The Toyota Prado is one of the top selling SUVs globally. It competes with the Land Rover Discovery, Mitsubishi Pajero, Nissan Pathfinder and the Ford Everest. The 2012 Toyota Prado falls in the J150 series that has been in production from 2009 to Present.
The Toyota Auris has everything going for it. From the well crafted exterior to a fairly spacious interior, everything feels just right. It borrows bits and pieces from the diverse Toyota range and blends them into this dignified hatchback. It competes with the Subaru Impreza, VW Golf, Mazda Axela, Nissan Tiida, Peugeot 306 and Audi A3.
With the ever rising fuel costs, the Toyota Axio is one of the most appropriate mid-sized saloons to own. It’s got an economical 1.5L engine and a spacious interior that can comfortably seat five adults. It’s also cheap to maintain and has minimal reliability issues.
We test drove the 2012 Mazda Atenza and were so impressed with it that we ended up spending more time in it than we had intended. Without question, this is one of the most formidable cars we’ve driven in a while. It has the premium quality of a German car and yet as affordable as any Japanese car. It competes with the BMW 3 series, Mercedes C200, Toyota Mark X, Subaru Legacy, VW Passat and Audi A4
The 2011 Subaru Forester is a very capable vehicle that outperforms its peers such as the Honda CRV, Toyota RAV4 and Nissan X-Trail. This is because of Subaru ‘s ingenious Symmetrical All Wheel Drive technology and the refined boxer engine.This gives the Subaru Forester better traction, body control, stability and power delivery.
It’s common knowledge that Subaru builds some of the most reliable cars globally and the Exiga is no exception. It’s based on the Legacy platform from which it borrows 50% of its components. The Exiga is a 7 seater MPV that was in production from 2008 to 2018. It’s demise was precipitated by the arrival of the Subaru Ascent which the company is positioning as the flagship 7 seater option. The Exiga competes with the Toyota Wish, Mazda Premacy and Nissan Lafesta
The Toyota Voxy was developed from the Toyota TownAce platform and is positioned as a mid-luxurious passenger van. It is largely the same as the Toyota Noah save for exterior body detailing and some minor interior accessories. The first generation was plagued by reliability issues that stemmed from the 1AZ engine but this have been resolved over time and the 2011 Voxy is now a reliable car. In Kenya, it competes with the Nissan Serena, Honda StepWagon, Mitsubishi Delica and Mazda Biante.
The Toyota Allion replaced the Toyota Carina to the disappointment of many fans who loved the Carina’s sporty appeal. Over time, the Allion’s elegant design and practicality has slowly won them over. It also has an upper hand in the Kenyan market compared to its competitors thanks to its low maintance costs and availability of spare parts. It competes with the Mazda Atenza, Nissan Sylphy, VW Passat, Audi A4, Subaru Legacy and Mercedes C180.