Though it has been 3 years since the fourth-generation Nissan X-Trail (T33) made its debut as the Nissan Rogue in North America, it would take another 2 years for its arrival in its home market of Japan. Since then, the all-new X-Trail has been sold in Singapore where it was launched at the 2023 Singapore Motor Show and the next destination in the region seems to be Indonesia. This is based on the latest Motor Vehicle Sales Value (Nilai Jual Kenderaan Bermotor, NJKB) document obtained by various

Should things go as planned, the next Japanese-make car that's launching in Malaysia will be the 2022 Honda HR-V. This is slated to happen sometime in the middle of this year (H2 2022), and under the new skin it's possible that we'll get up to three – turbo, naturally-aspirated (NA), and hybrid (HEV) – engine options. The question is, which is best for Malaysia? The powerful turbo Indonesia debuted the most powerful version of the compact SUV in the ASEAN region yesterday, a title held by their

There is an Off position at the light control stalk, but nothing happens when you select it The same model in different countries have different headlamp control stalk If you own a Honda equipped with automatic headlamps, you may be wondering why you can’t switch off your car’s headlamp even though the light control stalk has an ‘Off’ position. Instead, the default position is Auto. You can move it upwards to ‘Off’ but it will always return back to its default ‘Auto’ position. You can however ma

When the Proton X50 was launched in Malaysia in October 2020, it brought upon a semblance of normalcy to an otherwise bleak, pandemic-laced year. From a product standpoint it was the most modern in class: no other competitor in the B-segment SUV space offered Level 2 autonomous driving capabilities for RM 103k like the X50 Flagship. Plus it looks great. Buoyed by intense hype, early customers had to wait six months between their deposit and getting their keys, a fact we understand still holds tr

Earlier reports suggest that the all-new fourth-gen 2021 Nissan X-Trail will be paired to an 8-speed automatic. However, we know that this is not true as more evidence points to the transmission being a CVT with 8 virtual ratios. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) FuelEconomy.gov website, the X-Trail’s North American twin, the Nissan Rogue could gain the turbocharged 3-cylinder 1.5-litre engine (204 PS/300 Nm). This engine might debut in the Chinese X-Trail at the upcomi

The Tan Chong Motor Group is the oldest surviving motor vehicle trading company in Malaysia. Established in 1957 as a distributor of Nissan (then known as Datsun) vehicles, the company is as old as Malaysia itself. Yes, Cycle and Carriage is technically older, having established in 1899 but the Cycle and Carriage today is not the same company founded by the Chua brothers as the Federal Stores in Kuala Lumpur more than 120 years ago. Today, Cycle and Carriage is headquartered in Singapore and sin