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Toyota 2000GT Guardians of Isarrat Lexus KINETIC SEAT

Daniel Craig’s Favorite Kenya’s Maasai, The principles of car seat
Bond Car captured... occupancy re-evaluated

The Vessel Canopy Touring Toyota FT-1

The Centrepiece of Unique eco-wilderness Pipe-dream provider to
New York’s Hudson Yards adventure Supra enthusiasts





CONTENTS

14 CatchingRays 18 TheColorRun
Solar panels at Toyota’s new Founded as an event to promote healthiness and happiness by bringing the
Texas HQ are to provide 25 community together to participate in the “Happiest 5k on the Planet”
percent of its electricity

32 AdrenalineJunkies 42 Daniel Craig’s Favorite Bond Car
The new unique eco-wilderness While Toyota’s 2000GT is a lesser-known rival to Jaguar, Aston Martin, and Ferrari,
adventure that takes place in it’s time to take this $1 million, right-hand-drive racer seriously
the magnificent heart of nature

36 Something worth Raviving about 46 TheUltimateOne
One of the most easily recognizable cars on our roads. The Toyota FT-1 (Future Toyota Ultimate One) has been
The Toyota RAV4 pioneered today’s valuable and hugely the latest pipe-dream provider to Supra enthusiasts
popular compact SUV market

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60 Lexus Kinetic Seat Concept 08 LuxurySafaris
The Lexus Kinetic Seat Concept, a more comfortable way... Exclusive African safari experiences that have dialled
up to levels of high extravagance that people pay top
dollar to see

84 GuardiansofIsarrat 70 AfricanLuxury
The Maasai, captured like never before... Take a look at the award winning South African house
that sold for over R290 Million

74 The Vessel, The centrepiece of New York’s Hudson Yards 94 nterviewwithJamesRossiter
“New York’s Eiffel Tower,” a €134 million giant staircase, soaring 16 storeys high Lexus driver James Rossiter
in the centre of Manhattan explains the importance of
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Lifestyle

Hybrids What is a Hybrid System?
A hybrid system combines
Conserving different power sources
the Future to maximise each
one's strengths, while
Yaris-Hybrid 1.5 compensating for the
From R302 500 others' shortcomings.
A petrol-electric hybrid
Auris-Hybrid Prius-Hybrid 1.8 Toyota doesn't want to invest in system, for example,
From R409 500 From R446 400 diesel engines anymore combines an internal
combustion engine's high-
The company has canceled speed power with the
the diesel options on the Yaris clean efficiency and low-
subcompact and Verso compact speed torque of an electric
models. The decision is based on motor that never needs to
the fact that demand for hybrids be plugged in.
jumped 20% in Europe last year.
Are All Hybrids Created
SPRAYGROUND offers sleek limited edition backpacks Equally?
There are several ways
that visually create bold statements, making it a stand out in the bag in which electric motors
and backpack categories. The backpacks are not just the epitome of and a petrol engine can
individualism, but revolutionary in their cutting edge functionality and be combined. Toyota
design, becoming the ideal choice for the urban fashion consumer. perfected the series/
parallel or "full" hybrid
to deliver the energy-
saving benefit of a series
hybrid together with the
acceleration benefit of
a parallel hybrid. Two
key technologies — the
power split device and
sophisticated energy
management — make this
possible. They constantly
optimise the flows of
mechanical power and
electric power for safe
and comfortable vehicle
operation at the highest
possible efficiency.

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Lifestyle

Lexus F SPORT
Carbon Fiber
Road Bike

Marking the end of the 500-unit
production run of its LFA supercar,
japanese manufacturer Lexus has
created the ‘F SPORT’, a road bike that
utilizes the same carbon fiber reinforced
plastic (CFRP) construction as the limited
edition sports vehicle. Equipped with
a 22-speed shimano dura ace Di2
electronic shift system and crankset, the
exclusive bicycle enables cyclists to shift
gears with ease. Note: only 100 units
made available for purchase.

THE BIOSCOPE is an innovative independent cinema located

in downtown Johannesburg. The Bioscope is about invigorating a new
appreciation of film as an art form, celebrating the medium and bring exciting
cinema to as wide an audience as possible. The aim of The Bioscope has always
been to increase the diversity of content on South African cinema screens
thereby becoming an important cultural space in the city of Johannesburg.

