I braved the rainy weather on Sunday to make the trip out to Nasrec to go to the Johannesburg International Motorshow (JIM), and it was well worth it. There were representatives there from almost all the major car (and bike) manufacturers, and it was just fascinating to see all the new models and concept cars on display.

One of the more interesting (and certainly one of the most attractive concept cars) was Toyotas concept hybrid car : The FT-HS. When you first see it, it's really hard to believe that this thing of beauty is actually a hybrid. The car features a 3.5 liter V6 coupled to Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) system.

Toyota has used the Johannesburg International Motor Show to add three new editions to its Hilux range. I must say, the 4x4 vehicles Toyota offers really did dominate the stand. It's hard not to see why the Toyota 4x4 is such a sought after vehicle.

The new Yaris TS was also on display, Toyota's first 'performance' vehicle in a very long time. Powered by an all-new 1,8 litre Dual VVTi petrol engine mated with a 6-speed manual transmission, is sure to turn some heads.

It was a really enjoyable day, I had a good time.