Time magazine labelled 2020 as the “worst year ever” for most of us alive today. We witnessed the widespread cancellation of gatherings, global lockdowns, and the far-reaching consequences these had on the economy. Our lifestyles have probably been changed as well. It’s a year to forget for many, but in the midst of all of it, the automotive world was gifted a rally homologation special – the Toyota GR Yaris. It was a car that made zero financial sense. Toyota, as a company, could’ve carried on

New Zealand is a very small car market. Selling less than 120,000 cars a year, the New Zealand car market is treated by car manufacturers as an extension of Australia (annual TIV of slightly over 1 million cars). Despite its small size, NZ is home to a very vibrant enthusiast car market. Its trade borders are open (at least for cars) and vehicle importation is simple. This explains why Toyota has given New Zealand a disproportionately high 150 cars allocation for the Toyota GR Corolla. Orders co

The global fanfare surrounding the 2022 Toyota GR Corolla will now seemingly hit fever pitch, with the release of the Japan-market GR Corolla RZ, and the “untamed” track-honed GR Corolla Morizo Edition. The GR Corolla Morizo Edition gets its name from the racing alter-ego of Toyota President, Akio Toyoda, who explicitly deemed he wanted a car that delivered “an untamed energy that captivates customers" and "a driving taste that excites and that powers the urge to keep on driving". However, befor

GR Corolla will sit above GR Yaris Body shell is based on regular Corolla. In theory, prices can be same / lower than GR Yaris Posers can look elsewhere, GR Corolla is exclusively 3-pedal, 6 MT The next new model launch for UMW Toyota Motor will be the Toyota Veloz, which will succeed the now-discontinued Avanza but if you’ve click on this post, we are pretty sure that’s not the model that interests you. Such is Toyota's wide breadth of product range. Following this morning’s global debut of the

Mechanical underpinnings of the GR Yaris Engine tuned to make 300 PS/370 Nm 6-speed manual and AWD Ahead of its official debut, which will be happening in less than a day from the time of writing, initial details and photos of the new Toyota GR Corolla have been leaked. As speculated from earlier reports, the Toyota GR Corolla gets the GR Yaris’ 1.6-litre 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, but fettled to output 300 PS and 370 Nm – a healthy 39 PS and 10 Nm increase over the GR Yaris. Also re

Although all Renault showrooms will be closed during the nationwide movement control order from 18 to 31 March 2020, customers can continue to buy or subscribe for a Renault vehicle via the Renault E-Store. Launched by TC Euro Cars (TCEC) last month, customers can select the Renault of their choice, upload their documents and make their payments online at renault.com.my. While TCEC is offering the option of door-to-door delivery of each customer’s new or subscribed vehicle - which will be saniti