In a shock announcement today, and following the recent decision to close TRD (Toyota Racing Developments), Toyota has confirmed that it will not be placing a manufacturer’s entry in this year’s Australian Rally Championship.

With three manufacturers’ titles under its belt, Toyota says that it has left the door open for its rally team principal, National [...]

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Team TRD Rally has just about nailed victory in the 2008 Australian Rally Championship, with duo Neal Bates and Simon Evans having won every event this season in their S2000 Corollas, and now with only each other in the way of the championship title.

WIth the season-ending Coffs Coast Rally on the 15-16 of November, Bates [...]

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As we mentioned way, way back in September, Mazda is currently toying with the idea of campaigning a Mazda3 MPS hot hatch in next year’s Australian Rally Championship. To test the waters, Mazda decided to enter a mechanically-stock 3 MPS in this year’s Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge - a special asphalt-only round of the ARC. Today, an [...]

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With sales now putting the Mazda 3 into fourth place behind the Commodore, Corolla and HiLux (VFACTS), it’s no surprise to find Mazda - now Australia’s top-selling vehicle importer - looking to further shore-up its ‘zoom-zoom’ image with a tilt at rallying.

In this weekend’s round of the Australian Rally Championship (ARC) in Tasmania, Mazda will [...]

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Australia’s current best selling small car, the Toyota Corolla has reached millionaire status as Toyota Australia announced they have just sold the one millionth Corolla down under.

Toyota has had a very celebratory year with Australian Corollas having just past their 40th anniversary after first landing back in 1967. Having not only found success in Australia, [...]

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We all got our first look at Mitsubishi’s TMR 380 late last year and were able to ogle it again at the Melbourne Motor Show in early March.

Granny put on her best frock and some bright red lipstick.

I have to admit that it is not one of my favourite cars, even fluffed and buffed in [...]

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