Thailand’s road transport authority is satisfied with the results of a repeat side-impact testing of the Toyota Vios, which is sold there as the Yaris Ativ. Deliveries will resume immediately, said the company in a press statement released on Friday. No changes or recall of existing cars on the road is necessary as the Thai authorities have verified Toyota’s claim to be true, that the part used in the production car, which although is not the same part that was used in the first side-impact test

A striking new colour, dubbed Nebula Blue Metallic has been added to the range of exterior colours offered with the Toyota Vios. Nebula Blue Metallic replaces the previous Dark Blue Metallic colour, and now joins Orange Metallic, Platinum White Pearl, Red Mica Metallic, and Silver Metallic – totaling five exterior paint options. To recap, the Toyota Vios is powered by the 2NR-FE 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine that develops 107 PS and 140 Nm mated to a CVT automatic transmisison with 7 virtual ra

It’s not every day you see a dormant runway on Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), no thanks to a global pandemic. Our friends over at AutoBuzz.my, GC Mah (Adrian's ex-boss) managed to secure one of the runways for their ongoing Drag Series on YouTube. When they gave us a call to feature our Perodua Ativa in one of the races, I jumped onto the request. After all, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hoon around on KLIA’s runway tarmac. In episode 4 of Drag Series, they pitched the

The Honda Civic continues to dominate the C-segment sales chart in Thailand for Q1 2021, as its nearest competitors, the Toyota Corolla Altis and Mazda 3 continue to lag. Data compiled by Headlight Magazine shows the Civic ended Q1 2021 with 4,098 units sold, while only 1,581 and 576 units of the Corolla Altis and Mazda 3 found new owners in the January to March 2021 period. Also read: Review: 2020 Toyota Corolla Altis 1.8G - Slowest in class, but does it matter? While the Corolla Altis has alwa

A new year sometimes means a new car for some people and Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is offering deals and promotions this Chinese New Year including savings of up to RM 10,000 on selected Volkswagen models. Customers who book via the eShowroom will enjoy additional exclusive online savings on top of the ongoing ang pao rebates. Those interested in the Volkswagen Passat range will also enjoy free additional 1-year insurance or RM 5,500 savings. The following models are eligible for

In Las Vegas, the ongoing 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) flaunted us the all-new Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class. The new model is going to key markets this year and will be manufactured at the Kecskemet plant in Hungary. From the outside, we notice that this emotive compact four-door coupe resembles the larger CLS-Class. Compared with the new A-Class (W177), the CLA-Class features 18 individually controllable LEDs which separate it from the former one. “With the first CLA we created a totally new