2022 CRUISERKHANA - EVENT WRAP UP
The Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Victoria’s ‘CruiserKhana’ event returned in 2022 after a two-year hiatus. Run out of the Club’s property in Yarck VIC, the event pits entrants through a series of driving challenges designed to test and sharpen their driving skills.
Read More2021 ISUZU D-MAX - DAILY COMMUTER AND WEEKEND WARRIOR!
Tyres can make the car - a fact that Pyper Rose knows all too well. She spent plenty of time researching her tyre purchase, and our Open Country R/T tyre came out on top!
Read MoreUNVEILED! AUSSIE DESTINATIONS UNKNOWN NEW MEGA TOURER!
Miriam and Chris from Aussie Destinations Unknown have been busy building one of the country’s best Chevrolet Silverado tourers!
Read MoreFirst Aussie Drive: David Wilson's Impressions of Open Country A/T III
David Wilson has dedicated decades of his life to seeing parts of Australia that few others have, exploring the continent’s most remote and hard-to-reach places. He’s done the majority of this exploring atop Toyo tyres, including almost every pattern in the Open Country range, making him uniquely-placed to praise the brand new Open Country A/T III as a worthy successor to a lineage of legendary off-road tyres.
Read MoreFirst Aussie Drive: Glen Hadden’s Impressions of Open Country A/T III
Whether he’s on the clock managing ZUCE and Recurve, on location filming his latest outback adventure with Roothy for DustemUp or simply kicking back around the campfire with the family, Glen Hadden isn’t a man that does things by halves. That’s why, when his new 300 Series Landcruiser arrived, he went straight for a tyre that delivered uncompromising performance.
Read MoreCaravan and Camper Trailer Tyre Safety Tips
Steve Burke has seen it all in his 30+ years in the tyre industry. In his role as Toyo Tyre Australia’s Tyre Technical Manager he’s responsible for carrying out quality assurance testing on new tyres arriving in Australia, as well as ongoing product development and technical enquiries. In his first guest blog, Steve explores the unique demands that caravans and camper trailers place on tyres, and common mistakes to avoid.
Read MoreFirst Aussie Drive: Fire to Fork’s Impressions of Open Country A/T III
Harry Fisher’s unique style of open-fire camp cooking is part theatrics, part gourmet cooking; and his blend of ‘adventure content meets Masterchef’ is resonating with a rapidly-growing online audience. He explains why he chose an unlikely outback offsider in the form of a 2002 Mitsubishi Delica van, and why he’s trusting Open Country A/T III to unlock the country’s most beautiful backdrops for his al fresco creations.
Read MoreFIRST AUSSIE DRIVE: TRIP IN A VAN’S IMPRESSIONS OF OPEN COUNTRY A/T III
Justin and Bec Lorimer are one of Australia’s most prolific touring families, amassing an audience of over 500,000 social media followers documenting their travels around Australia over the last six years. It’s not uncommon for them to explore over 50,000km both on-road and off annually - the ultimate Aussie torture test for the brand new Open Country A/T III!
Read MoreTAYLOR RACING DOMINATES AORC SEASON
Toyo Tyres Australia congratulates Team Taylor Racing and all those competing on Toyo Tires products for their success in the 2022 AORC Championship.
Read More2009 TOYOTA PRIUS - EV OFF-GRID OFF-ROADER
If we asked you to picture your perfect touring vehicle, how many people would have imagined a 2009 Toyota Prius? We didn’t, but we’re glad that Beau had a vision to turn Toyota’s iconic hybrid vehicle in to a lifted, go-anywhere tourer that punches way above it’s weight off-road!
Read MoreAUSTRALIA’S SIX BEST COASTAL DRIVES
There’s nothing more romantic than the idea of taking your vehicle off-road and enjoying Australia’s world famous coastline from behind the wheel of a four-wheel drive, but just because you can’t leave the sealed road doesn’t mean you can’t take your car to enjoy some of our country’s most beautiful coastal drives. We’ve thrown together a list of our Top Six Australian Coastal Drives, in no particular order.
Read More79 SERIES TOYOTA LANDCRUISER - LIFTED QUEENSLAND OFF-ROADER
“We regularly fit Toyo tyres to builds at @BAW Automotive, and after hearing great customer feedback I knew that it was time to give them a go,” begins Shaun (@swalshy_79)...
Read More2022 4WD QLD CORROBOREE - EVENT WRAP UP
For over 40 years 4WD QLD’s Corroboree has been a cornerstone of their annual calendar, and one of their biggest events - so big in fact, that they’ve got to hold it over a long weekend just to fit everything in!
Read More200 SERIES TOYOTA LANDCRUISER - ULTIMATE OFF-ROAD FAMILY TOURER
Despite his day job detailing exotic supercars as Founder of Ceramic Pro Australia , Scott Fern isn’t afraid to get a vehicle dirty either! His 200 Series Landcruiser is decked out to help him and the family escape the city and head bush, and to date the mighty Toyota has clocked up over 30,000km atop a set of 33 x 12.5 x R18 LT Open Country M/Ts.
Read More79 SERIES TOYOTA LANDCRUISER - ULTIMATE OFF-GRID CAMPING RIG
“I purchased the car new in April 2019, and have since been modifying it in preparation for life on the road come July. There isn't much I haven't changed on the car - from the Open Country R/Ts to the custom kitchen fit out in the canopy, the list is extensive!”
Read More80 SERIES TOYOTA LANDCRUISER - BUILT TO DOMINATE OFFROAD
Tony from GME is no stranger to the wilds of the Australian outback, and his 80 Series is fitted with all the hardware to get him there and back again!
Read MoreWHAT CAN AFFECT A VEHICLE’S GVM?
Your GVM is the maximum legal operational weight for your vehicle, fully laden - the weight of any accessories you’ve added, as well as the weight of anything you’ve got contained in the vehicle including passengers and cargo which Steve Burke, Tyre Technical Manager from Toyo Tires Australia points out, can have a huge impact.
Read MoreDODGE RAM 2500 - AUSSIE FULL-SIZED TRUCK TURNED MEGA-TOURER!
“After running the Open Country R/Ts on our last few cars, we didn't think twice about using anything else for full time travel around Australia - so much so, we even put them on the van!” explains @RansomOffroad.
Read MoreTYRE PRESSURES - WHY ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL
To unravel the mystery around tyre pressures we sat down with Steve Burke, Tyre Technical Manager at Toyo Tires Australia to debunk the most egregious tyre pressure myths.
Read MoreToyo's Bryce Menzies Claims Overall Victory at SCORE Baja 400
Toyo Tires Claims overall victory in Three Classes at Baja 400 thanks to Bryce Menzies
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