Vector at first looks like overpromising American hopefuls. Everybody is becoming more careful with such Florida-like scam. However, they delivered. And their story is also riddled with Indonesia’s excess, which is pretty shameful for our shit-smeared motoring history. It was such a huge sin that we are still reeling…

Agree!

The lesson should not end there man. Yeah, people do eff up.

The electric + 4 speed is great idea. I thought the 8-speed Lexus ISF was a bit silly, and weirdly, it is the Germans who seemed too eager to add MOAR gears! Just MOAR!

An Argentinian friend is still ridiculously proud about how passionate they are about football.

To think of it, 70 years ago is kind of recent. They bloodily defended it from the Nazis in the Siege of Sevastopol.

Dear God Italians, please resurrect your grandparents from the dead. They really designed some gorgeous cars there.

That is the Corolla that earns Toyota their reliability title. At least, that’s a car who knows what it is: tough and no-nonsense every day driver. A legitimate petrolhead material.

There will be no replacement for the trio’s BBC Top Gear. They are interesting because BBC balanced out the trios’ urge to w*nk around. And while in that situation, they cheekily poked fun at BBC’s stiffness. They are at their best, when they grumpily submit to BBC’s demands. Golden example will be that Ford Fiesta…

Diversity Engineering check: pass, BBC must be very glad now.

He could be the resident geek, a.k.a the new James May when he is being adequately serious.

In Southeast Asia, SUV-ed pick up trucks are popular. E.g. Fortuner (from Hilux), Trail Blazer (from Colorado), Ford Everest (from Ranger), Mitsubishi Pajero Sport/Challenger (from Strada), and so on.

In Japan, when Toyota advertises with Doraemon (Jean Reno as Doraemon), they put FJ Cruiser with the tag line “Fun to drive again”.

That xA looks like the Toyota ist here, on stilts. Maybe Toyota mistook those awful econo hatchbacks as youth-oriented cars because descendants-of-the-rich in Asian countries like to pose in one back then. Mainly because the Toyota ist still has some JDM-ness in it. As an import, it is obviously better equipped,…

Smart ForTwo in here is $20,000 at least. Why? Because it is German cars. That’s also why VW Polo made in India is 20% more expensive than the Fiesta, Yaris, or jazz/fit. Prestige, not material cost drives the price here. Never mind our local market. Let’s talk more sensible one like the US.

Indonesia.

So they are like that too in the US huh?

So, “funding” the racing program ‘eh?

Toyota engine is decades old, while Kia’s a newer Hyundai unit (Theta II). That’s why Toyota says it is reliable, because it has been proven for decades, and they kept selling it for premium despite being obsolete. It is what I hate the most about Toyota.

I’ll give you a hint: populist politics.