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12/13 SEPTEMBER
ACHIEVEMENT: LOCAL TEAM TAKES TOPNATIONAL AWARDAGAIN
LeapfrogGordonsBaydoes it again
At the Annual National Conven-
tion of the Leapfrog Property
Group held at the magnificent
Table Bay Hotel at the V&AWa-
terfront in Cape Town from the
21-23August,LeapfrogGordons
Bay walked away with no fewer
than 12 awards.
A total of 140 delegates, including
agents, franchisees and adminis-
trators from all over the country
were treatedat thisworldclassven-
ue for three days to top guest speak-
ers, including the world renowned
economistClemSunter on the topic
South Africa and the World where
to?
Motivational speaker, HeinWag-
ner, current holder of the fastest
land speed record and first blind
person to complete the Cape Epic
Mountain Bike Race, inspired the
delegates with his talk Anything is
Possible.
At the spectacular Gala Awards
Evening which recognises the top
agents and franchisees across the
country, Kura Chihotam well-
known professional conference
speaker and regular presenter on
the home channel on DStv 182, as
well as the CEO of Ascendant Prop-
erty Fund and Executive Director
of the Leapfrog Property Group
acted as the master of ceremonies
for the National Leapfrog 2013
Awards Ceremony.
The Gordons Bay offices twelve
awards included the award for the
Top Country Franchise of the
Year for the fifthconsecutiveyear.
Incidentally, this was the best per-
formance ever achieved by this of-
fice since its inauguration in 2008.
TheGordons Bay franchise has
excelled once again and continues
to produce outstanding results.
This is an excellent achievement
for a franchise operating in a small
coastal town and a testimony to the
dedication and professionalism of
the Gordons Bay office, said
Bruce Swain, managing director of
Leapfrog Property Group.
This office is passionate about
Gordons Bay and promotes it con-
tinuously as a popular destination,
which is beneficial to its entire
community. InApril,LeapfrogGor-
dons Baywas themain sponsor for
the thirdconsecutiveyearof thean-
nual 21 kmLeapfrogWestern Prov-
ince Championships Road Race,
which is now scheduled in future
asanannual eventon theWPAroad
racing calendar. This is also one of
the many reasons why Leapfrog is
becoming a household name and
maintains a dominant market
share in Gordons Bay, Swain
said.
What is noteworthy is that al-
most all of this offices agents re-
ceived awards, including Lee
Clarke, Rupert Gous, Jeanette
Wearing and Kevin Wearing, who
all won Business Class awards.
Sanet Cross received a Club Class
award in her first year as an agent
aswell as Top CountryAgentwith
the Highest Unit Sales.
KevinWearing also achieved the
highest honour as the Top Coun-
try Agent with the Highest Sales
Value Nationally, while Jeanette
Wearing won the national prize for
the agent earning the highest com-
mission percentage.
TheLeapfrogGordonsBayoffice
was also named the Top National
CountryOfficebasedonUnitSales
as well as the Top National Coun-
try Office based on Highest Sales
Value for the year.
Lee Clarke was crowned as the
Leapfrogger of the year national-
ly for the agent who moved to the
Leapfrog Property Group from an-
other agency over the past twelve
months, and who epitomizes the
Leapfrog values of passion, energy,
commitment and fun.
Once again this has been a phe-
nomenal year and irrespective of
the tough economic climate, Leap-
frog Gordons Bay is excelling year
by year. We are extremely blessed
for achieving these awards, includ-
ing our new agents who recently
joined our office and who are al-
ready contributing towards our on-
goingsuccess, togetherwithourad-
min staff, due to their hard work,
passion and dedication, said
Kevin Wearing, Principal of Leap-
frog Gordons Bay, who was also
elected to theAdvisoryBoardof the
Leapfrog Property Group at the
convention.
Awards for Leapfrog Gordons Bay this year included top national country office of the year
based on unit sales as well as on highest sales value. Here from the left are Jan le Roux
(CEO of Leapfrog), Jeanette Wearing, Kevin Wearing and Doreen Morris.
Here are (from left) Lee Clarke, Sanet Cross, Jeanette Wearing, Kevin Wearing and Rupert
Gous with the many awards they received.
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Een teken dat die eiendoms-
mark se vooruitsigte verbeter
het, is die nuwe behuisingsont-
wikkelings wat ter waarde van
miljarde regoor die land aange-
pak word.
