Japanese automotive media have been on a roll in speculations of a return to that golden era of the 1980s and 1990s. The country’s number one car magazine, Best Car has published another scoop and Toyota fans, brace yourselves for the whiplash of excitement. While the rumours of Toyota reviving the Celica name aren’t exactly new having been hinted by its key leaders, Chairman Akio Toyoda and CEO Koji Sato, this latest scoop reveals something special for the powertrain. Instead of a turbocharged

Now that Akio Toyoda is no longer the President and CEO of Toyota, he has a bit more freedom to live life as his alter ego Morizo, the regular guy who just loves cars, and hates talking business. Akio is still Chairman of Toyota, but executive decisions are now made by Koji Sato. “Last year, I stepped down as president [of Toyota] and as chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. “At last, I think that I have been able to get back to being an ordinary guy who loves cars. “I had

The humble Perodua Bezza is a successful little sedan that moved many Malaysians ever since it was first introduced in 2016 as P2’s first-ever three-box-shaped car. A favourite among Grab drivers, young families, and first-time car owners, the Bezza is as much of an icon as any other Perodua. But in 2022, it achieved yet another milestone not on a national scale, but a global one. That’s right, if you’ve gotten passed the clickbait-sounding title and curiosity got you this far, the Perodua Bezza

The plucky little Suzuki Jimny does what a massive Ford Ranger Raptor can do off-road but its small size also makes it quite well-adapted to the concrete jungle. With that said Suzuki Cars Malaysia has just uploaded a teaser for a special edition Jimny on its Facebook page. Like any other teaser, the main star is shrouded in the shadow but the post does give a bit of a clue on what this upcoming Jimny will be. No, it’s not the 5-door model that was just launched in India but the rhinoceros is a

Talk about a story for the ages – Rookie Racing's Toyota GR Corolla has made history as the world's first liquid hydrogen-fuelled car to complete a race by successfully crossing the finish line at Round 2 of the Super Taikyu's 24 hours of Fuji this past weekend. Hydrogen (H2) as fuel is not new per se, as Toyota has fielded H2-combusting Corolla race cars since 2021. The main difference between now and then is the trialling of liquid hydrogen, a tech that promises higher energy density, longer d

As of April 2023, Perodua has increased its market share in Malaysia’s total new car sales from 39.1 percent in 2022 to 40.7 percent. Perodua registered 18,874 units in April 2023, that’s 41.3 percent lower than the previous month but March’s sales record were an outlier as it was the final registration month to qualify for sales tax (SST) exemption for locally assembled (CKD) cars booked between June 2020 and June 2022. March’s 32,179 units was the highest monthly sales ever recorded in Perodua