Since 2009, all new Toyota hybrid models launched after the third generation Toyota Prius wear the blue tinted Toyota logo. The blue outlines on the Toyota emblem is the most obvious differentiator for hybrid variants of Toyota models. That and the trio of wave-pattern Hybrid logos on the boot lid and front fenders (fitted since second generation Prius, 2003) is visual identifiers of Toyota hybrid models. At yesterday’s launch of the 2023 Toyota Innova Zenix in Indonesia however, the show car wa

Honda Indonesia has been teasing for the past week that it will be introducing two new RS models in the archipelago but the production version of the SUV RS Concept isn’t one of them. Instead, the pair of RS models are the 2022 Honda City Hatchback RS with Honda Sensing and a dressed-up Honda Brio called the Brio RS Urbanite Edition. We won’t be focusing on the little Honda which is the best-selling city car in Indonesia (more popular than the Perodua Axia triplets, the Daihatsu Ayla and Toyota

The Toyota Corolla has just recently celebrated a new milestone as the world’s most popular car reached its 50 millionth unit sold. Part of the reason for the Corolla achieving this quite possibly unbeatable feat is through local assembly almost around the world, including Malaysia. To date, there are some 300,000 units of the Corolla sold in Malaysia ever since it was introduced in 1968. UMW Toyota even has a restored KE10 Corolla which was shown to the media in 2018 in conjunction with the 50t

Europe is set to be the third region to receive the all-new 2022 Nissan X-Trail, when the new SUV hits showrooms in Summer 2022. Unlike the US and Chinese-spec X-Trail variants, the European market model will get a powertrain of its own, more specifically the e-Power series-hybrid powertrain. Also Read: All-new Nissan X-Trail unveiled at 2021 Shanghai Auto Show! Are 3 cylinders enough? While Nissan did not provide specific details regarding the X-Trail’s e-Power powertrain, back in February, the

Earlier this year, Honda Malaysia updated the 2021 Honda HR-V with a few goodies, chief among them is the new 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system that supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The new infotainment system is standard across all variants of the Honda HR-V, starting from the E variant, all the way to the RS. Apart from the new infotainment system, the USB ports are relocated to the centre console. To recap, the E, V and RS variants of the HR-V are powered by a 1.8-litre, naturall

Move aside for this MINI John Cooper Works Countryman because under the bonnet lies a 306 PS beast with an asking price of RM 378,888, imported from the Netherlands. The JCW Countryman is also powered by the same 2.0-litre TwinPower Turbo engine in the Cooper S albeit with many modifications done to it. Reinforced crankshafts, a main bearing with extended cross section, specific pistons, connecting rods and a new vibration damper with optimised cooling are just a few of the tweaks that MINI engi