LEXUS Cansonic UltraDV-888
FITNESS
BAND The UDV-888 is the most powerful camera with
the best image performance in an ultra-tiny size,
This slim and stylish and it is easy to be carried with you or put in your
wristband tracks an pocket. In addition, it comes with a 2 inch high
incredible amount of resolution screen. Too small? Don’t worry! It is only
fitness data including for you to make sure you are shooting in a right
steps, distance, calories angle instead of regretting when you get home.
burned, sleep patterns
and more. The OLED 9
display shows current
time and date.

Lifestyle

URBANOLOGI

Location 1 Fox Street, Ferreirasdorp, Johannesburg said he would ‘fail’. Instead, he realised the city is
Phone 011 492 1399 both receptor and generator of new foods and ways
Email [email protected] of eating in urban South Africa. Johannesburg is also
Website urbanologi.co.za the ideal source of some of the unusual ingredients
Ambience Contemporary cool he requires for his ‘urban garde’ cuisine. In Newtown
Angelo found the inventiveness and edginess he
When chef Angelo Scirocco, South Africa’s entrant needed for his Urbanologi concept. This restaurant
for the 2015 S.Pellegrino Young Chef awards in is not based on anything that has gone before – and
Milan last year, left Chefs Warehouse, he was part of the reason is the feedback between the
advised not to take his talent to Joburg where it was constantly inventing brewery and restaurant.

’self-lacing’ sneakers

Nike recently announced a self-lacing sneaker
called the HyperAdapt 1.0, bringing to life the
dream that sneaker fans have shared since Back
to the Future II premiered almost 30 years ago.
When you step into the
HyperAdapt 1.0 your
heel hits a sensor that
automatically tightens the
laces, according to the
Nike website.

Hugo Boss More than a shade of TAG Heuer’s ground-breaking
Square Quartz Monaco styling in this piece from Hugo Boss –
Chronograph which comes on a perforated silicone strap and
and highlights the chronograph function’s start/stop
button in red. One for the racers. £275, hugoboss.com

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oMfaster Pierre Soulages, who is 94 years of
bthlaeck age, is France’s most famous, most
arts popular, and most successful living
painter. His 2009 retrospective
at the Pompidou was the largest
that institution had ever given to a
living artist, and in May, a museum
dedicated to his work opened
in Rodez, France. The small but
substantial Lévy/Perrotin show
(the two galleries are stacked one
above the other, so it feels like one
continuous exhibition) is therefore
objectively a big deal. Soulages hasn’t
had a New York show since 2005.

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as a fisheye, which comes in a single package
along with a collection of fittings that will get the
lens additions working on a roster of handsets.
Apple, Samsung, Sony and Huawei all crack the
nod and there’s also support for a bunch of
tablets. And if you’ve ever used a tablet camera,
you’ll know that those in particular need the
assistance. The Limelens Set - R799

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CARS THROUGH THE
EYES OF CHILDREN

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is redefining what it means to keep it simple
in the trailer and camper industry

T MC is exhibiting the Camatte Capsule In addition to encouraging kids to be more familiar
trailer at the International Tokyo with cars, the Camatte Capsule is also sure to pique
Toy Show 2016 from 9-12 June. The their creativity as they witness these trailers turn
interior space of this new design can into tiny houses. Sitting at 3,785 mm long, 1,500
be customised as a joint activity for parents and mm wide and 1,845 mm tall, the Camatte Capsule
children to share. It is hoped that this will create is equipped with three screens that allow children
an opportunity for parents and children to enjoy to visualise how the interior could look like in their
interacting with cars together. own interpretation. So, those attending the show

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Design

“The interior space of this new design
can be customised as a joint activity
for parents and children to share.”

are allowed to customise the trailer by using a tablet The show will also feature several of Toyota’s
with a specially designed app. previous Camatte concepts, including the Sora from
2012, 57s (2013) and Hajime (2015), giving visitors,
Thanks to the application, six different colour young and old, the chance to think about the future
patterns can be projected – and then a total of of cars and motoring with hands-on experiences.
eight different objects can be added inside the
trailer. Among other items, visitors will find a bed, The Sora was Toyota’s first Camatte concept to
a basketball hoop and a toolbox. The design then be shown, a small car that children can drive and
gets projected on three of the trailer’s walls and customise with easily removable body panels in
Toyota believes parents and kids will be able to different colours. The 57s features more complex
discuss the designs envisioned by the small ones. bodywork, with 57 detachable small panels that
can be assembled like a jigsaw puzzle.
But it’s not the first time Toyota is showcasing at
Tokyo Show. Out of a desire to convey the joy and The Camatte Lab (2014) lets children display
dreams of motor vehicles to the next generation, drawings they had created on the bonnet and
Toyota has been exhibiting various types of is designed to give them a close-up look at the
Camatte vehicles at the Tokyo Toy Show since car’s inner workings. Last year the Hajime was
2012. While children were allowed to exchange presented together with Camatte Vision, which
and customise exterior panels of Camatte vehicles uses augmented reality technology to let children
in the past, the focus has shifted to the interior enjoy the simulated experience of specifying their
space this year. car’s design, then driving it through town.

