Now it its 6th year of production, the current-generation XV70 Toyota Camry is a little long in the tooth. Moreover, the Camry’s fiercest rival, the Honda Accord, was given a new generation model in late-2022. According to sources familiar with the matter, the development project is codenamed 380D and the upcoming D-segment sedan will be a Major Minor Change, or MMC in short. MMC in Toyota’s terms mean that the XV80 Camry will be an extensively updated model, not a full model change (FMC). As su

Japan might be generally seen as a safe country but reports of carjacking still occur in the country with among the world’s lowest crime rates. In fact, a report has shown that car theft incidents have risen slightly over the past 3 years. Based on the latest data published by the General Insurance Association of Japan, 2,656 car theft cases were reported in 2022, an increase from 2,425 cases in 2021. Meanwhile, in 2020, 2,964 cases were reported which was the highest in the 3 years. The most re

The Honda City is leading in sales in Thailand’s B-segment sedan market. Given its success, surely the City Hatchback would replicate its sedan twin by grabbing the title of its respective segment, right? Well, not quite because the Toyota Yaris is blocking the City Hatchback’s chances of winning by a mile. Or two as the Toyota Yaris sold 4,755 units in the Kingdom in January and February 2022 which is nearly twice as many Honda City Hatchbacks (2,578 units) that were sold in the same period acc

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has just revealed the estimated, SST-exempt price of the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid in Malaysia, and it starts from RM 137,000. The variant is also now open for booking. This comes after the government announced the extension of the sales and service tax exemption/discount for passenger vehicles to 30-June 2022. Also read: Budget 2022: MoF confirms extension of SST exemption/discount until June 2022 The Corolla Cross Hybrid one-ups the 1.8V as the model's range-topping v

Come August 2020, Mazda Australia will include the much-vaunted SkyActiv-X M Hybrid to its line-up, but don’t expect it to be cheap. Compared to regular SkyActiv-G engines, the advanced SkyActiv-X system commands an AUD 3,000 premium. As such, the SkyActiv-X powertrain is limited to the range-topping “Astina” trims. The Mazda 3 X20 Astina will be priced from AUD 40,590 for the manual transmission, putting it into the Mazda 6's price point (AUD 38,785 to AUD 55,348). Then there's the Mazda CX-30

** This article is the personal experience of a 2019 Toyota Camry 2.5V owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar Facebook: Chen Kah Khin About My 2019 Toyota Camry 2.5V I bought this 2019 Toyota Camry 2.5V in September 2019. Back then, it retails at RM197k with discounts ~RM 5k. I was 31 years old then, never in a million years I thought that I would be getting an "uncle's" car at such an age. Prior to this car, I previously owned a 2010 Proton Inspira 2.0P. That car had everyth