2010 Toyota Landcruiser
No other vehicle dominates Australia's 4WD landscape like the Toyota Landcruiser. With justification, they say it is the vehicle upon which much of our outback has been built. In more than 50 years of sales in Australia, almost 600,00 Toyota Landcruiser's have been sold – that's one in 10 of all Toy...
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ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program)
The Prado scored 15.11 out of 16 in the offset crash test. The passenger compartment held its shape well. There was a slight risk of serious leg injury for the driver and passenger.The vehicle was awarded a default score of 16 out of 16 in the side impact crash test. A further 2 points were scored i...
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Land ruiser
The 70 Series range has been expanded to eight models, with three body styles. It's a little confusing but here's a simple model-by-model breakdown of the Series variants.
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Less is more
ALTHOUGH our Corolla test unit arrived fi nished in a rather attractive metallic crimson red, this test is all about being green. The idea behind replacing the solid “old” 1,4-litre with a smaller (in capacity, physical size and mass) 1,3-litre engine, is quite simply to save on fuel. Toyota's “Opti...
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New Corolla hits SA
Cape Town - Toyota South Africa has launched an all-new Corolla here.
The newcomer is being produced at Toyota's Prospecton plant for local and export sales. Both left- and right-hand drive models are being built at Prospecton.
Since launch in 1966 almost 32 million Corollas have been sold world...
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New model, fresh looks for Toyota Quantum
Toyota South Africa has announced an addition to its popular Quantum range together with a number of cosmetic changes to freshen the appearance of the vehicle. The addition of the latest variant, a 10 Seater people carrier, brings the number of distinct models in the Quantum range to four. Each of t...
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Reader test: Toyota Auris
I have driven many cars of a wide variety over the last 10 years, from a Volkswagen Golf to Polo Classic, VW's Jetta (both diesel and petrol, Toyota Corolla and Avensis, to a Lexus IS250 SE. Obviously you can never compare the luxury of the Lexus IS250 with that of the VW Polo Classic, for instance...
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Toyota RAV4
Toyota SA achieved runaway sales by seducing suburban housewives with the original RAV4's "cute" SUV image. I do, however, suspect that with the current generation dropping the "adorable" three-door version, many of these housewives' husbands may now leap at the chance to show off their new toys to ...
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Toyota RAV4 test
Car details four star rating
Tested model
Toyota RAV4 D-4D, LHD
Body type
5 door SUV
Year of publication
2006
Kerb weight
1620kg
VIN from which rating applies
JTMBA31V005012623 or JTMBA31V306022220
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Toyota Yaris
Toyota's reliability; it's a punch line we've heard over and over again. It will actually be unusual to write an article about a Toyota car without mentioning the word "reliability". Having not owned a car before, that "catch phrase" played a pivotal role in me choosing the first car I would ever ow...
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toyota_corolla test
Car details five stars
Body type
4 door saloon
Year of publication
2007
Kerb weight
1290kg
VIN from which rating applies
Applies to all Corollas
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