Electric vehicles (EVs) are fast becoming the new trophy to have. Yes, it’s always nice to have a BMW 7 Series but combustion engine cars, regardless of their status, are now seen as kind of passé. The conversation starters at the golf club’s lounge have moved from V8 cars to high-end EVs, simply because spaceship-inspired EVs have a novelty factor that even flat-six turbocharged sports cars don’t have. If you run a business, especially a technology-related one, you will understand the need to m

Previous UN R95 (side-impact with movable barrier) issue with Toyota Vios and Perodua Axia is already cleared, sales has resumed in Thailand after brief suspension, no impact to Malaysia Sales of Daihatsu Rocky hybrid / Toyota Raize hybrid suspended in Japan following issues with UN R135 certification for pole side-impact UN certification for the Perodua Ativa remain intact, Malaysians want to know why On 19-May, Daihatsu admitted that it had improperly conducted a mandatory safety certification

This is the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios (D92A). Yes, that's how it looks like, and it's just made its world debut in Thailand where it's sold as the Yaris Ativ. It's big news, and more importantly there's extra Malaysian flavouring in this as it's been co-developed by Daihatsu and Perodua. That means it's underpinned by the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) – just like our Ativa and Alza and shares more than a couple parts with them too. Since the Yaris Ativ is a Thailand-specific car, this r

Proton has announced that they will honour all existing Letter of Understanding (LOU) despite interest rate hike. No need to resign hire purchase agreement. Proton now leads in vehicle exportation in Malaysia. With 380 units in July, exports for 2022 have risen to 3,102 units and surpassed the 3,018 export sales for the whole of last year. This bolsters Proton position as the leading vehicle exporter in the country and places the company in a strong position to help improve Malaysia’s trade bala

With the 2022 Perodua Myvi facelift officially launched in Malaysia, the car maker has finally decided to do away with the archaic 4-speed automatic transmission (4AT). In its place is a newer, more advanced D-CVT unit. If our experience in the Perodua Ativa (which uses the same transmission) is anything to go by, the D-CVT will bring a peppier, more coherent and slicker driving experience to the facelifted Myvi. But, more than just mere subjective feelings, is the D-CVT better than its 4AT when

Both the Perodua Bezza and Proton Saga are Malaysia’s cheapest sedans, but which one is cheaper to maintain? If you were to make a simple comparison based Proton's quoted prices for its maintenance plan, the Saga's total maintenance cost over a 5-year/100,000 km period is cheaper than the Bezza by about RM 140. The Perodua Bezza will cost RM 3,149 to maintain while the Proton Saga costs a slightly cheaper RM 3,008. That's a neglibible difference over a five-year/100,000 km period. However, keep