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Mercury (Hobart) - Motoring, 17 Jul 2026

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ArticleA flat bat­tery

Check the weather, because it seems hell has frozen over. There’s an elec­tric Toyota HiLux, and it’s avail­able for any­one to buy. But this is def­in­itely not an appeal­ing main­stream option. And Toyota itself freely admits that, claim­ing the...

A flat bat­tery

ArticleAT A GLANCE

TOYOTA HILUX BEV PRICE: From about $84,000 drive-away POWER: Elec­tric, 144kW com­bined front and rear OWNERSHIP: 5-year war­ranty, 8-year bat­tery war­ranty RANGE: 245km TOWING: Up to 2000kg SPARE: Full-size

AT A GLANCE

ArticleAnd now for the big ques­tion of our times

I have $25,000 to spend on a car. I’ve always driven Toyotas, but am try­ing to decide it it’s bet­ter to buy something like a 2018 Toyota Corolla or a new MG/Chery/Haval? Bey­ond tech advances, how do these newer Chinese cars com­pare with an older...

And now for the big ques­tion of our times

ArticleCupra call

Cupra’s anti-EV For­mentor VZ5 sports SUV had you online com­ment­ing this week: “OK. My EV is quicker (than the VZ5) and it isn’t even the per­form­ance vari­ant.” - John “Cupra has much more styl­ing flair than the equi­val­ent Audi, BMW or...

Cupra call