Dit is die mening van Berry
Everitt, besturende direkteur
van die ChasEveritt Internatio-
nal-eiendomsgroep, wat daarop
wys dat ontwikkelaars en by
uitstek ontwikkelaars in die be-
huisingsektor uiteraard baie
omsigtig en konserwatief is en
huiwer om grond te bekom, nu-
we projekte te beplan of om te
begin bou tensy hulle oortuig is
van n gunstige reaksie en vin-
nige verkope.
Absa meld egter in die jong-
ste behuisingsoorsig dat behui-
singsontwikkeling aansienlik
toeneem. Indie eerste vyfmaan-
de van vanjaar het die aantal
bouplanne wat goedgekeur is
jaar-tot-jaarmet 11,3% tot 21 583
eenhede gestyg, terwyl kon-
struksie van nuwe behuising
jaar-tot-jaar met 8,6% tot 17 878
nuwe eenhede toegeneem het.
Dit is in ooreenstemming
met sterker vertroue in die bou-
bedryf die afgelope paar maan-
de, soos weerspiel in die verto-
ning van die FNB/BER-indeks.
Diesyferhet indie tweedekwar-
taal van 2013 met vier punte tot
41 gestyg die hoogste vlak se-
dert 2008 en die eerste keer se-
dert 2005 dat die indeks in drie
opeenvolgende kwartale gestyg
het.
Everitt skryf indienuusbrief,
Property Signposts, dat dit ook
ooreenstemmet die groep se er-
varing regdeur die land aange-
sien diemeeste van ons kantore
regoor Suid-Afrika nou berig
dat nuwe ontwikkeling in hul
gebiede, sowel as talle projekte
wat tydens die resessie in 2009
opdie langebaangeskuif is, nou
hervat word.
Die heel beste nuus, s hy, is
egter dat diemeeste van die ont-
wikkelings eenhede gaan lewer
teen bekostigbare pryse vir
jong kopers - en ander kopers
wat dit voorheen nie kon bekos-
tig om n huis
van hul eie te
koop nie.
Die feit dat
meer kopers
nou in staat ge-
stel gaan word
omdiemarkbe-
tree gaan die
mark beslis in die toekoms stut
en eenhede in di nuwe ontwik-
kelings sal selfs meer toegank-
likweesvir eerstekopersomdat
geen oordragkoste van toepas-
sing is nie.
Boonop is ontwikkelaars
dikwels bereid omverbandregi-
strasie- en regskoste namens
kopers in hul projekte te betaal,
en banke is eweneens dikwels
bereid om verbande van 100%
toe te staanvir die koopvanhui-
se in ontwikkelings wat deur
hulle goedgekeur is. Kortom,
dis n gulde geleentheid wat
voornemende huiskopers nie
deur hul vingers moet laat glip
nie, veral gesien in die lig van
die feit dat rentekoerse steeds
op die laagste vlak in 40 jaar is.
Ontwikkelings reg
vir eerstekopers
Sandersonia the ants lantern
You know those magical paper lan-
terns with candles illuminating
them that people let loose into the
sky atweddings? Its amesmerising
procession towatch all those oran-
gey-yellow-hued lantern shapes
floating overhead.
Its a similar view towhat ants get
to enjoy when looking up at the or-
ange lantern-shaped blooms of
Sandersonia, aptly known by its
commonname,Chineselantern.Ex-
cept that these flowers dont disap-
pear into thin air they actually
stay flowering for over a fortnight.
Dangling ondainty stems, theyre
a magnificent sight to behold. Un-
fortunately the rarity of this indige-
nous plantmeans that not toomany
ants (andhumans) get to enjoy them
in thewild, particularly due to agri-
cultural expansion and indiscrimi-
nate picking in their original natu-
ral habitats of grassland and forest
margins in theEasternCape,Swazi-
land and southern Mpumalanga.
However, lucky hikers can still find
this endangered species growing on
theslopesof theDrakensbergMoun-
tains, and home gardeners have the
advantage of being able to plant
them from seed or corm.
The fact that theres only one spe-
cies of Sandersonia in existence
(Sandersonia aurantiaca) makes it
even more unique. First identified
on Fields Hill near Durban and
Swartkops Hill near Pietermaritz-
burg by a Scottish journalist and
amateur botanist, John Sanderson,
in 1852, this plantwas subsequently
named after this honorary secre-
tary of theKwaZulu-NatalHorticul-
tural Society.
Also known as Christmas bells,
Sandersoniascomeintobloomover
the festive season, from December
all the way through to March.
