Akio Toyoda wants you to know just how different the 2023 Toyota Alphard and Vellfire AH40 are between each other, despite them being developed on the same platform. Nonetheless, the approach in design and engineering for the duo couldn’t be more different, and their chief engineer regards these latest models as the greatest ever. An easy way to sum up the approach is the brief given, “One a pleasure to ride, the other a joy to drive.” That led to the strikingly different character infused durin

Malaysians love their Toyota Alphards and Vellfires but with the launch of the all-new AH40 models recently, it begs the question of how much do we love them? This is because almost brand new units of the new luxo-MPVs have popped up on used car sites in Japan with prices a staggering quadrupled of the new prices. For starters, the brand new pricing of the Alphard and Vellfire in Japan ranges between 5.4 million yen (~RM 171,000) to 8.9 million yen (~RM 281,000). Of course, it’s all depending on

Back in 2021, we reported that supply of parallel imported Toyota Vellfire coming out of Japan is going to become increasingly tight in the coming years, as sales of the Vellfire have dropped tremendously, and as a result of the poor sales - there will be no successor to the AH30 generation Vellfire. Obviously, that didn’t come to pass as a new AH40 generation 2023 Toyota Vellfire was launched yesterday in Japan, alongside its twin the Toyota Alphard. Many were surprised that the Vellfire surviv

Part two of our three-parter on SUVs coming to Malaysia in 2023 revolves around electric vehicles (EVs). Last week we talked about regular, pure-ICE models, and if that's more your swing here's the link. Plug in your chargers, we're going in... BMW iX1 The missing link in BMW's i electrified range in Malaysia, the iX1 made its global debut alongside the all-new BMW X1 in June this year. Considering the BMW electric range is pretty complete here, expecting it to be sold on our shores isn't too fa

As the 15th general election looms upon Malaysians like the monsoon season, the question on some of our minds isn’t who will be the next PM or whether party X can ensure that no such backdoor moves will happen again, it’s what cars do our politicians drive? Okay fine, so maybe the “some” is just me but perhaps some of you might have thought that since these elected officials are meant to be representatives of the rakyat, they should at least do their job well first before travelling in an Alphar

Penang state MP and former Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng has unequivocally stated that the Pakatan Harapan government never approved the changing of official ministerial vehicles from the Proton Perdana to the fully-imported Toyota Vellfire luxury MPV. According to Malay Mail, the lawmaker urged the current government to be transparent about the rental contract of the Vellfire, which is well known to be more expensive compared to the Perdana. He adds, “The Harapan government never approved no