One year after signing a deal with Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) - one of the world’s largest food companies – to generate hydrogen from waste collected from the CP Group’s chicken farms, Toyota will now demonstrate its practical approach to carbon neutrality by racing a hydrogen-burning internal combustion engine Toyota GR Corolla. Unlike the fuel-cell electric Toyota Mirai that combines hydrogen with oxygen to generate electricity to power the car’s drive motor, this GR Corolla retain

Thailand’s best-selling car of 2023 so far, the Isuzu D-Max is looking to receive a facelift in the Kingdom around this month. However, it seems that Thai social media have leaked photos of the updated D-Max before its official unveiling. The photos were uploaded into a private Thai Isuzu D-Max Facebook group while Autolife Thailand reported that the D-Max facelift could be launched on 6 October. Based on the photos, the updated D-Max could sport a redesigned front bumper with the front fog ligh

Toyota dealers in Japan have stopped accepting anymore bookings for Toyota GR86 since September 2022, likewise Subaru dealers with the GR86’s sister-car the Subaru BRZ. This has led to speculations that the GR86 (and BRZ) will be discontinued in 2023 once all outstanding bookings are fulfilled. Adding fuel to the rumour is an announcement by a Toyota dealer on its website, on its waiting period advice section, the GR86 is described as "Current model ending." It’s highly unusual to discontinue a

Honda is synonymous with VTEC, having established its technology for over 30 years now. Say the term VTEC and some might immediately picture uncivilised – sometimes deafening – Honda Civics blasting down the road. But like it or not, VTEC deserves a spot in the automotive hall of fame. VTEC stands for Variable Valve Timing & Lift Electronic Control. It essentially uses Variable Valve Lift (VVL), which allows the combination of two engine characteristics into one engine and can transition into on

It looks like the A90 Toyota GR Supra is a far more successful, much better received product by enthusiast drivers than its non-identical twin the BMW Z4. Of course, differences in body style – coupe vs convertible - as well as the additional premium that BMW charges for what is essentially the same car underneath, is also a factor but the gap in price is not that big. In the US, the biggest market for both cars, the Toyota GR Supra is priced from USD 43,990 (2.0-litre B48 4-cylinder), while the

Fresh from its world debut at the 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon, we have learned that the Toyota GR Yaris could be coming to Malaysia soon. The GR Yaris will be the second Gazoo Racing road car to be sold in Malaysia, after the GR Supra. Prices have yet to be confirmed but don’t expect it to be cheap. Globally the GR Yaris is priced very close to a FK8 Honda Civic Type R, even though the Yaris is a B-segment model that sits one-class below the C-segment Civic. How much? Expect to play close to RM 300,00