I put a 2JZ-GTE into a GR Yaris, but I’d still rather have the 3 cylinder

It is always a great day when you’re coming back from a loan car pick up driving back an all wheel drive, turbocharged, manual, rally-inspired hatchback. All the credentials are there to back up the pedigree of the Toyota GR Yaris and, albeit very short, this is my third encounter with this little rascal. So, […]

In-Betweener: 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross GR Sport Hybrid Review

Front three quarters view of a 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross GR Sport in white and black.

Despite it only being two years since the Toyota Yaris Cross went on sale in New Zealand (three internationally), it already feels like an aged product. As a general assumption, I suspect this sort of thing will happen even more frequently as cars and technology become more intertwined but I digress. Returning to the topic […]

Climb Every Mountain: Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GR Sport Review

Some say that life begins at 40, or was it 30? Or was it neither? Anyway, one could argue that for the Toyota Land Cruiser, life could very well begin at 70. Yes it’s hard to believe Toyota’s go-anywhere warrior has been with us for over seven decades. During that time, both here and aboard, […]

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