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 North American division to drop compact hybrid hatchback in favour of new petrol-electric Corolla

As for Australia? We're not sure what the future holds just yet.  Toyota's North American division will cull the little Prius C from its line-up in the coming months, making way for the new-generation Corolla Hybrid to take its place in the range

 Speaking with the US's Autoblog, a Toyota spokesperson confirmed the move, adding there's around 700 units left in dealer stock in the US

 "The transition to Corolla Hybrid [should be] in the next couple of months," the spokesperson said

 First launched in North America in 2012, the Prius C currently retails from US$21,530 ($30,033

27), a little over $2000 less than the regular and newer Prius line. That high starting price probably doesn't help the ageing hatchback's case, given the regular Prius is based on the newer TNGA platform and offers the company's latest active safety and driver assistance features, while the Prius C does not

 Furthermore, the new 2020 Corolla Hybrid will offer more power than the Prius C, while also being more frugal according to official data

Provided Toyota USA can price the petrol-electric Corolla below the Prius, it seems like a no-brainer

Australia CarAdvice has contacted Toyota's local division regarding the future of the Prius C in Australia, and is awaiting a response

 The range currently starts at $24,040 before on-road costs, making the Prius C the most affordable hybrid in Australia at the moment

 In saying that, the cheapest Corolla Hybrid starts at $25,870, offering new-generation underpinnings, more standard equipment, and the latest infotainment and driver assistance tech as standard

 Stay tuned for an update.

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Is the Toyota HiLux diesel only? - Duration: 1:04.

 Despite consistently being one of the best-selling cars in Australia, Toyota's stalwart HiLux ute range is almost an exclusively diesel affair, with just one petrol engine left in the range

 The last petrol-powered HiLux is a 2.7-litre four-cylinder, non-turbo producing 122kW/245Nm and is restricted to Workmate 4x2 single and double cab variants only

 The 4.0-litre naturally-aspirated petrol V6 was phased out for the 2018 model year due to low demand

At the time Toyota said the V6 accounted for just 0.5 per cent of HiLux sales. The rest of the current Australian HiLux range employs either a 2

4-litre turbo-diesel producing 110kW/400Nm or a 2.8-litre turbo-diesel (for all 4x4 and Hi-Rider variants) producing 130kW/450Nm

 That looks unlikely to shift for the foreseeable future, with many of the HiLux' rivals like the Ford Ranger, Nissan Navara and Isuzu D-Max now existing as diesel-only offerings

 While petrol variants could be the first to meet the chopping block, the manual variants could be next as the ute passed a milestone in 2017 of over half of sales being automatics

  Toyota says this is due to HiLux customers - including tradespeople and fleet buyers - increasingly choosing autos

 As a result, for the 2018 model year, Toyota began offering even more automatic variants

Do you think the HiLux faces an all-diesel all-automatic future? Share your thoughts in the comments below