Time magazine labelled 2020 as the “worst year ever” for most of us alive today. We witnessed the widespread cancellation of gatherings, global lockdowns, and the far-reaching consequences these had on the economy. Our lifestyles have probably been changed as well. It’s a year to forget for many, but in the midst of all of it, the automotive world was gifted a rally homologation special – the Toyota GR Yaris. It was a car that made zero financial sense. Toyota, as a company, could’ve carried on

Indonesia has just hosted the launch of the all-new 2022 Toyota Vios. The archipelago is the third country in this region to introduce the all-new Vios, after Thailand and Laos. While the previous-generation Vios was locally-assembled (CKD) at Toyota’s Karawang plant, the all-new 2022 Vios is now imported (CBU) from Thailand. This in turn has bumped prices of the all-new 2023 Vios by 25 to 26 percent, depending on variant. Also Read: Finally! 2023 Toyota Vios gets telescopic steering (and more),

Gorgeous exterior dripping with road presence An interior that makes rivals look old and dowdy A punchy powertrain combo to match the sports sedan credentials Some years ago, if one wanted to enter the wonderful world of German marques, the default entry points would be the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and BMW 3 Series. Not anymore. Today, your entry point to Teutonic ownership starts with the Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan and BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe. And now with local assembly (CKD), the Mercedes-Benz

Discontinued due to poor sales of previous gen Sedan outsold hatchback in Thailand by 10:1 Also affects Australian-market cars This is it, the end of the line for the Honda Civic Hatchback in Thailand: reports suggest that the all-new, 2022 model (codenamed FL) won't make it there, owing to poor sales figures of the previous generation hatch compared to the sedan. Volume makes or breaks a car, and looking at the numbers of the previous-gen Civic FC (sedan) and FK (hatchback), the former outsells

It is official – the upcoming all-new 2020 Nissan Almera for Malaysia will be getting a turbocharged engine, replacing the outgoing model’s naturally-aspirated unit. On the surface, it appears that Edaran Tan Chong Motor, the official distributor of Nissan vehicles, has wisen up and decided to give Malaysians a better powertrain than before. But is that really the case? Well, the actual reason is due to the fact that ETCM does not have any other engine option to offer in the all-new Almera. Let

Honda Malaysia just took the covers off the all-new Accord, replacing the previous generation model that was on sale since 2013. That begs the question – is it still worth getting the older model in 2020? Pricing – It is the cheapest D-segment sedan, period Considering that some Honda dealers are offering discounts of up RM 14,000 for a brand-new, previous-generation Accord, it brings the price down to the RM 140,000 to RM 150,000 range, making the Accord one of the cheapest D-segment sedans you