Buying a Corolla is a bit like buying Cadbury’s chocolate: it’s not flash, but it’s dependable. And you know that it’s going to make you fat if use it too much. It achieves its purpose Read More
Toyota: 2014 Hiace ZX automatic review
Posted on July 15th, 2014
Earlier this year Toyota announced a series of cosmetic interior and exteriors updates for the 2014 Hiace range as well as a mildly retuned suspension package for better road comfort and handling. So we decided Read More
Toyota: 2014 Hilux V6 SR5 review
Posted on May 22nd, 2014
Some 38 years ago the Hilux was unleashed onto New Zealand’s roads. Today, there are as many variants of the 2014 model as there are the days of Christmas: Double cab or single cab, four-wheel Read More
Toyota: 2014 Land Cruiser Prado VX V6 review
Posted on May 13th, 2014
One of those ads out there says that big is good. This Land Cruiser is so big that each one they build has a bottle of champagne cracked across its bow and is released from Read More
Toyota Hilux 3.0TD 4×4 Double Cab 2014 review
Posted on April 30th, 2014
From humble beginnings as the robust, reliable, farmer’s friend, the Toyota’s double-cab Hilux is now a bona fide 5-ANCAP star sophisticate, as much at home in the suburbs as it is ‘on the range!’
Toyota 86 RC 2014 review
Posted on March 27th, 2014
When you’ve eaten the salmon terrine for the entrée and the rib eye fillet for the main, you don’t ask how many calories the crème brulee has because that’s ridiculous. Therefore I don’t care what Read More
Toyota RAV4 Limited (Diesel) 2013 Review
Posted on August 26th, 2013
A few weeks ago we tested the Toyota RAV4 GXL petrol. We commented that it was good, but definitely not class-leading. Now we’re dealing with the top-of-the-line RAV4 Limited diesel. It carries a substantial price Read More
Toyota RAV4 GXL AWD 2013 Review
Posted on July 31st, 2013
It’s not really a soft roader because it has a lockable differential to augment its all-wheel drive, so if you put a decent set of off-road tyres on it, you’ll get to some remote places. Read More
