Fully imported (CBU) from Japan, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) launched both the all-new Toyota Alphard and Toyota Vellfire back in October. Even if there are allocations of several hundred units for Malaysia, the number of orders has been quite overwhelming. In fact, if you reserved your brand-new official Alphard/Vellfire with Toyota, you may only receive it within a year or two. Those looking at the recond route might also see a similar situation as the AH40 Alphard and Vellfire see similar long wa

Now approaching the 8-year-old mark, the AH30-generation Toyota Alphard is a tad bit long in the tooth and is due for a replacement soon. Earlier, we reported that Toyota could be introducing the next-generation Alphard as soon as May. This time around are renders of the next-gen model, said to be close to the production version. According to Japanese publication Creative311, these renders were based on a “design that has passed internal review”, which hints at how the production version could l

The Toyota Alphard is the default luxury breadbox on wheels which is a far cry from the Toyota Hilux, everyone’s favourite pick-up truck. Still, one Japanese automotive college is thinking of combining the two for the ultimate mash-up in luxury pick-up. A group of students at the Nihon Automobile College (NATS) are planning to display a unique customization project that combines an Alphard with a Hilux at Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 (TAS 2023). Every year since 1997, the automotive college exhibits a

With phone prices being what they are, chances are you spent quite a bit of time researching before getting the device you’re reading this article on. And if Malaysians equate their wheels like they did phones, the 2022 Kia Carnival would be the one tech journos rave about as the underrated flagship killer. Actually that's rather accurate. Having tested the new fully-imported (CBU Korea, local assembly to start later) Carnival, we think it lives up to the interest and then some, deftly balancing

The Proton Satria GTi was many teenagers' dream car back in the noughties, and also the first hot hatch that many young working adults aspired to own. And it's easy to see why. Handling tuned by Lotus, grunty naturally aspirated engine, a slick manual transmission. All the right ingredients for a great time behind the wheel. Till today, used examples of the Satria GTi are still very sought after. Like this unit we have here. This particular Satria GTi was manufactured in 2000 (with 110,577 km on

Kia has teased the brand’s fourth-generation Kia Carnival flagship minivan today. Released in Korean specification, the all-new Carnival will be sold in many markets worldwide as the Kia Sedona. So far, we think it looks a bit like the new Kia Seltos. The Carnival aims to appeal to progressive young families with its combination of innovation, flexibility, and style. The new model builds on its predecessors’ heritage in the mid-sized MPV segment, following more than two million Carnival sales wo