When the Toyota GR Supra was first revived in 2018, then President and CEO Akio Toyoda had expressed hopes of having ‘three brothers’ of sports cars to complete the line-up, joining the GR 86. The MR2 and Celica were obvious candidates, but work along this direction went quiet as Toyota introduced the GR Yaris and GR Corolla. The sports car market is an incredibly difficult one to make a successful business case. Very few buyers are willing to put their money where their mouth (or keyboard strok

Following months of speculation, purists may rejoice now as the 2023 Toyota GR Supra 6-speed manual finally makes its Malaysian debut, offered as a second variant alongside the 8-speed automatic version. The car that started the Gazoo Racing brand of Toyota performance models, is also launched alongside two of its latest members, the 2023 Toyota GR86 and the raucous 2023 Toyota GR Corolla by UMW Toyota Motor. Also read: For the drivers: Toyota GR86 launched in Malaysia - From RM 295k, 237 PS/250

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

Row, row, row your gears, Gently down the street, Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily, Clutch kick and let of some steam. Yes, you might actually be able to clutch kick in a brand new Toyota Supra A90. Yes, that faux BMW Z4 Supra. Yes, a proper clutch kick with a third pedal. Yes, you probably won’t be able to afford one anyways. Yes, we’d swap a night of passion with Mia Khalifa to own one. On a surface level, the new Supra A90 didn’t do itself any favours with the already narrow-minded enthusias

Back in the early 90s, if you wanted to buy a performance car, you’d most probably choose the manual transmission option. The equivalent automatic option was probably heavier, slower-reacting, and had higher fuel consumption. My own uncle once told me back then, “In a sprint, my manual car would always be faster and more accelerative versus an automatic.” Those words stuck with me. Fast forward to today, and self-shifting transmissions have gotten so good, no human input could possibly match its

When Toyota launched the GR Supra, it kept the enthusiast scene buzzing – partially because Toyota worked with BMW to develop the Supra, but also because the GR Supra lacks a manual transmission. Tetsuya Tada, the chief engineer of the GR Supra threw a curveball, asking if Toyota should prioritize a manual version of the Supra, or should they develop a more powerful version. In the meantime, a tuner group called European Auto Group recently got their hands on the GR Supra and has started work on