Honda has started pre-orders for the Honda WR-V in Japan, marking the debut of the ‘Winsome Runabout Vehicle’ nameplate in Honda’s domestic market. However, despite sharing the same name as the Malaysian-market WR-V, the Japanese version is more similar to the Indian-market Honda Elevate. Compared to the Southeast Asian market WR-V, specifically our Malaysian version, the Indian market Elevate is a higher range B-segment car (India doesn’t sell the HR-V), with a longer 2,650 mm wheelbase, longer

The newly launched D74A generation 2023 Perodua Axia will have a 6-year model lifecycle, suggests a Bursa Malaysia filing by Perodua vendor Betamek Bhd. On the same day the all-new 2023 Perodua Axia was launched, Betamek released a notification to Bursa Malaysia saying that its subsidiary Betamek Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd has received a Letter of Appointment dated 25 January 2023 issued by Perodua, for a contract to supply various electronic parts for Perodua new car model. The filing to Bursa did

It’s no secret that Perodua will be introducing the next-generation 2023 Perodua Axia real soon; sales advisors are undergoing training and trial production has already started. Now, the biggest question hanging on the minds of most Malaysians is, how will the next-gen Perodua Axia look like? After some sleuthing, we believe that Perodua did give us a preview of the next-gen Axia, way back at the 2018 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show, in the form of the Perodua X Concept, and here’s why we

Despite being on sale for 9 years in its current iteration, the Toyota Vios isn’t slowing down when it comes to its popularity. Still, Toyota isn’t going to continue with the current generation forever and is looking to replace it. There have been rumours about the next generation that we’ve covered before including a hybrid variant but this latest info coming from Thailand might be the most exciting Vios scoop so far. According to Headlight Mag, Toyota plans to launch the all-new Toyota Vios (c

A cumulative 50,983 units of the Toyota Alphard and Toyota Vellfire (model years 2017 - 2021) have been recalled in Japan for problems related to the car's auto stop-start feature. Depending on chassis number, reconditioned Japanese-import vehicles could be affected. We checked with UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT), who confirmed that officially-imported Malaysian-spec cars are not affected. This is because these officially-imported cars have been adapted for local driving conditions, and as such uses sl

The 2020 Toyota Vios GR Sport (GR-S) could be the entry-level Gazoo Racing (GR) model in Toyota's line-up. Starting from RM 95,284 (excluding SST, valid until 31-Dec 2020), it is much cheaper than the GR Yaris but it is every bit as special. 2020 Toyota Vios pricelist (Without SST) Model Price 1.5 J A/T RM 76,623 1.5 E A/T RM 82,593 1.5 G A/T RM 87,584 1.5 GR-S A/T RM 95,284 The performance-inspired Vios isn't available at all Toyota showrooms. This is because the Vios GR-S is an extension of th