UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has quietly updated the 2023 Toyota Yaris (NSP151) on its website for the second time this year. Like the first update which was introduced in May, the evergreen hatchback receives mainly small quality-of-life changes rather than a massive facelift that was introduced in Thailand. While the first updates on the locally assembled (CKD) Yaris this year saw no changes in price, the latest update sees a price bump across the two variants currently offered: Yaris 1.5 E – RM 88

All 2021 units are sold out Dealers awaiting new shipment Prices could increase Checks with Mazda dealers have revealed that all 2021 units of the Mazda 3 have been sold out here. This hints at the imminent arrival of the updated 2022 Mazda 3. Back in 2020, the Mazda 3 was given an update in Japan. Some of the changes aren’t relevant to our market like the upgraded Skyactive-X engine and Skyactiv-D oil burner. Other changes that are likely to make their way here include the retuned suspension to

If you’ve been following our earlier reports, you would know that the all-new 2022 Honda Civic FE and all-new 2022 Honda HR-V, which were initially slated to be launched / previewed in Malaysia in Q3 2021 and Q1 2022 respectively, have since been pushed back due to the uncertain EMCO / NRP situation. So what about the Honda City Hatchback then? According to sources familiar with the matter, Honda Malaysia had initially planned to launch the City Hatchback in Q2 2021. It’s a reasonable timeline c

For the majority of car buyers, comfort is a priority. But comfort is difficult to quantify, it is mostly based on subjective feelings, keyword here being mostly. One aspect that can be quantified is noise level. We use a specialized sound level meter to determine the sound pressure level at varying speed intervals – 60 km/h, 90 km/h, and 110 km/h. Two things we’d like to note: The sound level meter only measures one aspect of noise - the sound pressure level, not its frequency. Due to feasibili

The concept of buying a car on Lazada is still foreign to most of us, but now Volkswagen Malaysia has taken yet another unconventional step with an Instagram-exclusive car sale in conjunction with the 12.12 sale. 12 units of the VW Polo with JOIN accessories and 12 units of the VW Beetle with free spoiler and VW Tint will be up on sale on Volkswagen Malaysia’s Instagram profile with a RM 12,000 discount. Like the 12.12 sales on online shopping websites, VW’s 12.12 sales only run for 24 hours, st

It’s time for Honda Civic Type R, as in its debut at the far-off Geneva Motor Show, to reveal a more practical upgrade. Being spied on the Nurburgring, German, two mystery prototype cars based on the FK8 Civic Type R-white and yellow with test mule were caught circling around. The camouflaged rear wing is apparently larger compared with the current Civic Type R, and is reminiscent of the design being used by the Si variant. Two spoilers are also styled in a more distinct and prominence feature o