Toyota Yaris Cross

Toyota Australia appears to be on an increasingly good footing with its compact Yaris Cross crossover, launched back in 2020 in tandem with its hatch Toyota’s compact hybrid crossover remains a popular choice six years on, but it’s starting to feel its age in driveability, tech and execution.

Toyota’s GR Sport is very quickly becoming the equivalent of BMW’s M Sport trim. From the Land Cruiser 300 Series right through to the C-HR small SUV, the Toyota has increased its GR branding presence in Australia, but is the Yaris Cross really a GR Sport product?

Toyota bosses the hybrid vehicle landscape, and its tiny Yaris Cross is the smallest SUV in its portfolio to feature the petrol miser technology. You can Toyota’s Yaris Cross Hybrid is the fuel economy hero of the light SUV segment, with lengthy waiting list to match, but can it justify its near $40,000 on road price?

Over the course of four months we pushed the Yaris Cross Hybrid to its limits and found a good car but with some room for improvement.

Is the Toyota Yaris Cross a great small SUV? Find out how it compares with our expert Yaris Cross review, including petrol and hybrid options.

Australian new-car sales remain strong in an increasingly price-sensitive market, but sales giant Toyota isn’t worried about losing its grip on top spot Toyota not bothered by price wars, wants to continue to offer more for more

Chery has announced a new hybrid variant of its popular Tiggo 4 small SUV, which should add another quiver to the affordable SUV’s bow. The Tiggo 4 Chery’s new Tiggo 4 hybrid looks to grow sales of one of Australia’s cheapest new nameplates

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Toyota’s Yaris Cross small SUV is about to get a raft of updates to its tech, safety and powertrain options in Europe which will now feature a more Toyota Europe has revealed updates for its small SUV that will see it gain more tech and safety features plus a more potent hybrid option.

The GR Sport variant of the Yaris Cross is set to be priced from $35,840 before on-road costs in Australia and will be hybrid powered

While not quite packing the beans of the GR Yaris, Toyota's more aggressive take on its small SUV goes beyond just tacking on a set of badges

The 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross is in hot demand, with hybrid models commanding up to an 18 months weight, but petrols available sooner

An ongoing struggle to secure semi-conductors has plunged some of Toyota’s most popular models into further production delays.

Toyota’s announcement is almost certain to have an impact on Australian buyers already enduring extensive waitlists on many Toyota vehicles.

Pitched as the next big leap forward for electric car tech, solid-state batteries promise to give EVs more range without extra weight.

Toyota’s smallest SUV records an impressive score from ANCAP Safety, but is pinged for lacking rangewide reversing AEB.

Toyota has prices its small SUV with a hybrid option for under $30,000 in Australia and will start from just $26,990