As you know, PSA and Fiat Chrysler have entered a 50:50 merger deal to form the world’s fourth-largest automaker back in December 2019. The merged unit has finally announced a name for their new company called Stellantis. The companies said that the name will be exclusively used at the group level as a corporate brand. The names and logos of the group’s constituent brands (Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat, Opel, etc) will remain unchanged. “Stellantis” came from the Latin verb “Stello” which translates “t
Jul 16, 2020
Lexus Malaysia has just launched the 2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible in Malaysia. The brand-new soft-top convertible from Lexus is priced from RM 1.35 million (with SST, without insurance). Like the LC 500 Coupe, the LC 500 Convertible comes fully imported (CBU) from Toyota’s Motomachi plant in Japan. Compared to the LC 500 Coupe, the newly-introduced chop-top version of the LC 500 gains a new soft top – a first for Lexus. The choice of the soft top was to minimize the intrusion to the boot and ca
Nov 18, 2020
BMW Malaysia has teased the 2021 BMW iX, which suggests the introduction of the electric SUV (BMW uses the term SAV) here. The BMW iX is comparable with the BMW X5 in length and width, and is almost the same height as the BMW X6. Despite being an electric car, the BMW iX features the famous (infamous?) vertical kidney grille. Whether beautiful or not, it certainly gives a visual impact. According to BMW, the massive kidney grill is more than just a visual shock. The BMW kidney grille serves as a
Mar 16, 2021
You might have read news reports of several car manufacturers – BYD, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, GM, and Nissan – have stepped in to assist in manufacturing ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE), which are in chronic short supply, to help fight the battle against Covid-19. This lead us to the next question, we have all seen videos of our frontline medical personnel resorting to using garbage bags as PPE, as supply of PPE at hospitals has run out. While the government have arranged for fre
Mar 26, 2020
Toyota has officially launched the new facelifted Toyota Fortuner in Thailand. It now adds a Legender variant that comes with a more powerful 204 PS and 500 Nm engine. Power Train- 27 PS and 500 Nm Similar to the new Hilux, the new 2.8-liter 4-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine in the Legender variant has been upgraded to 204 PS and 500 Nm (27 PS more than before) delivers 1,600 - 2,800 rpm is available in both 2WD and 4WD. The 2.4-liter turbocharged diesel engine remains the same power as befo
Jun 4, 2020
Looking at our WapCar car list, we have 35 car brands in Malaysia. Other sites might have posted more but even so, that’s quite a lot. Yet, there are some complaints that we have so few brands being represented here. To be honest, the Malaysian automotive market is pretty small in comparison to some of our neighbours. There’s also the fact that it might be difficult to convince Malaysian buyers to buy something different from the norm. It doesn’t matter if the brand has a cool car in its line-up
Oct 24, 2020
Cars are usually built to look tough, fast and sleek, all points that would appeal to the general car buyer who majority are, well, men. But throughout the years since Karl Benz first invented the car, car companies have made efforts in creating cute looking cars. Here are our top picks of the world’s cutest cars ever made. Audi TT If there ever is an affordable sports car that would appeal to women it is the Audi TT. The Mk3 generation’s short body, rounded curves and sophisticated looks have d
Apr 29, 2020
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
Jun 4, 2020
Following its global debut last year, Lexus Malaysia has announced that orders for the new 2021 Lexus LS 500 facelift are now opened. The flagship saloon will be offered here with two variants, the LS 500 Luxury and LS 500 Executive Kiriko. Prices for the LS 500 Luxury start from RM 1,023,629 while the LS 500 Executive Kiriko starts from RM 1,304,768. Both prices are on the road, excluding insurance and 50% SST which is valid until 30-June 2021. Lexus’ flagship saloon has numerous styling revisi
Feb 2, 2021
UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT), pengedar rasmi model Toyota di Malaysia telah mengeluarkan harga untuk Toyota Hilux 2020 terbaru. Harganya bermula daripada RM 93,880 bagi varian asas Toyota Hilux 2.4 MT Single Cab, dan RM 148,880 bagi Hilux 2.8 Rogue AT 4x4. UMWT juga telah menyelaraskan barisan Hilux dengan memperkenalkan Hilux 2.4 E AT Double Cab baharu, serta 2.4 V AT Double Cab baharu iaitu naik-taraf daripada 2.4-litre L-Edition. Varian 2.8 Hilux AT 4x4 melangkaui spesifikasi 2.8 Black Edition. En
Aug 3, 2020
The Subaru WRX S4 STi Sport # has just been announced exclusively for Japan. Only 500 units will be made and each will be given additional STi parts to commemorate the model update. An exclusive colour, ceramic white, is also introduced for the STi Sport #. With this latest update, only one model variant is offered for the WRX S4 STi in Japan, the WRX S4 STi Sport EyeSight which as the name suggests features Subaru’s own EyeSight driver assist technology. So, what’s in the STi Sport #? Well, it
