Jack Hawkeswood cuts Rally Championship lead to one point after Hawke’s Bay victory
Jack Hawkeswood’s win at Rally Hawke’s Bay has reduced Jack Stokes’ lead in the New Zealand Rally Championship to a single point, setting up a tense second half of the season.
Toyota GR officially becomes a standalone brand in New Zealand
Toyota is officially giving Gazoo Racing its own identity in New Zealand, with GR now operating as a standalone performance brand focused on motorsport, enthusiast cars and the pursuit of driving excitement. After spending two days with Toyota at Hampton Downs, I got to see first hand what sits behind this change, and it is […]
The new Toyota GRF-70 starts a new era for Toyota’s junior single-seater program
Toyota’s next-generation Formula Regional racer has made its public debut at Hampton Downs, bringing Gen 2 technology and a locally developed powertrain to the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy, with a renewed focus on driver experience. And, of course, Toyota (smartly) chose Hampton Downs to pull the covers off their newest race car. This […]
Toyota NZ To Showcase Corolla GRMN Locally
Two units of the most advanced Corolla GR yet have been confirmed for a tour of New Zealand!
I put a 2JZ-GTE into a GR Yaris, but I’d still rather have the 3 cylinder
It is always a great day when you’re coming back from a loan car pick up driving back an all wheel drive, turbocharged, manual, rally-inspired hatchback. All the credentials are there to back up the pedigree of the Toyota GR Yaris and, albeit very short, this is my third encounter with this little rascal. So, […]
Toyota GR and Hyundai N Unite
The two motorsports arms came together to share the excitement of racing.
Toyota GR and Haas F1 Team Unite
The new partnership is set to drive vehicle development for the two parties.
In-Betweener: 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross GR Sport Hybrid Review
Despite it only being two years since the Toyota Yaris Cross went on sale in New Zealand (three internationally), it already feels like an aged product. As a general assumption, I suspect this sort of thing will happen even more frequently as cars and technology become more intertwined but I digress. Returning to the topic […]
Toyota GR Taking Hydrogen to the Track
It’s called the GR H2 Concept!
Toyota Prius Gets Gazoo Racing Treatment
And it comes with a Le Mans flavour!