In capping off many months of speculation since being sighted on Malaysian roads, Perodua has now delivered the first few of 300 units of the Perodua Ativa Hybrid to Malaysian customers who will lease the vehicle (without eventual ownership) for the next 5 years. Perhaps as exciting as the powertrain of the Ativa Hybrid is the leasing program, which ties customers to a 5-year plan with a mileage cap of 100,000 km (over the same period), including an upfront payment of RM 2,150 and a monthly repa

TC Subaru Sdn Bhd, the distributor of Subaru vehicles in Malaysia, introduces its new Subaru Connex telematics system. From 10-September-2021 onwards, the system will be offered on both the Subaru XV and Subaru Forester as an option for RM 1,900. The Subaru Connex telematics system consists of two parts, an onboard system as well as a mobile app. The onboard system will allow easy access to a dedicated 24/7 call centre to easily request for assistance when needed. Enhanced Roadside Assistance Th

Familiar name, but a completely different look: back in February 2021, Honda debuted the all-new 2021 Honda HR-V in Japan. Lots have been said about the new SUV, so let's quickly go over some facts and figures. What's the all-new Honda HR-V? The model marked the carmaker's first global debut of 2021, two months before they unveiled the equally-new 2022 Honda Civic FE. A full model change (industry parlance for a generational shift), the third-generation HR-V comes with a cleaner look, new powert

Looks like the Hyundai Kona EV is about to come to the end of its model life as Korean Car Blog reports that Hyundai Motor has discontinued the model in South Korea. Discontinuing production of the Kona EV will allow the factory to focus the new battery supply source on the newly launched Ioniq 5. While dealers in Korea will focus on clearing the remaining units available, production of the EV will continue at Hyundai’s plant in the Czech Republic and Chennai, India. Also read: To be assembled i

It is inevitable, comparing the recently-introduced 2021 Toyota Corolla Cross against one of the most popular SUVs around – the Proton X70. After all, seeing that the price of the top-spec Proton X70 is very close to the entry-level Toyota Corolla Cross (RM 123k vs RM 124k), cross-shopping between the two is bound to happen. Therein lies the question: for roughly the same amount of money for the top-spec Proton X70, should you, or should you not, add a little bit more money and get the 2021 Toyo

Toyota is working on a new small SUV positioned below the Toyota RAV4, sharing the same TNGA-C platform as the Toyota C-HR. Recall also that Toyota is working on a Toyota Corolla Cross, which is also based on a Toyota C-HR’s TNGA-C platform but minus the expensive and bulky double wishbone rear suspension, replaced by a cheaper torsion beam that also frees up more interior space. Toyota RAV4 Thanks to Mag-X, we now know that Toyota is working on another C-segment SUV, which according to Japanese