Or is this a sign for future midship Toyotas?
by Billy Caluag
Along with more deals on the Hilux, RAV4 HEV, and GR Yaris
Toyota Motor Philippines is offering a mountain of deals and discounts this September, including flexible payment terms of up to 60 months.Throughout 2025, Toyota has offered customers the flexibility to 'pay light,' with smaller monthly fees in exchange for higher down
Would be a cool addition to the range
The Toyota GR Yaris gets yet another host of upgrades. Yes, the pocket rocket just got a facelift fairly recently, but it's not stopping Toyota from continuously improving it. There are minor mechanical tweaks that have been applied, but there's
CvK’s got great taste
Breaking news: The boss of one of the world's rarest and most exclusive hypercar companies responsible for record-smashing, top-speed machines drives a small, three-cylinder Toyota hatchback to work.So, he's human after all. Except... he's not,
by Vijay Pattni
It’s one hot hatch versus the other in this comparo
Toyota Motor Philippines recently launched the refreshed version of its popular GR Yaris. For this comparo, we'll be pitting Toyota's updated hot hatch against another locally available hot hatch, the Honda Civic Type R. While not exactly an apples-to-
At the first leg of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup
At the start of March, Toyota Motor Philippines surprised us with the launch of the new Toyota GR Yaris. And it wasn't just a new model with some updates here and there-it's the one with the automatic transmission.Yes,
It will run the Nurburgring 24 Hours
We're well beyond the days of automatic transmissions being slow, thirsty, and far from performance oriented. These days, most are faster than their manual counterparts, and are far more durable than ever.Of course, there are still doubters out there, and
As if it needed more grip
It's been a busy start to 2025 for the Toyota GR Yaris, and it's about to get busier. This is the 'Aero Package Prototype' previewed by Japanese automaker at its recent Kenshiki event. It gains small improvements in a bid
Don’t worry, the manual’s still around
Well, that was quick. Barely a week has passed since Toyota teased the new GR Yaris for the Philippines. Now, the company has released official prices for the hot hatchback.But before we get to that, what exactly is new with the
Any time now, folks
As far as teasers go, this is a rather obvious one. Toyota Motor Philippines recently posted a dimly-lit photo of its upcoming model that it's set to launch soon. If it isn't obvious enough yet, it's the updated
Don’t worry, the manual’s still around
Performance car fans have something to look forward to this 2025, at least according to the LTO (Land Transportation Office). What's the correlation, you ask?That's because the homologation papers for the new Toyota GR Yaris are now in. That
Toyota’s sports car renaissance marches on
15 years ago, it was almost unimaginable to bill Toyota as one of the leading examples for building fun and exciting cars for the mass market. At the time, the Japanese giant was saddled with a rather tame range of vehicles that
We’re keeping our fingers crossed
2024 was filled with groundbreaking launches, and we reckon that it'll be more of the same in 2025. Disruptors are keen to shake up the local market even further, while legacy automakers are throwing the gauntlet in tech and electrification.If
Yes, the Toyota Yaris GR Sport and the GR Yaris are two very different cars
For the unaware, the Toyota Yaris GR Sport is the more conservative twin of the GR Yaris that we all know and love here in the Philippines. Compared to the 2025 Toyota GR Yaris, which made its regional debut at the Thailand
by Billy Caluag
The facelifted Toyota GR Yaris finally makes its way to the ASEAN region
The facelifted Toyota GR Yaris is officially in the ASEAN region, by way of the 2024 Thailand International Motor Expo. The hot hatch is getting a limited release in the Thai market, along with the Toyota GR Corolla.After its initial announcement
by Billy Caluag
Only 51 units will be sold in Italy
Toyota Italy has come up with a new special-edition Toyota GR Yaris that'll be limited to just 51 units. Inventively titled the 'GR Yaris TGR Italy Limited Edition,' it pays tribute to the first-ever Toyota to win a race
by Greg Potts
But how?
For obvious reasons, manufacturers will never show off any of their vehicles with damage. Unless it's a crash test exhibition, blemishes big or small are immediately dealt with before the car can make a public appearance.But things are a little
A couple Toyota heritage vehicles might just appear in the series, too
Toyota has just released a new anime series called GRIP, which pits its GR range of performance cars against villainous autonomous vehicles in a battle for humanity. Standard Monday morning stuff, you'd argue.It's being aimed at the next generation
Consider ourselves lucky
Locally, the Toyota GR Yaris retails for P2,940,000. It's not exactly what anyone would call easily within reach. We can already see people saying that they'd rather spend their P3 million on something bigger, but that's not
Rally heroes immortalized by Toyota
Remember the days when special edition road cars were regularly sold to commemorate the achievements of the world's greatest rally drivers? We're talking about cars like the Mitsubishi Evo VI Tommi Makinen Edition and the Subaru Impreza Series McRae.Hang
by Greg Potts
Why does it look like that?
Car exteriors have to look good to lure in customers. That said, interiors have to look the part too as it's the place where its owners spend the most time. Nobody wants a stylish car with a cheap and nasty-looking
