugbear with consumers.With the consistent low volume the Pathfinder delivers, Humberstone believes that the Pathfinder business case as it currently stands may not work moving forward.Last year, Nissan only managed to register 523 units, which represented a 63 per cent decline over 2023’s results of 1400 sales. The latter is still around a third of what the series used to manage a decade ago in Australia.Why? The Pathfinder was severely hamstrung by the unavailability of the base ST and mid-grade ST-L versions that the existing R53 series launched with here in late 2022.This meant that the cheapest version, the Ti, started from over $70,000, instead of under $55,000, where the entry-level alternatives, including Kluger, the Santa Fe and Sorento, commence.“We have opted to streamline the Pathfinder line-up due to unavoidable supply constraints and ongoing disruption in the global production environment,” a company spokesperson said at the time.This situation was only partly rectified mid-year with the return of the ST-L, which currently kicks off from $59,945 before on-road costs, meaning that the old ST remains AWOL.Additionally, the Pathfinder only offers an albeit magnificent V6 petrol engine. This competes against the far-more economical, now hybrid-only Kluger and Santa Fe HEV hybrid, that costs similar money to and less respectively than the ST-L, further eroding the Nissan’s appeal.In fact, with the NVES kicking in from January 1 this year, federal government-mandated fines in the future seem certain for the Pathfinder if things don’t change. Currently it emits an average of 245 grams per kilometre of carbon dioxide, against this year’s 141g/km standard – and the latter figure will fall annually.So, what about the alternatives?The strongest contender currently must surely be the current series’ Chinese fraternal twin, unveiled at the 2023 Auto Shanghai show, built by partner Dongfeng and also badged Pathfinder.In one stroke, this restyled and reengineered version with a sleek fresh look inside and out (while still boasting the same, big dimensions) would address the US R53’s biggest drawbacks – expensive sourcing and a thirsty powertrain, since it instead uses Nissan’s KR20DDET 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol engine.Producing 185kW of power and 386Nm of torque in Dongfeng spec and driving either the front or all four wheels via a nine-speed torque-converter automatic, in China the combined average fuel consumption figure is 8.6L/100km. That’s nearly 2.0L/100km less than what’s in Australian models today.Note, however, that the latter is also set to replace the V6 in the US Pathfinder soon, so we may see the four-pot turbo arrive in the existing shape in the not-too-distant future.Of course, other contenders may also follow, but these loom largest for Australia right now.According to Humberstone, Nissan has vowed to be more reactive and proactive with future models, giving consumers what they want whilst striving to deliver industry-best aftersales care, to win back buyers.“We need to be very agile in this kind of global economic situation,” he added.To that end, replacing established models with more cost-effective (read: cheaper) solutions from China is not out of the question.“We have a broad range of opportunities, between joint ventures with Chinese manufacturers, between product all over the world,” Humberstone explained.“What we're dealing with at the moment is: what is best for the market today and serves our purpose today, where we have critical mass that works for, number one, the consumer, number two the dealer network and, number three, for us.“Let's see if there's opportunity.”Watch this space.
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Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series and HiLux's future revealed? Toyota's new hydrogen fuel cell system will be more durable, fuel efficient and cheaper than ever with trucks and utes in line for the new tech
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By Samuel Irvine · 18 Feb 2025
Could the HiLux go hydrogen-powered? Toyota said it has developed a more durable and fuel efficient hydrogen fuel cell system that will offer up to 20 per cent more cruising range than its current technology.