There’s a post on social media that made rounds within this writer’s circle discussing the interview with Tetsuya Tada, the Chief Engineer responsible for the Toyota 86/BRZ and GR Supra projects, in which he spoke to Japanese car magazine WebCG. Tada said that there’s no such thing as a perfect car, and that the primary factor to consider is whether you regard a car as an object of passion or a practical tool. No car can serve both roles without compromises as the qualities required for each pur

The Toyota Prius had a rather short, fleeting stay here in Malaysia. It was on sale for only one generation, for about 5 years, between 2009 to 2014. As an imported model, coupled with higher cost of Toyota’s full-hybrid drivetrain, it would’ve been price at the level of a BMW 3 Series if not import and excise duty exemptions for hybrid vehicles then. So when that tax exemption expired, the Prius was pulled out of Malaysia. Unlike the Corolla Cross Hybrid (or even the Camry Hybrid before it), lo

The transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles (EVs) will be an inevitable fact and Volvo Car Malaysia remains committed to phase out all combustion engine models by 2030, if not earlier, even if deployment of EV charging infrastructure in Malaysia lags behind, said Volvo Car Malaysia’s managing director Charles Frump in an interview with BFM radio. Globally, the Volvo Car Group aims to have EVs, specifically battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to contribute half of its g

In just over a month since pre-orders of the Toyota Corolla Cross in Japan started, more than 13,000 orders have already been placed according to BestCarWeb, far exceeding the monthly sales target of 4,000 units. However, it is worth noting that sales of newly launched models will typically show a spike in demand but will normalize after 3 months. A more reliable indicator of actual demand would be data from the fourth month of sale onwards. Deliveries are estimated to be between four to six mon

It is confirmed! The locally-assembled (CKD) Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 will be launching this month! Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) released a teaser confirming that the SUV will be launched on 25 February 2021 via Facebook Livestream. Recharge is Volvo’s new overarching sub-brand that encompasses all its electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models. Recharge will replace the previously used 'Twin Engine' monicker. With the Volvo XC40 Recharge T5, VCM now has PHEV variants for all its models. T

The 2017 Honda Jazz is, hands down, the must-have car if you’re looking for a B-segment hatchback. It is practical, spacious, fuel efficient and its steering is nicely weighted for city dwellers to easily squeeze into tight spaces. But there is one thing that stops us from gushing over the hatch and it is the Jazz’s poor infotainment system. When the Honda Jazz was updated in 2017, not only did the touchscreen unit shrunk in size (from 7-inch to 6.8-inch) but the system itself seem to have downg