Posts Tagged ‘Toyota’
Drive News – Toyota updates Corolla lineup
July 27th, 2010 
Russell 
New models, same (lack of) pizazz . The Toyota Corolla – the name doesn’t exactly “Ring the Bell” of enthusiastic drivers like we are, does it? With good reason of course, the Corolla has been the motoring world’s answer to McDonalds for a long, long time now. Affordable and filling, if not exactly appealing to [...]
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Drive Test – Toyota Hilux Legend 40 D4-D
July 22nd, 2010 Russell 
The Legend goes on. . I’m sure everyone knows this by now, but I’ll repeat it once more for the cheap seats. Despite being editor of Bakkie and Truck Action for a while, I am not a fan of South Africa’s favourite vehicle type. My wife loves ‘em, I’d rather be in a go-kart, which [...]
The new generation Auris X! Hunt for Xs and win!
April 9th, 2010 Russell Exciting news is that Toyota South Africa is getting ready to launch the new Auris X, the next generation Auris. The Auris X will be sleeker and more sophisticated then its predecessors. The aim is to deliver superb economy with minimal environmental impact, and with 74kW and 132Nm it delivers class-leading performance. The vehicle is [...]
Another Auto box for RAV4
April 6th, 2010 Kyle Toyota RAV4 2.0 GX AUTO Toyota South Africa has expanded their RAV4 range of vehicles with the RAV4 2.0GX Automatic, the automatic gearbox will only have four gears and will will join the range’s only other automatic the higher specced RAV4 2.0 VX Auto. Incoming search terms for the article:rav4 za four-wheel-driveautoboxrav4 south africaRoad test [...]
Launch Drive: Toyota Auris X
March 17th, 2010 Christo When Toyota launched the Auris in 2007, they hoped it would move the goalposts forward. The Run-X it replaced was a hugely successful model for Toyota, owning 33% of the C-segment hatchback market at the height of its popularity. While Auris was certainly an improved vehicle in many respects, it didn’t have the fun factor [...]
Road Test – Toyota Prius Gen 2
January 22nd, 2010 Russell More than just green For the original Drive Magazine road test, click here. The upgraded Toyota Prius is not a car normally associated with passion, at least not of the motoring kind. If you’re passionate about saving the ice shelf, polar bears or rain forests, then one would expect the environmentally friendly Prius to stir [...]
