Toyota Gazoo Racing Thailand (TGRT) has announced that several cars powered by synthetic e-fuels will be racing domestically this year, in a bid to promote carbon neutrality through motorsports. The models are the Toyota Yaris, Toyota Yaris Ativ (Vios for Malaysia), and the Toyota Corolla Altis – all of which will run on synthetic fuel. While the latter two models will take part in their respective One Make Races, the Yaris and Altis will go on to compete in the Thailand Super Series and Idemits
Apr 26, 2024
SUVs are often praised for their elevated driving position and a sense of safety, offering peace of mind in uncertain situations. However, the reality is that many sedans can handle mild off-road adventures as well, albeit with a bit of anxiety. While SUVs may provide added ground clearance and off-road capability, the question is: do you truly need these features? Consider a sedan, epitomised by the iconic Toyota Corolla. Contrary to the common belief that SUVs are more comfortable, sedans ofte
Dec 1, 2023
Here in Malaysia, if you’re looking for a Japanese C-segment hatchback, there’s only one option, the Mazda 3 Liftback. The Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic do offer hatchback variants overseas but only the highly potent hot hatch versions are offered here officially like the GR Corolla and upcoming FL5 Civic Type R. The regular hatchback versions are also available in Japan along with a fourth contender, the Subaru Impreza. Between January and May 2023, the best-selling C-segment hatchback in Japa
Sep 19, 2023
The rise in sales continues for UMW Toyota in August 2023 as it recorded sales of 10,275 units (Toyota + Lexus). This represents a healthy 23 percent growth over July 2023 that saw 8,349 units sold. August 2023 sales comprised 10,033 units for Toyota and 242 units for Lexus. With this performance, UMW Toyota also saw its total year-to-date (YTD) sales as of August 2023 at 67,283 units compared to the 61,639 units for the corresponding period in 2022 marking a 9.2 percent growth. Moving forward,
Sep 7, 2023
When former aircraft engineer Tatsuo Hasegawa presented the first KE10 generation Toyota Corolla at the 1966 Tokyo Motor Show, the Corolla nameplate – meaning ring of petals around a flower - stood for being a dependable family car. Today, nearly 60 years later, the Corolla family of ‘family cars’ now include a 300 PS all-wheel drive track-ready weapon that fits child seats (GR Corolla) and a tall riding Corolla Cross SUV for less intense drivers. With SUVs like the Toyota Corolla Cross overtaki
Aug 28, 2023
While the new GR Sport variant is the attention grabber of the revised 2023 Toyota Corolla sedan’s range, it is the more regular 1.8E and 1.8G variants that will contribute the bulk of the sales. Seen here is the 1.8G variant. Compared to the previous model, the new 2023 Toyota Corolla has been upgraded with the following features: 12.3-inch fully digital instrument panel (1.8G only, 4.2-inch for 1.8E) USB Type C port Keyless entry for front passenger door New mesh grille pattern front bumper ma
Aug 28, 2023
It appears that the Toyota GR Sport line up in Malaysia will be growing come this Monday, 28 August 2023, as UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has teased the new Toyota Corolla GR Sport on its social media pages. Come 8pm this Monday, the sporty C-segment sedan will bring the number of GR Sport models here to 3, following the Corolla Cross and Hilux. Though the teaser was just that, a teaser, with not much other info, our previous sightings of a price list and spec sheet for the Corolla GR Sport have deta
Aug 25, 2023
Upgrades have come in for the 2023 Toyota Corolla Altis in Thailand, spanning interior and exterior quality of life updates that also hint of things to come for the Malaysian-spec car. On the outside, the Thai-market Corolla gains a different mesh grille pattern, although the car's fascia largely remains the same. Along the sides, there's fresh designs for the 17-inch wheels the higher-spec variants wear. It also finally adds keyless entry support to the front passenger side. Also read: Review:
Jul 14, 2023
According to social media postings by various dealers, we've learnt that an updated 2023 Toyota Corolla Altis is in the works for Malaysia, and that order taking has commenced for the renewed Civic fighter. Prices have gone up by RM 4,912 for the Altis 1.8E, and RM 1,912 for the higher-end Altis 1.8G. As such, the new prices are as follows: Corolla Altis 1.8E: RM 139,800 Corolla Altis 1.8G: RM 145,888 Interestingly, there's now an option too for customers to opt for "GR Sport Package 2" for an a
Jul 4, 2023
Updated CN-spec Corolla gets torsion beam suspension on 1.5-litre petrol variants Multi-link suspension maintained on hybrid and turbo variants Hybrid gets latest 5th-gen THS II The current 12th-gen Toyota Corolla Altis has been around since 2019 and thus, it has been given an update in China. Minor facelift aside, the world’s best-selling sedan has also undergone some changes underneath. In China, the Toyota Corolla is sold by FAW Toyota, one of two joint ventures in the world’s biggest car mar
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