When the Honda WR-V was launched in Indonesia at a more premium price than its rival, the Toyota Raize, many were quick to stifle a chuckle but as it turns out in the end, Honda had the last laugh as the WR-V continues to outsell the Raize, according to AutoFun. Competition is tight in the compact SUV segment across the Straits of Malacca but PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), the distributor for the marque there, has had several clever strategies in marketing the car. Prior to its launch there, Hon

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

Toyota has announced prices of the Toyota GR Corolla at its home market in Japan. Two variants are available but only 1 is relevant to us. The RZ variant sells for JPY 5,250,000, which is 15 percent more expensive than the highest specs GR Yaris RZ High Performance. The other variant is the Morizo Edition, a stripped out, 2-seater track missile that’s definitely not coming here. That variant costs JPY 7,150,000. Both the GR Corolla and GR Yaris share more or less the same powertrain – a 1.6-litr

Thailand unsurprisingly pips other countries to be the first to launch the Toyota GR Corolla in the ASEAN region, but in very limited numbers: only 9 units of the all-wheel drive (AWD), 300 PS/370 Nm hot hatch are allocated for the country for now. Also to no one's surprise, it's not cheap. Announced at the ongoing 39th Thailand International Motor Expo, prices for the GR Corolla in Thailand starts from 3,949,000 THB (circa RM 497k); fully-imported from Japan of course. Only 4 percent is the pri

Imagine a Japanese five-door hatchback with flared wheel arches, makes 300 plus PS and drives all four wheels via a permanent four-wheel drive 6-speed manual transmission. Ten years ago there’s only one model that comes to mind, the Subaru WRX STI hatchback. Well Subaru no longer makes a WRX STI hatchback. Not only that, the company has confirmed that the latest generation 2022 Subaru WRX - now only available as a sedan, with the Impreza name already dropped since 2014 – will not be available in

Fans of the Corolla hoping the world’s most popular car will get the ultimate hot hatch treatment finally have their prayers answered with the 2022 Toyota GR Corolla which made its official world premiere in Long Beach, California. While the world already knew what it looked like and what’s powering it thanks to a leaked staging page, the first-ever GR Corolla marks a landmark moment for Toyota. It is the fourth model to be given the coveted GR badge after the GR Supra, GR Yaris, and the GR 86 a