UPDATE for July 2023: For a limited time period, CARSOME is offering an additional 1+1 year warranty for selected units of Honda City and Toyota Vios. Find out more here. ------------------ In the battle of the B-Segment family sedan, two names reign supreme. For well over a decade, many car buyers moving on from their first car or ones that are starting a family would’ve likely have had to pick between the proven Honda City or Toyota Vios. As the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios now takes centre stage,

Love it or loathe it, the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios (D92A) has just made its world debut in Thailand where it is called the Yaris Ativ. Even before the fourth-generation is officially uncovered, we already reported that the popular sedan will be built on the DNGA platform. Yes, despite Toyota beginning with a “T”, the all-new Vios shares quite a number of parts with Doyota Daihatsu and essentially, Perodua. This is proven on the VIN plate which states that the model is “Designed by Daihatsu in Ja

Toyota broke Honda's 6-year winning streak as Malaysia's No.1 non-national car brand Hilux a major contributor, also means Toyota's passenger cars sales trails behind Honda 2022 to be the beginning of UMW Toyota Motor's pivot towards hybrids and EVs UMW Toyota Motor ended 2021 with 71,585 Toyota cars sold (excluding Lexus), putting it ahead of Honda Malaysia’s 53,031 cars. It also means that Honda Malaysia’s 6-year run as the No.1 selling non-national car brand in Malaysia has come to an end. Ex

If you wanted an exquisite-looking Toyota Camry, then perhaps this 2021 Lexus ES 250 Limited Edition might attract your attention. Starting from RM 327,510.50 on the road without insurance and half-exempted from SST (until 30-June 2021), the Lexus ES 250 Limited Edition is the second Lexus model launched this week alongside the Lexus RX 300 Luxury Special Edition. Exclusive to the ES 250 Limited Edition is an inlay of bamboo wood trim throughout the cabin in the doors, dashboard, centre console,

Sitting alongisde the 2020 Toyota GR Yaris at UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT)'s Shah Alam headquarters is this, the 2020 Toyota Vios GR Sport. Much like the GR Yaris, it also has some commendations of its own which we'll go through as we progress in this article. Actually when you think about it, the Vios GR Sport's appearance is rather left-field. Nobody really expected it, but hey, we now have what is the first-ever locally-assembled (CKD) Toyota car to wear the GR Sport badge. Exterior - more than ju

Bullet-proof reliability and good value for money is how most people would describe a Toyota. The Toyota Hilux, Toyota Corolla, and Toyota Camry are globally popular models that have further solidified the brand’s association with reliability. A less globally-popular car from Toyota would be the Toyota Vios. Not because it’s a bad car, but because it was made primarily for the Asia-Pacific region. The Toyota Vios debuted in 2002. Its close competitor was, and still is, the Honda City. Another op