Nissan is testing a groundbreaking automotive paint designed to lower a vehicle’s cabin temperature in hot weather, potentially reducing air-conditioning energy usage. This innovative paint, developed in collaboration with Japanese-based Radi-Cool, utilizes metamaterials—synthetic composites with unique properties not found in nature. The technology is currently undergoing trials that began in November 2023, involving a 12-month feasibility study at Tokyo International Air Terminal (Haneda), whe

Honda announced yesterday that by 2030, all Honda cars sold globally will be equipped with Honda Sensing, and future models' Sensing will also include motorcycle detection function. On top of that, all Honda cars sold in major markets will be equipped with the Level 3 autonomous driving-capable Honda Sensing 360, also by 2030. Based on the global safety slogan “Safety for Everyone,” Honda is striving for a collision-free society for everyone sharing the road by pursuing the research and developm

Round 1 of the Vios Challenge produced an exciting afternoon of close and hard-fought battles on the track with the young guns in the drivers’ roster firing an early warning on the grid for Season 5 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival at Sepang International Circuit. The action on the track in all four classes of racing, the Super Sporting Class for elite drivers; the Sporting Class for amateurs; the Rookie Class for young drivers and the Promotional Class for celebrities was incredibly intense

Built with an investment of about RM 2 billion, including land and equipment cost, UMW Toyota Motor’s Bukit Raja plant is one of the most advanced and efficient ones in Asia, said the distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Malaysia. The new plant, operated by UMW Toyota Motor's manufacturing subsidiary Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd. (ASSB), has a capacity to build 50,000 cars per year (further expansions possible) and currently builds the Toyota Vios, Yaris, and Corolla Cross, including the Co

B-segment sedans are still the choice of many when it comes to family cars. And in Malaysia, the choices for B-segment sedans are Honda City, Proton Persona, Toyota Vios, or Nissan Almera. Among these choices, which is the best option, you might wonder? A criterion for some of us is downright fuel efficiency or cost of purchase. But what about practicality? What about interior space? Well, in this article we will talking about that and only that – Which of the B-segment saloons is the most spaci

Since its launch, the radically different 2019 Toyota Vios facelift has been spoiling us with the latest technologies and safety systems. One of the new updates includes a 4-inch TFT display in the instrument cluster that shows all the important information about the car, including the fuel consumption of each drive. The Toyota Vios and the 2019 Toyota Yaris’s TFT display doesn’t just show you a comparison of the fuel consumption of each trip, it also has a podium display comparison of the trip