Toyota said that the unexpected success of the Toyota GR Yaris has led to the model being a permanent fixture in the brand's lineup, reports Autocar UK. Naohiko Saito, the chief engineer, revealed this information during an event where Autocar had the opportunity to test a prototype of the facelifted GR Yaris. Saito said, “This isn't the end of development,” indicating ongoing improvements. Initially, Toyota aimed to produce 25,000 cars with the distinctive three-door bodyshell to homologate its

MF Ghost is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Initial D series and the highly anticipated anime has finally been given an official premiere date. So, get that Eurobeat playlist ready because it’ll premiere on 1 October 2023. Both series’ centre around street racing but MF Ghost will take place in an era where self-driving electric cars are the mainstay. It follows the life of protagonist Kanata Livington (not a typo), a half Japanese, half British kid that’s the protégé of Takumi Fujiwara. He

Toyota GR86 fitted with a 1.4-litre turbocharged 3-cylinder engine Runs on carbon-neutral synthetic fuel Used for development purposes only, for now It would seem like Toyota/Subaru are finally giving the people what they’ve been asking for – a turbocharged engine for the 86/BRZ twin. But don’t get too excited just yet, the photos you see here were taken during the testing phase of the biomass-derived synthetic fuel used for development and racing purposes. Earlier this year, Toyota announced th

Purists might lament the fact that Toyota is developing an 8-speed automatic (8AT) for the GR Yaris but then again, if purists dictated the direction of the automotive industry, we wouldn’t even have power steering. An automatic option increases the appeal to a wider target market, which means more money to be earned and that leads to the possibility of developing more enthusiast-focused cars. Anyway, the development team behind the 8AT GR Yaris invited Japanese publication BestCarWeb to get the

Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole distributor for Ford in Malaysia, continues to enhance its customer enhance services in providing an additional test drive option through its Home or Office Delivery Test Drive for its vehicles. With this added option, customers considering a Ford can now have the test drive vehicle delivered to their home instead of having to visit a physical dealership if they wish to. This service is available within a 10km radius of the customers chosen dealership.

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