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Me And My Car: Businessman and his rare Lotus-tuned Toyota Yaris

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Teo Chiang Chai and his Toyota GRMN Yaris (white) pictured on July 21, 2023. For Me & My Car

Businessman Teo Chiang Chai with his white Toyota GRMN Yaris and black Mercedes-Benz W124 300E.

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Edric Pan

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SINGAPORE – Mr Teo Chiang Chai seems to be your quintessential strait-laced businessman. The affable 51-year-old investment company director is married to a 49-year-old lawyer and has three children.

So, it is something of a surprise to find, sitting in his driveway, a little white decal-clad car which looks like it belongs more on the racetrack. That stubby white car is a Toyota GRMN Yaris, a limited-edition hot hatch produced between 2017 and 2019. 

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