Japan is a land where individuality is expressed not by a person’s choice of clothes, but his / her choice of cars. Visit Japan’s congested train stations in rush hour, and you will see that everyone dresses in the same grey/black-white business suits. Walk into a Uniqlo store in Japan and you will notice that regardless of apparel type, it’s in the same range of soft, boring, neutral colours – very different from our much more colourful local Uniqlo stores. Japan’s car scene however, is unlike

Toyota and Lexus have topped the reliability charts, yet again, according to a comprehensive study conducted by US-based Consumer Reports. Alongside, Toyota also took top honours for the most reliable hybrid on sale in the US. Consumer Reports, a non-profit consumer advocacy organisation gathered data over the last 12 months for over 300,000 vehicles, produced between 2000 to 2022. The comprehensive survey ranks vehicles across 17 problem areas including engine, transmission, and in-car electron

Set to be launched in Malaysia before the end of April, Isuzu Malaysia has revealed preliminary specifications of the upcoming all-new 2021 Isuzu D-Max. Earlier, Isuzu Malaysia mentioned that the all-new D-Max will be fitted with ADAS features, but stopped short on providing further details. Also Read: Launching in Malaysia in April, 2021 Isuzu D-Max priced from RM 89K According to a dedicated registration of interest (ROI) page, the all-new Isuzu D-Max looks to be segment-leading when it comes

Mazda's next SUV model will come packing rear-wheel-drive (RWD) and a 3.0-litre straight-six engine. This is courtesy of the marque's all-new platform that will underpin most, if not all of its upcoming models. Said platform is scalable to cater to different product group sizes. Reports coming out of Nikkei indicate that Mazda’s all-new platform is set to enter production early in 2022. Models wrought from this platform are expected to hit the markets in early 2023. We hope this piece of news br

Ever since its launch in July, the Toyota Corolla Cross has been making some waves around South East Asia. While we wait for the crossover's imminent arrival here, it has scored a 5-star rating. The Corolla Cross's overall score of 88.61 points means that it even scores higher than the Proton X50 which has a score of 84.26 points! The reason for this could be seen in the frontal impact test results. The Corolla Cross offers better protection for the front occupants than the X50 according to the

Isuzu Thailand has just taken the wraps off the all-new D-Max, just a week after teasing the all-new pickup truck. From the exterior, the all-new Isuzu D-Max gets a redesigned front fascia, incorporating a massive front grille with the Isuzu nameplate sitting right on top. Depending on the variant, the front grille is finished either in matte black (D-Max V-Cross), black with chrome (D-Max 2- & 4-door) or grey (D-Max Spark). Bi-beam LED projector headlights are also available on upper variants o