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Eco
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Eco

Catching Rays

Solar panels at Toyota’s new Texas HQ
are to provide 25 percent of its electricity

“The new Plano T oyota has already made a name for
HQ will feature itself as a leader in hybrid technology,
a 7.75-megawatt and now the automaker is taking the
solar power green lead with its new North American
system, making it the headquarters in Plano, Texas.
largest in the states
among non-utility Toyota announced that its new Plano HQ will
companies.” feature a 7.75-megawatt solar power system,
making it the largest in the state among non-
utility companies. The solar system is a key pillar in
earning a USGBC Platinum LEED Certification for
the Plano campus.

Toyota plans to complete the solar power project
in two phases. The first phase will see solar panels
installed on top of two parking structures on the
Plano campus. Those grids should be up and
running by August 2017. A third parking structure
will get the same solar panel treatment shortly
thereafter and is scheduled to come online in
December 2017.

"We are dedicated to making sure our new
headquarters campus supports - even redefines
- Toyota's commitment to the environment," said
Kevin Butt, Regional Director, North American
Environmental Division. "The Plano solar system
will not only reduce our environmental footprint
and educate team members about renewable
energy, it moves us closer to Toyota's 2050 global
environmental challenge to eliminate carbon
emissions in all operations."

According to Toyota, the solar installation will
provide about 25 percent of the electricity needed
to run the headquarters campus. This should
reduce the facility's carbon dioxide emissions
by 7,122 metric tons, or the equivalent of the
electricity used by 1,000 homes in a year.

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6 OF THE BEST:
SAFARI

Here’s a collection of some of our favourite photos,
as submitted to us by awesome readers

01. Title: ‘Let Sleeping Dogs Lie’ 03. Title: ‘Wild Kisses’
Submitted by: Deon Msingana Submitted by: Thabo Nyathi
Description: The African wild dog, also known as Cape hunting dog or 04. Title: ‘Really?’
painted wolf, is highly endangered, so consider yourself blessed if you Submitted by: Madeleine Stolz
can find them and photograph them in the wild! This was taken on our 05. Title: ‘Easy Like Sunday Morning’
last visit to the Mother City. The photo is of a pack of wold dogs ‘taking Submitted by: Zandi James
it easy’ on the safari main trail road. 06. Title: ‘Play Time’
02. Title: ‘Now You See Me, Now You Dont’ Submitted by: Leela Vurden
Submitted by: Joe Van De Mulen

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Been There
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Been There

The Happiest 5K
on the Planet

The Color Run was founded in January of
2012 as an event to promote healthiness
and happiness by bringing the
community together to participate in the
“Happiest 5k on the Planet”

I t’s been a long year, and a long winter.
Welcome back the colours of Spring with The
Happiest 5K on the Planet. The Color Run
is a five kilometre un-timed race in which
thousands of participants, or “Color Runners”, are
doused from head to toe in different colours at
each kilometre.
The 2016 Rainbow Tour has finally reached
Johannesburg, and The Color Run is ready to turn
thousands of fans into rainbows. The Color Run is
designed to uplift and inspire runners to stand out
from the crowd, sweat sparkles, and live their lives
in a happy and healthy way.
The event encourages participants to stand out
from the crowd and express their individuality – the
only rule is you start the race in your official white
race T-shirt, and you end it covered in colour.
Capitec Bank is The Color Run’s headline sponsor,
and has made a generous commitment to
community upliftment by pledging R10 for each ticket
sold to charity-partner Adopt-a-School Foundation.

