A darling in Malaysia, the Perodua Myvi’s existence wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for its Japanese donor, the Toyota Passo/Daihatsu Boon. While the Myvi successfully captured the hearts and minds of Malaysians for 18 years and will soldier on, the fate of its Japanese relatives seems to be reaching an end. According to a report by Web CarTop, sales of the Toyota Passo have been slipping in Japan with most buyers instead going for the Toyota Yaris. Toyota’s Japanese website posted the statu

The comprehensive facelift brings new D-CVT transmission Safety features and ADAS on par with cars costing twice as much Fuel economy even better than initial tests The “King” has returned – if we had to sum up the review of the 2022 Perodua Myvi facelift in a single line – that would be it. And by now, you will surely have heard that this is no ordinary facelift. The Myvi has received new engines in every generation, but stubbornly retained a four-speed automatic in all three generations, until

Following the debut of the all-new 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback, the Japanese carmaker has confirmed that a Civic Type R and full-hybrid Civic e:HEV will follow in 2022. The Civic e:HEV will be very likely be utilising a full-hybrid Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD) dual-motor setup like their Honda Insight, although exact specifications have not been shared yet. Us Malaysians already see a similar powertrain in the RM 100k Honda City RS. In the B-segment sedan, an electric traction motor is pa

Looks like Indonesians aren't missing the Honda Jazz all that much, as evident by the Honda City Hatchback receiving over 3,000 bookings so far. Introduced in March 2021 to supersede the Jazz, PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) has so far delivered over 1,500 units of the City Hatchback to customers, and the waiting list currently stretches until August. Also read: Indonesia launches 2021 Honda City Hatchback, Malaysia to get same 1.5L engine This means the City Hatchback comfortably cruises past HPM

Honda Malaysia has sold their 1 millionth car! To celebrate the achievement the company kick-started their 1 Million Dreams Campaign with a contest where the grand prize is 7 Special Edition one-of-a-kind models, one of each model the company has on sale. It seemed not too long ago that Honda celebrated selling their 900,000th car, but it’s been 2 years since the company reached its sales record milestone. The 1 Million Dreams Campaign is part of Honda Malaysia’s initiative to thank customers fo

Back in the early 90s, if you wanted to buy a performance car, you’d most probably choose the manual transmission option. The equivalent automatic option was probably heavier, slower-reacting, and had higher fuel consumption. My own uncle once told me back then, “In a sprint, my manual car would always be faster and more accelerative versus an automatic.” Those words stuck with me. Fast forward to today, and self-shifting transmissions have gotten so good, no human input could possibly match its