At the recently concluded Sepang 1000 KM Endurance Race (S1K), three Toyotas finished in the top 5 overall positions after an extraordinarily challenging and nerve-racking 9 hours at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit. Victory for the Toyota brand this time was handed by former Gazoo Racing rookies Amer Harris and Nabil Azlan who drove for UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) dealer Wing Hin Motorsports. The team brought their Yaris across the finish line with a total of 169 laps completed – 5 laps cl

With the launch of the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios in Thailand, badged as the Yaris Ativ in the Kingdom, there is a new leader in the B-segment sedan sales. For the second month in a row, the all-new Vios has outsold its perennial rival, the Honda City according to Thai sales data. 3,384 units of the Yaris Ativ were sold in September 2022, up by 211 units from the month before which saw the global debut of the newest generation of Toyota’s popular B-segment sedan. Up till September, a total of 18,0

Two new range-topping "Ignite Edition" variants Prices up by around RM 1k Range-toppers now get 360-degree camera and lane-centering system Bermaz Motor, the distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia, has announced the updated 2022 Mazda CX-30. As reported previously, the model remains fully-imported (CBU from Japan) and prices have gone up by around RM 1k across the range. 2022 Mazda CX-30 - Prices in Malaysia 2.0G Core RM 145,759* 2.0G High RM 160,109* 1.8D High RM 168,673* 2022 Mazda CX-30 Ig

Soon, 1 in every 3 new cars sold in Malaysia will be an SUV Sedans dropped from 78 to 64 percent MPVs dropped from 16 to 7 percent By the end of 2022, it is projected that one in every 3 new cars sold in Malaysia will be an SUV. As for June 2021, the market share of SUVs now stand at 29 percent, according to data by the Malaysia Automotive Association. The figure is compared against passenger carrying vehicles, excluding commercial vehicles like pick-up trucks, prime movers, buses, or panel vans

It’s official, Suzuki has returned to Malaysia after a 5-year hiatus. One of its most iconic models, the Suzuki Swift Sport, is set to make a comeback. Full disclosure - yours truly has a third-generation Suzuki Swift Sport (ZC32S) with a stick shift, hence some bias is likely at play here. As the title would already have hinted, I am a die-hard fan of manual transmissions. So much so that when my colleague Jason was throwing furniture at another colleague, Arif, for his article on manual transm

The Honda BR-V is an entry-level, three-row seat, seven-seater vehicle. With a ground clearance of 201 mm, it rides 3 mm higher than even a Honda CR-V (even when fitted with all-wheel drive). At the same time, it’s only has front-wheel drive, with an elongated rear half that looks more like an MPV than an SUV. So what is the Honda BR-V? Is it an MPV or an SUV? The simple answer is that it’s an SUV. Honda Malaysia’s own marketing materials describe it as a crossover, which is just another way of