With the launch of the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios in Thailand, badged as the Yaris Ativ in the Kingdom, there is a new leader in the B-segment sedan sales. For the second month in a row, the all-new Vios has outsold its perennial rival, the Honda City according to Thai sales data. 3,384 units of the Yaris Ativ were sold in September 2022, up by 211 units from the month before which saw the global debut of the newest generation of Toyota’s popular B-segment sedan. Up till September, a total of 18,0

Over the last long Malaysia Day weekend, patent images of a mysterious Toyota SUV emerged. As it is with sudden appearances like these, there was a halo of hypotheses surrounding it. Actually the car itself isn't too big of a surprise – the world's sort of seen it already in full Technicolour, as the Small SU EV back at Toyota's Battery EV Strategies presentation in December 2021 alongside a bunch of other BEVs. But what exactly is it? Also read: Used Toyota C-HR for under RM 110k; Toyota's styl

XU80 Harrier is almost twice the price of a Corolla Cross V Both sit on TNGA platforms, albeit different set up Is the Harrier twice as good as a Corolla Cross? We at WapCar.my are huge fans of the XU80 Toyota Harrier, and for good reasons. It is one of the best packages around in the premium SUV sphere. It's gracefully elegant inside out, and boasts wonderful road manners. Almost the perfect combo. Almost. Why? We recently spent considerable time in the Toyota Corolla Cross, the question among

Having first been introduced in 2016, the Honda BR-V is a five-year old model this year. It doesn't sound all that old, but when you compare it against recent Honda models and its segment competitors, it does start to feel its age. The recently-unveiled Honda N7X Concept is also another tell-tale sign that the BR-V is due for a replacement - it largely follows the same formula, even as the company maintains that the 7-seater concept previews a totally new, seperate model line. Regardless of the

Just a few days after BMW Group Thailand launched the Malaysian-assembled (CKD) long-wheelbase BMW 3 Series (codenamed G28) in the Kingdom, we received photos of a car transporter that’s filled with BMW 330 Li. Where could they be heading? While the trailer appears to be on a Malaysian highway and the trailer is running on Malaysian plates, there is no way to confirm their final destination. We think that these are heading to our neighbours up north but the Malaysian launch is still imminent. In

A common excuse for buying an SUV would be the added safety in the event of a crash. SUVs are bigger and thus we instinctively associate them with strength. And there is some truth to that. In the event of a collision of two cars, it is usually much better to be in the bigger car. But SUVs are also associated with higher centres of gravity and they generally rollover much easier. So, if safety is your main concern, should you get an SUV or a sedan? It depends. To be fair, we’ll be looking at an