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Been There

Says Capitec Bank’s communications head, The Color Run South Africa’s national event co-
Charl Nel: “Capitec Bank, like The Color Run, ordinator, Trevor Latimer, maintains that one of
believes in health, happiness, individuality, giving the reasons for the global event’s success is that
back, living life in technicolour and having fun, it spreads a culture of care and community. “We
while caring about the community. Last year, we have a growing base of loyal Color Runners in
donated close to R75 000 to the Moses Maren South Africa. It’s one of the few events that focuses
Technical Secondary School in Eikenhof. Through on such basic qualities of life as fun, healthiness,
close collaboration with Adopt-a-School, we were celebrating who you are as an individual, and the
able to identify the school’s most pressing needs, community around you. The Color Run provides
and channel our donation towards improved the most glorious fun, but does it in a deeply
sporting infrastructure.” conscious way.”

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Been There

The Single Largest Event Series In The World

Less about your 10-minute-mile and more about having the time of your life

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Been There

Color runners will each receive a race pack with The Color Run is
includes a Race T-Shirt, headband, bag of colour designed to uplift
powder, temporary tattoos, and a race number. and inspire runners
Additionally, every Color runner will receive a R200 to stand out from
voucher from Superbalist.com, to be redeemed the crowd, sweat
against a minimum spend of R650 through the sparkles, and live
Superbalist app. their lives in a happy
and healthy way
Individual charities and schools are encouraged
to register on the Fun Raiser programme to raise
money for every ticket sold under your unique
Fun Raiser code. For more information on this
programme, email [email protected].

The Color Run takes place on Sunday, 25
September 2016 at Roosevelt High School,
Emmarentia Dam from 09:00 to 10:00. Individual
ticket prices are R250 and R225 for groups of four
or more. Manual entry points are listed on the
website, and all on-the-day tickets are R300.

For more information, visit thecolorrun.co.za.
Alternatively, connect with them on Facebook
or on Twitter using the #Happiest5k and
#CapitecColorRun hashtag.

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Been There

Colour Me RAD

The Color Run is a five-kilometer, un-timed race in which thousands of participants, or “Colour Runners”, are
doused from head to toe in different colors at each kilometer

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Been There

Key To The Soul

Live music at the Fourways Farmers’ Market

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Been There

GOURMET...
IN THE GARDEN

The Fourways Farmers Market boasts
amazing vendor stalls, selling carefully
selected produce and products that are
produced locally and of the finest quality

T he Fourways Farmers’ Market is a true The Fourways
escape from supermarket shopping. Farmers’ Market is
The most beautiiful outdoor market in The most beautiiful
Johannesburg, our carefully selected outdoor market in
traders offer the best of the best products; for Johannesburg
breakfast, lunch and even to take home!
picnic on the lawns whilst watching the children
The Fourways Farmers’ Market boasts 107 play- you’ll be hard pressed to find a more relaxing
VENDOR STALLS, selling carefully selected produce way to spend a Sunday in central Fourways.
and products that are local, seasonal, delicious! We
have brought together both new and experienced You’ll be transported away from suburbia,
marketeers, absolutely passionate about their into a vignette of yesteryear country markets.
products and specialists in their field. Surrounded by birdsong and butterflies, watching
children run free, you couldn’t be further away
True to the tradition of Farmer’s Markets, they from the Sunday Mall Shop. We promise to
love to have a chat with their customers, getting change your Sundays forever.
to know you all and very happy to inform you of
exactly where your food comes from. There is a
selection of organically grown vegetables, locally
made cheeses, cured meats, baked goods, jams,
preserves and finally, beautifully handcrafted
jewellery and other crafts.

With a choice of seating- under the Jacarandas,
in the Maypole Ribbon Marquee area, amidst the
beautiful plants of our nursery or simply having a

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Travel
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Travel

Cedarberg
LWoidldgwe aters

Wildwaters Lodge is nestled in a
luxuriant rainforest on it’s own private
island, mid-stream in the mighty Nile
about 26km from ‘the source’ and
both the lodge and the surrounding
environment is breathtakingly beautiful

