"Leaving no car lovers behind" is Toyota's precept behind their exhibition at the ongoing 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon. Slightly sentimental, yes, but the proof of that is in seeing their cars of yesteryear make it to today's show – exemplifying that is this pair of concept AE86s; one fuelled by hydrogen (H2), and the other, pure electric (BEV). Carbon neutrality through old cars First, a bit of background. Toyota Motor Corporation's (TMC) outlook on carbon neutrality doesn't solely tunnel on new EVs,

Toyota has announced prices for the Toyota GR Corolla in the US with three variants – Core, Circuit Edition, and the limited Morizo Edition, priced at USD 35,900, USD 42,900, and USD 49,900 respectively. This makes the Toyota GR Corolla about 70 percent more expensive than the regular Corolla Hatchback (USD 21,165), and 30 percent higher than the Toyota GR86, which starts from USD 27,900. Also read: Turbocharged Toyota GR86/Subaru BRZ being tested, but not for what you think Meanwhile, the Toyot

Honda Malaysia has delivered over 39,000 cars in the first half of 2022, up 60 percent when compared to the same six-month period in 2021. From the six months, March was an incredibly strong month for Honda, with more than 10,500 units sold. The results also gave Honda a 12 percent market share in Malaysia’s new car sales. With this, Honda Malaysia is confident that it can hit its 2022 sales target of 80,000 units. In terms of sales performance by models, the City was the best-selling model, con

Seen here in this grainy spyshot is the rumoured Lexus UC – an upcoming coupe from Lexus that shares its underpinnings with the recently-launched Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ. Looking at this lone spyshot and you can just about see the signature Lexus spindle grille, flanked by slim headlights that are reminiscent of the updated-but-not-sold-in-Malaysia Lexus RC coupe. According to Japanese sources, the forthcoming Lexus UC could be positioned as Lexus’ entry-level coupe, below the Lexus RC. After

A global pandemic and signs of an impending economic depression are already slamming the automotive industry five ways to Thursday. Car sales are down, people are losing their jobs, and businesses are going bankrupt. We may be a meal away from financial Armageddon, which for some means it is a good time as any to buy an old Honda Civic Type R for RM300,000. Wait, what? That isn’t a lone case. More recently somebody bought a Mugen Civic Type R for half a million Ringgit. If that wasn’t brave enou

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