Water and oil don’t mix, neither do water and electricity. Short of driving an amphibious vehicle, cars are not boats (or submarines). At the same time, flash floods are becoming more common, a combination of climate change and unchecked urban development. The recently announced Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid will be locally-assembled in Bukit Raja, with an estimated price of RM 137k. Compared to the regular combustion engine Corolla Cross 1.8G and 1.8V variants, how well does the 1.8 Hybrid handle

South East Asia is a region where Toyota dominates. Not only that, Toyota models are so ubiquitous in this part of the world that they define the region’s urban landscape. Bangkok will not be complete without bright pink Toyota Corolla taxis, Hiace tourist vans, and of course, overloaded Toyota Hiluxes. Jakarta has its Blue Bird Toyota Vios taxis (sold as the Toyota Limo), Manila has white Vios taxi fleets, Ho Chi Mih city is moved by the Toyota Innova, while Singapore’s SMRT has its purple Toyo

Back in March, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) launched the Toyota Corolla Cross in Malaysia. Early units of the SUV – all base 1.8G variants – were snapped up pretty quickly, and it was only recently that deliveries of the range-topping 1.8V variant began. Can you get the car before the SST discount expires? The ongoing new car sales and service tax (SST) relief programme expires on 31-December 2021. Under this, locally-assembled (CKD) cars are fully SST-exempt, while fully-imported (CBU) vehicles are

The Toyota Corolla Cross continues to assert its dominance against rivals in Thailand by capturing the Kingdom’s best-selling sub-compact crossover title for the first half of 2021. According to data compiled by Thailand’s Headlight Magazine, the Corolla Cross captured 35.5% market share with 9,653 units sold between January and June 2021. Following the crossover in second place is the MG ZS with 6,378 units sold. The MG was the Kingdom’s best-selling sub-compact SUV in the same period last year

Following a successful debut in Thailand, the Toyota Corolla Cross will now cross the Pacific for a market launch in the USA. Toyota Motor USA has since posted a teaser video with the caption: “Even the most iconic works of art are born from a simple sketch. It’s only when the art takes form that it begins to possess the power to cross all boundaries.” Crossing boundaries is of course, a clear reference to the Toyota Corolla Cross. The USA launch of the Toyota Corolla Cross will be livestreamed

With the SUV trend on a full moon, many car manufacturer plans to bring in the latest model to our market, hoping to take some slice of the irresistible cake that is the SUV market. Malaysian will be spoilt for choice now, as there is a variety of SUVs in various sizes and flavors to suit your liking. Here at Wapcar, we present to you a slew of upcoming offerings in 2020 and 2021. Hold your wallet close. Proton X50 Estimated arrival: H2 2020. Without a doubt, the Proton X50 is literally the hott