The 2024 Toyota Corolla Altis refreshes the fight against the Honda Civic in Thailand with simple aesthetic changes, but a more extensive hybrid powertrain update. First up, the Corolla Altis Hybrid is now known as the Corolla Altis HEV. With that, it now sport the brand's Beyond Zero blue roundel; replacing the 'Hybrid' script of yore. There's a new Cement Grey colour too, but that's as far as it goes this time around for aesthetic changes. The GR Sport variant sees a wider scope of updates, mo

Sanjay

Nov 8, 2024

Perhaps a boffin or two recently read Tony Robbins' Awaken The Giant Within, and used that fit of inspiration at work the next day. The culmination of all that? A 2.0-litre four-cylinder that makes up to 600 PS. Mind you it already starts off strong – the base of Honda Racing Corporation's (HRC, the brand's racing development subsidiary) newest engine is the HRC-K20C engine from the Honda Civic Type R, modified to fit different race categories worldwide while achieving lower costs. Honda is deve

Sanjay

Nov 8, 2024

Japan’s premiere annual automotive award, the Japan Car of the Year (JCOTY) announced its ten finalists vying for the 2024-25 award. This year marks the awards’ 45th presentation since its inaugural ceremony in 1980 which was awarded to the Mazda Familia/323. Before the ten finalists were selected, the JCOTY committee chose 31 nominees. The cars eligible for the awards are passenger cars which were launched in Japan between 1 November 2023 and 31 October 2024. The ten finalists announced are: Su

CY Foong

Nov 7, 2024

The Star reports that Malaysians could soon be scanning their MyKad to access targeted fuel subsidies. Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has revealed this plan as part of the government’s strategy to rationalize RON 95 subsidies for middle-income (T15) and lower-income (B40) groups. If implemented, eligible Malaysians would scan their MyKads at the pump to buy RON 95 petrol at subsidised prices, while others would pay market rates. Eligibility would be determined by a cloud-based database, which the

Shaun

Nov 7, 2024

In an interview with Astro Awani on Tuesday, 5 November, Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Automotive, Robotics, and Internet of Things Institute (MARii), Azrul Reza Aziz said that a Centre of Excellence for Future Industries (CoEFI) is being developed. The centre’s development aims to drive growth in Malaysia’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) industry in line with the aspirations under the National Automotive Policy (NAP 2020). Azrul Reza stated that this new centre will provide important faci

CY Foong

Nov 7, 2024