The Toyota Prius is not a car that you would associate with motorsports. When it was introduced in 1997, car enthusiasts made fun of the slow hybrid. Who would’ve expected that 26 years later, I am at Southeast Asia’s most popular racetrack, the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand, being heckled and mobbed by fans clamouring to take a photo with the 67-year old chairman of Toyota posing next to a Prius. Jeremy Clarkson would’ve called this “Bollocks.” He is not Chairman Akio Toyoda.

Yesterday, a BYD Atto 3 caught fire while plugged in to a DC fast charger outside a supermarket in Thailand. The car is still using its temporary red registration plate, which in Thailand, means that the car is less than 6 months old (owners of new cars have a 6-month grace period to register their car). The fire and rescue department came and put out the fire, which originated from the frontal part of the vehicle – where the inverter, coolant piping, 12V auxiliary batttery, and high voltage cab

Currently, BYD SD Motors Malaysia (the distributor of BYD cars in Malaysia) has only the BYD Atto 3 in their line-up but we can expect it to be more populated by 2023. So, here are the EVs from BYD that you can look forward to. BYD e6 The BYD e6’s arrival was confirmed alongside the Atto 3 during the announcement of BYD’s distributor for Malaysia, which suggests we can expect its launch to be sooner than later. Also read: BYD e6 to be Malaysia's first EV MPV; CBU, up to 522 km range, priced from

Mysterious Civic-based SUV now spotted in China Larger than HR-V, but smaller than CR-V Pick this over the Corolla Cross? What started off as a wild rumour is gradually turning into a reality. We’re talking about the Honda Civic-based SUV that slots between the HR-V and CR-V. Seems like Honda is aiming right at the Toyota Corolla Cross with its brand-new model. The initial spyshots surfaced from Japan – the same country where the rumour initially started from. Also Read: Honda's new, upcoming SU

Honda Jazz When the all-new fourth generation 2020 Honda Jazz made its global debut at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, its lack of grille was a controversial point. In Japan, where the model is sold as the Honda Fit, there are five variants to choose from – Basic, Home, Ness, Crosstar, and Luxe. Of the five, only the taller riding crossover-ish Crosstar has a grille. However when the Jazz went on sale in Japan in February, the company also offered a conventional looking grille as an optional accessor

Now that the locally assembled (CKD) Proton X70 is finally here, you must be thinking: RM 122k for a C-segment SUV complete with panoramic sunroof? Now that’s affordable! But wait, is the affordably priced X70 the most practical option? The similarly priced Honda HR-V begs to differ. We know what you're thinking, the CKD Proton X70 is a C-segment SUV, while the Honda HR-V falls in B-segment category. But the biggest deciding factor here is the price of the cars. So it is inevitable to compare th