Brothers Naquib and Nabil Azlan wins the Sporting and Rookie Classes respectively Nabil Ahmad claims Promotional Class crown Hayden Haikal the new Super Sporting Class champion 3.1 million online viewers and race fans, which Toyota says is a record-high, tuned in to watch the finale of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Challenge race weekend. Season 5 crowned four new champions in four classes of racing: the Super Sporting Class for professionals; the Sporting Class for amateurs; the Rookie Class for

D92A 2023 Toyota Vios teased New B-segment sedan to launch on 9-August Lots of shared parts with Ativa and Alza, can you spot them? Recently, Toyota dropped teasers of the D92A 2023 Toyota Vios, a new generation B-segment sedan that will take over the mantle from the current-generation model, which has been around since 2013. It will be sold in Thailand as the Yaris Ativ with a smaller 1.2-litre engine, different from our Vios which gets a larger 1.5-litre engine. In the short 15-second video th

The Mercedes-Benz brand is one that is steeped in tradition. With more than 70 years of history in Malaysia, generations of Malaysians recognize it as the country’s most desired premium car brand. However, that deep rooted tradition also means that the brand must be mindful to not be stuck in the past. Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) can’t continue to operate like it did when Ipoh tin mining tycoons were still around. In 1988, Mercedes-Benz sold less than 500 cars annually here. Today, MBM sells ar

The 2020 Toyota Vios facelift has strong competition from not just B-segment sedan rivals like the Honda City and Nissan Almera, but also SUVs like the Proton X50 and the recently-launched Perodua Ativa. If you’re convinced about buying a sedan - which is completely understandable for reasons explained here - and you’re eyeing on the Toyota Vios facelift, here are its pros and cons. Trade in User's Car Form Also read: Don't skip the Toyota Vios/Honda City for Perodua Ativa (D55L) yet, here are 5

At yesterday’s launch of the Toyota GR Yaris and Toyota Vios GR Sport, UMW Toyota Motor also announced its plans for the 2021 season 4 of its Vios one-make race series Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Festival. The highlight of yesterday’s announcement was the inclusion of the Sepang 1,000 km (S1K) into its racing calendar. The 9-hour endurance race will be known as the Vios Endurance Cup. This is not the first time UMW Toyota Motor has fielded a factory-backed team in S1K. Last year, the company’s Dep

Despite being the largest car in the model range, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class has grown in every dimension in its latest iteration. How does it compare to the G12 BMW 7 Series? Let’s take a quick look. Length wise (both long wheelbase versions), the all-new W223 Mercedes-Benz S-Class measures 5,289 mm long while the G12 BMW 7 Series measures 5,260 mm long. Wheelbase is just millimetres shy of each other; the S-Class measures 3,216 mm whereas the 7 Series stretches at 3,210 mm. In terms of width, t