New USB-C ports, paddle shifters, interior aesthetics Basic J variant dropped Priced from RM 83k to RM 88k UMW Toyota Motor has refreshed the 2023 Toyota Yaris (NSP151) for this year, an update which mostly spans quality-of-life changes instead of a total facelift. The hatch keeps its same sharp look, and prices thankfully haven't gone up too, starting from RM 83,300 for the Yaris 1.5E, to RM 87,600 for the Yaris 1.5G. This also means that the base Yaris 1.5J has been discontinued. The breadth o

Honda will abandon regular combustion engines in the world’s largest car market by 2030 – China. Earlier this week, Honda announced that it will intensify its quest to achieve carbon neutrality by selling only hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in China by the end of this decade. “In April of this year, Honda announced its electrification target in all major markets of electrification combined, including China, which is to increase the ratio of electric vehicles

If you’re looking for a used, spacious, no-frills SUV for your daily runabouts for under RM 40k, you might be looking at the third-generation Honda CR-V. But here’s an option that most might have overlooked, which is an even more refined car – a second-generation Nissan X-Trail (T31). Value User's Car Overview of the T31-generation Nissan X-Trail In 2010, the second-generation Nissan X-Trail (T31) was launched in Malaysia with only one variant available, a 2.0-litre engine codenamed MR20DE that

Nealy seven years after leaving Indonesia, Subaru is set to return to the country under the distributorship of a different company. Back then, Subaru was represented by PT Motor Image Indonesia (MII), but the company exited Indonesia after running into price approval issues. But that will soon change, as our colleagues over at Autofun reported that Subaru will be returning to Indonesia later this year, under PT Plaza Auto Mega – Subaru’s new distributor for the country. Plaza Auto also is also a

This is the European-market 2021 Toyota C-HR GR Sport - and in one way or another - serves as a peek into Malaysia's upcoming 2021 Toyota Vios GR Sport. We'll explain as we get further into the post, but let's take a look at this car first. Gazoo Racing goodies in an SUV Recall that the Gazoo Racing hierarchy is split into two tiers: with GR reserved for bespoke performance cars like the GR Supra and GR Yaris, while the GR Sport badge is for cars with slight chassis upgrades but with limited to

The 2020 Toyota Corolla Cross has been spotted in Malaysia yet again! This time, it is seen in action enjoying a spirited drive on the roads of Putrajaya. When the Corolla Cross was spotted previously, the background of the image was cropped out which left many sceptical over whether the car was really spotted in Malaysia. Other than the trade plate, there was no other way to prove that the car is in Malaysia, highly likely at the Toyota HQ in Shah Alam. Now the same heavily camouflaged SUV has