It turned out to be a couple of firsts for the Westar group yesterday as alongside launching Malaysia’s first electric MPV, the Maxus Mifa 9, the conglomerate also previewed the first electric pick-up truck in the country, the Maxus T90 EV. According to sources, the T90 EV is set to be launched by the end of 2023. In fact, several units have already been purchased by an undisclosed fleet customer and is currently in operation. That means that the T90 EV has already completed JPJ testing and cert

Toyota dealers in Japan have stopped accepting anymore bookings for Toyota GR86 since September 2022, likewise Subaru dealers with the GR86’s sister-car the Subaru BRZ. This has led to speculations that the GR86 (and BRZ) will be discontinued in 2023 once all outstanding bookings are fulfilled. Adding fuel to the rumour is an announcement by a Toyota dealer on its website, on its waiting period advice section, the GR86 is described as "Current model ending." It’s highly unusual to discontinue a

Following its announcement for pre-orders in its home market of South Korea, Kia has announced the official international launch of the all-new fifth-generation Kia Sportage. Inspired by nature, this ‘ultimate urban SUV’ is developed on Hyundai Motor Group's N3 architecture. It is also the first Kia vehicle to be available in long-wheelbase and short-wheelbase variants depending on the region. Design - Menacingly sporty The design of the all-new Sportage uses Kia’s new design language – Opposite

Honda has collected over 32,000 orders in Japan for the all-new 2021 Honda Vezel (Honda HR-V) within one month since order books are open. The higher-grade variants equipped with the e:HEV hybrid proved to be the most popular engine choice for Japanese consumers. Among the total bookings collected, 81% are front-wheel drive variants while 19% of customers opt for all-wheel drive in their HR-V. Interestingly, the range-topping Play variant is not the most popular choice, instead, it’s the Z varia

BMW Malaysia today unveiled a new variant to their 5 Series line up in Malaysia with this, the 2021 BMW 530i M Sport Dark Shadow Edition. With only 36 units on offer, on-the-road prices for the locally-assembled (CKD) Dark Shadow Edition starts at RM 392,800 (sans insurance, inclusive of SST). This price is an additional RM 10k above the standard BMW 530i M Sport, so let's see what's new here. If the name is any clue, don't expect the bright yellows and greens like you see on the all-new 2020 BM

Subaru is one of those underrated brands that not many Malaysians would consider getting unless they are passionate about AWD or the legacy of the WRX. As we reported before, Subaru isn’t giving up on the WRX name with plans to launch the successor in 2021. Well, it seems that timeline is getting underway with images of a fully camouflaged WRX spotted in Japan. The model captured appeared to be the WRX S4 which is the CVT version of Subaru’s hot sedan. Fans of the manual need not vape in anger a