Bulbs should be planted between
August and October, in well-drain-
ing,well-aerated, slightlyacidicsoil
combine fine, siftedcompost, river
sand and vermiculite for ultimate
results. Plant the corm 5 cm below
the ground, with each one spaced
10 cmaway fromthenext (it has two
swollen, jointed lobes and should be
planted horizontally). Water imme-
diately after planting, and then
dont water the soil again until the
first leaf shoots appear, after which
you should water well once a week.
Sandersonia is not suited to over-
watering as the bulbs are prone to
fungal attacks when this occurs, so
take care during dormancy too, al-
lowing the bulbs to dry out com-
pletely in the winter months. When
handling these corms, do so gently
as they are rather brittle.
This is also the perfect plant for
pots, provided you insert a stake in
the centre of the container that al-
lows you to tie growing stems to it
for support. To ensure adequatewa-
ter drainage, place about 2 cm of
stones or bark chips at the bottom
of a deep pot with a 25 cm diameter.
Choose a spot that receives good
sunlight in themorning, with semi-
shade in the afternoon, and where
there is notmuchwind. The flowers
will grow within two months of the
first shoots emerging, and will
bloom amid lance-shaped leaves
that are arranged alternatively
along the narrow stem.
These can be cut for vases when
the bottom three or four lantern-
blooms are in full colour (the still-
maturingupper flowerswill contin-
ue to develop and colour up during
their time in the vase).
Due to its flowers lastingup to two
weeks in a vase, Sandersonia is a
popular species in ikebana, the spir-
ituallybased,minimalJapanese flo-
ral art form that emphasises a
plants shape, line and form.
Now imagine being an ant in Ja-
pan
Rian Swanepoel, Hadeco Bulbs
Sandersonia, known as Chinese lantern, is a one-species, indigenous plant. first identified in KwaZulu-Natal.
Die heel beste nuus, s hy, is
egter dat diemeeste van die
ontwikkelings eenhede gaan
lewer teen bekostigbare
pryse vir jong kopers.
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Avoidemotionwhen
negotiatingasale
Selling a property is said to be
one of the most stressful experi-
ences in your life, along with di-
vorce and death. Scary, isnt it?
Its commonly held that the up-
heaval of moving from your nest
the space you andyour family call
home, with all the memories and
the history has a significant emo-
tional impact on all concerned.
In many cases selling your home
may alsomean a change in lifestyle
scaling down, retiring,moving on
without the kids, separating from
apartner, or sellingdue to financial
pressures.
Making thedecision to sell canbe
a hard one and yes, there is signifi-
cant emotion involved.
In the majority of cases a sellers
emotional price expectation ex-
ceeds the market value of their
property. In other words, what a
seller believes their property to be
worth is usually more than the val-
ue a buyer will place on the proper-
ty.
Bridging the gap between the
emotional wish price of a seller
and the reality of market value is
the job of a professional estate
agent. An agent will do thorough
market research topresent to a sell-
er the facts on recent comparable
sales and this will give a factual,
unemotional basis for determining
market value.
Itsnot thatbuyersdonthaveem-
pathy for a seller moving on its
that they arent prepared to attach
a financial value to it. A buyer will
onlypaywhattheybelieveaproper-
ty is worth no more. They may
start lower, but if they are compet-
ing against other buyers they will
be prepared to pay maximummar-
ket value.
So, as a seller, when you receive
an offer for your property that is
less than you want, try not to take
offence at the offer. Buyers are not
being personal this is business.
Challenging as it may be, remove
the emotion from the equation. The
buyer just wont pay for the emo-
tionalvaluethepropertyhastoyou.
Youre on the market in competi-
tion, not in isolation and you will
need to compete on value.
When you receive an offer it is
wise to consider how closely the of-
fer comes to the factual market val-
ue range your agent would have
provided for you.And Imean factu-
al. No thumb suck. Not a value that
an agent just pulls out of the sky.
Im talking about a comparison
based on recent sales information.
Yourproperty is far toovaluable an
asset for anyone to be guessing at
values.
As a seller you then have three
options: Accept the offer and your
property is sold; reject the offer and
the buyer moves on; or make a
counter-offer back to the purchas-
er.
Keep a clear head. Weigh up the
facts, and proceed with whichever
optionmakes sense to you based on
real market information. Be happy
to settle for a sale at market value,
because thats themost abuyerwill
pay.
