Updated CN-spec Corolla gets torsion beam suspension on 1.5-litre petrol variants Multi-link suspension maintained on hybrid and turbo variants Hybrid gets latest 5th-gen THS II The current 12th-gen Toyota Corolla Altis has been around since 2019 and thus, it has been given an update in China. Minor facelift aside, the world’s best-selling sedan has also undergone some changes underneath. In China, the Toyota Corolla is sold by FAW Toyota, one of two joint ventures in the world’s biggest car mar

GAC Toyota, Toyota’s distributor in China, has teased the pending launch of the all-new 2022 Toyota Frontlander. The Frontlander is the Toyota Corolla Cross’ twin in China and is expected to go on sale by the end of this year. From what little we can see on the preview, the Toyota Frontlander is expected to look largely the same as the new Toyota Corolla Cross that was launched in Japan last month. Also read: All-new 2021 Toyota Harrier to get Frontlander twin in China? According to Chinese repo

Photos of a heavily-camouflaged compact SUV caught testing in West Jawa, Indonesia surfaced on social media over the weekend. As the location is where Hyundai’s new Indonesian plant in Cikarang, West Jawa, the mysterious car can be none other than the locally-assembled (CKD) Hyundai Creta. According to Otodriver, Hyundai is currently testing the Creta as a possible replacement of the internal combustion engine (ICE) Hyundai Kona. The Kona will allegedly live on as an electric vehicle (EV)-only m

Even though the word would make most Proton fans cringe, rebadging is pretty much part and parcel of the automotive world. Some were developed to save costs and some were meant to be temporary models while something else is in development. Previously, we took a look at some of the strangest partnerships made between car companies and even dove deep into some of them. This time, we’ll be focusing on 12 of the weirdest rebadges you may not have heard of. Also read: 9 unlikely car collaborations –

Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Thailand does it again with a double-podium and class win at last week’s ADAC Total 24 Hours of Nürburgring. A race that the organisers recognise as the “shortest ADAC 24h race in history” with just nine and a half hours of racing. This year, the team soldiered through torrential downpours and poor visibility to finish first and third in the Super Production 3 class at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. A fitting follow-up to their 1-2 class win last year. Despite the team’s

The quirky-but-stylish Toyota C-HR has been quietly dropped from UMW Toyota Motor’s line-up, leaving a vacant spot that will be soon filled by the 2021 Toyota Corolla Cross. The Toyota Corolla Cross, unlike the made-in-Thailand Toyota C-HR, is expected to be locally-assembled (CKD) at UMWT’s manufacturing subsidiary Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd.’s (ASSB) second plant in Bukit Raja. Local assembly should allow UMWT to price the Corolla Cross more competitively against its rivals and hopefully not r