There’s no denying the popularity of the Toyota Raize and Daihatsu Rocky (Perodua Ativa to us) over in its home market in Japan. In 2022 alone, Toyota sold 83,620 units of the Raize, while Daihatsu managed to sell 22,223 units. Combined, the Rocky and Raize sold 105,843 units. Perhaps in a move to keep the Rocky and Raize at the top-20 position in the sales chart (remember that the models were launched in late-2019), Japanese publication Mag-X recently reported that Daihatsu is working on yet an

So, another year older, another year marked with interesting (or forgettable) cars, and we'll be doing it all over again next year. SUVs will undoubtedly continue to play a greater focus here, so in this article – part one of three – we'll look at the possible non-luxury, non-EV SUVs that are very likely to launch in Malaysia in 2023. Hang on to your downpayments, we're going straight in... 2023 Chery Omoda 5 We'll start off with a bang, perhaps the most awaited-for model in this list. It's alre

Following the government’s announcement of the SST exemption grace period which ends on 31-March 2023, Proton Holdings Bhd has announced that it will close its order books if the company is unable to deliver booked vehicles within the stipulated timeframe. VP of Sales and Marketing, Roslan Abdullah told Berita Harian, that the measure is in place to ensure that all buyers who have made their bookings during the SST exemption period will receive their vehicle before 1-April 2023. Roslan adds that

Dual-clutch transmissions (DCTs) may be new to Proton, but such transmissions have been fitted to various German marques since the early 2000s. At the moment, only two Proton models are fitted with a DCT: the Proton X50 and the Proton X70. Naturally, for many folks who are upgrading from an older model, either the X50 and X70 is their first encounter with a DCT. It doesn’t help the fact that there are a lot of misinformation when it comes to driving a DCT-equipped car. If you are stuck in a traf

The Toyota Raize has been making quite some moves in Japan. It even overtook the Corolla to be the best-selling car in the Land of the Rising Sun. We can’t wait to see how the little crossover turns out when it comes over to Malaysia as the Perodua D55L. But the Raize isn’t just stirring up Malaysian hearts and attracting Japanese buyers, it also triggered some executives down at Honda. Unlike Toyota which had been churning out new SUVs and crossovers like the Corolla Cross and Yaris Cross latel

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