E-mail your real estate questions
Talking Property by Steve Cara-
doc-Davies, principal of Harcourts
Platinum
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BETER EKONOMIE,MEERKRAG
QUICKPIC
Metdie jongsteverfrissingvansy
4x4 Pajero Sport sit Mitsubishi
Motors SA sy strategie van die
aanbieding van uitstekende
waarde vir geld in sy voertuig-
reeks voort. Die grootste veran-
dering in die nuwe Pajero Sport
is die ingebruikneming van n
2,5 F deelpypturbo-dieselenjin,
n volgende geslageenheid wat
die vorige 3,2 F-kragbron ver-
vang.
Dienuwegeslag-enjinspogmetbe-
ter brandstofverbruik en laer emis-
sies, maar die groot bonus is dat
kraglewering enmaksimum-wring-
krag albei aansienlik verbeter. Die
Pajero Sport was reeds bekend vir
sy uitstekende verrigting by lae en-
jintoere, maar die nuwe enjin stoot
krag op van 120 kW by 3 500 r/min
tot 131 kWby4 000 r/min, terwyldie
maksimum-wringkrag opskiet van
343 Nm by 2 000r/min tot 400 Nm by
dieselfde enjintoere in die handrat-
model. In die modelle met die outo-
matiese vyfgangratkas is diemaksi-
mum-wringkrag 350 Nm by 1 800 r/
min. Teen 400 Nm lewer die Pajero
Sport ongeveer 20% meer wring-
krag as die segment-leier.
Die hoverrigtingsenjin (HP-en-
jin) indienuwemodelverskil inver-
skeie opsigte van die vorige
3,2 F-weergawe in terme van enjin-
komponente, n wisselgeometrie-
turboaanjaer en diesel-inspuiters.
n Groot aantal bykomende eien-
skappe isookbydie standaardspesi-
fikasie gevoeg. Die goeie nuus is eg-
terdatdieprysevanhierdiemodelle
handrat en outomaties onveran-
derd bly, wat uiters ongewoon is by
die bekendstelling van n nuwe mo-
del in Suid-Afrika.
Die pryse is steeds R435 900 en
R445 900 onderskeidelik, wat bete-
kendat diePajero Sport se prysenie
net besonder mededigend is nie,
maarookdathulleuitstekendtoege-
rusis intermevanstandaardtoerus-
ting. Die outomatiese 4x4-model is
trouens die prysleier in sy segment.
Uit die aard van die saak spog die
nuwe Pajero Sport steedsmet sy Ja-
panse erfenis, betroubaarheid en
Mitsubishi se befaamde veldver-
mo.
Die feit dat ons in staat was om
so n gunstige prys te beding terwyl
ons ons aanbieding aansienlik kon
verbeter,maak dieMitsubishi Paje-
roSport nbaieaantreklikeproposi-
sie vir kopers wat soek na n groot,
hospesifikasie-SNV, s JacoOost-
huizen, Uitvoerende Hoof van Mit-
subishi Motors SA.
Volgrootte-SNVs het baie kajuit-
ruimteendiePajeroSport,metsewe
sitplekke en 1 149 F se pakplek met
die derde sitplekry platgeslaan, is
geen uitsondering nie.
Die nuwe Pajero Sport spog ook
met aansienlik verbeterde ryver-
fyningendierit isbuitengewoonstil
en gerieflik vir n SNV van hierdie
grootte. Grondvryhoogte is ewe in-
drukwekkend en die Pajero Sport is
toegerusmet n 4x4-stelsel met laag-
strek.
Die ratkaste is albei vyfgangeen-
hede. Die outomatiese ratkas is
splinternuut,met ratwisselspaneas
die bestuurder die ratte met die
hand wil verwissel. Die befaamde
Super Select-4x4-stelsel word ge-
bruik om die 4x4-stelsel te beheer.
Die stelsel biedvier verskillendebe-
stuursmodusse 2H, 4H, 4HLc en
4LLc vir gebruik op feitlik enige
soort oppervlak, en as die terrein
werklik veeleisend raak, kandie be-
stuurder altyd die agterste ewe-
naarslot koppel. Danksy die Super
Select-4x4-stelsel kan die bestuur-
der ook by snelhede van tot 80 km/h
van tweewiel- totvierwieldryf indie
ry skakel.
Wat voorkoms betref, lyk die nu-
weling ietwat anders as sy voorgan-
ger. Daar is byvoorbeeld die opval-
lende nuwe sierrooster en voorbuf-
fer, die beslag van die agterste
nommerplaat en die kleurgepaste
deurhandvatsels en kantspiels.
