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It seems only fair that as Toyota expands the reach of its Gazoo Racing performance arm globally, more market-specific models will appear. This kind of thinking could see rally-inspired, overlanding versions of the HiLux and LandCruiser reach Australian showrooms. In Malaysia, however, it sees the GR treatment applied in a very different way.

Maserati fared better than most premium car makers in 2020, with sales down just 4.7 per cent compared with the same period last year. The manufacturer sold 422 cars to the end of November 2020, only 21 less than the amount shifted over the same period in 2019.

UPDATE, December 23, 2020: Toyota has released further details of the LandCruiser 200 Sahara Horizon special edition, confirming 400 units will be built, priced from $131,896 before on-road costs. Differentiating the Horizon from the standard 200 Series Sahara is a dark front grille, black headlight surrounds, smoked foglight surrounds, Horizon badging, a heated black leather steering wheel, black headlining and chrome trim accents.

Mazda has treated the 2021 Mazda CX-30 small SUV to an assortment of updates in Japan, though whether we'll see the changes flow over to Australian models next year remains unclear. Mirroring updates introduced for the CX-30's Mazda 3 hatch and sedan sibling last month, the changes relevant to Australian buyers centre around the small SUV's breakthrough SkyActiv-X petrol engine.

Kia says 2020 sales scaled back by just under 10 per cent during 2020, in a year where no one quite knew what was in store for the market. While the new Sorento added some much needed fresh metal to showrooms, there's more to come. Kia has confirmed that alongside the current diesel and incoming V6 petrol models, petrol-electric hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions will also join the range.