05 March 2009, 11:09 AM
Toyota has unveiled two new locally developed show cars at the 2009 Melbourne Motor Show which feature cutting-edge customisation ideas from the booming modified street car scene.
The highly modified Yaris and RAV4 are the result of collaboration with Australia's leading promoter of street car shows and events, Auto Salon.
"Basically, Toyota gave us the cars and told us to go crazy," said project leader William Ng.
"It's getting increasingly difficult to do something original within the
04 March 2009, 02:01 PM
In a corner of the Geneva Show, a new car brand made a quiet debut to the European auto industry. A range of four cars – two small city cars and two SUVs – was on display, all bearing a simple badge – DR.
Yet these cars looked strangely familiar – in more ways than one. One of the small cars had a similarity to the Chevrolet Matiz, while the SUVs had the look of a Toyota RAV4 about them. But to followers of the Chinese auto industry, these cars were unmistakable – they’re Chery models, and th
24 February 2009, 11:09 AM
Toyota drivers can enjoy safer mobile phone communication on the road with the new Toyota Genuine BluetoothTM* hands-free kit. Toyota's new hands-free kit connects wirelessly to BluetoothTM-enabled mobile phones so drivers can have phone conversations conveniently and without breaking the road rules.
Across Australia, police actively target illegal mobile phone use with penalties of fines and demerit points for offenders.
It should be noted that it is illegal for Learner and Provisional 1
