You’ve probably heard someone drop this legendary but frequently overused and misapplied cliché at some gymkhana event or amateur open track day. Most of the time, it’s from the guy wheeling the slower car whose timing wasn’t too far off someone piloting much more powerful machinery. While misconstrued many a time, every cliché has a kernel of truth to it and in this case, it truly is much easier to learn how to go fast in a slow car, which explains why most professionals start with go-karts bef

Following the global debut of the all-new turbocharged 2022 Honda HR-V in Indonesia, its next destination is the Philippines which is also the first left-hand-drive (LHD) market to offer the turbo VTEC in Honda’s popular crossover. The third-generation HR-V is offered in the Philippines with two variants and two engine options. Besides the 1.5-litre VTEC Turbo (177 PS/240 Nm) on the V variant, the PH-spec HR-V is offered with a naturally-aspirated (NA) 1.5-litre i-VTEC (121 PS/145 Nm) on the bas

Toyota Astra Motor, the distributor of Toyota vehicles in Indonesia has, overnight decided to slap the hallowed Gazoo Racing (GR) badge on its regular cars, a move that will make fans of pure-bred GR cars like the GR Yaris, GR Supra, GR86 go queasy. At least when Malaysian distributor UMW Toyota Motor introduced the Vios GR-Sport (a legit brand sitting one spot below pure GR cars), it had an upgraded chassis with fine-tuning done by local racing ace from the Toyota Vios Challenge one-make race’s

The Toyota Yaris Ativ (or Toyota Vios as it's known to Malaysians) has topped Thailand's May 2021 B-segment sedan sales category by overtaking its nearest rival, the Honda City. Sales data compiled by headlightmag.com shows sales of the Yaris Ativ in May 2021 totalled 1,550 units, while the Honda City managed 1,402 units. Rounding up the top three is the Nissan Almera, with 1,128 units sold in the same month. Model/units sold May 2021 YTD 2021 Honda City 1,402 9,330 Nissan Almera 1,128 7,827 Toy

The Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize may have just made their Indonesian debut, but Toyota has bigger plans for the duo. During an announcement earlier this week, Yoichi Miyazaki, CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation Asia Region, said that Indonesia will be the production hub for the Rocky and Raize. The duo will be exported to nearly 50 countries across the globe. To refresh, the Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize was just launched in Indonesia. While the general design of the two SUVs may be similar to

October is about to be the hottest month yet - not in terms of weather, but in new car launches. The B-segment will be particularly busy, since we'll see the all-new Honda City and Nissan Almera coming into play. This leaves the Toyota Vios (alongside the VW Vento) as the only ones without the shiny 'all-new' tag then. Two words that seemingly make a ton of difference, but is that really the case? Pros - Drives better than you think Say what you want, but the Vios is a nice car to drive. Gentle