The Toyota 86 is expected in South Africa in July 2012 and updates Toyota’s model lineup to feature a model with a bit more sportiness and excitement. The rear wheel drive sports car features a 2.0 litre 4 cylinder boxer motor up front and is said to be made purely for driving enjoyment. In case you [...]

So in these fuel conscious times with everyone running around frantically trying to reduce their carbon footprint, fuel usage and buying smaller more efficient cars, what does Toyota do? Introduce a 2 ton off road vehicle equipped with a 4.0 litre V6 petrol engine.  I think its a bad remake of the land cruiser, nevertheless [...]

It sounded as a goal too far for even the Prius, but one couple managed circumvent South Africa using less than 140 litres of fuel. Helen and John Taylor, an Australian couple well known for several international fuel economy records, decided to turn their recent holiday in South Africa into a record breaking attempt. They [...]

Toyota unveils their now sports car concept which they are expected to produce in 2012. Here is the press release from Toyota: The new FT-86 II Concept makes its world debut at the Geneva motor show, giving the clearest indication yet as to the final design of Toyota’s next sports car. It marks a return [...]

Small in size but big in attitude, a pumped-up, track-ready interpretation of the super-smart iQ city car leads a posse of tuned and tweaked Toyota concept and production cars at the Tokyo Auto Salon. The world’s largest annual aftermarket parts show that took place from 14 to 16 January, gives leading tuning firms and custom [...]

A specially built Toyota Hilux has reinforced the bakkie’s rugged pioneering reputation by becoming the first conventional vehicle to drive the gruelling ice and snow route to South Africa’s scientific research base deep within Antarctica. The 300km, 21-hour journey from the SANAE Summer Station (South African National Antarctica Expedition) near the edge of the ice [...]

Toyota South Africa has refined its most popular passenger vehicle even more. The Corolla is South Africa’s favourite family sedan; a position it has held for more than three decades. Now, nearly three years since the launch of the current model in September 2007, its new design and higher level of specification provides it with [...]

Toyota celebrates the glory years of its World Rally Championship campaigns at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed from 2 to 4 July with a roll-call of some of its most celebrated and successful WRC cars. Ready to burn up the Goodwood rally course, they represent 16 years of success at the pinnacle of the [...]

The new Prado TX from Toyota expands the range from just two top-of-the-range VX models to a four model range on the new Prado platform introduced in October last year. This latest mid-sized Land Cruiser SUV platform follows the tried and tested formula of a strong, all steel body mounted on a ladder type frame [...]

Toyota South Africa has enhanced the popular RAV4 model line-up with the introduction of a new GX-grade derivative with an automatic gearbox. The new RAV4 2.0 GX Auto will offer a four-speed automatic gearbox, mated to the well known 112 kW two litre petrol engine that is available on the petrol models in the range. [...]

Toyota South Africa has introduced a revised model range with a distinct sporty flair for the Auris-range, now referred to as the Auris X range. The most notable change in the new Auris X line-up is the introduction across the range of Toyota’s Optimal Drive Technology. The new 97 kW 1.6 litre Valvematic engine, fitted [...]