At the recently concluded Sepang 1000 KM Endurance Race (S1K), three Toyotas finished in the top 5 overall positions after an extraordinarily challenging and nerve-racking 9 hours at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit. Victory for the Toyota brand this time was handed by former Gazoo Racing rookies Amer Harris and Nabil Azlan who drove for UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) dealer Wing Hin Motorsports. The team brought their Yaris across the finish line with a total of 169 laps completed – 5 laps cl
Toyota returns to the 2023 Sepang 1000 KM Endurance Race (S1K) seeking to not only defend the overall title it won last year but aiming to complete a hat trick of podium finishes since it joined the annual prestigious event in 2021. Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia will field its sole entry and S1K defending champions Tengku Djan Ley Tengku Mahaleel and Naquib Azlan behind the wheel of the 2022 winning Toyota Vios in the MTC Class. The race takes place from today, Friday 23-November 2023 and runs al
The Proton Persona, with a starting price of just RM 47,800 is the most value-for-money sedan in its (B-segment) class. Even the highest specifications RM 58,300 Premium variant is still nearly RM 30k cheaper than the Toyota Vios and Honda City. This makes it unsurprising that for much of 2023, the Proton Persona dominated Malaysia’s B-segment sedan. No national car-level pricing advantage, no problem for Toyota Vios and Honda City Yet, the Toyota Vios, despite its higher starting price of RM 89
It’s not often you get 4 new champions across a racing series but that’s exactly the nail-biting action served up by the Vios Challenge as part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival as it wrapped up Season 6 the last weekend at Sepang International Circuit. More than 10,000 spectators and 4 million online viewers tuned into the final two races of the Season which also marked the debut of the new Toyota Vios in full race trim ahead of its use in Season 7 in 2024 and up to 2027. Race 1 In the Super
Following the launch of the fourth generation Toyota Vios AC100 in the country, it was only a matter of time before the race car version would follow as the star of the Toyota Gazoo Malaysia Racing Festival and that’s happening in Season 7 next year. Nonetheless, fans got a tease of the sleek new car in action as the celebrity drivers in the Promotional Class ended the final round of the recently concluded Season 6 in the new machinery. All drivers will be switching to the new car for Season 7.
It's existence has long been confirmed, and now first images of what could be the 2024 Toyota Vios with a hybrid powertrain have been spotted – courtesy of readers of Thai portal Headlight Magazine. Sporting black wrap on the front and rear bumpers lends further credence to the website's claim that the powertrain debuts on the Vios GR Sport variant; which also means there will be tweaked aesthetics for the model. These set of pictures show a ducktail spoiler, a more aggressive diffuser round the
4 racing classes and the possibility of 4 new champions. That’s the kind of racing the Vios Challenge delivers as part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival and the season finale of Season 6 promises that and more this 30 September – 1 October 2023 weekend. Once again, Round 3 that’s also the final round of the season, will go down at the Sepang International Circuit. Admission is free for everyone, and the 2-day festival promises an exciting weekend of activities and attractions both on and off t
As of August 2023, the UMW Group saw a 16.3 percent increase in the combined, year-to-date sales of Toyota, Lexus, and Perodua vehicles in Malaysia, with 271,515 units vehicles registered. In August alone, 41,386 vehicles were registered, up 12.5 percent from July 2023. Toyota contributed deliveried of 10,275 units in August, up 23.1 percent from July. Cumulative sales from January to August totalled 67,283 units, up 9.2 percent from the same 8-month period in 2022. Toyota’s market share now sta
Things are shaping up for a sizzling end to the third round and season finale of Season 6 of the GR Vios Challenge that forms a core component of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival. Yes, it has been 6 scintillating seasons of motorsports with each and every race delivering edge-of-your-seat action and the upcoming final round will definitely not disappoint in that respect. Slated for the 30 September to 1 October 2023 weekend, the race will go down at the Sepang International Circuit and promises
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