Jul 8, 2020
Making its first debut as a production car in 2017, the Lexus LC 500 is Lexus’s idea of what a grand tourer should be. The “LC” itself stands for Luxury Coupe. The year 2020 sees a huge number of enhancements on the LC 500 in terms of safety, luxury, and performance. Inside the luxurious cockpit, one sits behind a 5.0 litre V8 by Lexus (2UR-GSE) producing 470 horsepower and 540 Nm of torque. Weighing just under two tonnes, this luxury grand tourer is rather quick with a 4.4 seconds 0-100km/h tim
Jun 2, 2020
Lexus LC Lexus Malaysia dengan ini melancarkan Lexus LC 500 convertible model pertama dari Lexus dari kereta jenis convertible. Kehadiran Lexus LC 500 convertible merupakan suatu keseinambungan daripada model Lexus LC 500 coupe. Dalam sibuk sibuk jenama mewah lain yang melangkah kepada kenderaan elektrik, SUV mewah dan sebagainya, Lexus meletakkan model mereka secara eksklusif dengan tawaran sebuah convertible, sejenis model kereta yang sudah lama tidak diterokai oleh pengeluar. Pada bahagian ha
Nov 18, 2020
UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT), the official distributor of Toyota models in Malaysia has opened the order books for the new 2020 Toyota Hilux. UMWT has yet to release photos of the Malaysian-spec model. 2020 Toyota Hilux Prices 2.4 MT 2.4 G MT 2.4 E AT 2.4 V AT 2.8 Rogue AT RM 93,880 RM 112,880 RM 109,880 RM 134,880 RM 148,880 The new model is priced from RM 93,880 for the base Toyota Hilux 2.4 MT Single Cab variant, before topping out at RM 148,880 for the Hilux 2.8 Rogue AT 4x4. UMWT has also stream
Aug 3, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly put a damper on global car sales. According to data collected from Germany’s VDA, passenger vehicle sales in the largest car markets in the world contracted by 15% last year to 56 million vehicles from 65.5 million in 2019. Still, there can only be one car that represents that country’s best-seller. However, we won’t be filling up this article with one from every country in the world. That would be a pretty long list. Instead, we will select 25 countries sorte
Mar 21, 2021
Downsizing. It is a dirty word to many car enthusiasts, but apparently unavoidable. Even purveyors of large engines, Mercedes-AMG, recently announced that its venerable 4.0-litre, twin turbo V8 engines will be replaced with hybrid 4-cylinder ones. Quite a shock to the system, yes. If you, like me, lived through the late 1980s and entire 1990s, you'd know that premium and performance cars of that era mostly came with large-capacity engines. 2.0-litre engines? That was the minimum entry ticket bac
Feb 28, 2021
The first locally-assembled (CKD) M-Performance model, the 2020 BMW M340i xDrive has just been launched in Malaysia. Priced at RM 402,355 (with SST exemption until 31-Dec, on-the-road prices without roadtax and insurance), it’ll bring the fight to the Mercedes C43 AMG. It launches alongside the BMW 330e M Sport. Powertrain It’s got an ‘M’ in front, so power is there in spades: 387 PS and 500 Nm from it’s 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six. xDrive denotes that it’s an all-wheel drive model, and
Oct 22, 2020
Bantuan khas secara sekali bayar atau 'one-off' sebanyak RM 500 akan diberikan kepada pemandu teksi, bas dan e-hailing serta pemandu pelancong. Peruntukan sebanyak RM 66 juta telah disediakan bagi tujuan tersebut. Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, berkata seramai 14,000 pemandu pelancong serta 118,000 pemandu teksi, bas sekolah, bas persiaran, kereta sewa dan e-hailing akan menerima manfaat daripada bantuan tersebut. Beliau juga mengumumkan, pengecualian duti eksais dan cukai jualan bagi
Jan 18, 2021
Jentera 'Supernaked' yang paling dinanti-nantikan peminat 'hardcore' KTM dalam siri Duke, KTM 1290 Super Duke RR 2021 akhirnya dilancarkan syarikat pengeluar motosikal Austria berkenaan. Begitupun, jentera yang disifatkan sebagai naik taraf kepada KTM 1290 Super Duke R 2021, ya 1 'R' itu hanya dikeluarkan dalam unit terhad iaitu 500 sahaja di seluruh dunia. KTM mendakwa KTM 1290 Super Duke RR adalah jentera supernaked paling berkuasa dalam kelasnya, ironinya menggantikan KTM 1290 Super Duke R ya
Apr 9, 2021
Semalam, seramai 20,000 pemandu teksi dan kereta sewa menerima bantuan kewangan one-off sebanyak RM 500 yang mula dikreditkan ke dalam akaun masing-masing. Menteri Kewangan, Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz berkata, jumlah penerima itu antara 110,000 pemandu teksi, bas sekolah, bas persiaran, kereta sewa dan kenderaan e-hailing sepenuh masa yang akan menerima bantuan tunai tersebut melibatkan jumlah keseluruhan RM 55 juta. Menurut beliau, baki seramai 15,000 penerima lagi akan memperol
Feb 23, 2021
