The 2023 Toyota Innova Zenix has officially been launched in Malaysia, replacing the (AN140) 8-seater Toyota Innova, first launched in 2016. Sporting a macho new design, the Innova Zenix features an entirely new (TNGA-C) platform, doing away with the ladder frame featured in all its predecessors; and for the first time also, a 2.0-litre hybrid powertrain. Also read: All-new CBU 2023 Toyota Innova Zenix launched in Malaysia: priced from RM 165k, 2.0 Dynamic Force, hybrid, TSS Given its new design

Out of the three main protagonists of the boxy C-segment MPVs, only the Nissan Serena is officially sold in Malaysia with the Toyota Voxy/Noah and Honda Stepwgn offered through recond dealers. The Serena is also quite long in the tooth with the C27 having been introduced in 2016. Meanwhile, the Stepwgn and Voxy/Noah were given all-new generations earlier this year but Nissan hasn’t forgotten the memo. In fact, an all-new C28 Serena is expected to be launched in Japan in November 2022. Camouflage

The 2022 C27 Nissan Serena S-Hybrid has just undergone a refresh exercise that isn’t restricted to cosmetics and includes some upgrades in the form of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that’s standard across the range. Here, we’ll have a quick glance through the upgrades that the facelift has received over its predecessor. While the range still comprises 2 locally-assembled variants in the form of the Highway Star and Premium Highway Star, pricing has climbed a little: Highway Star - RM

The current generation C27 Nissan Serena was introduced in Japan on July 2016. Two years later in May 2018, a locally-assembled variant of the Nissan Serena S-Hybrid was launched in Malaysia, produced at the Tan Chong Motor Assemblies’ Segambut plant. Five years into its model life, the C27 Serena is now due for a replacement. An all-new 2022 Nissan Serena is expected to be launched next year, with a preview possible as early as October 2021. According to some reports from the Japanese press, th

Let’s face it, for a lot of Malaysians, the ideal family mover is not that fancy SUV. Instead, the ideal family mover, especially for those with young kids or elderly parents, is an MPV. In Malaysia, the options for MPVs are aplenty, but we reckon that the ideal MPV is one that has powered sliding doors, thus narrowing down the selection by quite a fair bit. For those shopping for a family MPV, the most affordable option that features power sliding doors is a brand-new C27 Nissan Serena. Recond

In Malaysia, the Nissan Serena is offered exclusively with the 2.0-litre S-Hybrid (Nissan’s term for mild hybrids) engine. In Japan, Nissan also offers another hybrid option for the Serena, the e-Power variant. The e-Power unit uses a 1.2-litre three cylinder engine, sounds tiny for a such a large car but that’s the whole point. While the Serena S-Hybrid relies mostly on the 2.0-litre petrol engine, aided by 2.6 PS electric motor, the Serena e-Power’s priority is the opposite. It uses a much mor