Laasgenoemde kan elektries terug-
gevouword en huisves nou ook her-
haalklikliggies. Die agterligsame-
stelle is herontwerp en die nuwePa-
jero Sport-modelle kry ook 17 duim-
allooiwiele met n aggressiewer
ontwerp.
Bykomende eienskappe sluit in
ho-intensiteitontlading-kopligte
met nskemeraanvoel-funksiepleks
vandievorigehalogeen-eenhedevir
beternagsig.Die ligtewordoutoma-
ties aangeskakel wanneer dit ske-
mer word.
Die ruitvers is rengevoelig.
Misligte en kopligwassers is ook
deel van die standaardspesifikasie.
Die truspiel het n elektrochro-
matiese funksie wat blikkering ou-
tomaties voorkom, terwyl die agter-
steparkeerhulpstelselnou,afgesien
van die standaard-parkeerafstand-
beheer, ook n tru-kamera insluit.
Donker getinte glas word gebruik
vir die kantvensters agter.
Die Pajero Sport se kajuit is pure
weelde. Die sitplekke is oorgetrek
met swart leer. Die stuurwiel, ook
met leer oorgetrek, huisves veel-
funksie-skakelaars, insluitende di
vir snelheidsbeheer, Bluetooth en
die klankstelsel. Die instrumentpa-
neel en sommige van die ander be-
slag-areas het n moderne, koolstof-
vesel-voorkoms. Die bagasieruim
word netjies afgewerk met n dek-
stuk van viniel.
Die klankstelsel met ses luidspre-
kers het nou nUSB-sok endie stem-
geaktiveerde Mitsubishi-Link-stel-
sel integreer Bluetooth met skake-
laars op die stuurwiel vir die
handvrye-telefoonstelsel. Die stem-
geaktiveerde Mitsubishi-Link-stel-
sel stel die bestuurder in staat om
die foonfunksies in die ry te bedryf
en dit het ook n intutiewe kieslui-
stelsel en stemopleiding.
Belangrike bykomende veilig-
heidseienskappe indienuwemodel-
le is aktiewe stabiliteits- en wieltol-
beheer, terwyl Mitsubishi se aan-
drang op ho vlakke van aktiewe en
passiewe veiligheid beteken dat die
nuwe Pajero Sport toegerus is met
ses lugsakke, ABS-remmemet elek-
troniese remkrag-verspreiding, so-
wel as Mitsubishi se bewese RISE-
veiligheidsel-bakstruktuur.
Die nuwe Pajero Sport-modelle is
verkrygbaar in n keuse van vyf
kleure:EisonGreyMica,CoolSilver
Metallic, Quartz Bronze Metallic,
Medium Red en White Pearl.
Die Pajero Sport word gedek deur
n waarborg van drie
jaar/100 000 km en n diensplan van
vyf jaar/90 000 km.
Die nuwe Pajero Sport spog ook met aansienlik verbeterde ry-verfyning en die rit is buitengewoon stil en gerief-
lik vir n sportnutsvoertuig (SNV) van hierdie grootte. FOTO: QUICKPIC
Pajerobiedmeer teendieselfdeprys
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NewYarisHybrid-R set to takeon the track
QUICKPIC
AfewdaysagoToyotatickledour
performance palettes with a few
teaser shots of the forthcoming
Yaris Hybrid-R Concept which
will make its world premiere at
next weeks Frankfurt Motor
Show.Now, for the first time this
super-hothatchisshowninall its
green glory.
Just to recap, here are some of the
YarisHybrid-RConceptsmore sali-
ent performance features (please
noteToyotahasadjustedsomeof the
output figures from the earlier re-
lease).
The cars hybrid powertrain com-
binesahighlytuned1.6-F four-cylin-
der turbo engine and two powerful
electric motors to provide total out-
put of 313 kW.
The direct-injection turbo power-
plant, which has been adapted to
racing conditions, provides 224 kW
(300 hp) of power and 420 Nm of
torque to drive the front wheels. It
was specifically developed by Toyo-
ta Motorsport GmbH according to
FIA rules for a global race engine
to be used in different motorsport
disciplines, such as theWorld Rally
Championship and theWorld Tour-
ing Car Championship.
At the rear of the Yaris Hybrid-R,
each wheel is powered by a 45 kW
(60 hp) electric motor, providing an
intelligent electric four-wheel
drive capability. The motors gener-
ate electricity during braking and
supplement the petrol engine dur-
ing acceleration. As with Toyotas
TS030 hybrid Le Mans race car, the
energy recovered from braking is
stored in a super capacitor. Its high
power density and fast charge/dis-
charge speed are perfectly suited to
the requirements of sporty driving
on a track,which requires brief and
immediate bursts of power.
