Spotted in Thai

I was at Bangkok, Thailand for a week due to work and spotted a few cars that are worth the mention. These cars are cars owned by employees of my customer and that is why I could take photos of these cars easily. First up that caught my attention is the previous model of Toyota Yaris. In the beginning, it looks just like any Yaris especially from the front but when I looked that the rear, I was attracted to it. It has a nice rear bumper and has a huge exhaust muffler and this leads me to wonder whether is this a TRD Toyota Yaris that comes originally with a turbo engine from TRD ? I could not confirm this fact because I have no access to the engine bay and Toyota prefers top mount intercooler. So, there is no way to be sure but in the interior, I was greeted by a pair of what I believe to be a Recaro SR3 seats. Disappointed by the auto transmission though but nice to see a set of TRD T3 rims, which is seemingly rare in Malaysia.

Next up, is a 1995 - 2000 Honda Civic Coupe SiR.  This was the first time I have seen one because only a handful made it to Malaysia and it is way way before my time. The first view of the car I had of it was the sides and it got me wondering what car has such a nice line and shape. My first guess would be some old BMW 3 series, maybe a e36 or e46. Then, the driver came out of the car and I saw nice red seats and a row of gauges. It even have a sports steering wheel that can be removed. Although it is not exactly a Type R like its sibling, the EK9 Honda Civic Type R, the red seats that mimics a must have ingredient in a Type R interior is very fitting. Personally, I prefer a coupe more than a hatchback. A coupe Civic Type R would have been awesome.

You might thought that although the Civic SiR coupe is not a real Type R, now we have a Type R entry. Well that was what I thought at first when I saw this beautiful DC5 Honda Integra. I love the exterior, the ings side skirt and rear bumper that I loved most among all the DC5 bodykit. What is special of this Integra is the add-on fender piece and brightly colored rims that holds wide tires that could see out of the fenders. The grip on this car has to be really awesome but when I look closely at the front rims, I noticed the missing red Brembo 4 pot caliper brakes. I then realized that this Integra is just a Type S. I peeked at the interior and could not locate the red Recaro SR3 that is supposed to come with every Type R. Nevertheless, it is a nice looking pre-facelift DC5 Integra.

There are other moments where I saw nice JDM sports car but could not get a photo of it. I saw a ZZT231 Toyota Celica like the one I used to drive and a R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R. I guess Thailand is not only the country where you can get parts and mod for just any car but the JDM car scene is pretty huge too. I thought only the R35 Nissan GTR is the only JDM still much alive in Bangkok. It has been years since my last visit. Maybe the streets are full with Toyota 86 too, since Toyota is very popular in Thailand.