Toyota returns to the 2023 Sepang 1000 KM Endurance Race (S1K) seeking to not only defend the overall title it won last year but aiming to complete a hat trick of podium finishes since it joined the annual prestigious event in 2021. Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia will field its sole entry and S1K defending champions Tengku Djan Ley Tengku Mahaleel and Naquib Azlan behind the wheel of the 2022 winning Toyota Vios in the MTC Class. The race takes place from today, Friday 23-November 2023 and runs al

It's existence has long been confirmed, and now first images of what could be the 2024 Toyota Vios with a hybrid powertrain have been spotted – courtesy of readers of Thai portal Headlight Magazine. Sporting black wrap on the front and rear bumpers lends further credence to the website's claim that the powertrain debuts on the Vios GR Sport variant; which also means there will be tweaked aesthetics for the model. These set of pictures show a ducktail spoiler, a more aggressive diffuser round the

While Malaysians are still reeling from the all-new Toyota Vios’ higher starting price than its popular predecessor, up north in Thailand, buyers are gladly accepting the fourth-generation sedan in stride. According to sales data compiled by Autolife Thailand, a total of 18,242 units of the Toyota Yaris Ativ, which is what the Vios is called in the Land of Smiles, were sold in the first quarter of 2023. The Vios’ Thai twin held a 60.9% market share in the country’s B-sedan segment thanks to stro

In conjunction with the Merdeka and Malaysia Day celebrations, UMW Toyota Motor has released a heartwarming short film celebrating our nation's unity, alongside a host of sales and aftersales deals to sweeten the occasion. Entitled ‘Pewaris Harapan Negara’, the short film captures the passion Malaysians have for making a positive impact, which UMW Toyota shares through its commitment to engineer happiness for all. The short film features the children of UMW Toyota staff members singing ‘Sejahter

Unlike in Malaysia, the Nissan Almera is enjoying a pretty solid sales streak over in Thailand. Since its introduction back in November 2019, it's been consistently beating the Toyota Yaris Ativ (essentially our Vios with a smaller 1.2-litre engine), and nips ever closer at the Honda City's heels in Q1 2021. According to numbers compiled by Headlight Magazine, Nissan moved 4,756 units of the Almera within January to March; resulting in a 21.9% market share. Interestingly, this marks the first ti

The Toyota Vios has its ups and downs but there is no denying that it is still a hugely popular car. You can’t walk 10 steps without stumbling over one in a parking lot. The Vios seems like it’s been around for years, 18 years to be exact. Wait what? But it feels longer! It’s true that the Vios started life only in 2002. It was a car created specifically to be sold in the Asia-Pacific market taking over the small sedan segment baton from what ASEAN regions know as the Toyota Soluna. Never heard