The Yaris Hybrid-R driver can
push a button on the steering wheel
to select roadmode for day-to-day
driving or track mode for compe-
tition. Trackmodemakes full use
of available performance, with the
rear electric motors able to reach a
combined maximum power peak of
90 kW(120 hp) forup to fiveseconds.
A third 45 kW electric motor, lo-
cated between the engine and the
six-gear sequential transmission,
can operate as an advanced trac-
tion-control system. At low speeds,
or in a curve, when the engine pow-
er and torque exceed the grip poten-
tial of the front wheels, the motor
can convert torque from the petrol
engine into electric energy and di-
rect it to the rear wheels. The twin
rear electric motors can also en-
hancehandlingcharacteristicsdur-
ing cornering by altering the distri-
butionoftorquebetweentheleftand
right rear wheels, achieving the
same effect as an intelligent torque-
vectoring differential. Depending
on the radius of the curve, the sys-
temcansendmore torque to theout-
side rearwheel, applymorebraking
force to the inside wheel or even
brake and accelerate eachwheel in-
dependently to promote a better
driving lineand to limitundersteer.
Depending on the state of charge
of the battery, the Yaris Hybrid-R
canbeoperated in full electricmode
for short distances, especially dur-
ing parking operations.
To say that the Yaris Hybrid-R
looks different from its bread-and-
butter siblings is an understate-
ment. This radical concept adopts
newly designed headlights, a wider
front grille and black and blue de-
tails that contrast with the white
body colour.
The front bumper incorporates
two large air intakes and blue LED
daytimerunninglights.Theintakes
greatlycontribute to the frontbrake
cooling,while theshapeof the lower
lip is designed to centrally channel
underbody air flow.
The flared fenders house bespoke
18-inch TRD wheels fitted with
225/40 R18Michelin Pilot Sport Cup
tyres featuring an asymmetrical
treaddesignthat is ideallysuitedfor
a mixed use on the road and on the
track.
Grooved and perforated brake
discs are gripped by six-piston calli-
pers in the front and four-piston cal-
lipers in the rear. Located on the
rear pillar, a quick-opening fuel cap
allows for quick refuelling in the
pits.
At the rear, a spoiler is mounted
on the roof and the bumper incorpo-
rates a large diffuser with an ex-
haust pipe framedby twoair extrac-
tors.
Matching the colours outside, the
dual-tone Recaro bucket seats fea-
ture black leather side bolsters and
blue Alcantara.
Ideally located high and close to
the drivers right hand, the shift le-
ver of the sequential gearbox is set
up to quickly change down gears by
pushing the lever forward, and to
change up by pulling it back. The
driving position is completed by a
set of sport pedals from the 86 sports
coupe.
The Yaris Hybrid-R concept uti-
lises the same CAN-Gateway ECU
system developed for the 86 coupe
for thesixthversionof theGranTur-
ismo game, due to be launched be-
fore the end of the year.
The system allows drivers of the
86 to record on a USB or smart-
phone the racing data collected
while driving on the track. GPS da-
ta, longitudinal accelerations,
steering angles, gear changes, en-
gine speed, vehicle speed and even
water temperature are used to re-
producea real lapof the trackon the
video game console and compare it
to virtual laps done with the game.
TheYarisHybrid-RConcept takes
this technology one step further, by
utilising the same principle but in
a reverse way. We could imagine
that the data of the laps recorded
through the video game could be
sent to the vehicles ECU. The elec-
tronicmanagement of the car could
potentially anticipate the driving
conditionsofeachtrack, tooptimise
the phases of energy recovery, the
operationofthetractioncontrol, the
amount of energy used at each step
and optimise the handling through
the rear electric motors.
The Yaris Hybrid-R driver can push a button on the steering wheel to se-
lect road mode for day-to-day driving or track mode for competition.
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Winnerof the2013
SABikeof theYear
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Another first for the AMID Mo-
torcycleExpoatNASRECwasthe
announcement of the winner of
the first-ever Pirelli South Afri-
can Bike of the Year.
This ground-breaking competi-
tion, organised byMatDurrans and
Harry Fisher of The Bike Show and
involving thirteen members of the
South African motorcycling media
and professional motorcyclists, pit-
ted 16 new-for-2013 motorcycles
against each other for the overall ti-
tle.
