When former aircraft engineer Tatsuo Hasegawa presented the first KE10 generation Toyota Corolla at the 1966 Tokyo Motor Show, the Corolla nameplate – meaning ring of petals around a flower - stood for being a dependable family car. Today, nearly 60 years later, the Corolla family of ‘family cars’ now include a 300 PS all-wheel drive track-ready weapon that fits child seats (GR Corolla) and a tall riding Corolla Cross SUV for less intense drivers. With SUVs like the Toyota Corolla Cross overtaki

Today is the 10th anniversary of one of Proton’s most unfulfilled models of its 40 years of existence, the Proton Suprima S. Alongside the Proton Preve, both were billed as P1’s “global” models with some design input from Italian design house Italdesign Giugiaro but underdelivered with the Suprima S only sold for 6 years. But there were plenty of high hopes when the Suprima S was unveiled on 17-August 2013 at the MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC). Spyshots of the hatchback which wa

Under the dark of night; a first for the series, Season 4 of the Toyota Gazoo Vios Challenge drew to a close with the champions crowned amidst some door-to-door racing sprinkled with some rain to ensure the winners earned their wins. Unsurprisingly, Tengku Djan picked up his third overall championship title in the Super Sporting Class. Joining him on the overall champs stage was Clement Yeo with his first ever overall title in the Sporting Class while actor Shukri Yahaya finally clinched his fir

The USA-spec Toyota Corolla Cross made its debut back in June and will be hitting American dealerships in October. For the US market, the Toyota Corolla Cross will be manufactured at the new Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA Inc (MTMUS) plant in Huntsville, Alabama. As a refresher, back in 2018, Toyota and Mazda established a new joint-venture company called Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA Inc. Ground-breaking works started in late-2018. The plant, according to both companies, is capable of producin

A couple of days ago, we reported that Proton is in the midst of growing their export business, expanding the business to various new markets. Though not an entirely new market, it appears that Proton is quietly gearing up to introduce the Proton Saga in Egypt, as seen on several social media postings. Seen here is the current-generation Proton Saga facelift that was introduced in Malaysia in August 2019. At a glance, it appears that the Egypt-bound units are visually identical to the Malaysian-

It's been a long time coming - since KL International Motor Show (KLIMS) 2018 - but the Korean contender to the Proton X50, the Hyundai Kona, launches tomorrow. What do we know about the Kona? We've been charting it around its trips, from a first drive in New Zealand and closer to home, a preview and quick review in Malaysia. To recap, the B-segment SUV will have three variants at launch, with the range-topper having a different engine from the rest and also a host of advanced driver assistance