We recognise it here as the Toyota Vios but over in Thailand, it works under the name of the Toyota Yaris Ativ. Regardless of what it’s called, it’s the best-selling B-segment sedan in Thailand for June 2023 with 28,319 units sold for a whopping 57 percent market share. That’s over 3 times more sales than its next closest rival, the Honda City. A distance second, VTEC failed to kick in for the City this time around with only 9,513 units spoken for, or just 19.2 percent of the market share. Nonet

While previous Prime Minister Ismail Sabri and his predecessor Muhyiddin Yassin travelled in a Toyota Alphard (DEM 1) and Toyota Vellfire (JBM 2) respectively, newly appointed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has decided that he only needs a Toyota Camry to carry out his duties. In case you're wondering, the BMW 740 Le (BEM 1) used during his election campaign was loaned to him by a supporter (Datuk Sham), and has since been returned. Speaking to the media outside PKR’s headquarters yeste

The current-generation Toyota Vios is in its eighth year of its lifecycle and is due for a replacement model soon. Now, a report from AutoIndustriya has revealed that the next-generation Toyota Vios will be launched in Thailand in August 2022, followed by a hybrid version a year later in August 2023. The next-generation Toyota Vios' codename is D92A - a Daihatsu format model code. Why Daihatsu, and not Toyota? The Daihatsu link to the Vios is via an internal Toyota-Daihasu company called Emergin

The 2020 Toyota Vios facelift has strong competition from not just B-segment sedan rivals like the Honda City and Nissan Almera, but also SUVs like the Proton X50 and the recently-launched Perodua Ativa. If you’re convinced about buying a sedan - which is completely understandable for reasons explained here - and you’re eyeing on the Toyota Vios facelift, here are its pros and cons. Trade in User's Car Form Also read: Don't skip the Toyota Vios/Honda City for Perodua Ativa (D55L) yet, here are 5

Toyota unveiled the facelifted 2021 Toyota Vios a couple of months ago in the Philippines, followed by Thailand a month later. Set to be introduced in Malaysia by December, let's take a closer look at Toyota’s upcoming B-segment contender that will be going head-to-head against the all-new Honda City and Nissan Almera. 1. When will the 2021 Toyota Vios go on sale? Considering that the current, pre-facelifted Toyota Vios has completely sold out, it does mean that UMW Toyota Motor will introduce t

There’s plenty of advice out there that says “Hey, you’ve just started working, it’s best you get a brand new car because they're reliable and cheaper to maintain!" Don’t get us wrong, it's a very valid opinion. But what if you’re 'the 10th dentist'? Perhaps you want to eschew the monthly commitments and just plonk the cash for an older car that'll still take you around reliably. For that, the 2003-2007 Toyota Vios (NCP42) remains a very viable option. While I own one, here's an unbiased account