It’s race weekend again and the Idemitsu 25 Hours Super Endurance race is happening at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand. Today is the qualifying round, with actual race days set to happen over this weekend (17- to 18-December). In addition to the usual race-prepped Toyota Corolla Altis and Toyota Vios, the list of participants include two cars that stand out: a Toyota GR Corolla bearing #232 and a Toyota GR86 with #328. One of the drivers for #232 is Akio Toyoda (Morizo), whi

When Toyota’s president Akio Toyoda said “No more boring cars” during an announcement back in early 2017, I ignorantly chuckled. Was it an admission or a promise, or both? Regardless, little did I know that development for the Toyota GR Yaris had already commenced. It was the dawn of TNGA products and since then, I’ve found that Toyota models that are underpinned by it have an organic, fluid flavour in terms of driving dynamics, and that’s only the ‘regular’ models. There’s a division within the

When the all-new 2020 Subaru BRZ was unveiled, many car fans were excited to see that the spirit of the traditional sports car was still alive and well. However, that model was solely for the USA, the rest of the world would very likely receive its Toyota-badged twin, the upcoming 2021 Toyota GR86. Back in January, we reported leaked patent images of the GR86’s aggressive front bumper. Now, Japanese media has shown its rendering of what the latest Toyota sports car could look like, and yep, aggr

UMW Toyota Motor has revised the 2021 Toyota GR Yaris’ price, following the government’s surprise U-turn in extending the sales tax (SST) exemption/discount from the original deadline of 31-December 2020 to 30-June 2021. From now till 30-June 2021, those wanting to get Toyota’s newest pocket rocket can save RM 13k off the original RM 299k sticker price, bringing the final price down to a slightly more palatable RM 286,896. With only 127 units allocated for Malaysia, the Toyota GR Yaris is by far

A common complaint for the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ, or some call them the Toyobaru, is that it lacks power. This is a rather controversial topic because some are adamant that it isn’t about the straight-line performance, it’s all about the fun, twisty bits. However, it seems feedback from both sides have been taken into consideration. According to Best Car, the next generation Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ will use a larger, 2.4-litre naturally aspirated flat-four engine that makes 220 PS and 240 Nm of

UMW Toyota Motor has secured about 100 units of the World Rally Championship-bred Toyota GR Yaris. To recap, the B-segment Toyota GR Yaris is a road going version of Toyota Gazoo Racing’s World Rally Championsip (WRC) car – often called a homologation special. Despite using the Yaris name, the GR Yaris have few things in common with a Toyota Yaris. Globally, there are three variants of the regular Toyota Yaris. USA’s Yaris is a rebadged Mazda 2, Europe and Japan gets a smaller model, while the r