UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) began accepting orders for the imported (CBU), Japan-made AH40 generation 2023 Toyota Alphard and Vellfire models on July 3, one month after the pair’s global debut in Japan. Despite its rather high price of RM 538,000 and RM 438,000 respectively, the reception was tremendous, with the number of orders quickly exceeding the initial allocation of several hundred units for Malaysia. Officially, UMWT said the waiting period is now “more than 1 year.” Checks with local Toyota

GAC Toyota, one of two Toyota joint ventures in China, is proud to step into the premium SUV market with this Toyota Venza, the all-new 2021 Toyota Harrier’s twin. Although the Venza is launched just three months after the Harrier (Nov 2021), the Venza comes with more tech. While the rear end of the Venza remains largely the same as its more popular Harrier twin, the SUV’s front-end resembles the smaller Toyota Frontlander, better known as Toyota Corolla Cross to us. Also read: Priced equivalent

When we previously reported the launch of the new 2021 Honda Odyssey second facelift, we said that Honda Malaysia hasn’t announced anything in regards to bringing the updated car to our shores. But now, we expect that the second facelift will come to Malaysia by 2021. The second facelift for the fifth-generation Honda Odyssey made its debut in Japan. The facelift now features a more drastic look as Honda has swapped out the old grille in favour of a more aggressive-looking one. Though it’s a cha

Merely 2 days after the all-new 2021 Toyota Harrier was spied at a storage location, the all-new SUV has now been unmasked. Courtesy of Instagram user @summit3837, we now have a decent look at Toyota’s upmarket SUV. Unlike the rugged-looking Toyota RAV4, the all-new Harrier takes a sleeker approach – the front end may look similar to the outgoing model, but it does get a new pair of headlights. Towards the sides, the all-new Harrier gets the signature side profile that was first introduced on th

The majority of us tend to take car buying decision rationally. We look at price, overall value proposition, after sales service, brand reputation, or even resale value. After all, buying a car is most often the second biggest purchase in life after buying a house. So it is only natural to avoid risks and play it “safe”. But if we decided to take a plunge in buying a car and ignore the naysayers, it opens up to a field of cars that are often overlooked, some of which are actually superb cars. To

Since Accord and Odyssey involving a battery sensor failure and defective door mirror component, the Honda Malaysia has announced a product recall. The battery sensor failure is caused by inaccurate forming on the PCB, which could cause a short circuit, resulting in smoke emitting from the bonnet or in the worst case, a fire. 20,233 units of the Honda Accord models are affected, built between 2013 till 2016. The inconsistent surface treatment of the movable contact area, which located inside the