Toyota Hilux BEV first drive: Giant leap best for short adventures
/The electric version of this legendary ute is a technical gem, but plan adventures carefully.
Read MoreThe electric version of this legendary ute is a technical gem, but plan adventures carefully.
Read MoreStimulation through simulation is the way forward for this revived nameplate. How convincing is it?
Read MoreAs much as petrol-electrics without plugs are but a first step into the future, in the ‘now’ they’re the favoured consumer choice. Given that, this one seems well-timed.
Read MoreHybrids and full electric have been this make’s thing. Now it’s considering adding the step between those technologies.
Read MoreIn its first wave pump-reliant representation, this compact sports utility appeals more on look more than feel, but it’s a big step up all the same.
Read MoreA year on from getting a facelift, this well-established model receives a heart transplant.
Read MoreA 48 volt system adds extra zap, but is it enough to utterly re-energise this well-established compact sports utility wagon?
Read MoreDressed for outdoorsy undertaking, more realistically tailored for urban adventuring … a thematic we’ve surely now become well-used to is one Toyota plays to full advantage with its Corolla Cross.
Read MoreToyota’s latest all-conditions SUV made its global debut today. Here’s how it goes on New Zealand roads.
Read MoreThe new hybrid doesn’t quite have the V6’s oomph, but you can’t help but be impressed by the other-worldly efficiency.
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Status as country’s cheapest PHEV ute established, actual efficiency still to be ratified.
The electric arm of big player BAIC is ‘vixen’ to be noticed by kicking in with its smallest export offer that adds tech edge to a price-competitive zone.
Beijing Automotive’s first models hit high-potential market segments and prove sensible pricing can still buy a sensational specification.
A big mid-life facelift for the carryover wagon and a new body styling choice lift this type to highly recommended status.
There’s no disputing the closeness to a certain other, but that doesn’t necessarily detract.
The outcry out for a sportier version of Toyota’s top seller has been answered - and it’s a red-blood with a Green theme.
When its heart seems little different to that in nan’s shopping basket how much soul remains?
How well does Japan’s small car specialist fare when its first electric faces up to a similar concept from China?
The first electric car to achieve the Czech make’s vaunted performance badge is certainly hot - but will the price cool desire?
Munich’s first all-electric compact executive model will next year bow out to the ‘Neue Klasse’ i3. The final edition of the i4 is set to leave with head held high.
Electrics come in all styles and sizes these day, but nothing else from this age shakes its booty quite like this one.