Japan’s tenth automotive manufacturer, Mitsuoka, builds eccentric-looking models on existing cars. The likes of the Mazda MX-5, Toyota RAV4, and Toyota Yaris have been transformed into something completely different and their latest victim model is based on the Honda Civic. For now, the Mitsuoka M55 is still a concept with no plans for production. The name is in celebration of the quirky carmaker’s 55th anniversary having been founded in 1968 as a workshop and dealer specialising in European car

An image was recently circulating on social media, in which an unnamed Toyota dealer advertises a spare tyre package to 2023 Toyota Vios (AC100) owners. Our checks reveal that the offer is legitimate; however only certain dealers are extending that offer based on their own initiative. The price for the full-size spare (which includes the rim) are as follows: RM 1,285.45 (16-inch) RM 1,294.45 (17-inch) Though balancing is in the package, note that the retaining screw for the spare is not availabl

The Toyota Yaris Ativ (Vios for Malaysia) continues its dominant sales streak in Thailand, once again topping the monthly sales chart for April 2023 according to data gathered by Autolife. Toyota's plucky-but-recently-controversial sedan ended the month with 2,867 units sold versus the Honda City's 1,229 cars moved. The numbers have dropped slightly since the January-March averages of 5,000-plus units monthly, but still good enough to maintain a clear lead over Honda. Also read: Priced from RM 8

2022 Honda City RS – price, specs, interesting features. Worth the buy? After much hype and anticipation, the Honda City RS, or to call it by its full name, the Honda City 1.5L RS e:HEV (it really is quite the mouthful) was officially launched in March last year. All the extra letters in its name shows its hybrid nature, and as such, the Honda City RS sits at the pinnacle of Honda’s B-segment range. 2022 Honda City RS – price This segment of the market is notoriously price sensitive, and yet, th

First, let us point out how we define cheap to buy a car - we took the average car cost for the same model (Toyota Corolla) and weighted it against the average annual salary in each country. This gives us the percentage of a country’s average annual salary required to buy a car. All figures were sourced from numbeo.com. Let’s start with Malaysia, according to the source, the average monthly net salary is RM 3,429. Multiply that by 12 for the annual salary and we’ll get RM 41,148. The price of a

Here’s a break from the Iriz/Persona facelift teasers and spyshots; the all-new 2022 Honda Civic FE has just been spotted on a trailer in Thailand ahead of its launch. From the photos, some variants Thai-spec 2022 Honda Civic FE appears to mimic the China-spec Civic, with the 17-inch wheels and blacked-out trims and pieces. US versions do come with larger, 18-inch wheels on higher-rung variants. Also read: It's called the Honda Civic FE, production specs leaked ahead of China launch As seen in t