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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

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Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. litre turbo-diesel engine. The post Get out of the way diesel!

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Waiting for a Lexus RX 450h+? NX PHEV back-orders are still stopping the launch of the RX PHEV in Australia

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The Japanese luxury brand Lexus reckons it is finally getting on-top of its stuttering petrol-electric plug-in hybrid roll-out in Australia. Lexus is still working through a backlog of orders for the NX and as a result has pushed the debut of the RX out as far as 2025. The current Lexus RX model range.

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Lexus RX 500h F Sport Performance hybrid SUV deliveries commence in India

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By: Sameer Fayaz Contractor | Updated on: 08 Mar 2024, 10:34 AM The new Lexus RX 500h F Sport Performance variant is priced at ₹ 1.18 crore (ex-showroom) and deliveries begin a year after it was first unveiled in India. --> The new Lexus RX 500h F Sport Performance variant is priced at ₹1.18 crore (ex-showroom).

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Lexus confrims plug-in RX 450h+ for Australia

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A plug-in hybrid version of the new Lexus RX will soon join the fifth-generation large luxury SUV range being launched now in Australia. Lexus Australia couldn’t include the RX 450h+ PHEV as part of its launch range because supply preference was given to markets with mandated emissions limits. 2023 Lexus model range. “We

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Confirmed! Electric Toyota LandCruiser family has on-road rather than off-road focus, could be on-sale as soon as 2026

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A new family of electric Toyota LandCruiser wagons could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2026. Uchiyama was not confident a true rock-hopping electric LandCruiser would make it into production before 2030, by when Toyota and luxury brand Lexus plan to launch 30 BEVs. “We READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel! The post Confirmed!

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Why Mazda electric cars won’t be tackling Tesla any time soon

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On-sale in Australia this month across three petrol and diesel all-wheel drive powertrains and three trim levels, the CX-60 is a direct competitor for the likes of the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Genesis GV70 and Lexus NX. litre four-cylinder petrol-electric plug-in hybrid were the right approach to the market.

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First month in European history that EV sales surpass Diesel

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Demand for petrol and diesel cars shows double-digit drops compared to September 2019 while the volume of EVs increased by 139% to 327,800 units – a record in terms of both volume and market share. Toyota and Lexus dominated, as usual, with 32% market share – but further growth was driven by Ford, Suzuki, Fiat and BMW.

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