Toyota

Cars and houses have something in common: no matter how large they are, they eventually start to feel small. Toyota saw a hole in the market and is filling it with the Grand Highlander.

Every now and then, along comes a hatchback that gets me drooling. Toyota’s latest Corolla GRMN, or Gazoo Racing Meister of Nürburgring, gets the title that's only given to the most extreme GR cars that undergo extensive testing at Nürburgring.

Several years ago, Bushwakka debuted one of the world's most creative Toyota 4x4 micro-campers, the two-sleeper Kamelback. Now it adds the 4-berth Kamelback 4, fitting a two-bed expandable bunkhouse atop the bare rear chassis of the Toyota Land Cruiser.

Toyota's Hilux pickup platform and its turbo-diesel engine suite is already highly coveted unobtainium in the US, and it's about to get better. An available payload boost will allow the incomparably rugged little truck to carry more than ever.

SUV folks know just how capable a car the Nissan Xterra was in its prime. A proper body-on-frame chassis, four-wheel drive, and a solid overall build quality to take on anything you’d throw at it. And it looks like it might just be making a comeback!

The most versatile vehicle on the road is the minivan and, like cargo shorts, it’s often maligned for no good reason. The 2026 Sienna expands that high practicality by adding a hybrid powertrain as the default.

Strange times in the electric vehicle world at the moment. While the technology behind electric cars continues to gather momentum, the sales numbers are showing mixed results. On one hand used EV sales are nearing record growth, but new EV sales are actually in decline.

What does US$21,000 get you in automotive terms? Kia Soul, Chevrolet Trax, Nissan Versa, Hyundai Venue … You see a trend there, right? None of those cars is electric, and none of them are flagships by any stretch. The bZ7 is all that and more!

As if it didn't already have its hands full investing in and launching electric cars, Toyota is now teaming up with Daimler Truck and Volvo to advance the development of hydrogen-fuel-cell tech for zero-emissions heavy duty vehicles.

Thailand plays a unique role in the global automotive industry, as a major manufacturing hub. No surprise then that all the industry's major players had models to show off at the 2026 Bangkok International Motor Show. Join us as we walk the halls.

Honda has just announced that it's pulling the plug on one of its most aspirational projects: the 0 series EVs. But the 0 SUV and saloon are not the only ones down the chute; the Acura RSX EV has also been dropped from the Japanese carmaker’s plans.

What was once deemed a set of “optional” safety features on cars may soon become permanent, whether you like it or not. This comes at a time when some want more and more safety features, while others find them too intrusive to enjoy manual driving.