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Toyota GR Yaris Automatic Driven

By Banzai Matai New Car Reviews, Toyota

We reacquaint ourselves with the Toyota GR Yaris automatic after the hot hatch has undergone a massive revision. The Toyota GR Yaris was universally praised when it was launched to the world a few years ago. The product of Toyota’s in-house speed division, Gazoo Racing, was no warmed-over econobox. Instead, it was a properly engineered […]

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Upgraded GR Yaris Now in SA [w/video]

By Staff Writer Manufacturer News, Toyota

An upgraded GR Yaris was first shown at the most recent Tokyo Auto Salon. The updated version of Toyota’s rally-bred hot hatch has now touched down in SA. The newest version adds the option of an automatic transmission for those who prefer not to conduct their own cog swaps.   Follow Double Apex on Instagram and […]

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Tarmac Terrorists: A Journey Through Road-Going Rally Cars

By Banzai Matai Motorsport

Rallying has long been a motorsport that captures the imagination of enthusiasts worldwide. The sight of cars hurtling through forests, sliding around corners on gravel, or tackling treacherous snowy terrain is both thrilling and awe-inspiring. What makes rallying even more fascinating is the evolution of road-going rally cars, machines that are bred for the dirt […]

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Toyota GR Supra Manual Driven 

By Banzai Matai Car Reviews, Toyota

We laid our hands on the recently launched Toyota GR Supra manual, which we drove for a few days to bring you this review. When the Supra was launched locally in 2019, we were impressed by the latest of its name. Of course, there were countless folks (mostly keyboard warriors) complaining about its BMW-based underpinnings. […]

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Toyota GR Corolla SA Now in SA

By Banzai Matai Manufacturer News, Toyota

The list of Gazoo Racing-developed models in SA has grown to four this week with the addition of the GR Corolla. We attended the national ride-and-drive event to experience the newcomer first-hand. Toyota South Africa now offers some of the most exciting drivers cars on the local at the moment. That is not a sentence […]

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Toyota GR Corolla SA Pricing Announced

By Banzai Matai Manufacturer News, Toyota

Toyota GR Corolla SA pricing has been released via the company’s official website. And, as expected, it is quite competitive (see bottom of this post). This takes the list of Gazoo Racing-developed models up to four, namely the GR Supra, GR Yaris and GR86. The GR Corolla will be available in two derivatives, namely Core […]

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Toyota GR Supra Manual Now In SA

By Banzai Matai Manufacturer News, Toyota

It has been on the cards for some time, and now the Toyota GR Supra manual has finally gone on sale in SA. The introduction of the manual-equipped version also heralds a few choices upgrades for Toyota’s leading GR product.  Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where we share more car content. Buy now […]

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Toyota GR Corolla Heading to SA

By Banzai Matai Manufacturer News, Toyota

The Toyota GR Corolla was unveiled last year. At the time it was unclear if the car would go on sale in SA. Today we learned the news that the GR Corolla has been confirmed for sale locally. This takes the list of Gazoo Racing-developed models up to four, namely the GR Supra, GR Yaris […]

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2022’s Most Memorable Cars

By Staff Writer Opinion

Double Apex receives many invites during the course of a year. In 2022 we attended over 20 motoring events all over SA. These included the BMW M Fest and the 2022 Simola Hillclimb. We also get our hands on quite a few cars to drive. In this piece, 2022’s Most Memorable Cars, we take a […]

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Toyota GR86 Now In SA

By Banzai Matai Manufacturer News, Toyota

A few days ago we reported that Toyota SA had announced the pricing of the second-generation of its small coupe. You can read that article by clicking here. We were invited to try out the Toyota GR86 at the national ride and drive event. After decades of producing some of the most vanilla cars on […]

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Toyota GR86 SA Pricing Announced

By Banzai Matai Manufacturer News, Toyota

The Toyota GR86 is about to hit local dealership floors in a matter of days. Ahead of the local introduction we have GR86 SA pricing. This is the second generation of the company’s small sportscar. it also happens to be the third car to wear the GR (for Gazoo Racing) badge after the GR Supra […]

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Toyota GR Yaris Thras… Driven 

By Banzai Matai Car Reviews, Toyota

We reacquaint ourselves with the highly lauded Toyota GR Yaris a year after the performance hatch was introduced into the local market. Toyota South Africa introduced one of the hottest hatchbacks of recent times into the SA market about this time last year. The GR Yaris was welcomed by performance enthusiasts, all keen to see […]

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Manual Toyota GR Supra Confirmed For SA

By Staff Writer Manufacturer News, Toyota

It seems Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division really does listen to its customers. The breaking news today is that the company is going to produce a manual Toyota GR Supra. Even better news is that the three-pedal version will be coming to South Africa. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where we share more car […]

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Toyota GR Corolla Debuts

By Banzai Matai Manufacturer News, Toyota

The product has been the subject of a months-long teaser campaign. Toyota’s marketing department hid little clues and hints in adverts for other products, such as this recent GR86 television commercial. Now, the time has come as the Toyota GR Corolla finally makes its international debut. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where we […]

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Toyota GR86 Focus Group Advert [video]

By Banzai Matai Toyota, Videos

Last year Toyota took a pot shot at the raft of boring automotive television commercials with an advert called The Pitch. You can watch that commercial at this link. That ad has now been followed up with a similar theme for the newly released Toyota GR86 Focus Group advert. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and […]

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Alive Hoon Is A Movie About Pro Drifting [w/videos]

By Staff Writer Videos

Remember that South African movie The Race-ist? We certainly hope you could wipe your memory if you sat through those painful 90 minutes. How about The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, another clanger that we would rather we hadn’t wasted our time on. However, this new movie about pro drifting looks pretty decent. Alive […]

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