Toyota and Tesla, the two big Ts of the automotive world cannot be any more different. Toyota is the antithesis of Tesla, and vice-versa. On one side of the extreme, Tesla sees nothing wrong with using their customers to test features with unproven safety - kudos to Elon Musk for convincing his fans to pay USD 15,000 for the privilege to be become a Tesla lab rat. Get the products out first, fix the problems later is Tesla's way of doing business. On the opposite end you have Toyota. There is a

The third-generation Toyota Vios is no stranger to this writer. My family owns one since 2014 and it was my daily-driver for a period of time, which has given me a level of familiarity with its driving dynamics. In its stock form, the Vios is a rather dull steer. Steering is completely devoid of feedback, giving very little idea of where the front wheels are pointing at, and its ratio is painfully slow at times. Throttle response has been blunted compared to its predecessor, which further gives

Despite showing promising sales in the first half of 2021, coming into August, the Hyundai Accent’s reign as Vietnam’s best-selling B-segment car is slipping away. For the fourth month in a row, the Toyota Vios has claimed the top spot in that segment. In August, 987 units of the Vios were sold, which gave it a 47.4% market share according to data from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA). Also read: Ford Ranger is Vietnam’s best-selling car in March 2021, outsells Hilux near

Physics is physics, no amount of electronic safety system will be able to bend the laws of physics. Case in point, this Toyota Yaris that has recklessly crashed into a Proton Wira, as well as F30 BMW 330i. As you can see from the video below, the Yaris driver - who was driving uphill - has carried way too much speed into a corner, resulting in the Yaris severely understeering and veering to the opposite lane. The result? The poor red Proton Wira takes a smashing on the front right section, and t

The all-new, 2022 Honda BR-V could make its market debut in Malaysia as early as next year. This is following news that the all new Honda BR-V will be launched in Indonesia by the end of this year. According to a report by Otodriver, production will start in Indonesia in December 2021. Apart from that, the all-new BR-V will also be assembled in Malaysia and India. “The next-gen BR-V will only be made in Indonesia, India and Malaysia. Malaysia will bring in CKD (Completely Knocked Down) units fro

The MINI 3-door Hatch has just received a new visual update from John Cooper Works. Only 3,000 units are to be manufactured with plans to go on sale in July. The GP pack comes with in-house designed rear spoiler and mirror caps. Additionally, the inner parts for the headlights and rear lights come in Piano Black. Feeling like Batman? The bonnet scoop, door handles, fuel lids and even the Mini badges all come in black. The 18-inch alloy wheels come with the GP badge on the centre caps. Interior w