The Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) has confirmed that the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 has officially received homologation from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) starting 1-January 2024. Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) has been an active participant in motorsports with the GR Yaris Rally1 hybrid in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), the GR010 hybrid in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), and the DKR Hilux EVO T1U in the FIA World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC)

Fuelled by recent rumours about the rebirth of the Toyota Celica, BestCarWeb of Japan has released rendered images of what the rebirth Toyota Celica could look like. As a spot of context for the rumours, WRC legend Jari-Matti Latvala entertained the crowd with a demonstration run in a classic Celica GT-Four ST165 during the Shinsiro Rally 2023 in Japan, including a taxi ride for Chairman Akio Toyoda, who is also a skilled rally driver known as Morizo. When asked about his thoughts on the Celica,

UMW Toyota has launched the Toyota GR86 in Malaysia, priced from RM 295,000 for the 6-speed manual to RM 305,000 for the 6-speed automatic variant. Like its predecessor, the Toyota GR86 is fully imported (CBU) from Japan. Let’s start with the powertrain, it gets a 2.4-litre boxer engine (FA24) that makes 237 PS/250 Nm (37 PS and 45 Nm more than the FA20 in the first generation 86), mated to a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission. Both transmissions have been updated to accommodate th

USD 28 million (RM 115.6 million) is plenty of cash for us regular people. For the ultra-rich, it might as well be pocket change. Rolls-Royce has just recently announced the launch of the coach-built Rolls-Royce Boat-Tail and it is the most expensive brand-new car on sale ever. You wouldn’t be surprised that even in this time of crisis with the world slowly recovering from the pandemic (not sure about our side though), someone would commission an exclusive topless Rolls with a price tag of aroun

All around the world, the Toyota GR Yaris has been making waves, wowing everyone who has gotten behind its wheel. I must admit, I was chomping at the bit to try the GR Yaris out for myself. Watching other motoring journos try it gave me a serious case of FOMO (fear of missing out). Finally, the chance arrived. I could finally have a go at the Toyota GR Yaris. Better still, it will be a track and gymkhana experience in Sepang International Circuit. I was beside myself. I could not sleep the night

It looks like Kia has been busy recruiting some of the best talents from BMW. The latest recruit to Kia Motors is Jochen Paesen, a former BMW interior designer. The Belgian-born Paesen will become Kia’s vice president of interior design, reporting under a team led by Karim Habib - himself a former BMW head of design. Coincidence? Maybe not. With Paesen's appointment, this marks Kia’s third major recruitment from BMW over the past years. Along with Karim Habib, this also includes Albert Biermann,