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

The Toyota GR Corolla is officially launched in Malaysia alongside the Toyota GR86 and the Toyota GR Supra 6MT, priced at RM 355,000. Like in the Toyota GR Yaris, the GR Corolla gets the same G16E-GTS 1.6-litre 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, but revised to output 300 PS and 370 Nm – a healthy 39 PS and 10 Nm increase over the GR Yaris. Though the GR Corolla is heavier, coming in at 1,475 kg (GR Yaris weighs 1,280 kg). Power is sent to all four wheels via an old-school 6-speed manual tran

At a media event in Kuala Lumpur today, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) President, Ravindran K., says that the company has achieved 90,595 units sold in Malaysia to date. The figure includes sales from its Lexus division. Representing a 44% increase over November 2021, sales are led by the segment-leaders - the Toyota Hilux, Toyota Fortuner, and the popular Toyota Corolla Cross. In terms of what to expect, Ravindran also mentioned that 'several Toyota bZ4x' cars are here already to undergo testing, and

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

Toyota has truly perfected the art of hot hatches with the Toyota GR Yaris but according to a recent scoop, the Japanese carmaker will be following that up with a Corolla hot hatch. This will be the first time the Corolla nameplate will be given a proper performance variant. That’s right, the humble Corolla is expected to be the fourth Gazoo Racing model. According to a report by Japanese media, Toyota is looking to push more power from one of the world’s most powerful 3-cylinder engines, report