Australia will welcome the flagship of the Toyota Hilux range in the form of the 2023 Toyota Hilux GR Sport that brings with it a raft of mechanical and visual upgrades over the rest of the range. Chief among the upgrades include being the most powerful Hilux to date, with the 1GD 2.8-litre turbodiesel engine massaged to produce 224 PS and 550 Nm of torque, mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission which has been tuned to support the extra grunt. The Hilux GR Sport incorporates input from Austra

Months after its public preview at the 2022 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS), PT Toyota Astra Motors recently launched the Toyota Hilux GR Sport (GRS). This makes it the highest variant of the Hilux offered as well as the most powerful pick-up truck on sale in the country. Priced at IDR 731.4 million (~RM 206k), the Hilux GR-S is fully imported from Thailand. It is powered by a 2.8-litre turbodiesel engine (1GD-FTV) that makes 204 PS and 500 Nm. By comparison, the Hilux V Type

A month ago, Bermaz Motor opened bookings for the all-new 2022 Mazda BT-50. Then, a few days later, the confirmed specs were revealed. Now, the new pick-up is slowly finding its way to Mazda dealers across the country. As reported earlier, the all-new 2022 Mazda BT-50 is priced between RM 124,179 to RM 143,218, for the 1.9-litre High Double Cab and the 3.0-litre High Plus Double Cab variants, respectively. Now, in terms of variant-to-variant comparison, the Mazda BT-50 is actually pricier than i

Back in August, the 2021 Toyota Hilux GR Sport was launched in Thailand and surprisingly, the next destination for the sporty-looking invincible truck is Japan – a country not that known for truck culture. In addition to a few updates on its existing grades, the Z and X, the Japan-spec Hilux gets an additional GR Sport variant which starts from JPY 4,312,000 (~RM 160,000). Just like the rest of the Hilux range in the country, it is imported from Thailand. Though the Japanese Hilux GR Sport looks

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) unveiled the facelifited version of the locally-assembled (CKD) Toyota Hilux pick-up truck range in October 2020. We've said much about the new looks - imposing, intimidating, sharper, take your pick. But beside the reskin, there's a new variant too: the range-topping, RM 150k Rogue, now fitted with a beefier engine and a bunch of goodies. With this, Toyota goes for the jugular of the Ford Ranger Wildtrak and Mitsubishi Triton Adventure X, both long-time competitors in th

If you’re a fan of Mitsubishi and 4x4s, you are probably saddened by news of Mitsubishi announcing the end of production of the Pajero in 2021. Right now is probably not a good time to be a Mitsubishi fan. The Eclipse name was revived on a crossover and sales of Mitsubishis are dwindling to the point they're exiting European markets while focusing more on ASEAN markets. The Pajero being killed off in favour of Outlanders might be the final nail in the coffin but please bear with me. The Pajero i