You know how some cars can be truly fantastic except for one minor detail that you just can’t overlook and it ends up ruining the entire driving experience. It could be a terrible head unit or a bad seating position. Well, some of the engineers at Toyota’s Kinto subscription service thought that could be the abysmally slow speed of the sliding doors on the previous AH30 generation of the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire. Either that or they must be getting really bored over there. Or someone has secr

Malaysians love their Toyota Alphards and Vellfires. From MLM bros to businessmen and even regular families, these luxurious MPVs are everywhere in the country. Today, UMW Toyota Motor has officially begun taking orders for the all-new AH40 Toyota Alphard and Vellfire. Estimated pricing for the Toyota Alphard is RM 538,000 while the Toyota Vellfire will be priced at RM 438,000. Furthermore, this region is one of the biggest markets for the Alphard and Vellfire, so it’s logical for Toyota to brin

Importation of used cars, colloquially referred to as ‘recond cars’, are open to rampant abuse as there is no coordination between the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), which gives out the Open APs used by recond dealers to import cars, and the Customs Department, which clears the vehicles’ paperwork at their port of entry. This is according to the Auditor-General’s second series of the 2019 report released today. According to the report, the National Audit Department had on 2

A product of the glorious Bubble Era when Japanese spending power was one of the highest in the world, the Lexus brand is billed as Toyota’s challenger against established players like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Cadillac. Though the brand is a symbol of perfection and luxury around the world, it is shunned in Japan. According to sales data provided by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA), the Toyota Alphard sold 106,579 units between April 2020 and March 2021, placing 4th. Meanwhile, 86,

Alongside the long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz C-Class L, the 2021 Mercedes-Benz CLS facelift also made appearance at the Shanghai Auto. As seen in the global debut, changes are subtle, only obvious to eagled-eyed fans. The front grille features the three-pointed star pins and redesigned front bumper with more striking intakes. Apart from those, it’s virtually indistinguishable from the pre-facelift Mercedes-Benz CLS. Perhaps Mercedes-Benz got it right in the first place. After all, the A-Class’ fro

The Japanese fancy boxy vehicles, no matter the size. This is shown in everyone's favourite luxury breadvan, the Toyota Alphard which became the fifth best-selling car in Japan in 2020. At least in the non-Kei car category. According to the latest information by the Japan Automobile Dealer Association (JADA), Toyota sold 90,748 units of the Alphard in 2020. This puts it fifth behind the Toyota Yaris, the Toyota Raize, the Toyota Corolla, and the Honda Fit. With that, the Alphard is easily the be