For a car that costs RM 470k, the organisers were oddly quite happy about having a bunch of us steer the 2024 Volkswagen Touareg through the mud and stones of this majorly-unknown part of Kuantan. The parts where the sharp rocks were poised to make an example of the next guy who wants to be a hero, and the branches ever-ready to swipe paint like some kind of twisted souvenir. Overview: 2024 VW Touareg 3.0 R-Line Price RM 469,990 Engine 3.0L turbo V6 Transmission 8-speed DSG Power 340 PS Torque 4

Sanjay

Jun 7, 2024

Honda Japan has announced price revisions for four of its models, the Honda N-Wgn, Honda N-One, Honda Stepwgn, and Honda ZR-V. Prices have been increased by 1.8% to 5.2% depending on the variants and models. According to Honda, the reason behind this latest price increase which will take effect from 4 July 2024 is due to the rising costs of raw materials and logistics. Japan’s weak yen against other foreign currencies also contributed to the price increase as some parts would have to be sourced

CY Foong

Jun 7, 2024

Another ‘S’ brand has fallen. Following last week’s announcement by Subaru to shutdown all local assembly operations in Southeast Asia, Suzuki has now confirmed that it will cease automobile manufacturing in Thailand. Suzuki Motor Thailand (SMT) said that it will shutdown its plant in Rayong by the end of 2025. SMT’s plant in Rayong produces the Swift, Ciaz, and Celerio. “Following the announcement of the eco-car project by the Thai government in 2007, Suzuki applied for the project and establis

Hans

Jun 7, 2024

Geely will be splitting its Galaxy line up electric vehicle (including plug-in hybrid) models into a separate brand. In China, Galaxy models will be sold via a separate dealer network. The brand will still carry the Geely name (Geely Galaxy), but with a different logo. The mid-range Galaxy brand will be positioned between the premium Zeekr and entry-level Geometry. According to the company’s Q1 business update to investors, Geely Galaxy will be launching seven models in the next three years – a

Hans

Jun 7, 2024

This week, Toyota Australia announced that it has dropped all petrol-only variants of its passenger cars as it will only offer hybrid models. It isn’t the end of fossil fuel models however as diesel models including its popular Hilux and GR performance models which are petrol-only will soldier on Down Under. Hence, 5 models including the Corolla sedan, Camry, Corolla Cross, RAV4, and Kluger will only be sold in Australia as hybrid with all petrol variants removed from the website. Toyota Austral

CY Foong

Jun 7, 2024