N estled in a luxuriant rainforest on
its own private island, mid-stream in
the mighty Nile, Wildwaters Lodge
is breathtaking. Thick riverine forest
naturally covers the island and each of the ten
timber-floor rooms is nestled amidst the forest with
private views over the River Nile and its rapids.
The expansive, canvas walled, traditionally
thatched rooms each boast private decks with
elegant free-standing baths and wash basins
carved from the local pink granite. Softly lit with
hand made furniture, you can relax in comfort
on this island paradise listening to the thunder
of the Nile rapids, and the calls of the many
species of bird who call the island home. Elevated
wooden walkways gracefully link the rooms to the
restaurant and bar area and offer an unforgettable
walk through the heart of the forest.
The main lodge is located quite unbelievably on a
solid rock peninsula, amidst the rapids of the River
Nile. Relax here, cooled by the constant breezes
from the racing rapids or plunge into the adjacent

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Travel

Relaxation

Enjoy guided walks, swimming and fishing or just chilling out in a spot where you get the charge of energy
from being near surging frothy water – but without the immersion

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Travel

natural swimming pool, carved by the river over The main lodge
millennia from pink granite. This is the ultimate is located quite
location to enjoy one of the last wild areas of the unbelievably on a
entire Nile. solid rock peninsula,
amidst the rapids of
The lodge is at the heart of the newly formed the River Nile
Wildwaters Reserve, a group of mid-stream islands
in the Nile, mostly widely recognised as the home
for the legendary whitewater rafting on the Nile.

They are also home to river otters, giant
monitor lizards and hundreds of species of birds.
The lodge is the centre-piece for a conservation
initiative aimed at protecting this pristine riverine
environment for future generations, in part by
ensuring that the local communities benefit directly
from the visitors to the lodge and the protection of
these beautiful, heavily forested islands in the Nile.

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Sport & Adventure

BASICS OF KAYAKING

If you’ve been tempted to go kayaking but think it might be too strenuous, or technical,
or just too much of a hassle, it’s actually none of those things.

Are you down for Southeastern Expeditions in Also try to identify eddies -A
slicing through Georgie and Toa Berman an place in the river, often behind
the rapids without extreme kayaker. an obstruction or inside a sharp
taking a bath, and Map your route: If you’re not turn, where the water reverses
wanting to huck? – (the act of with a guide, survey the water and flows upstream. Eddies are a
running a waterfall) before shoving off, and make good place to pause, rest or boat
a mental note of calm water scout. These counter current
Well then brave the rapids, chutes, as these help whisk pools gather behind obstructions
bob and weave your way you through and hazards such and can help you control your
through with these tips from as large rocks and fallen limbs. speed and direction.
Andy Hinton, a head guide at

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Sport & Adventure

“Kayaking is one of the fastest growing
water sports. It can be peaceful and

meditative on still water or exhilarating
and exciting on white water”

Take the helm: As you enter the Paddle properly: Don’t rely only Bob and Weave: To catch an
kayak, slide your legs all the way on your biceps for power; instead eddy, try to position your kayak
to the front, placing the balls of paddle from your torso (great so you can enter at an angle,
your feet on the foot pegs. Your workout for your abdomen). Hold otherwise the eddy’s flow may tip
legs should bow, with your knees the paddle with your hands apart your ride. If the eddy is to your
bracing the craft’s top inner wall. by a shoulder-width, aiming for left, bank the boat by lifting your
Place your butt in the seat and a 90-degree elbow angle. Reach right knee while pushing down
your hips in the hip pads.You with the paddle as far forward with your left butt cheek (or vice
should feel as if you’re wearing as possible and pull until it versa). Then enter it using a hard
the kayak, keep your posture passes your knee. The first 30% forward stroke- make use of this
strong and body slightly forward of the stroke applies the most method to connect the dots on
to gain power. forward momentum. your way to calmer water.

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adrenaline
Junkies

The new unique eco-wilderness adventure
that takes place in the magnificent heart
of nature

T sitsikamma Canopy Tour, Stormsriver
Adventures, Tsitsikamma, South Africa.
The first of its kind in Africa, the canopy
tour involves traversing from one
platform to another along a steel cable suspended
up to 30 meters above the forest floor...

Most platforms are located in giant Outeniqua
Yellowwood trees. The scenery and bird life is
spectacular and professional guides provide
interesting facts about the forest ecology during
the 2½ to 3 hours.

The concept of guiding people through the
upper canopy of a rainforest originated in Costa
Rica, where adventurous biologists devised new
methods for accessing the forest canopy in order
to conduct research on the undiscovered canopy
ecosystem. The idea soon developed into a
breathtaking form of eco-tourism which allowed
people to enter and experience a previously
inaccessible natural environment.

Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour, Stormsriver
Adventures, South AfricaConstruction of the
Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour has been done in
accordance with strict civil engineering standards.

