Toyota Yaris GRMN

DRAG RACE! Honda Civic Type R vs. Toyota Yaris GRMN

As has become tradition, we conducted a handful of drag races at the 2019 iteration of our annual Performance Shootout. The latest straight-line battle? The […]

Posted by CAR magazine - 17 January 2019

TRACK TEST: Toyota Yaris GRMN

Toyota’s fresh performance arm, Gazoo Racing, stunned us with its latest hot hatch (which unfortunately isn’t on the market here in South Africa), the Yaris […]

By CAR magazine - 16 January 2019

Toyota Yaris GRMN

DRIVEN: Toyota Yaris GRMN

DURBAN, KwaZulu-Natal – Toyota has picked up the gauntlet laid down by some of its sportier competitors and served us an appetiser that previews future […]

By Damian Adams - 29 August 2018

Toyota Yaris GRMN

Toyota Yaris GRMN hot hatch hits SA … but you can’t buy it

Yes, the rumours were true: there are indeed three examples of the Toyota Yaris GRMN roaming round South Africa. Unfortunately, though, the B-segment hot hatch […]

By Ryan Bubear - 28 August 2018

Hot hatch drag race

Drag! Yaris GRMN vs. Polo GTI, Fiesta ST, 208 GTi and Mini

Yes, the folks over at CarWow have managed to set up yet another tantalising drag race, this time featuring as many as five B-segment hot […]

By Ryan Bubear - 16 July 2018

Toyota Yaris

Toyota announces new ‘GR’ sports car range!

Back in August, rumours surfaced that Toyota was planning to launch a new sports car series. And, as it turns out, the rumours were entirely […]

By Ryan Bubear - 19 September 2017

Toyota Yaris GRMN hot hatch

Here’s what the Toyota Yaris hot hatch sounds like

Okay, let’s get this out of the way up front. Toyota South Africa Motors told us at the beginning of the year that the new Yaris […]

By Ryan Bubear - 23 June 2017

Toyota Yaris hot hatch

Toyota Yaris hot hatch will NOT be turbocharged…

Remember the Yaris hot hatch Toyota revealed earlier this year? The one that won’t be coming to South Africa? Well, turns out it will stray from […]

By Ryan Bubear - 22 February 2017