Though Malaysian cars have a strong technical partnership with Japanese carmakers, the only Malaysian car to be ever sold officially in Japan is the Proton Satria Neo. Besides, most early Perodua models were derived from Daihatsu cars that were sold in the Land of the Rising Sun. The current crop of Perodua models aside from the Ativa have little to no connection to Japan and that includes the current third-generation Myvi. The Perodua Myvi is exported to a few countries overseas but it has only

The Daihatsu Boon and Toyota Passo twins, which formed the basis for early models of our Perodua Myvi, will soon be no more in Japan. The push to adopt hybrids in Japan and Toyota’s effort to streamline its unnecessarily complicated sales channels will soon make the Passo redundant, as Toyota has plans to streamline the Passo’s role with its hugely successful Toyota Yaris. Perodua Myvi to continue its own separate way As you already know, the first two generation models of the Perodua Myvi were

The Proton Iriz is the product of the Proton’s ambitious goal at developing a global small car, hence the initial codename, GSC. It made its debut in September 2014, with a whopping eight variants offered at launch. Over the years, Proton trimmed the number of variants, as well as giving the model some updates. In an effort to keep the Iriz competitive against the Perodua Myvi, its main B-segment rival, Proton gave the Iriz its biggest update in 2019, adding features such as a revamped exterior,

Bookings of the 2020 Toyota GR Yaris were opened earlier this year, whereby potential buyers had the opportunity to get their hands on the 1st Edition version of the high-performance hatchback. What sets the 1st Edition models apart from the rest? First up is the inclusion of Morizo’s signature on the lower left side of the windshield – Morizo is the racing alter-ego of Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota Motor Corporation. After all, it’s apt for his signature to be on the GR Yaris, as Gazoo R

(2019 Proton Persona Specs & Price | Gallery) Mid-life updates are a common occurrence in the automotive scene – cars are updated a couple of years after its debut so that it can remain relevant to the market. The same can be said for the 2019 Proton Persona, as it was given a mid-life update earlier this year. Exterior – Revamped, but still far from being attractive Let's not beat around the bush – the Proton Persona is far from winning a beauty pageant contest. The proportions are just odd. Th

It doesn’t have one. The new Perodua Myvi does not come with an active ‘Eco Mode’ which alters the powertrain to be more fuel-efficient. Unlike the ‘Eco Mode’ you find in Hondas, Toyotas and BMWs which changes the transmission and engine mapping, the Perodua Myvi only has an Eco indicator. What Eco indicator does is tell you whether you’re driving in a fuel-efficient manner. It takes into account your speed, throttle input and the gear selected to determine whether you’re driving efficiently or