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Sport & Adventure

Canopy Touring

A mixture of ecology and adventure tourism

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Sport & Adventure

The system was designed and created by an “The bird life is
adventurous civil engineer who constructed a incredible. Knysna
similar canopy tour in Costa Rica. Concept to Loeries, sightings of
completion took fourteen and a half months. the elusive Narina
Trogon and the
The tour begins with a detailed safety briefing Vervet monkey are
followed by a ‘kitting up’ session where full body not uncommon“
harness, pulleys and climbing equipment is issued
and checked. A short drive into the Tsitsikamma enthusiastically explain the ecology of the forest
forest and it is time to monkey around! - pointing out different trees and the magnificent
giant ferns way below. The bird life is incredible.
From the start on the launch platform a new Knysna Loeries, sightings of the elusive Narina
world unfolds as one gently glides on a steel cable Trogon and the Vervet monkey are not uncommon.
to the first tree platform. All groups are escorted
through the forest canopy by a lead guide and
a follow guide to ensure your safety as you slide
from tree to tree. The platforms, built high up in
the giant Outeniqua Yellowwoods, provide an
unbelievable view of this enchanting new world
- any fear of heights is soon lost as you gather in
your new surroundings.

Tsitsikamma Canopy Tour LayoutSpend
a couple of minutes relaxing while your guides

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Product
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Something
RwAoVritvhing
about

One of the most easily recognizable cars
on our roads is undoubtedly the Toyota
RAV4 (Recreational Active Vehicle). First
seen on the local motoring landscape
20 years ago the RAV4 is a compact
recreational vehicle that most would
agree, pioneered today’s valuable and
hugely popular compact SUV market.

R ight off the bat, the RAV4 become a symbol
of independence, fun and adventure
and anyone who drove one back then
epitomized all that was cool and funky.
Take for instance Penny Lebyane’s 3-door RAV4
– affectionately nicknamed the “Green Mamba”.
Whenever it wasn’t parked on a pavement outside
a hot party scene, one could catch a glimpse of
it racing down the streets of Johannesburg with
its beautiful celebrity owner at the wheel. Fast-
forward a couple of decades and the Toyota RAV4’s
design and ‘persona’ has evolved considerably
into something quite graceful, mature and family-
orientated, tactfully losing its “party-wheels” image
along the way. With over 500 units sold monthly,
Toyota recently made a few touch-ups to the RAV4

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Risqué...

Both the Inferno and the Blue seem a little risqué for Toyota but I think they fit the target audience perfectly

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“More Is More And resulting in a refreshed and updated new model.
Then Some! Space is Launched in an opulent beach-front resort in
hardly ever an issue Mozambique, I found 6 things which I love about
within a Toyota” the latest RAV4.

EXTERIOR DESIGN: Hey There You Decent Looking
RAV4 You! Let’s face it; Toyota doesn’t necessarily
design racy /hey-look-at-me type cars. However,
they do come up with moderately decent looking
cars in line with the desires of the audience they
appeal to. Unsurprisingly, the RAV4 is not drop-
dead good looking neither is it paint-waiting-to-dry
kind of boring. It’s somewhere in the middle but
with enough tweaks to make it stand out and be
noticed. Why I love it! Up front, the revamped
RAV4 boasts reshaped headlamps with LEDs
which come standard across the range. Its front
bumper has undergone a bit of surgery too,
resulting in a nose which carries the latest Toyota
design language. In side profile, the RAV4 stands
high and proud on redesigned 17 & 18 inch alloys
whist the rear boasts a slinky tail light design that
features LED lights and no visible reverse lights. I
particularly liked the reshaped lower tailgate and
restyled fog lamps.

INTERIOR: A Few ‘Just Powdered My Nose’ Sort
Of Enhancements: Not much of a major redesign
was needed within the interior of the new-look
RAV4 to be honest. The touch-ups Toyota’s
designers made are really similar to when one

