Besides the 2023 Honda Civic Type R (FL5) snatching clicks from attendees, the Honda SUV e:Prototype stands proud at the carmakers booth in the 39th Thailand International Motor Expo. The ambition is clear; this is the closest thing we have to an electric HR-V for now, and it has gone on sale as such in the form of the China-only Honda e:NS1 and e:NP1 twins. A global version exists, the Honda e:Ny1 but that too is is a prototype still. Having this SUV e:Prototype here nonetheless is a good signa

Three 1.5-litre engines available – naturally aspirated i-VTEC, VTEC Turbo, e:HEV full hybrid Malaysia is only country in the world (so far) to offer HR-V with 3 engine options If production engineers at car plants have their way, only one model will be produced, with only one variant, all painted in the same colour. This is because variations in product lines slow down an assembly line’s speed, which in turn leads to increase in manufacturing cost. To engineers, variations add unnecessary compl

If you’re in the market for an electric vehicle (EV) but find the Nissan Leaf's lack of support for Type 2 DC charging a bit of a turn-off (it only uses Japanese Type 1 charging and the uncommon ChaDeMo port), perhaps this Hyundai Kona EV would be a better fit. This Ceramic Blue example is currently available at Sime Darby Auto Selection, priced at RM 180,800. This 2018 example of the Kona EV was Hyundai Training Academy’s internal training unit and has covered roughly 18,000 km. As a refresher,

The all-new 2021 Honda HR-V made its official launch in Japan yesterday, where it is badged as the Honda Vezel. Not long after, Honda has also announced that the third-generation HR-V will be available in Europe in late 2021. While the Japan-spec all-new HR-V gets two powertrains – a naturally-aspirated 1.5-litre petrol engine (118 PS/142 Nm) and Honda’s e:HEV petrol-electric hybrid system, it’s the latter that will only be offered in the Old Continent. This is part of Honda's commitment to only

Early this month, UMW Toyota Malaysia (UMWT) launched the new 2021 Toyota Innova facelift in Malaysia. With three variants available that are priced from RM 111k, we’ll give you a breakdown across the variants to help you decide which best suits your needs. The following are the prices of the Innova variants sans SST which is valid until 30-June 2021: Innova 2.0 E (AT) - RM 111,622 Innova 2.0 G (AT) – RM 121,483 Innova 2.0 X (AT) – RM 129,677 Before we break down the variants further, let’s just

It is official! Proton's B-segment SUV is about to arrive. The long-awaited Proton X50 will be previewed to a select set of audience on the 15th of September 2020. But wait, this doesn’t mean that the SUV will finally go on sale after the preview. Let us explain. A preview is different from a launch, and with this being a closed preview, the full details of the B-segment SUV will not be announced to the world on the day of the preview. Previously with the Proton X70, Proton had slowly released i