The D74 generation 2023 Perodua Axia is one of the simplest, cheapest new car on sale today in Malaysia. Barring the soon-to-be-announced basic manual transmission E variant, prices for the 2023 Perodua Axia range starts from RM 38,600. Drivers of cheap and simple cars like the Axia ought to be able to do simple like turning off the lights without flipping through the owner’s manual (which by the way, is now only available in electronic PDF format). Except that we are now in 2023 and sometimes t

Thailand’s premier race series, the Thailand Super Series (TSS) kicked off the 2023 season at the Chang International Circuit a couple of weeks ago. Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Team Thailand is competing in 5 classes with the most interesting entry being the Super Compact category. TGR Thailand is running a #19 Toyota Yaris race car powered by carbon-neutral fuel. Also known as e-fuel or synthetic fuel, it is a man-made fuel produced by combining hydrogen extracted from water/bio-waste with captur

Econoboxes live to serve one sole master in the motoring manor; getting you from Point A to Point B above all else. Unlike other segments, the term ‘econobox’ itself is a portmanteau describing the fundamentals that comprise being economical from a maintenance as well as fuel efficiency standpoint and lacking design elements because that costs more money. In that respect, nothing beats the Perodua Axia. As the most affordable car in the country, it had to be fuss-free, easy on the wallet and get

If you try to understand Japanese society from the perspective of Western pop culture, then you would think that oyabuns of Yakuzas ride in a Toyota Century. That is no longer true since the 2010s. Like everyone else, business has been bad, even in the underworld. Stricter anti-boryokudan (organized crime) laws are also hitting Yakuzas where they hurt the most – their bank accounts. Today’s Internet-connected world means that a smartphone is essential for business but many Yakuzas are forced to

After 8 long years of being on sale, Perodua’s most affordable model, the Perodua Axia, will soon be replaced by a new generation model. Codenamed D74A, our friends over at Funtasticko said that development work is currently ongoing for the new hatchback. What do we know about the next-gen Axia? Perodua AXIA For starters, there is a good chance that the all-new Axia will be underpinned by the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA) platform, just like the Perodua Ativa and soon-to-be launched Pe

The B-segment sedan market is a hotly contested segment, ever since the introduction of Toyota Vios back in 2002. It was created specifically to be sold in the ASEAN region, and with a starting price of RM 73,600, it was the cheapest non-national car to be sold in Malaysia, up until the launch of Toyota Avanza in 2004, with a price tag of RM 55,967. Toyota Vios With the booming popularity of the Vios, it was a matter of time before their closest rival Honda to come up with a worthy opponent, and