Toyota
Results Are In For 2022 South African Car Of The Year
07 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
After a rigorous scoring process, 25 semi-finalists were chosen from 49 vehicles across eight categories before being further whittled down.
Good Luck Buying A Toyota Hilux Or Fortuner Right Now
04 May 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Toyota is warning that it could face stock challenges in the coming months.
Toyota Is Really Cleaning Up In SA
05 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
New-vehicle sales have soared, with March showing the highest monthly sales total since pre-pandemic October 2019.
December Was A Good Month For Toyota
11 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
South Africa’s new car sales and exports have had a few knocks to contend with over the past while. Toyota still manages to dominate the former.
No Love At All For Toyota SA’s 60th Anniversary Advert [Video]
02 Dec 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Congrats on turning 60, Toyota South Africa. Here’s a scathing assessment of your birthday advert to celebrate.
First New Land Cruiser In 14 Years Is Here
10 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Toyota’s new Land Cruiser 300 will arrive in South Africa in August, after what has been a very long wait for more information.
Need A ‘Runaround’ Car For Home? New Toyota Costs Under R180k
26 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re looking for something that will get you from A to B, and is impossible to lose in a parking lot, then this might be the car for you.
Imagine Dropping R765k On A Toyota Hilux
08 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
After 51 years and eight generations, Toyota’s Hilux has been revamped. The price has seen an overhaul, too.
Drive A Toyota? You’ll Be Lucky If It’s Still There In The Morning
14 Sep 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
When a car is reliable and has a high number of interchangeable parts, it WILL be a popular choice for both buyers and thieves.
Wednesday Morning Spice
24 Jun 2015 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Silvio’s divorce settlement is big. Wikileaks busts US spying on France. Police raid Toyota. Pakistan heatwave kills 700. Google eavesdropping software exposed. ISIS have their own coins now. Senzo’s insurance payout problems. The new Spiderman.
Squirrels Accused Of ‘Eating’ Toyota Aygo
29 Jan 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
I will avoid the obvious pun here about squirrels going nuts. We’re better than that. These critters do seem to have developed an interesting new feeding habit though.
Toyota Joins The Self-Driving Car Movement
08 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It seems that most of the larger car manufacturers are keen to follow in the footsteps of Google and launch their own self-driving cars. Toyota has just joined that party.
Thursday Morning Spice
15 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
McAfee is wearing a disguise now. WC farm workers halt strike. Toyota recalls 2.77m cars worldwide. SA’s new online booze delivery service. Mass strikes sweep Europe. Painting sells for $75m. Rihanna’s beaten face on Chris Brown posters.
2012’s Top Ten Global Brands
03 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
International brand consultancy Interbrand released its rankings of the world’s biggest brands yesterday, and there are some interesting shifts to take note of. We’ve already reported on Google being ranked higher than Microsoft, but where do our other favourite brands fall in the world’s top ten?
The “Fun-Vii” – Toyota’s Insane Futuristic Concept Car
29 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s president, described the freshly-unveiled Fun-Vii as “a smartphone on four-wheels,” which sounds like something you would say to describe a car with lots of gadgets. Except Toyota’s new concept car, unveiled ahead of the Tokyo Auto show is like a smartphone on four wheels because it has giant touchscreen doors.
It’s All Going A Bit Hybrid
05 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I think it’s incredibly easy to forget that we are living through one of the great technological revolutions in human history. And the car is of course well and truly part of that revolution. Yesterday I sampled what might be one of the most advanced cars on the road today, and to be honest, I’m not sold.
‘Thoughtful’ Cycling – Is It The Way Of The Future? [Video]
01 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Toyota and bicycle maker, Parlee have developed a bike that can read your mind. The Prius X Parlee changes gears by registering the cyclist’s brain waves, through the use of an experimental iPhone app and a fancy thought sensitive helmet.
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