Akio Toyoda wants you to know just how different the 2023 Toyota Alphard and Vellfire AH40 are between each other, despite them being developed on the same platform. Nonetheless, the approach in design and engineering for the duo couldn’t be more different, and their chief engineer regards these latest models as the greatest ever. An easy way to sum up the approach is the brief given, “One a pleasure to ride, the other a joy to drive.” That led to the strikingly different character infused durin

Less than a week after the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire celebrated their global debut, disguised units of these popular MPVs have already been spotted in neighbouring Thailand. Scooped pictures picked up by Headlightmag show a 2023 Alphard / Vellfire being unloaded from a trailer before being driven away. Also read: All-new 2023 Toyota Alphard makes global debut; TNGA, parks remotely via app! Though it is hard to make out which of the two models has been spotted, recent reports in Thailand sugges

Premiering simultaneously, the all-new 2023 Toyota Alphard and Vellfire now raise the bar for luxury MPVs even higher, delivering greater standards of luxury refinement and improved powertrains. Although these two large MPVs are today's definition of chauffeur-driven luxury, they came from more humble beginnings. Such that one Akio Toyoda, then a Director at Toyota was told to "get out of the way" once; after he arrived for an important meeting in an Alphard, instead of a Toyota Century, the pre

Importation of used cars, colloquially referred to as ‘recond cars’, are open to rampant abuse as there is no coordination between the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), which gives out the Open APs used by recond dealers to import cars, and the Customs Department, which clears the vehicles’ paperwork at their port of entry. This is according to the Auditor-General’s second series of the 2019 report released today. According to the report, the National Audit Department had on 2

Looking for a recond Toyota Vellfire? Well supply is going to get even tighter from now onwards as sales of the Vellfire is falling rapidly in Japan, as buyers are losing interest in the model. In contrast, demand for the Toyota Alphard is at an all-time high even though the model is already reaching the end of its model life, something that even Toyota dealers don’t really know why. So why are so many buyers falling out of love with the Vellfire? But before we get there, here’s a recap. The Toy

The year 2020 is coming to a close and that means it’s time for WapCar’s Car of the Year 2020. We have our very own shortlist but we’re also letting you, our beloved readers, to decide on the cars that deserve to win our inaugural Car of the Year award! As we’ve said before, we have selected 18 cars across three categories for you to vote for. The categories are Luxury Car of the Year, 7-seater Family Car of the Year, and of course, the Overall Car of the Year. Without further ado, let’s introdu