The 5th-generation Toyota Prius debuted in late 2022 featuring superb looks, new powertrains, and an updated TNGA platform that vastly improved handling - creating the most driver-focussed Prius ever, in contrast to the efficient runabouts all its predecessors were. That said, you wouldn't peg it to do a fast lap around a racing circuit, would you? That didn’t stop Top Gear UK from trying though, and by golly-gosh, did it look spectacular. In a recent review, they set out on the longest Uber rid

A Toyota Prius is not a car that you would normally associate with motorsports. But did you know that since 2012, the Toyota hybrid has been competing in Japan’s Super GT under a privateer team Apr Racing, with the standard car’s hybrid system retained? Toyota has since announced that a Toyota Prius will be participating in a 10-hour endurance race in Thailand’s Chang International Circuit in Buriram, at this weekend’s Idemitsu Super Endurance Southeast Asia Trophy 2023. The Prius will race unde

If you try to understand Japanese society from the perspective of Western pop culture, then you would think that oyabuns of Yakuzas ride in a Toyota Century. That is no longer true since the 2010s. Like everyone else, business has been bad, even in the underworld. Stricter anti-boryokudan (organized crime) laws are also hitting Yakuzas where they hurt the most – their bank accounts. Today’s Internet-connected world means that a smartphone is essential for business but many Yakuzas are forced to

The Toyota Prius is one of the most important and recognisable hybrid cars in the world. It was only officially sold in Malaysia for one generation, the third-gen XW30 that was launched in 2009. Still, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) did bring in its predecessors which were mainly put up for display at motor shows or for internal evaluation, but they were never intended to be sold to the public. That included this first-gen Toyota Prius which was spotted at the back of the National Science Centre (Pusat

Thinking outside the box is a trait usually appreciated, but there are times where staying within predefined confines are better – and parking is one, as the driver of this Toyota Prius c shows. In a truly bizzare incident, dashcam footage sees the driver park and nonchalantly leave his car at junction exit. And it wasn't all about 'act blur live longer' too; he still had the gall to direct the following car around his dainty hatchback. We can only imagine the face of the driver in the car behin

There was a short period of time between 2011 until 2013 when Malaysian car buyers enjoyed a too good to be true deal - import and excise duties were completely waived for fully imported hybrid models with engine capacities below 2,000 cc. The Japan-made Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and CR-Z were introduced here. Between 2009 to 2010, duty exemption was also available, but at a lower rate - 100 percent exemption on import duties and 50 percent discount on excise duties. At a time when even the mo