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Toyota LandCruiser 300 and Prado Get a Factory Second Immobiliser in August: What Aussie Owners Actually Need to Know
Toyota Australia has confirmed a second, standalone factory immobiliser as a Toyota Genuine Accessory on the LandCruiser 300 Series and LandCruiser Prado 250 Series from August 2026, orderable on new cars and, more importantly, retrofittable to any of those vehicles already on the road. The accessory sits on a separate control channel from the original immobiliser, so an OBD port attack or a key-cloning device that beats the first has to defeat a second, independent lock before the car will start. VP of sales and marketing John Pappas confirmed the launch but not the price, with detail promised closer to August. The HiLux misses out at launch, with Toyota Australia still working through timing for its best-selling ute. The rollout follows physical steering locks added as a Genuine Accessory in January 2026 and Japan-market changes in March, and lands as Victoria Police reports key-cloning technology is now used in roughly one in three vehicle thefts in the state, with LandCruiser, HiLux, RAV4 and Corolla the most frequently targeted models. For existing owners the retrofit is the standout: unlike Ford, Nissan or GWM security firmware refreshes tied to model-year production, Toyota is opening the accessory to any 300 or Prado already on the road, which resets both insurance premiums and used-car resale story on cars back to 2021.
BYD Atto 3 EVO Opens for Registration in Australia: Bigger Battery and 800V Fast Charging Reportedly on the Way
BYD Australia has quietly opened a registration-of-interest page for a heavily updated Atto 3 EVO, the biggest change yet to its best-selling EV. BYD itself confirms only the headlines, a bigger battery, faster charging, longer range, a new 15.6-inch infotainment screen, a larger digital driver's display and a gear selector moved to the steering column, with Australian specs, colours and features 'to be confirmed'. Australian media reports point to a jump to an 800V e-Platform 3.0 with DC fast charging up to about 220kW (roughly 10 to 80 percent in 25 minutes), a larger 74.8kWh Blade LFP battery, up to about 510km WLTP range, a rear-wheel-drive version making around 230kW/380Nm for a 0-100 of about 5.5 seconds, and an all-wheel-drive Performance flagship around 330kW, though none of those figures are confirmed for the local car yet. Pricing has not been announced; the current Atto 3 opens at $39,990 before on-roads, and the bigger battery plus 800V hardware should push the EVO higher, with early commentary pointing at the low-to-mid $50,000s for the rear-drive version. Expected in showrooms in the second half of 2026, it lands as the Geely EX5, Kia EV5, XPeng G6 and Tesla Model Y crowd the sub-$55k electric SUV class.
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