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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

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There’s fashionably late, and then there’s whatever the hell you call Toyota’s mega-tardy arrival to Australia’s EV party. 2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD price and equipment The top-spec bZ4X lists at $77,990, which makes it marginally cheaper than the Tesla Model Y Long Range, which lists at $78,400.

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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

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This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm. inch central screen with impressive definition and speed. Without question, luxury is at the fore in the Tank 700 Hi4-T.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

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Mitsubishi does plug-in hybrids (like in the Outlander ), Toyota does conventional hybrids (like the RAV4 ), and Nissan does e-Power. You can get into a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid for $40,550, but Nissan does say it will look to expand the tech across cheaper trim levels in the future. What is the Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4ORCE ?

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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

Drive Electric

Instead, they often come with a tyre repair kit or a sealant that can temporarily fix a flat tyre. This is definitely an adjustment for lots of owners, and it’s common for people who have recently purchased an EV to get caught out! Another common concern for EV owners is the availability of replacement parts.

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Lexus Continues Teasing Next-Gen GX SUV

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& While a matter of taste, and something that definitely works on several of the brand’s products, it doesn’t bring forth any assumptions about Lexus being premium luxury vehicles. For some of us, they’re just too reminiscent of the ridiculous grilles that came on oversized body kits teens used to slap on beat-to-death imports.

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2024 Toyota C-HR Review

Baua Electric

Overview TOYOTA says the second-generation C-HR offers buyers who don’t want or need the practicality of a Corolla Cross an alternative option in the small SUV segment. There’s a space-saver in the GXL, but the others have a tyre repair kit. Service with Toyota and you’ll be eligible for up to 10 years’ hybrid battery cover.

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

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It is a cornerstone of its stunningly bold triple-double sales objectives and eventual targeting of Toyota as Australia’s top-selling brand. So there’s definitely a lot of work to be done here. The letdown is the 425 litre boot, which is under-sized compared to opposition such as the Toyota RAV4. 2024 BYD Sealion 6 cockpit.

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