The 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross has finally undergone a facelift in Japan, and while the visuals haven't changed all that much, it's the insides that's received a bunch of fixes...and more power. New and improved powertrains Headlining all changes is the new engine sitting in the bay: normal, pure-petrol variants gain a new 2.0-litre Dynamic Force engine (M20A-FKS), while the hybrid variants continue with the 1.8-litre 2ZR-FXE mill, albeit with some improvements. The new engine – in Malaysia, it p

Super long name, but this the closest thing the world has to a Toyota GR Prius. Technicalities be damned, all we know is we want one. In full, it's called the 2023 Toyota Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Edition, a concept built to honour the 100th year of the annual 24-hour endurance race. Also read: Used hybrids are really cheap, so should you buy a used Toyota Prius, Camry Hybrid or Honda Insight? One would think a Prius would be the furthest thing from cars whizzing down the Mulsanne straight

The T33 generation 2023 Nissan X-Trail will make its Southeast Asian regional debut at this weekend’s Singapore Motor Show. Singapore distributor Tan Chong Motor Sales will be the first Nissan distributor in the region to launch the latest T33 generation X-Trail. Tan Chong Motor Sales is a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International Limited (TCIL). It also owns TC Subaru, the Subaru distributor in Malaysia. Not to be confused with Malaysia’s Nissan distributor Edaran Tan Chong Mot

2022 saw the launch of two all-new generations of some of the most recognisable Japanese boxy MPVs, the Toyota Noah/Voxy and the Honda Stepwgn. Not wanting to miss out, it appears that the Nissan Serena could be the next mid-sized box on wheels to see an all-new replacement. Though spyshots of the all-new 2023 Nissan Serena, likely given the codename C28, have surfaced in Japan, the next-gen MPV is also spotted making its rounds in Thailand. As it is never sold officially in the Kingdom, the cam

Malaysia to debut all-new 2022 Honda HR-V soon HR-V e:HEV will square off against the Corolla Cross Hybrid How much will the HR-V e:HEV cost in Malaysia? When the all-new 2022 Honda HR-V arrives in Malaysia later this year, it will likely bring with it not one, not two, but three powertrains – all brand-new powertrains on the HR-V. One of which is the petrol-electric 1.5-litre i-MMD hybrid system, which made its debut in Malaysia on the Honda City RS. Seeing that Honda Malaysia has yet to reveal

The current-gen Nissan X-Trail has been around Malaysia since 2015 with the facelifted model launched in 2019. While we have previously predicted that the new T33 X-Trail might arrive here in 2022, Thailand could get it earlier. Much earlier. Our friends at Autofun has discovered that the current T32 X-Trail has been removed from Nissan Thailand’s website. The site only shows 2 SUV models on offer, the Kicks e-Power and Terra. A source told Autofun that following a huge discount campaign on the