The 1-on-1 fight between the Toyota Vios and Honda City shows no sign of letting up as the latter has managed to stage a sales comeback after falling behind its rival since March 2024, as shown by JPJ's data. Honda shifted 2,661 units of the sedan in June 2024, 500 units above the Vios' 2,161 cars. It's also a new monthly record for Honda, with June's figure being the most they've sold thus far this year. Comparitively, the Vios' best month was in March 2024, where it peaked with 3,119 units sol

Putting an automatic car on the racetrack sounds controversial enough, but say it has a CVT and things get rather heated. Cooling down is recommended. But this CVT didn't need any of that. Enter team Toyota Gazoo Racing Motorsport Thailand's 2023 AC100 Toyota Vios (sold as the Yaris Ativ there), which completed the 2022 Idemitsu 25-Hour Super Endurance Race last December with nary a tow truck in sight. Also read: To continue his teacher's dream, Akio Toyoda is racing in Thailand to show 5 soluti

Now that the dust has settled following the launch of the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios, let’s dive into the new features that the new generation model introduces. First things first, we have to establish the fact that we’re taking the Thai-spec car for comparison and may not be 100 percent representative of the upcoming Malaysian-spec model. Comfort and convenience features - Now with tilt and telescopic steering adjustment Perhaps the most important improvement done to the Toyota Vios is the inclus

The Toyota Vios might be leading the B-segment sedan sales in Malaysia in 2021 but up north in Thailand, the title is being held by its arch-rival, the Honda City. During the first two months of the year, the City sold 4,213 units in total, capturing 24 percent market share. In the data compiled by Autolife Thailand, the Toyota Vios’ Thai Eco Car twin, the Toyota Yaris Ativ sold 3,752 units which puts it at second place. The Yaris Ativ did, however, outsold the City in February 2022 with 1,871 u

Toyota has truly perfected the art of hot hatches with the Toyota GR Yaris but according to a recent scoop, the Japanese carmaker will be following that up with a Corolla hot hatch. This will be the first time the Corolla nameplate will be given a proper performance variant. That’s right, the humble Corolla is expected to be the fourth Gazoo Racing model. According to a report by Japanese media, Toyota is looking to push more power from one of the world’s most powerful 3-cylinder engines, report

Yet another strong competitor has jumped into the mix of Thailand’s B-segment sedan market! Toyota Motor Thailand has launched the new 2020 Toyota Yaris Ativ 1.2L facelift. The Toyota Yaris Ativ in Thailand is sold in Malaysia as the Toyota Vios but with a different, larger 1.5-litre engine. Cosmetically, the Yaris Ativ bares the same changes as the 2020 Toyota Vios facelift introduced in the Philippines last month. The Ativ will feature new automatic LED headlamps with follow-me-home system pai