Having skipped Malaysia, the 2024 Honda Accord has now sailed into Thailand, previewed for the market earlier today. Taking on the Toyota Camry in a market segment that only has the two of them competing against each other, the 11th generation Accord comes with a whole lot of newness. Three variants will be on offer, but they'll all be hybrid-only. The range and their estimated prices are as follows: E: Not more than THB 1.53 mil (RM 196k) EL: Not more than THB 1.67 mil (RM 214k) RS: Not more th

While ministers and bosses in Malaysia await the official arrival of the all-new 2023 Toyota Alphard (AH40), the luxury mobile breadbox was launched in our neighbours, Thailand and Indonesia. Over in the archipelago, the all-new Alphard is offered in 3 variants – the petrol-powered X and G as well as a single Hybrid variant which are priced between IDR 1.356 billion to IDR 1.657 billion (~RM 412k-503k). Despite being the most expensive variant offered, the Alphard Hybrid is also the most popular

There’s a common phrase on social media – particularly on Malaysian automotive pages – “top up a bit more” and you can get so-and-so. The 2022 Toyota Camry facelift is now priced at RM 209,800 post-SST exemption. For around RM 30k more, you can buy a BMW 3 Series. A BMW badge is tempting, isn’t it? Well, let’s quench that temptation. There is the law of diminishing returns which applies to practically everything. Google's dictionary provided by Oxford defines it as smaller returns from something

Indonesia's Daihatsu Sirion is only available in 1.3L, but is better equipped than Myvi 1.3 It has similar equipment as the higher variants of the Myvi No ADAS but at least there's Apple CarPlay and Android Auto While the Perodua Myvi continues racking in the dough for Malaysia’s second carmaker, its Indonesian twin, the Daihatsu Sirion isn’t doing so well due to its high price. Still, the Sirion has just received a facelift yesterday and though it loses out on ADAS and the 1.5-litre engine, it

Singapore is set to be the first market in the ASEAN region to launch the all-new, fourth-generation Honda Jazz. When it is launched in Singapore later this month, three variants will be offered, namely the Jazz 1.5 Base, Jazz 1.5 Home, and Jazz 1.5 Luxe e:HEV. The 1.5 Base and 1.5 Home variants are powered by a naturally-aspirated 1.5-litre petrol engine that does 121 PS and 145 Nm, mated to a CVT-type automatic transmission – similar to the Malaysian-spec Honda City. As for the Jazz 1.5 Luxe e

The all-new 2020 Mazda CX-30 is now available for viewing at selected Mazda showrooms in Malaysia. We’ve dropped by at the Mazda Glenmarie showroom to bring you on a Closer Look of the Mazda CX-30. The variant on display is the Mazda CX-30 2.0L Petrol High variant priced at RM 164,119 (OTR without insurance). There is also the entry-level 2.0L Petrol (RM 143,119) and range-topping 1.8L Diesel High (RM173,027). All units Mazda CX-30 will be fully imported from Japan and customer deliveries are ex