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checks that her make-up is flawless by fussing for door locking and lighting all make for a more
over it a tad more. Why I love it! That said, certain enjoyable ride. You also get a coat-hook and key
areas within the cabin have been revised bringing reminder warning, both which come in handy for
a touch more quality to the RAV4, such as ambient busy women who are constantly on the go* Why
lighting and the layout of the gear shift area cup- I love it! Being slightly technically challenged I was
holders which have been revised and improved. delighted at the simplicity with which I managed
Storage for one’s sunglasses has been included to connect the RAV4 to all my must-have gadgets.
near to the overhead interior lighting cluster *model specific.
above the windscreen.
RAINBOW OF COLOURS: All the More To Stand
SPACE: More Is More And Then Some! Space is Out! A total of 8-colours make up the RAV4
hardly ever an issue within a Toyota, possibly rainbow and by far my favourite was the Inferno
because “family” is a core factor of the Toyota Metallic – a burnt orange type colour which is
ethos. As such there is loads of it in the RAV4 both warm and bold. Other colours include the
– front, rear and luggage compartment. Why usual whites and silvers (with fancier names of
I love it! For a small sized SUV the RAV4 has
good leg and head room, ensuring that tall folks
can be quite comfortable in the rear over long
distance journeys.

CREATURE COMFORTS: All the More To Enjoy
the Drive With My Dear! The addition of a 4.2-
inch colour multi-information display in the
instrument binnacle is a most welcome feature.
Not only does it show details on energy usage
and general vehicle information but it also allows
has customisation options. Of course elements
such as Bluetooth for hands-free phone calls, a
rear-view camera (VX models only), aircon, radio,
CD player, 6 quality speakers, seat-heaters, cruise
control, trip data and the management of settings

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“The Toyota RAV4’s course) as well as a refreshing Blue Metallic which
design and ‘persona’ cannot be missed! Why I love it! Both the Inferno
has evolved and the Blue seem a little risqué for Toyota but I
considerably into think they fit the target audience perfectly.
something quite
graceful” SAFETY: So That Nothing Bad Happens To You Along
The Journey! Quite a few handy systems have been
included in the latest RAV4, including Park Distance
Control, Hill Assist Control (HAC), Trailer Sway Control
(TSC), Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Driver, front
passenger, side, curtain and driver knee airbags and
of course ISOFIX fittings to ensure babies and infants
are securely strapped in too. Why I love it! By far, my
fav feature on this front is the Height Adjustable Seat
Belt for obvious reasons!

MODEL Engine Power PRICE

2.0-litre GX MT 2WD Petrol 107kW/187Nm From R351 000
2.0-litre GX CVT 2WD Petrol 107kW/187Nm From R362 900
2.5-litre VX 6AT AWD Petrol 132kW/233Nm From R439 000
2.2-litre GX 6MT AWD Diesel 110kW/340Nm From R489 400
2.2-litre VX 6AT AWD Diesel 110kW/340Nm From R522 000

*The new RAV44 comes standard with a 3-year/100 000km warranty and a 5-year/90 000km service plan.

Out of interest, the Toyota Rav4 is up against plenty of other contenders and from a pricing point of view it
maybe that the RAV4 is in for a bit of a fight. That said, brand loyalty has a lot to do with purchase making
decisions and it will be interesting to see how the market takes to the latest compact utility vehicle from Toyota.

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Owner Zone

Passion for
the brand

Klerksdorp resident and workshop
owner Nico Fourie is passionate about
his Toyotas – he eats, sleeps, dreams
and loves each and every one of his very
special collection

H is collection consists of 22 cars – even “I don’t know what my
a racer – and each is spotless, in mint cars are worth, and
condition inside and out. A friend of I don’t really care
the family jokingly remarked that Nico’s because I know I will
devoted wife Tanya does not really need a make- never part with them.”
up mirror in her house. She can just head to the
garage and get close to one of the cars to see her and out. Though his favourite colour is yellow, he
own reflection. Tanya is also a Toyota fan and she is not particular about the colour of a car when he
supports her husband in every way. acquires it. He bought his cars for between R10 000
Nico is a Toyota technician by trade and and R30 000 each. “I don’t know what my cars are
started his valuable collection of Toyotas more worth, and I don’t really care because I know I will
than a decade ago. “I grew up with Toyotas. My never part with them.”
mother Tillie and my stepdad Jannie Olivier were
the proud owners of a 1966 Toyota Corona. Later
they bought a 1975 model GSL Corona. That is
definitely where my love for Toyotas began.” Nico
started his career as a Toyota technician at Oranje
Toyota in Klerksdorp and knows the brand inside

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DANIEL CRAIG’S
FAVORITE BOND CAR

While Toyota’s 2000GT is a lesser-known rival to Jaguar, Aston Martin, and Ferrari, it’s
time to take this $1 million, right-hand-drive racer seriously

D aniel Craig’s favorite Bond car isn’t “This is the Japanese supercar,” said Jonathan
an Aston Martin. It’s a Toyota. Craig Klinger, lead spokesman for Hagerty, a firm
famously said he loved the Toyota that covers classic and collectable cars. “They
2000GT Sean Connery drove in You were dramatically undervalued for a long
Only Live Twice for its long, coke-bottle shape and time. Under-appreciated. But they first started
fresh, drop-top aesthetic. Investors love it for its coming alive four or five years ago, and they’re a
reliability and aggressive driving style. great investment.”

