Limousines are great and all but in this modern age, luxury MPVs are the new status symbol of the rich and famous. Toyota pioneered the segment with the Alphard and Vellfire that eventually led to the pinnacle of these luxo-boxes on wheels, the Lexus LM. Now, Toyota has somewhat taken the LM and transformed it back into a Vellfire in the form of the Vellfire Spacious Lounge concept. Say what now? Well, it’s not precisely that but it’s not much of a stretch to explain it that way either. The Lexu

Perodua launched the D74A 2023 Perodua Axia last month, with prices ranging between RM 38,600 to RM 49,500. Not only has prices gone up, but its dimensions have also increased by a fair bit. With its increase in size that now inches closer to the Perodua Myvi, can the D74A Perodua Axia be considered an A-segment model? Let’s take a closer look. When the first-generation Perodua Axia was launched back in 2014, it was clear that the Axia was positioned as Perodua’s entry-level model, down to its d

At the ongoing Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2023, Chery announced pre-booking prices of the Chery Omoda 5, the company’s first global product. Only one engine option is announced across two variants which are: Chery Omoda 5 Z – IDR 328 million (~RM 96k) Chery Omoda 5 RZ – IDR 398 million (~RM 116k) That's less than a base Honda HR-V which starts from IDR 375.9 million (~RM 110k) though the Omoda 5's prices are still preliminary. The sole engine that is offered for the Indo-spec Omod

Up till a couple of years ago, it was perfectly fine for the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) to publish sales breakdown by model, but the newly-enforced Competition Act 2010 forbids MAA from doing so, claiming that it prevents cartel-like behaviour among car manufacturers. As such, some brands like Mercedes-Benz no longer share such data, while BMW only share on a quarterly basis. The list of best-selling models in Malaysia is no longer publicly available, at least not from MAA, but this

Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia has discontinued the Mitsubishi Outlander Initially brought in as CBU before switching to CKD All-new Outlander's Malaysian debut won't be so soon Disheartening news for some fans as Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has discontinued the aged but underrated Mitsubishi Outlander. With the 7-seater SUV discontinued, MMM has only two models in its line-up, the Xpander and the Triton. The discovery of the Outlander being discontinued in our market was first made upon seeing

Six years old - that's the age of the Perodua Axia. It doesn't feel like it, but the little A-segment hatchback has been trawling Malaysian streets since 2014. Which is why we think we could see its evolution sometime next year. Retrace the Axia's steps and you'll find that it has its roots in 2011's Daihatsu A-Concept, which premiered at the 2011 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS). The production version of the concept - Daihatsu Ayla - premiered at the 2012's IIMS and the car went on sa