Vehicles
Let’s face it South African consumers have taken a pummelling of late. Economic stress is at an all-time high and the general cost of living is really beginning to take its toll (pun intended).
Toyota yesterday revealed the all-new Toyota RAV4 electric vehicle at the 26th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles.
The RAV4 EV has an expected driving range rating of approximately 160km and charging time of approximately six hours on a 240V/40A charger. The RAV4 EV's driving performance, dynamics and cargo capacity are equal to or exceed the petrol-powered RAV4 V6.
Bob Carter, group vice president and general manager of Toyota in the United States, said the RAV4 EV does not compromise on performance, comfort or versatility.
Aygo plays the wild card with a red-hot new contender and a fresh face
By Toyota_Blogger on 2012-05-09 20:01
Aygo plays the Wild card with a Red-hot new contender and a Fresh face.
Hot off the press: Regroomed, the popular Aygo supermini boasts improved looks and kit as well as a new line-up for 2012. Having broken cover at the Brussels motor show at the beginning of the year, the new range is now available in South Africa.
As well as adopting the new smiling face of Toyota’s latest generation of small cars, Aygo has a new flagship model - the special edition Inferno now leads the revitalised line-up.
Wild on design
Toyota 86 and its creators honoured with three "Vehicle Dynamics International Awards"
By Toyota_Blogger on 2012-05-07 09:48
Tetsuya Tada, Chief engineer
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86 named VDI Car of the Year
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Chief Engineer Tetsuya Tada and his Subaru counterpart Toshio Masuda jointly named VDI Dynamicist of the Year
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VDI Dynamics Team of the Year award for Toyota
Toyota has succeeded in its aim of recapturing the classic sports car experience in its new 86, according to the expert judges of the 2012 Vehicle Dynamics International Awards.
The new Toyota Prius
Bristling with kit, the new Toyota Prius also adds value for money to the package
As Toyota plans to introduce full hybrid technology across its core model ranges, it continues to refine the quality, performance and owner-appeal of Prius, still the world’s best-known and best-selling hybrid vehicle.
In 2012 guise, the third-generation Prius is now an even stronger proposition thanks to a rationalisation of the range which means that in its latest incarnation, the 1.8 CVT Exclusive is also a bargain.
4x4 enthusiasts to celebrate 21 years of Toyota support for the Rust de Winter jamboree this year
By Toyota_Blogger on 2012-04-20 08:59
This year’s Toyota Rust de Winter jamboree, the 33nd consecutive year that this event will be held, is indeed special as this popular 4x4 gathering will be celebrating 21 years of on-going support by Toyota South Africa Motors.
To celebrate this milestone Toyota has invited all owners of Toyota 4x4’s which are 21 years or older to be part the celebrations on the weekend of 27 April to 30 April 2012 on the banks of the Elands River – and they will stand a chance to win some handsome prizes as well!
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) today formally announces its intention to assemble the Quantum and Ses’fikile at its Prospecton plant in Durban.
To date the Quantum and Ses’fikile taxi, which share basic platform and mechanical components, have been manufactured in Japan and imported in fully built up form.
Yaris Hybrid
The Yaris Hybrid makes its world debut today at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It combines the ingenious packaging and urban agility of the Yaris model range with the unique driving experience and efficiency of Toyota’s full hybrid powertrain, Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD). The new Yaris Hybrid launch marks a new, major step in the company’s full hybrid roll-out strategy to Toyota core models in Europe and certain key markets including South Africa.
From Antarctica to the Atacama - The Hilux proves its extreme toughness again!
By Toyota_Blogger on 2012-02-21 16:07
While the Imperial Toyota South Africa team was adding another chapter to the history of the Dakar Rally – in temperatures of up to 48ºC in the Atacama Desert of South America – another South African team was making history in temperatures of as low as -50ºC on the desolate white plains of the Antarctica.
In both these quests – in the harshest of climates and the most extreme environmental conditions imaginable – specially adapted Toyota Hilux vehicles built in South Africa played a vital part, emphasising the fact that when it gets tougher than tough, there is a Hilux around.
*By: Carla Pegg
My FJ Cruiser Ambassador experience was an awesome one. I really enjoyed it and am rather sad that it is all over.
We were lucky enough to be sent to Cape Town to be at the J&B Met.
It was great that we were able to drive around in the FJ Cruiser in Cape Town. I still love that car. It definitely suits Cape Town, although I did notice there were fewer of them around than in Johannesburg. So we once again got the attention of other drivers on the road as well as pedestrians.
