The naturally aspirated NR-VE engines have been a staple on the Perodua Myvi and Toyota Vios for years. The 1.3-litre 1NR-VE and 1.5-litre 2NR-VE are robust powerplants but despite their bulletproof reliability, they are due to be replaced especially in the new DNGA era. The Daihatsu New Generation Architecture platform is used on the all-new AC100 Toyota Vios and will underpin the next-generation Perodua Myvi. Though the fourth-generation Vios is powered by the venerable 2NR-VE, it may receive

This is the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios (D92A). Yes, that's how it looks like, and it's just made its world debut in Thailand where it's sold as the Yaris Ativ. It's big news, and more importantly there's extra Malaysian flavouring in this as it's been co-developed by Daihatsu and Perodua. That means it's underpinned by the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) – just like our Ativa and Alza and shares more than a couple parts with them too. Since the Yaris Ativ is a Thailand-specific car, this r

UMW Toyota Motor has reclaimed its position as the number one non-national car manufacturer in Malaysia after six years – a position that it lost to Honda in 2015. In 2021, Toyota sold a total of 72,394 units, breaking their 2020’s record of 59,320 by 22 percent, with December recording a growth of 0.5 percent with 9,289 units sold. Month-on-month, Toyota surpassed the 8,487 sales volume for November by 9%. That said, neither Honda Malaysia nor the Malaysia Automotive Association (MAA) have yet

The Proton Persona has been a relatively popular model for Proton. After all, over the past couple of months, the Persona was able to top the B-segment sedan sales charts. Just recently, Proton unveiled the updated 2022 Proton Persona, bringing with it a host of quality-of-life improvements, including LED headlights, larger 16-inch (up from 15-inch) alloy wheels, and a revised cabin. Also Read: Priced from RM 45k, CVT-only 2022 Proton Persona facelift (MC2) launched, MT dropped Naturally, prices

The 2020 Toyota Vios GR Sport (GR-S) could be the entry-level Gazoo Racing (GR) model in Toyota's line-up. Starting from RM 95,284 (excluding SST, valid until 31-Dec 2020), it is much cheaper than the GR Yaris but it is every bit as special. 2020 Toyota Vios pricelist (Without SST) Model Price 1.5 J A/T RM 76,623 1.5 E A/T RM 82,593 1.5 G A/T RM 87,584 1.5 GR-S A/T RM 95,284 The performance-inspired Vios isn't available at all Toyota showrooms. This is because the Vios GR-S is an extension of th

October is about to be the hottest month yet - not in terms of weather, but in new car launches. The B-segment will be particularly busy, since we'll see the all-new Honda City and Nissan Almera coming into play. This leaves the Toyota Vios (alongside the VW Vento) as the only ones without the shiny 'all-new' tag then. Two words that seemingly make a ton of difference, but is that really the case? Pros - Drives better than you think Say what you want, but the Vios is a nice car to drive. Gentle