New Toyota Blog now up and running

We have some exciting news!

Toyota has decided to combine the Auris, Corolla and Masters of Africa blogs into one – The Toyota Blog (http://www.toyotablog.co.za/) This will allow you to access anything Toyota related in one place, rather than 3.

The Toyota Blog went live on 13 October 2009 and offers you everything from vehicle information, motorsport news, videos and photos, competitions, interactive forums and much more.  read more »

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Cruisers deliver Voetspore team safely back in SA after epic journey

The Masters of Africa have done it again. Three tough Land Cruiser 70’s helped deliver the Voetspore team, headed by intrepid Africa traveler Johan Badenhorst, safely in South Africa after an epic journey of more than 23 000 km through West Africa.  read more »

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Sun City 400 preview 2009 - Castrol Toyota team

Toyota, on their campaign on the recent Toyota 1000 Desert Race in Botswana, won just about every battle but lost the war.

Eight of the 11 Production Vehicle finishers were Toyota models, there were two class wins for the fourth time this season and winning the manufacturer’s award helped put Toyota in the lead in the prestige South African Manufacturer’s Championship. The only thing missing was the overall win and Toyota will be aiming to redress that situation on the Sun City 400 on July 24 and 25.  read more »

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Toyota Announces Limited Edition Fortuner Epic

Toyota has announced the introduction of the Fortuner Epic, a limited edition model of South Africa's top selling SUV. The introduction of the Fortuner Epic follows on the styling changes incorporated in the diesel models introduced earlier this year and adds a number of cosmetic elements to that package for the 4.0 litre V6 petrol engine Raised Body Automatic and 4X4 Automatic Epic models.  read more »

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Rust de Winter 4x4 Jamboree is best ever!

This year’s Rust de Winter 4x4 jamboree long weekend attracted over 120 competing vehicles for the popular gymkhana and mountain trail events. Just over half of the vehicles entered were Toyotas, from single and double cab Raider bakkies of varying vintages, to all variants of the marque’s iconic Land Cruiser brand.  read more »

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Toyota Land Cruiser - The Master of Africa

The Toyota Land Cruiser story starts back in 1950, just 14 years after Toyota produced its first vehicle and as the process of post WWII reconstruction in Japan gained momentum. Linked to the urgent desire within Japanese industry to re-establish itself was a drive for diversity in the Japanese motor industry, an industry that was embarking on a rapid “catch-up” phase as new markets opened up to Japan, an emerging industrial giant.  read more »

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