More good news for all. With the recent introduction of official manufacturer tuning products from recognized tuning houses through official distributors similar to Nismo and Impul through Nissan, Abt through VW Cars and so on, Toyota is also moving forward with their up and coming TRD range.

TRD isn’t new in the Malaysian car tuning scene, they’ve long been privately imported through the local car shops. Recognizing the increasing market for performance and aesthetics, UMW Toyota Motor is now aiming to draw younger customers to the brand. (about time)

Through official collaboration with TRD Asia based in Thailand, selected TRD products will be manufactured locally, through OEMs reducing costs, making it much more affordable for Toyota customers. Plus, official Toyota support and warranty on all TRD products really sweetens the deal.

Here are some pictures of both the installation ease as well as the quality of OEM fitment. Read more

VTEC getting all the attention? Here’s an addition to your VVT. Wired to your ECU, this VVT Indicator gadget lets you know when VVT is engaged. According to Chinozie, the guy behind this cool product, the VVT indicator encourages better fuel consumption by allowing its user to drive below the VVT zone. The VVT indicator will also tell Toyota boys if the VVT Solenoid Valve (OCV) is functioning. Above all, it’s just cool to have one of this fitted for a mere RM45 with 4 LED colour options to choose from. Read more

This is one for all you drifters. The guys from SpeedHunters came up with this list of the Top 10 Drift Cars of all time. There are some pretty controversial entries in the list, like the Pontiac GTO, does it really deserve to belong in the list at all?

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Yes I know this feature is late but I still need to share this experience with you because the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix was a one of a kind event. No matter what people say about it from what I saw and experienced, it was a massive success, 100,000 people can testify to that.

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Formula 1 takes a leap into the unknown with its first ever night race at the inaugural Singapore GP this weekend and teams face a daunting task to be at their peak for the race. Drivers wont exactly be racing in the dark as night is turned to day with some 1,500 projector lights lighting up the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Another factor that will play an important role in the race is

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Malaysians love their cars, that’s why it’s one of the biggest markets in South East Asia, not only do we love cars, most of us have a fair knowledge of cars. That’s why when the occassional motorshow comes around, there’s always massive traffic jams to accompany it, that and a whole lot more. Sure we are a small country and that’s probably why the visitor count for our shows never hit six figures but it surely never feels that way. Read more

Naming a car is probably one of the most difficult and underestimated aspect of building a car. Get it wrong and whether because of mistranslation, cultural misunderstanding, or just plain mistakes, you may have a very normal car brand like ‘TiuNaMa’ sounding very very wrong in Chinese speaking countries. But even so there are some examples that make it to the mainstream market, I came across this list of top 10 worst car names while surfing but its based on the American market so let us know the worst car name you ever came across, be it here or anywhere. Read more

Only a year after taking control of Sony’s robotics business, Toyota has revealed a new transportation device it describes as a ‘mobility robot’. It is a vertical, mechanized two-wheeled scooter. This self-balancing electric vehicle is similar to the famous ‘Segway’ which was first revealed to the world in 2001. However, this personal scooter is probably not up to par to the Segway in speed or ruggedness. The Winglet can only go up to 3.7mph versus Segway’s top speed of 12.5 mph. Toyota hopes to put the Winglet into production in 2010. Read more

Volkswagen has been working on its forthcoming truck dubbed the Robust for a while now but except for spy shots, little is known of how the VW truck will look like, till now. Dedicated CarScoop reader and a graduate of UBA, Argentine Joel L. Fernandez came up with these renderings of the Volkswagen Robust. Read more

Do you know that Volkswagen means ‘Folk’s Wagon’ or ‘People’s Car’? If you notice, more and more of these ‘commoners’ cars’ can be seen on the roads nowadays, more dealers are carrying VW brand in Malaysia alone, even one of Zerotohundred’s mascot/ambassador cars is a Volkswagen. Read more