You may have seen photos of the Toyota GR86’s fuel door that says “Premium Unleaded 98RON Fuel Only” circling on social media, catching the attention of even owners of the first generation Toyobaru 86/BRZ (let’s call it first-gen from here onwards). Overview: Toyota GR86 Price RM 295,000 (MT), RM 305,000 (AT) Segment Sports Car (Coupe) Engine 2.4L NA flat-four Transmission 6-speed MT/AT Power 237 PS @ 7,000 rpm Torque 250 Nm @ 3,700 rpm Origin CBU, Japan Well, that was the case for the first-gen

Toyota GR86 fitted with a 1.4-litre turbocharged 3-cylinder engine Runs on carbon-neutral synthetic fuel Used for development purposes only, for now It would seem like Toyota/Subaru are finally giving the people what they’ve been asking for – a turbocharged engine for the 86/BRZ twin. But don’t get too excited just yet, the photos you see here were taken during the testing phase of the biomass-derived synthetic fuel used for development and racing purposes. Earlier this year, Toyota announced th

“Is that a Supra?” Yes it is and it’s driven by Sanae Takaichi, who lost her bid to become Japan’s first female Prime Minister last year but definitely earned a whole legion of new fans when it became apparent that one of Japan’s most powerful women owns a 1991 Toyota Supra 2.5GT Twin-Turbo Limited from new. Now officially one of the coolest women in politics, Takaichi has been kept busy helping run the country for the past decade. No doubt her role as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Commu

What is the future of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ? Commonly referred to as the Toyobaru twins due to their shared development, it seems that the future of this model hangs in the balance after being abruptly discontinued in July. The current-gen Japanese coupe has been around for eight years, first breaking cover in August 2012. Sure, it’s been a long time coming, but after its discontinuation and lack of news from the carmakers themselves, fans have been wondering if they’ll ever see another c

UMW Toyota Motor just released a teaser video of the Toyota GR Supra, hinting that there might be a power hike. In the 10-second video, there is a stopwatch counting that ends in 4.10 seconds, with the caption, "Every second counts." You can watch the video below. As if the GR Supra needed any more horsepower. The current model's 3.0 straight six is rated at 340 PS and 500 Nm. Elsewhere, the Supra has been given an upgrade that bumps up its power to 387 PS (torque is maintained at 500 Nm), and s

At the rate that things are progressing in many parts of the world, where governments are waging wars against high CO2 emissions cars and speeding, it’s inevitable that car buyers will soon trend towards lifestyle cars that are packed with the latest infotainment, powered by the smallest available engine. We have already seen this in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, where 180 series engines are the norm for Mercedes-Benz A-Class and C-Class models. Here in Malaysia, the lowest available engine t