The 2024 Toyota Hilux facelift will move into Australian showrooms in March 2024, with the market being the first in the world to sell the pick-up truck with its new hybrid powertrain. With its revamped aesthetic – first seen in Indonesia – that highlights a tougher front end, the main draw of the refreshed Hilux for Australia is its new 48-volt, mild-hybrid (MHEV) technology. It will be standard fitment to the higher-end variants for the market, namely the 4x4 Rogue and automatic SR5 double-cab

Not to be outdone by Mitsubishi and its cool XRT Concept, here is the 2023 Ford Ranger Stormtrak - now unveiled for the Thai market at the ongoing Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) 2023. So what is it? Best described, the 2022 Ford Ranger Stormtrak is a more premium variant that sits above the Ranger Wildtrak and below the Ranger Raptor courtesy of additional equipment and features. Also read: 397 PS, 583 Nm 2022 Ford Ranger Raptor launched in Malaysia - RM 259,888 Shown for the first time

Flip open a dictionary and under the phrase “lifestyle truck,” you’ll find a picture of the Ford Ranger T6. You really won’t but you should. It defined the lifestyle aspect of pick-up truck ownership. To drive that home, Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC); the sole distributor of Ford in Malaysia, unveiled an experiential programme called “Ford Ranger Getaways” to allow enthusiasts to experience the versatility of the Ranger through specially designed excursions. An industry first, the programme i

Two years after its global debut, it looks like the Mk8 Volkswagen Golf is (finally) getting ready to make its Malaysian debut. Interestingly, a couple of units were spotted on a trailer just outside KL Sentral by an anonymous reader. Both models are expected to be locally-assembled (CKD) at VW's plant in Pekan, Pahang. From what we can see, there appears to be two different variants of the MY-spec Golf. The white one looks like a standard Golf while the red model is clearly the hotter GTI. The

The Toyota Tundra is the bigger brother to the Toyota Hilux and is only available in the North American market. The current generation has been on sale since 2007, which makes the Proton Exora a toddler in comparison. After 15 years in production, Toyota will finally launch the third-generation Tundra. Though details on when exactly that is still unknown, the Japanese giant has released an image of what the highest-spec TRD Pro will look like and it’s menacing for sure. Taking a playbook from it

Toyota has introduced the new 2020 Toyota Hilux facelift in Thailand, now with a more powerful 2.8-litre turbodiesel that churns out 204 PS and 500 Nm. Powertrain – 27 PS and 50 Nm more than before As reported earlier, the new Hilux gains a revised 2.8-litre turbodiesel with increased power figures. Compared to the outgoing 2.8-litre unit, the improved 2.8-litre delivers 204 PS and 500 Nm, 27 PS and 50 Nm more than before. Power figures for 2.4-litre turbodiesel unit remain unchanged – 151 PS an