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  • Toyota Corolla sneaks in amid the chaos

    The world’s best-selling automotive nameplate,Corolla is back again with another rendition. The 12-generation Corolla sedan follows a few months after the Corolla hatch and now finally have an exciting and good looking Corolla to look forward to. It Looks Fantastic Adopting the same front-end treatment as the Corolla Hatch...
  • Toyota Supra 2020 Africa

    Drive Test: Toyota Supra (2020) rises above criticism

    Toyota’s 2JZ engine tends to crowbar its way into any Supra conversation with the BMW Z4 dragged in for some extra fire poking. I know the 2JZ well. In my earlier years of doing jobs like this one, I was dispatched to kick around venues like Tarlton and Wesbank...
  • Interview with Fernando Alonso

    Interview with Fernando Alonso in South Africa

    Fernando Alonso and Marc Coma completed an eventful but invaluable learning experience at the Lichtenburg 400 in South Africa on September 13-14 with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Following successful training sessions in Namibia and Poland, the Spanish duo entered round five of the South African Cross Country Series, their first...
  • Toyota Hilux GR-S South Africa review

    Drive Test: Hilux GR-S (2019) is your Dakar lite

    I thought GR was for sports cars That’s because there’s a necessary distinction to be drawn between GR (Gazoo Racing) and GR-Sport (GR-S). On the performance pyramid, Gazoo Racing is the tip, home to the Supra and Yaris, while GR-S is nearer the base, conforming to suspension and cosmetic...
  • Toyota Corolla South Africa

    Drive Test: Toyota Corolla (2019) is uber good

    Between the three good oaks of Hilux, RAV4 and Corolla, Toyota SA is able to steady the brand’s sales during the turbulent peaks and troughs of the car market. With its new talisman fleet, rental and uber drivers begin to salivate. But in order to cajole customers up through...
  • Drive review: Toyota RAV4 (2019) gets American influenced design

    When the first Toyota RAV4 was launched it had just 7 competitors, now it has 43. And even amongst all of that, RAV4 has always managed to jostle it’s way to the top of the pile. Over the years it’s morphed from just an SUV Adventure car to a...
  • Ott Tanak at WRC Rally Mexico News South Africa

    Toyota Gazoo Racing and Tanak top the WRC tables after Rally Mexico

    It’s World Rally Championship news time and, just like always, Toyota is in the headlines. The team celebrated a second-place finish in the Mexican leg of the series. Toyota driver, Ott Tänak, is happy with this news because it means that he finds himself at the top of the...
  • Toyota Corolla hatch

    Drive Review: Toyota Corolla hatch (2019) isn’t a boring rental

    Another Toyota heavyweight Between the three good oaks of Hilux, RAV4 and Corolla, Toyota SA is able to steady the brand’s sales volume during the bumpy peaks and troughs of the car market so when a new Corolla arrives the fleet, rental and uber drivers begin to salivate. But...
  • Toyota Panasonic Joint Venture In South Africa

    Toyota announce joint venture with panasonic in battery production

    It looks like joint ventures are the talk of the motoring town this month (we’re looking at you, Ford and Volkswagen) as Toyota and Panasonic confirm their joint venture towards battery production for electric vehicles. The collaboration is expected to commence at the start of 2021 and will see...