With an extra-long wheelbase and frugal diesel power plant, is this HiAce a better pick than a 4x4 ute?
Stepping out of a luxurious Porsche Macan and into a Toyota HiAce work van, would Peter McKay struggle to find nice things to write?
The new HiAce is vastly superior to the one it replaces. Here we take a look at the petrol auto variant – the one to go for, if power is your preference.
New, improved, and in some respects vastly different to the model it replaces. Is the 2019 HiAce better or worse off for its modern makeover?
Only a few years ago, there was precious little to talk about beyond payloads and tie down points in this segment. But we’ve since been through something of a commercial vehicle renaissance. Crucial safety technology has finally made its way into this part of the commercial vehicle world, and more complex powertrains are offering improved performance and efficiency for users...
The all-new 2019 Toyota HiAce van is now on sale in Australia. To see if it has what it takes to live up to the legend of its predecessor, Paul Maric takes a drive.
2019 was a big year for the Australian mid-sized van market. The first all-new version of the top-selling Toyota HiAce in 14 years arrived, and through the sheer weight of its popularity had the biggest impact on the state of play. It moved away from its former ‘forward control’ layout, which put occupants ahead of the engine and front subframe, to a more typical bonneted design that pushes the engine forward and adds more crash space for occupants...
Matt Campbell assesses seven load-lugging light commercial vans to see whether buyers are making the right business decision.
Toyota Australia has confirmed running changes to the 2021 Toyota HiAce van range. The Toyota HiAce will soon be only available in white, with production from July 2021 ending the options of silver, gold or blue paint. Toyota dealers say the decision was made by the factory because most orders were for “vanilla white” HiAce vans...
Petrol-electric plug-in hybrid power is coming to the Toyota HiAce van, according to news reports out of Japan. The website Spyder7 claims a revised version of the latest generation of Toyota's HiAce van launched in Australia in 2019 will be unveiled in Japan in 2022, bringing with it the option of plug-in hybrid petrol power to sell alongside the diesel...
The Toyota HiAce van range is about to lose the powerful V6 petrol option barely two years after going on sale. The new-generation Toyota HiAce was introduced in 2019; the latest semi-bonneted design was the first complete overhaul of the iconic van in 15 years...
Australia’s top-selling ute and van – the Toyota HiLux and Toyota Hiace – are facing severe stock shortages in the lead-up to the biggest month of the year for commercial vehicle sales. The month of June is a boom time for ute and van sales as businesses – big and small – take advantage of end of financial year deals...
The Toyota HiAce, stalwart van of choice when it comes to tradies, couriers and the self employed for decades. That's not to say that there are not better offerings out there right now, but for the year model we're reviewing (2000 so to say), the Toyota HiAce would be the top pick...
