Malaysian distributor for Audi vehicles in Malaysia, PHS Automotive Malaysia (PHASAM) has just launched its Treat Your Audi aftersales campaign that offers Audi owners a suite of privileges and support for a safer and enhanced drive experience. The campaign, which runs from 1-July to 30-September 2023, will offer 30 specially selected Audi owners each month, a chance to win exclusive Audi merchandise. They will be selected based on a minimum spend of RM800 on an Audi Repair Package or Audi Plus

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

At the Australian launch of the Toyota GR Corolla, Chief Engineer Naoyuki Sakamoto told GoAuto that GR models like the GR Corolla and GR Yaris, which are currently available with a manual transmission only, could gain an automatic option. “It’s possible. We are testing an automatic transmission in the GR Yaris for the Japanese rally team,” said Sakamoto. “We have joined the rally series with a GR Yaris with automatic transmission, and with each rally if we find some issues, we improve it. Such k

It’s a not so open secret, but UMW Toyota Motor has just confirmed the company will be launching 3 high performance GR models in 2023. The first on the list is the Toyota GR 86, suggesting that this will be the first of the trio to be launched. The second generation of the Toyota-Subaru now wears the GR badge. Its Subaru twin is currently sold by TC Subaru for RM 249,000 but historically, the Toyota-badged twin will command a higher premium, so expect prices for the new 86, now a 2.4-litre model

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

Just like everywhere else in the world, the Toyota GR Yaris has received heaps of praises even here in Malaysia. Only 25,000 units of this homologated special are being produced by Toyota with less than 200 units earmarked for Malaysia. To be specific, that number is 127 units, and honestly, that sounds generous enough, considering that Thailand had only 71 units allocated for them. It appears that as fast as the GR Yaris is in terms of performance, it’s also driving out of showrooms as quickly.