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

to steve.cd@harcourts.co.za.

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

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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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