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 GRMN. With a supercharged 1,8-litre four-cylinder engine under the bonnet, we were keen to see what this limited-edition hatchback could do when ...

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 performance-focused Gazoo Racing products. With just three of the 400 Yaris GRMN units produced globally made available to Toyota South Africa Motors ...

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 will not be offered for sale on our shores (something the brand told us as long ago as January 2017).Instead, the local arm of the Japanese automaker ...

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 hatches.First, there’s the new Volkswagen Polo GTI, which boasts a 2,0-litre engine churning out 147 kW. Interestingly, the German hot hatch is the only contender ...

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 true.Yes, Toyota has announced its new "GR" sports car series in Japan, revealing that it plans to “deploy the GR series outside of Japan as well gradually”. ...

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 GRMN hot hatch is "not on the cards" for local introduction. But we can't help but be interested in this little supercharged blaster, particularly considering the current ...

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 the segment norm in that it won't be turbocharged.Yes, Toyota has quietly revealed both the official name of the three-door hot hatch, as well as the fact ...