Category: Torque Toyota News & Events


2019 Prius Update Arrives in April

December 4, 2018

Toyota has advanced the styling and technology of its hybrid halo model with the global reveal of an updated Prius at the Los Angeles auto show. The new Prius brings cleaner, more engaging lines with revised front and rear-end treatments, headlamps, tail-lights, wheel designs and colour choices. Inside, the cabin’s sensory quality is even more refined with new upholstery along with revisions to the centre console and some of the controls on the instrument panel....

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Lookout for Counterfeit Parts

December 3, 2018

Consumers are being urged to exercise caution when buying parts and accessories for their cars, with Toyota Australia uncovering hundreds of cases of counterfeit and fake automotive parts being sold to unsuspecting Aussie buyers. Since 2016, Toyota Australia’s Brand Protection team has successfully investigated and stopped more than 100 cases of fake, unsafe parts and accessories from being sold as Genuine Toyota Parts. The fake products range from bogus badges and floor mats, to unsafe...

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MyToyota App Delivers Savings and Rewards

October 4, 2018

Toyota owners can save on their fuel bills following a deal with Caltex that delivers a discount of four cents off a litre through the myToyota app at over 500 Caltex service stations across Australia. To celebrate the launch of the app and the partnership with Caltex, myToyota will be offering all registered guests an additional four cents a litre for a limited time between 27 September – 2 October, bringing the total discount to...

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Aussie-Styled Face Fronts Updated for Hilux SR and SR5

August 22, 2018

Toyota has updated selected HiLux SR and SR5 models with a new front end styled by Toyota’s Australian design team based in Port Melbourne. The bold new face for all SR and SR5 extra cab and double cab models mirrors that found on the top-end HiLux Rogue model that was launched earlier this year. Toyota’s Melbourne-based product planning and development team designed the Rogue in conjunction with the Toyota engineering team in Thailand, where HiLux...

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The All New Corolla Sets the Benchmark

August 8, 2018

Our All New Corolla is set to retain its mantle as Australia’s best-selling passenger car with the imminent arrival of a new-generation hatch. The all-new Corolla hatch sits on an innovative platform that underpins bold exterior styling, an upscale interior, impressive driving dynamics and ride comfort, plus advanced technologies including class-leading safety. There are three grades and seven variants with hybrid technology now available at each level – Ascent Sport, SX and ZR, in a...

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Hilux Tailgate Dampener Now Available

August 6, 2018

We’ve now got a dampener available for the HiLux which lowers the tailgate to lower slowly and softly to avoid contact damage. No modifications required and it attaches to the existing hardware on the tray body and tailgate. $320 RRP (fitted) Available for fitment at our Strathpine or North Lakes workshops. To order and book, please call our team on (07) 3384 5022. *Available to suit current generation Hilux only (production from July 2015 onwards)...

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Class Leading Features in the All New Corolla

July 27, 2018

The new Corolla hatch brings unprecedented levels of advanced safety technology to the small car class with an array of active driver assistance and passive protection features. Active cruise control, a pre-collision safety system, seven airbags, and reversing camera are all standard across the three-model Corolla hatch range. Toyota Australia vice-president sales and marketing Sean Hanley said the new generation model offers outstanding driver assistance technologies that significantly raise the safety bar. “The all-new Corolla hatch is...

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Supporting Smiling for Smiddy

January 21, 2015

Mater Research – Exceptional People, Exceptional Care. We have a long standing relationship with the team at the Smiling for Smiddy Foundation. Our support has been driven by Jeff McKeon, our Fleet Manager, who has personally been involved with the charity since early 2014, visit his fund raising page here. Smiddy raises much needed funds for cancer research in honour of Adam Smiddy who sadly lost his battle with an aggressive melanoma in 2006 at the age...

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We’re sponsoring The Lakes Football Club!

January 21, 2015

Supporting the Sideline Hero’s As part of our commitment to developing and fostering the North Lakes community, we are pleased to announce that we will once again be sponsoring the Lakes Foot Ball Club. The Lakes FC is a not for profit organisation run entirely by volunteers and offers affordable organised competitions for all ages. Our support along with other key sponsors ensures the club can deliver affordable community competitions as well as providing equipment...

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