Honda has announced updates for the Japanese-market 2024 Honda HR-V – or Vezel as it’s known there. Prices have yet to be announced, as the model will only go on sale there in mid-2024. Aesthetically, the 2024 Vezel will sport an updated front bumper and grille design; the latter being wider but thinner than before. At the rear, the LED rear taillights have been updated with a revised light signature. Additional colours are also available now, notably Botanical Green, Seabed Blue and Slate Gray,

Less than 6 months since the Chery Omoda 5 went on sale in China, the new B-segment SUV has now landed in Malaysia. In China, the Chery Omoda 5 is priced between RMB 92,900 (~RM 60k) to RMB 126,900 (~RM 82k), undercutting the Honda XR-V 1.5 NA there (sold here as the Honda HR-V, priced between RMB 132,900 to RMB 152,900) by 20 to 43 percent, depending on variant. The Omoda 5 is part of Chery’s preview event held recently, giving us a sneak peak of Chery’s most eye-catching model to-date. It is w

While the 2021 Perodua D55L steadily gains hype in Malaysia, our neighbours have a better idea of things to come - information about the Indonesian-spec Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky have come about online. In a way or the other, it gives us a peek of things to come - remember that the D55L (actual name is uncomfirmed) is based on the Toyota/Daihatsu twins. Powertrain details Although their names are not spelt outright, our colleagues at Autofun Indonesia understand that the 'A250' and 'A251'

There's been much ado recently and it's not about nothing - the 2020 Proton X50 has very clearly won Malaysia's popularity contest since its October launch. But popularity isn't the only thing Proton's latest B-segment SUV's got in common with A-list celebrities. As waiting lists extend up to 6 months, the X50 was caught in controversy following allegations that dealers were forcing customers to buy optional accessories. A lot of the hubbub is due to pricing: at RM 3,300 for the Utility Package

The Proton X50 has been met with explosive interest in the months leading up to its preview. Two weeks since bookings started and Proton has already accumulated 20,000 bookings! But the company has since come to realise the problem of third-party sellers and released a note regarding the matter. "The upcoming launch of the Proton X50 has created a wave of interest amongst Malaysian car buyers. Prelaunch booking numbers have been strong and Proton would like to thank everybody for their support.

At long last, Proton has released preliminary details of the highly-anticipated Proton X50 to selected members of the media. Here’s a quick low-down on what you need to know about this new SUV. What powertrain do we get? For starters, Proton will offer the X50 with two powertrain options. The first is a 1.5-litre multi-port injection (MPI) turbocharged three-cylinder (not four-cylinder as reported earlier, sorry) petrol engine that does 150 PS and 226 Nm, while the second is a slightly more soph