The 16 finalists were chosen from
nominations by the official import-
ers and were as follows;
Triumph Trophy SE, Triumph
Daytona 675R, BMW R1200GS Liq-
uid-Cooled, KTM 1190 Adventure,
MV Agusta Brutale 800, Kawasaki
Z800, Aprilia Caponord 1200, Moto
GuzziCalifornia1400,Suzuki Inazu-
ma 250, Honda Integra DCT, Honda
NC700 DCT, Yamaha FJR1300,
Yamaha XJ6 Diversion, Victory
Boardwalk, Hyosung 650GTand the
Benelli 600.
While it may seem unfair to try
andcompareaKTM1190Adventure
with a Triumph Daytona 675R and
aSuzukiGW250 Inazuma, eachbike
was rated on its own merits and
against previous versions of that
bike and not against any other bike
in the competition.
The judges were told to vote for
their top six bikes, best first, and
then points were awarded in the or-
der 10, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 for first to sixth
place.
These points were totalled and a
winner declared.
The judging process took part
over two days in Gauteng.
Day one was at Midvaal Raceway
and a track venue was used not to
see how fast the bikes could lap the
circuit but as a controlled environ-
ment where each member of the
judging panel could ride every bike
and assess it over the same piece of
tarmac.
Day two saw the bikes being rid-
den on the open road from the Vaal-
dam toMagalieswhere a 10 km loop
of open roads had been marked out
for further assessment.
And the winner of the Pirelli
SouthAfricanBikeof theYear is the
BMW R1200GS Liquid Cooled.
Second place went to the KTM
1190 Adventure and third place to
the Triumph Daytona 675R.
The MV Agusta Brutale 800, Ka-
wasakiZ800andMotoGuzziCalifor-
nia 1400 rounded out the top six.
The KTM 1190 Adventure takes
second place in Pirellis SA bike of
the year. PHOTO: QUICKPIC
Toyota Corolla:WorldsMost Popular Car
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Toyota Motor Corporation
(TMC) announces today that cu-
mulativeglobal sales of theToyo-
ta Corolla, the worlds most pop-
ular car, surpassed 40 million in
July, reaching 40,01 million
units. This milestone marks an-
other historic achievement for
the Corolla, Toyotas perennial
global car.
In November 1966, Toyota
opened a new plant in Takaoka,
Aichi Prefecture, dedicated sole-
ly to Corolla production. Two
years later, with an emphasis on
providing region-specific vehi-
cles, production began in Aus-
tralia and Malaysia. From 1965
to 1968, Toyota more than dou-
bled its total annual production
from 480 000 to 1,1 million vehi-
cles a testament to theCorollas
significant contribution to the
growth of the company.
The Corolla, currently pro-
duced at 15 plants worldwide, ac-
counts for one in five vehicles
sold in Toyotas 76-year history.
Corolla exports to North
America began in 1968, and early
sales success in this market
helpedglobal cumulative salesof
the car reach 1 million units just
four years after launch. In 1997,
the Corolla became the worlds
best-selling nameplate, with glo-
bal cumulative sales exceeding
22,65 million units. More than a
million units have been sold
each year since 2002; last year,
a total of 3 180 Corollas were sold
every day across more than 150
countries and regions. That
equates roughly to one vehicle
every 30 seconds.
Marking the milestone, Corol-
la chief engineer Shinichi Yasui
said: I feel this car has beennur-
turedbypeopleall over theworld
and I am very proud to have con-
tributed to its foundation and
grateful to all those who have
owned and loved their Corollas.
The key to the Corollas success
is the faithful passing down of its
original development concept
from Tatsuo Hasegawa: that the
Corolla must bring happiness
and well-being to people around
the world.
The Corolla was originally de-
signed to meet the changing
needs of Japanese commuters in
the mid-1960s. Then chief engi-
neer Tatsuo Hasegawa recog-
nized that with Japans industry
expanding,most consumers dai-
ly commuting time was increas-
ing. The need to get around in a
personal vehicle was therefore
growing and this insight led
Hasegawa to conceptualise the
first Corolla, with his guiding
principles defining the vehicle
ever since: always evolving and
designed to meet consumer
needs in each market.
When the first Corolla rolled
off the production line, many ba-
sic safety features were still op-
tional. Later, to meet the needs
of families, Toyota decided to in-
clude many of these features as
standard. Toyotas commitment
to pursue higher and higher lev-
els of quality and continue add-
ing new standard features to the
affordably priced Corolla has
helped ensure that families
around the world continue to
choose it more than any other
nameplate.
