The Toyota Veloz and Avanza continue to make strides across Southeast Asia as Vietnam will be the next country to launch both models later tonight, at 8.30 pm Malaysian time. Photos of both models – silhouettes, at least – have emerged on the company's social media pages, teasing their imminent launch. Now front-wheel drive (FWD), both models sit on the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA). According to prior reports, the Veloz Cross (sitting one rung higher than the Avanza) will come with au

2 variants, Smart and Premium TSS only on the Premium variant Apple CarPlay/Android Auto standard It’s official. The Thais are saying goodbye to the Toyota Avanza and welcoming its replacement, the front-wheel-drive (FWD) Toyota Veloz. Fully imported (CBU) from Indonesia, bookings for the 2022 Toyota Veloz opened earlier this month and the Avanza successor comes with 2 variants in Thailand. The Smart variant is the base variant and starts from THB 795,000 (~RM 103k) while the Premium grade start

Thailand to launch Avanza successor this month Malaysia to follow later More upmarket 7-seater MPV than Avanza Toyota Motor Thailand has opened bookings for the 2022 Toyota Veloz ahead of its official launch there on 24-February 2022, succeeding the long-standing Toyota Avanza. Specifications for the Thai-spec Veloz are still unclear, but think of it as a slightly more upmarket take on the Avanza's recipe. Indonesia already has the Veloz, and their range-topping Toyota Veloz Q CVT TSS is very we

In case you don’t know (which well have you been living in?), Running Man is one of Korea’s most successful variety show. In the 11 years since the show has been on air, product placement has never been as blatant as the Hyundai Staria in the show’s latest episode. In the episode, the cast and crew were preparing to celebrate the main emcee, Yoo Jae Suk’s, 30th anniversary as an entertainer. Though he was the main topic of the conversation, "MC Yoo" was notably absent. Yoo only arrived a little

Suzuki has just launched the new 2021 Swift facelift in Japan, which adds a number of new features to the popular B-segment hatchback. As reported earlier, the updated Swift gets a very mild exterior update, limited to the new front grille, new wheels, as well as the option for a new two-tone black/silver roof. Flame Orange Peal Metallic is a new body colour available on all variants of the new Swift. Starting with the new Swift’s safety features, all variants receive an enhanced Suzuki Safety S

The average person who is used to combustion engine cars might find this hard to believe, but the first batch BMW i3s – numbering 30 units in total - was sold out just two weeks after its launch earlier in April. The response was certainly a surprise even for BMW Group Malaysia and supply remains tight but additional shipments of i3s are on their way. To put it into perspective, 30 tech-savvy early adopters would rather have an i3s rather than a BMW 3 Series. To recap, the i3s is priced at RM 27