Yesterday, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) introduced the 2024 Toyota Yaris G Limited in Malaysia, a (600 unit) limited-run variant of its popular B-Segment hatchback, priced at RM 99,600. For the price premium, the 2024 Yaris G Limited adds an aero kit and aesthetic updates, handling upgrades (body braces and stiffer shocks), and notably a cold air intake system that boosts power. The latter of which, is quite uncommon. What does a cold air intake do? Well to understand, let’s get back to basics. Any p

** This article is published on WapCar Community, representing the opinion of users. Click the link below to enter the community for car enthusiasts in Malaysia https://forum.wapcar.my/ Basic information of my car: 2017 Perodua Alza) Reasons why I bought this car Our family of four already have a Corolla Altis, as me and my sister are going into college we will need our own car. So we decided to get something that is cheap, reliable and practical for my first car. We go back and forth between Jo

Just like how it is with the collective bashing on overdone grilles, every once in a while a car comes along that's unanimously agreed to be rather well-designed. One of them is the Nissan Almera (N18). Nissan's competitor to the Toyota Vios and Honda City – with its unfussy lines and sharp angles – looks like a C-segment sedan, and for some buyers that's all the winning-over they need. Also read: I used to dislike the Nissan Almera, but the N18 model changed it all But unlike us Malaysians, Tha

If you are an avid reader of WapCar.my, you may often see the terms model year, manufacture year, and registration year being used to describe the cars we write about. In the case of upcoming models, phrases such as ‘2022’ Honda Civic" or ‘2023’ Mazda CX-8 are commonly used to refer to model years of cars that have yet to be launched. In contrast, if the subject is used or recond cars, then terms like manufacturing year and registration year become important. There are differences between the th

Proton launched the enhanced 2022 Proton Iriz a few weeks ago. Prices for the new 2022 Proton Iriz start from RM 40,300 and tops out at RM 54,000 (sans SST, valid until 31-December 2021). Question is, what’s the minimum salary you need before you can apply for a loan? How much money do I need to make? For the purpose of this article, we will take the top-spec Iriz 1.6 Active CVT as a reference. This variant is priced at RM 54,000. The monthly repayment for this variant is roughly RM 580 a month,

The majority of us who are driving have likely experienced a 3-cylinder engine at some point in our lives, particularly if you’re under 40 because the learner car is probably a Perodua Kancil/Viva/Axia. And if you’re able to recall, I’m sure there was a noticeable amount of vibration from the engine. That's one of the differences of a 3-cylinder vs 4-cylinder engine. 3 cylinder vs 4 cylinder One of the characteristics of a 3-cylinder engine is the vibration. It’s a rough feeling and because of t