The history of the ever-evolv-
ing Corolla, filled with examples
of technology and quality im-
provement, is emblematic of
Toyotas efforts to anticipate
customer needs and provide ev-
er-better cars.
More Corolla history: http://
www.toyota-global.com/show-
room/vehicle_heritage/corol-
la/
Pictured here from left 1966 Corolla Japan, North America, and
Europe market 11th generation models. PHOTO: QUICKPIC
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SPONSORED: DHL-Western Province and Stormers prop, Frans
Malherbe, recently took delivery of his new Isuzu KB-bakkie. Here
Westvaal Motors Somerset-Wests dealer principal Herman Language
hands the bakkie over at De Zalze Estate in Stellenbosch.
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Castrol TeamToyotaaims
for2ndcross country title
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Anthony Taylor and Dennis
Murphy (class SP Castrol Team
Toyota Hilux) scored their
fourth successive Donaldson
South African Cross Country
Championship win when they
dominated the sixth round of
the eight event series in Vry-
burg, North West Province on
Saturday.
Theywere followed home for the
secondrace inarowby team-mates
and reigning champions Duncan
Vos and Rob Howie, who were
7 min 52 sec behind after 400 kilo-
metres, with former champions
ChrisVisserandJapieBadenhorst
(Ford Ranger) third, a further 2
min 34 sec in arrears.
The Vryburg 400, which started
onFridaywitha60-kilometrequal-
ifying race andwas raced over two
170 kilometre loopswith a compul-
sory 15 minute service stop at the
halfway mark on Saturday, saw
the return of cross country racing
to the Vryburg area for the first
time in 20 years.
Sandy and technical with rocky
sections, bush and trees, the route
was challenging and typically Ka-
lahari.
Taylor and Murphy, chasing
their first championshipandToyo-
tas third in a row, have now
opened up a useful 20-point gap to
second-placed Visser and Baden-
horst with two rounds remaining.
Vos and Howie in third place have
closed the gap toVisser andBaden-
horst to 23,5 points.
Toyota won the manufacturers
award for the event and increased
their already substantial lead in
the overall manufacturers cham-
pionship as they edge closer to a
sixth title.
Johan Horn and Werner Horn
(Malalane Toyota Land Cruiser)
finished 13th and first in class D
and closed to within 20 points of
class championship leaders Jason
Venter and Vincent van Alleman
(4x4 Mega World Toyota Hilux).
Venter and Van Alleman were
15th overall and second in their
class.
It was a super result for the
team, said a happy Glyn Hall,
team principal of Castrol Team
Toyota.
From Fridays qualifying race,
which saw Anthony and Duncan
finish well clear of the opposition,
the Toyota Hilux 4x4s demonstrat-
ed their superiority throughout
the weekend and ran trouble-free
for 400 punishing kilometres.
In addition, Leeroy Poulter and
Elvne Coetzee enjoyed a profita-
ble outing as unofficial competi-
tors in the 2013 Dakar Rally Toyota
Imperial Hilux, successfully test-
ing components and set-up for next
Januarys Dakar and providing
Leeroy with some valuable experi-
ence and seat time ahead of his
Dakar debut in January.
Taylor and Murphy were equal-
ly elated with their result.
Itwasadifficult race indifficult
conditions on a very tricky route,
said Taylor.
It was a nightmare for co-driv-
ers and Dennis did a great job. It
was very easy to make costly mis-
takes and on the final loop all we
concentratedonwasstayingon the
road and keeping out of trouble.
After finishing second to An-
thony and Dennis in Fridays pro-
logue, our job today was to finish
ahead of as many of their champi-
onship rivals as we could, said
Vos.
Our car ran like clockwork all
day and we are very happy to have
helped the team achieve such a
dominant result.
The penultimate round of the
championship is the ThabaNchu
400 in the Free State on 11 and 12
October.
Toyota Motorsport South Africa
acknowledges its sponsors and
specialist official supplier and
technical partners
Toyota enjoys amutually benefi-
cial relationship with Castrol,
Toyota Financial Services,
Imperial Toyota Group, Innova-
tion Group, Bosch, DeWalt, Don-
aldson, Edgecam, Ferodo, NGK,
SKF and Spanjaard.
You can follow the fortunes of
Castrol Team Toyota on Twitter,
www.twitter.com/toyotasa.
Here Anthony Taylor puts his foot down in the recent Vryburg 400.
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