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History

EBay put a 1967 2000GT painted in “Solar Red” on “This is the Japanese
the site for $999,500 last month; after several updates, supercar”
that sale ended yesterday, although the car is still
for sale on the owner’s original listing. It’s one of an in 2011. According to the Hagerty Price Guide, the
increasingly large number of would-be blue chip cars standard version model has risen in value by 2.7
that EBay has started to list online. RM Sotheby’s sold percent over the last 12 months, 53 percent over
one for $797,500 in Amelia Island earlier this month. the last three years, and 170 percent over the
A Keno Brothers sale in New York last November saw last 5 years. Current Hagerty Price Guide values
one go for $683,200; the Mecum Monterey auction a good-condition example of the 2000GT with a
last year saw a perfect example draw $1,017,500. 2L engine at $940,000; it values the 2.3L engine
All this for a car that cost $6,800 ($51,550 in today’s version at $1 million. (Toyota made only nine
dollars) when it was released in 1965. examples with that larger engine.)

“They’re sought-after for many of the same
reasons as the E-Type and the DB5,” Klinger said.
“They’re all great driving GT cars; this just happens
to be the Japanese version of that. And now every
major auction these days will have one.”

In fact, the 2000GT has increased its value
significantly since Sotheby’s listed one for $650,000

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The Ultimate One

Making rounds on the circuit since
January of 2014, the Toyota FT-1 (Future
Toyota Ultimate One) has been the latest
pipe-dream provider to Supra enthusiasts

The Toyota FT-1 concept is a pure
performance, track-focused sports car
model created by CaltyDesign Research,
Toyota’s North American Design branch.
The FT-1 concept is a symbol that captures
elements of the emotion and energy we can expect
to see in future Toyota vehicles designs.

Its design is heavily influenced by Toyota’s long
sports car tradition that includes vehicles such as
2000GT, Celica, Supra and most recently, FT-86
(Scion F-RS). However, that dream quickly dissolved
by 2008, with Toyota announcing that it had
no intention of continuing toward a production
version. And dissolved, quite literally. Its hybrid drive
technology was implemented within the Supra HV-R
race car, and it’s no far cry to consider many of the
design elements are closely related to the FT-86
concept, better known as the production ready FR-S.

While I’ve moved on to other genres, the Toyota
Supra stands out as the quintessential Japanese
Sports Vehicle. Sure, many would tout that flag
toward the Skyline, but there was simply something
about this machine that screamed “Hero Car”.

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Tidy helpings of inspired gaming and cinema provided “The Toyota Supra
the setting in which to immortalize its character; Gran stands out as the
Turismo, The Fast and the Furious, iconic vessels which quintessential
propelled their lead to super-stardom.Seeing as the Japanese Sports
FT-1 made its very first debut at the Detroit Auto Show Vehicle”
in 2014, we swung around to NAIAS in 2015 to catch
a glimpse of the Graphite edition, an August 2014 and fabric. The only two changes within the entire
Pebble Beach Release, which was created to provide a vehicle existed aesthetically; exterior and interior,
definitive contrast in comparison. with saddle leather being applied throughout
the inner trim. With context, the difference was
The rendition was a perceptional move by the immediately notable in presence; the retractable
minds and hands at Toyota’s Calty design center, wing fully extended, and shadows cast across
striving to engage target audiences with an its metallic finish, the aggressive stature was
alternative approach through the use of colour complimented by a polished essence, the type of
refined detail that clearly exudes class, but could
run down the best in 12-rounds, or less.

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Exterior Styling

The concept features a very aggressive front look with large inlets, ducting
and vents that ensure a proper cooling for the engine.

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Cockpit

Minimalist cockpit is F1-inspired and the A-pillars are pulled back, as in a
prototype racer, to give clearer vision into corners

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