In Southeast Asia and other developing markets, Toyota offers 4 SUVs across different segments ranging from the Toyota Raize to the Toyota Fortuner. However, it seems that Toyota is looking to add another model slotting between the Fortuner and the Corolla Cross in the future. There are rumours that the Land Hopper name which Toyota trademarked could be used on this mini-Fortuner rather than on a smaller version of the Land Cruiser. According to Indonesia’s AutonetMagz, the Land Hopper could be

The Chery Tiggo 7 Pro and Tiggo 8 Pro are to launch in Indonesia in a couple of days (23-Nov 2022), locally-assembled (CKD). It's worth keeping an eye out for this event, as their specs there can shed some light of what to expect when the cars come to Malaysia. Chiefly because Chery's planning an R&D centre there to further study the needs of their Indonesian and Southeast Asian customers. With the Bekasi, West Java plant, Chery now has seven plants worldwide, and Indonesia serves as the company

Like it or not, 3-cylinder engines will become more common. Malaysia has just welcomed the 2022 Proton X70 with a new 1.5-litre turbocharged 3-cylinder 3G15TD engine. The move is a bit controversial so Proton is still keeping the more traditional (but decade old) 4-cylinder 1.8-litre 4G18TD for the highest specs X70 Premium variant. Elsewhere, Japan is set to welcome yet another 3-cylinder engine-powered SUV, the T33 generation 2022 Nissan X-Trail, on 25-July. Nissan’s 3-cylinder unit is really

Merely hours after spyshots first emerged, Hotai Motor, the official distributor of Toyota vehicles in Taiwan, has launched the new Toyota Corolla Cross GR-Sport. This is the second GR-Sport model to be launched in Taiwan, following the Corolla Altis GR-Sport that was introduced last year. Prices for the Toyota Corolla Cross GR-Sport start from TWD 875,000 (~RM 131k) for the regular petrol variant, while the hybrid variant is priced at TWD 945,000 (~RM 141k). Also Read: Spied: 2021 Toyota Coroll

Ever since its launch in July, the Toyota Corolla Cross has been making some waves around South East Asia. While we wait for the crossover's imminent arrival here, it has scored a 5-star rating. The Corolla Cross's overall score of 88.61 points means that it even scores higher than the Proton X50 which has a score of 84.26 points! The reason for this could be seen in the frontal impact test results. The Corolla Cross offers better protection for the front occupants than the X50 according to the

Toyota Harrier Toyota RAV4 The all-new 2020 Toyota Harrier will officially go on sale in June. From the preliminary specifications released by Toyota, the Harrier appears to share many similarities with the Toyota RAV4. Why does Toyota have two SUVs in the same segment? Here’s a brief comparison. It is true that both SUVs are very similar to each other. The Harrier and RAV4 are categorised in the same segment, built on the TNGA-K platform shared with the Toyota Camry. Both SUVs also share the sa