BEST OF TODAY
// New Toyota HiLux shown online in leaked images
Images showing details of the next-generation Toyota HiLux have been leaked online, after reportedly appearing at a preview to the Thailand Motor Expo.
// Mazda shows off exhaust system which will suck up its own emissions
Along with teasing the world with another modern rotary-powered sports coupe, Mazda used its time at the Japan Mobility Show to show off an impressive new exhaust system, designed to reduce carbon emissions.
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IN OTHER NEWS
// Green shoots detected
Economic conditions remain less than ideal, FSF told, but “optimism is beginning to emerge”.
// Dealer numbers snap bleak run
Traders register grows for the first time since March but is down by 269 from a year ago.
// Call for steady approach to safety
Industry association fears import options will shrink if rules for new mandated features are introduced too quickly.
INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// First look at Honda’s new full-size electric motorcycle
At EICMA 2025, Honda finally pulled back the curtain on its first full-size electric motorcycle with the first-ever public unveiling of the Honda WN7.
ONE LINERS
- Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson dies aged 68
- Performance-E STI among big reveals by Subaru at Tokyo Big Sight.
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