Mazda has released its results for the first half of the FY2024, ending March 31, 2024, covering the period from April 1 to September 30, 2023. Global sales of Mazda vehicles grew 20 percent to hit 616,000 units. Despite the threat of high inflation and high energy prices, Mazda recorded its best-ever first-half year profit. Net sales were up 41 percent to 2.317 trillion Yen, while operating income was up 135 percent, to 129.6 billion Yen. Continued supply chain disruptions, including a typhoon

Following a successful outing in Kuala Lumpur, the Mitsubishi Triton Champion Xperience has packed its stuff and made the trip across the South China Sea to Miri, Sarawak, to put on a show this 26-27 August 2023 weekend. The event allows participants to enjoy first-hand thrills of a rally experience and the proven capabilities of the Triton, brought to you by Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia’s (MMM). Details of the experience are as follows: Date: 26-27 August 2023 (Saturday and Sunday) Time: 9.00 am

Marketers love to promote pick-up trucks as a versatile, go-anywhere, carry-anything vehicle. While that’s true if you want to carry something like a bicycle or furniture, pick-up trucks are quite terrible at carrying smaller items like a tool box. The next time you come across a pick-up truck, imagine reaching into back of the rear deck to reach a locking box or grabbing a bag behind, and you will understand why the Thais love low-rider 4x2 pick-up trucks. Unless you have hands as long as Yao M

When Captain James T. Kirk declared the Starship Enterprise will “boldly go where no man has gone before,” he probably inspired many to chase their dreams. One of them would appear to be Lexus, as the premium carmaker aims to “boldly go where no Lexus has gone before,” which is off-roading with the NX PHEV Offroad Concept. While some are fairly capable, most Lexus would probably never see an off-road path their entire privileged life. That’s something the carmaker wants to change with its pair o

The Lexus RX 300 was given a facelift last year and the 200t moniker has been dropped in favour of 300, but the powertrain remains unchanged. All three variants of the RX 300 (Premium, Luxury, and F-Sport) are propelled by a 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder engine that makes 238 PS and 350 Nm of torque. Power is channeled to all four wheels via a 6-speed automatic. The one we have here is the F-Sport variant, priced at RM 424,187 (without SST). What are its pros and cons? Like all Lexus models,

The Mercedes-AMG A45 S has the most powerful 4-cylinder engine in a production car. With 421 PS and 500 Nm of torque, the A45 S completes the century sprint in 3.9 seconds, onwards to a top speed of 270 km/h. It is undoubtably quick in a straight line, but what happens if you show it some corners? Well, Sport Auto took an A45 S for a hot lap on the Nurburgring Nordschleife and it did it in 7 minutes 48.8 seconds. To put that into perspective, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 did it in 7 minutes