Jentera KTM paling 'hadrcore', KTM 1290 Super Duke RR 2021 baru saja dilancarkan minggu lalu. Dan berita sedih, jika ada sesiapa yang berhajat mendapatkan motosikal 'supernaked' atau 'hypernaked' hebat ini, anda sudah terlalu lambat. Disifatkan ramai pengkritik automotif sebagai jentera supernaked paling ekstrim daripada KTM pada 2021, kesemua 500 unit jentera edisi khas itu habis terjual dalam tempoh amat pantas, kurang sejam. Laman web Itali, Omnimoto mendakwa ia hanya memerlukan 48 minit untu
Apr 15, 2021
Sudah jadi lumrah dunia, yang cantik-cantik selalunya direbuti dan susah nak dapat. Apa yang kita orang biasa-biasa boleh buat hanyalah memandang dari jauh dan pasang angan-angan percuma. Tapi, bila bercakap pasal apa yang cantik, pasti lain orang lain pendapatnya. Kecantikan itu cukup subjektif, ia bergantung kepada minat dan persepsi masing-masing. Kita juga perlu ingat yang kereta-kereta cantik tak semestinya kereta mahal saja. Ada saja kereta-kereta biasa di luar sana yang cukup cantik dan b
Dec 12, 2020
IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) is an independent, nonprofit organization funded by insurance companies based in the US. In their latest driver-side small overlap frontal crash test, the 2019 Jeep Wrangler 4-door tipped over onto its side after hitting the barrier. Fiat Chrysler questioned the IIHS on the method of testing after the Wrangler tipped over in the test, and the IIHS agreed to conduct another test using another method which Fiat Chrysler themselves approved. It still ti
May 11, 2020
UMW Toyota Malaysia has confirmed today that it will be launching the new 2020 Toyota Hilux Rogue this Thursday. In keeping with the prevailing practice of this Covid-19 period, the launch will be live streamed on the Toyota Malaysia Facebook page. The new Hilux Rogue will replace the previous Black Edition, and will gain a more powerful 204 PS/500 Nm 2.8-litre common rail intercooled variable nozzle turbine turbo diesel engine. This engine will replace the previous 177 PS/450 Nm Black Edition’s
Oct 5, 2020
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yasin has announced a new assistance package known as Perlindungan Ekonomi Dan Rakyat Malaysia or Permai for short. The new assistant package includes several special aids for drivers of taxis, buses, e-hailing, and even tourist vehicle drivers. “To alleviate the burden faced by taxi and bus drivers, the Government has agreed to provide a one-off financial assistance of RM500 to 14,000 tourist guides as well as 118,000 drivers of taxis, school buses, tour buses,
Jan 19, 2021
Eye candies are usually exquisite works of art that seem to be out of reach for many of us. Whether they’re models, artworks, or even cars, these beauties can’t be experienced by many of us regular folk. But hang on, as the overused saying goes: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Calling something pretty or beautiful is purely subjective. For some of us, we enjoy the beauty in what some might consider the mundane. Let’s face it, some of us would much rather get the girl next door than a super
Nov 29, 2020
Audi has presented its electric coupe SUV, the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron concept. The production version of the car will make its debut in 2021. Like the Q4 e-tron concept revealed in 2019, the Sportback version also has 2 electric motors with a total system output of 225 kW or 305 PS. Like most Audis, the Sportback is equipped with Quattro AWD. The 82 kWh battery provides range of over 450 km for the AWD version. The RWD version has a range of over 500 km in accordance with WLTP. The technology
Jul 8, 2020
Today is Friday, November. 1 Local News The facelifted Renault Koleos is now open for booking and subscription With the 4WD dropped, the lineup has been revised to two variants - Koleos and Koleos Signature priced at RM 179,888 and RM 189,888 respectively. The new Koleos will be previewed at the Premium Auto Car Expo (PACE) this weekend (2 - 3 November 2019) at the Setia City Convention Centre. Sunway’s parking lot makes a great leap towards sustainability Sunway is further paving the path in in
Nov 1, 2019
UMW Toyota Motor kini dengan rasminya membuka tempahan buat Toyota Fortuner facelift 2021 dan Toyota Innova facelift 2021. Kali ini, SUV 7 tempat duduk ini hadir dengan dua varian iaitu 2.7 SRZ AT 4X4 (RM 174,244) dan 2.8 VRZ AT 4X4 (RM 203,183). Menariknya, pembeli di Sabah, Sarawak, dan Labuan ditawarkan dengan varian tambahan iaitu 2.4 AT 4X4 (RM 167,357.40) Harga rasmi Toyota Fortuner facelift 2021 di Malaysia (termasuk pengecualian cukai SST, tanpa insurans) Varian Harga 2.8 VRZ A/T 4X4 RM
Jan 4, 2021
Back in 2016, the Toyota Hilux made headlines when it tipped on two wheels while undergoing a so-called ‘moose test’ conducted by Swedish automotive media Teknikens Varld. This is the second time the Toyota Hilux has failed the test, as the previous generation Toyota Hilux also had the same problem. In September 2019, Teknikens Varld repeated the same test with the latest Toyota RAV4, and the results weren’t very good either. So what’s wrong with Toyota cars? But first, what is a moose test? Swe
Jun 5, 2020
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