The 10-seater 2022 Hyundai Staria has just been launched in Malaysia, coming in with a sharper focus to the commercial or plain ol' people-carrying side of things. There's three variants (Lite, Plus, Max), and prices start from RM 179,888. Essentially also, this succeeds the long-standing Hyundai Grand Starex. The three Staria 10-seater variants are priced as below: Lite - RM 179,888 Plus - RM 196,888 Max - RM 209,888 Recall that the 7-seater Staria Premium retails from RM 366,768. The massive p

Kia distributor for Malaysia and Bermaz subsidiary Dinamikjaya Motors has sold out most of its allocation of the fully imported (CBU) from Korea 11-seater Kia Carnival. The locally-assembled (CKD) Kia Carnival will be launched in Malaysia after May 2022, said sources familiar with the matter. Checks with dealers show that most of their allocation - said to be in the mid hundreds range - were snapped up within the first month of its launch in January 2022. The CBU Kia Carnival is currently sold a

The Korean bombshell this week is the full design reveal of the all-new 2022 Kia Sportage. Now entering its fifth generation, the Sportage receives an inside-out revamp using the automaker's 'Opposites United' design language, which you'll recall was first seen on the Kia EV6. Exterior - Fancy new looks Much like the battery-electric (BEV) crossover, the Sportage wears a rather shouty front fascia dominated by its full-width Tiger Nose grille, flanked by triangular LED daytime running lights (DR

At yesterday’s financial update briefing by Mazda Motor Corporation for the second quarter of financial year ending March 2021, Mazda gave a sneak preview of its upcoming inline 6-cylinder engine, which is rumoured to make its world debut in the all-new 2022 Mazda 6. News of Mazda developing a new inline 6-cylinder engine is not new, as it was first announced in May 2019. Yesterday’s announcement however, recapped Mazda’s to produce a front-engine, rear-wheel drive (FR) large size Mazda model wi

Kia has teased the brand’s fourth-generation Kia Carnival flagship minivan today. Released in Korean specification, the all-new Carnival will be sold in many markets worldwide as the Kia Sedona. So far, we think it looks a bit like the new Kia Seltos. The Carnival aims to appeal to progressive young families with its combination of innovation, flexibility, and style. The new model builds on its predecessors’ heritage in the mid-sized MPV segment, following more than two million Carnival sales wo

The 2020 Mazda CX-30 will be coming to Malaysia soon as the official distributor, Bermaz Motor is now accepting bookings for their latest Mazda CX-30. Pricing was not in the CX-30’s favour it will be fully imported rather than assembled locally at Mazda Malaysia’s plant. This positioning places it in the league of the Toyota C-HR and not the Honda HR-V. Naturally so, as the 2020 Mazda CX-30 is a direct competitor to the C-HR and not the HR-V. Mazda has the CX-3 for that. The CX-30 and C-HR could