The Ministry of Transport is expected to make an announcement regarding the much-anticipated revised road tax for battery EVs (BEVs) in Malaysia as early as tomorrow (Tuesday, 4-June 2024). Currently, Malaysia’s road transport department (JPJ) calculates the road tax – legally referred to as the Motor Vehicle License (LKM) fee - for BEVs based on their power output. This formula was first developed in 2009, for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which produced just 49 kW (67 PS). However, BEV technology has

While Malaysians are still reeling from the all-new Toyota Vios’ higher starting price than its popular predecessor, up north in Thailand, buyers are gladly accepting the fourth-generation sedan in stride. According to sales data compiled by Autolife Thailand, a total of 18,242 units of the Toyota Yaris Ativ, which is what the Vios is called in the Land of Smiles, were sold in the first quarter of 2023. The Vios’ Thai twin held a 60.9% market share in the country’s B-sedan segment thanks to stro

VSC vs Traction Control? What’s the difference? While the goal of both the VSC and Traction Control system is to ultimately keep the occupants of the vehicle safe, they work differently to achieve this, and modern cars will have both on board working hand-in-hand to keep the car on the road. In this article, we’ll explain how traction control systems and stability systems work, as well as explore their differences and their advantages in brief (hopefully). There’s a lengthy article here for thos

When one buys a Toyota Corolla Altis, they know exactly what they getting: A relatively comfortable car, unburstable mechanicals, and a smooth ownership experience. Trouble is, in recent times, the buying audience might want something more than that (as demonstrated by the FC-generation Honda Civic). That doesn't make the Corolla Altis a bad car to buy at all. In fact, the E170-generation sits at very attractive price point in the used car market now (from RM 53k to RM 99k). With that in mind, i

Honda Malaysia has just unveiled the all-new 2020 Honda City, which is set to go head-to-head against the soon-to-be-launched all-new Nissan Almera and Toyota Vios. Now that the launch has been done and dusted, let’s take a closer look and see how these models fare against each other. Powertrain – Plenty of choices in the B-segment market Not too long ago, those looking for a B-segment sedan had very limited options to choose from, with most engine being offered are naturally-aspirated petrol en

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has quietly updated the price to service the Toyota Vios, bumping up the cost to maintain the B-segment sedan up several hundred Ringgit. Previously, it cost RM 4,010 to maintain the Toyota Vios over a 5-year/100,000-km period, but the recent price increase has bumped that figure up to RM 4,242 – an RM 232 increase. As part of the “new normal”, UMWT has also included a disinfection process that costs RM 14.11 at each service interval. Labour charges have also seen a small