Like how the Proton X90 rides? The benchmarking work has got a lot to do with it, as the car was measured directly against the Mazda CX-8 and Hyundai Santa Fe during development. "This is a D-segment car, for our benchmarking we used the Mazda CX-8 and Santa Fe. These two are our main competitors. You can feel the difference between these two cars, and us," explained the X90's Vehicle Chief Engineer, Zabani Bin Hj. Yaakob. These are high aspirations, and the investments were necessary to bring t

The chatter of a group of people is something Honda reveres. They call it waigaya, a neither Japanese nor English onomatopoeia coined by Soichiro Honda’s business partner, Takeo Fujisawa, that loosely translates to the hubbub of conversation. It’s very well documented too; executives will testify these flash meetings formed the backbone of their innovations and success. Certainly lots of that was happening among customers last week, as the 2023 Honda WR-V kicked off its pre-launch nationwide pre

Toyota to launch 5 GR / GR Sport models in Malaysia on 17-February Toyota GR Corolla and Toyota GR86 are confirmed Toyota GR Supra is also hinted, likely to be the new 6MT variant Silhouette of Toyota Hilux and Toyota Corolla Cross also shown, likely to be dressed up GR Sport variants While we wait for Honda Malaysia to make an announcement on the launch of the FL5 Honda Civic Type R, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has jumped ahead to announce that it will be launching 5 new GR / GR Sport models next w

It was a masterclass in domination for the humble Toyota Vios as it proved its mettle on the racetrack with a historic 1-2 finish at the Sepang 1,000KM endurance race and a total of three Toyotas in the top 5 overall positions. The 9-hour race concluded with Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia’s number 37 Vios taking the chequered flag under the experienced hands of Gazoo Racing Malaysia ambassador Tengku Djan Ley and reigning Vios Challenge Sporting Class champ Naquib Azlan. Also Read: Season 5 of Toy

Unlike most global markets, the JDM version of the Toyota Corolla Cross sports a unique and different design and needless to say, it looks rather plain than the one sold globally. Perhaps it’s the lack of a front grille design that makes it a bit off-putting. One Japanese aftermarket company also seemed to agree with that statement and has just recently released their own solution to add some machoism to the popular crossover. Exizzle-Line is an aftermarket shop that is largely influenced by the

UMW Toyota Motor has reclaimed its position as the number one non-national car manufacturer in Malaysia after six years – a position that it lost to Honda in 2015. In 2021, Toyota sold a total of 72,394 units, breaking their 2020’s record of 59,320 by 22 percent, with December recording a growth of 0.5 percent with 9,289 units sold. Month-on-month, Toyota surpassed the 8,487 sales volume for November by 9%. That said, neither Honda Malaysia nor the Malaysia Automotive Association (MAA) have yet