GWM Malaysia announced that Elliot Zhang, President of Great Wall Motor ASEAN Region presented an Ora Good Cat 500 Ultra to YBhg. Datuk Seri Isham Ishak, Secretary General, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), to conduct a series of test drives over the next few months to learn more about electric vehicles. This demonstrates GWM’s commitment to promote sustainable transportation solutions, and assist the Malaysian Government in its efforts and plans for Malaysia to become a carbo

The Dakar Rally-inspired 2022 Toyota Hilux GR Sport has made its way to Indonesia, previewed for the first time at the ongoing Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS). First launched in Thailand in 2021, the Hilux GR Sport packs additional aesthetic bits and interior upgrades, to give it an edge against other lifestyle-centric pickups such as the Ford Ranger Wildtrak and Mitsubishi Triton Athlete. Also read: Closer look: Thailand's 2021 Toyota Hilux GR Sport In terms of aesthetics, th

The 2022 Dakar Rally is ongoing as you’re reading this and as of yesterday (9-Jan 2022), leading the gruelling 4,000-km long 12-stage rally is Qatari rally legend, Nasser Al-Attiyah and his French co-driver, Mathieu Baumel in the GR DKR Hilux T1+, a specially modified Toyota Hilux for one of the toughest rallies in the world. Toyota has been competing in the Dakar Rally since 2018 and the T1+ is a revised version of 2021’s V8-powered T1. Unlike last year, this year’s entry is powered by a 3.5-li

One look at the Toyota Raize/Daihatsu Rocky twins and it's obvious that the compact SUV’s overall silhouette bares massive resemblance to the Perodua Myvi. The Daihatsu Rocky is produced by Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd which also does contract manufacturing for Toyota, which sells the same car as the Toyota Raize. While the Raize/Rocky might look like a bigger and taller Myvi, but the size of the SUV is not that much different from the little hatchback. Compared to the Perodua Myvi, the Toyota Raize

The recently-introduced TNGA-based Toyota Yaris Cross (and its Yaris hatchback sibling) has garnered a lot of attention lately, as many readers love the way the design of the new model. But for many of us, the Yaris and Yaris Cross will remain as images or videos on our screens, as these two models are unlikely to come to Malaysia. Here's why. Wait, just how small is it? The first reason why the models aren’t destined for Malaysia is because of their size. Compared to the Yaris we’re familiar wi

Thailand’s Toyota Yaris Cross is yet another jacked up, quasi-SUV hatchback looking to cash in on consumer’s growing interest in taller riding crossovers/SUVs. Despite the name, the Yaris Cross is actually a dress up version of the standard ride height Thailand-market Toyota Yaris, which unlike the Yaris sold here, uses a smaller 1.2-litre engine to take advantage of Thailand’s tax incentives for low CO2 emitting vehicles. (100 g/km). Our Malaysian market Yaris comes with a larger 1.5-litre engi