One of the most highly anticipated cars to be launched in Malaysia is Perodua’s next SUV model. Rumoured to be called the Perodua Nexis, the upcoming SUV will slot above the Perodua Ativa in the highly competitive B-segment market. Codenamed D66B, it might seem that the wait is nearly over as cited by an analyst for Kenanga Research. The analyst told Berita Harian that Perodua is expecting to launch the DNGA-based SUV next month. This is to explain Perodua’s sales forecast for 2024 further. The

Mitsubishi Motors’ Indonesian distributor, PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Sales Indonesia (MMKSI) has begun deliveries of the first 50 units of the Mitsubishi Xforce to customers in the archipelago. The Three Diamonds’ Indo distributor revealed that 4,000 orders of the high-riding B-segment SUV have been placed since its unveiling at GIIAS 2023 with the aim of delivering 3,000 units to customers by the end of the year. Out of the total orders, Mitsubishi revealed to OtoDriver that around 40% o

Limousines are great and all but in this modern age, luxury MPVs are the new status symbol of the rich and famous. Toyota pioneered the segment with the Alphard and Vellfire that eventually led to the pinnacle of these luxo-boxes on wheels, the Lexus LM. Now, Toyota has somewhat taken the LM and transformed it back into a Vellfire in the form of the Vellfire Spacious Lounge concept. Say what now? Well, it’s not precisely that but it’s not much of a stretch to explain it that way either. The Lexu

At yesterday’s Dewan Rakyat sitting, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul avoided a question by Muar’s Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq on why the Malaysian-made Proton X70 was not used, but an imported Toyota Vellfire is selected instead. In answering an earlier question posed by Bayan Baru’s Member of Parliament Sim Tze Tzin, Zafrul defended the government’s decision to switch its official cars to Toyota Vellfires, saying that the Vellfire offers very good value for money. “The leasing cost spent fo

** This article is the personal experience of a 2014 Perodua Alza owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar Facebook: Alex Kew About My Car Here is my Perodua Alza SE automatic transmission purchased at the end of 2014. It was priced at RM59,400 including insurance, and I entitled for RM2,000 discount for year-end stock. I chose the unique colour for my car - Mystical Purple, it is like black colour in low light condition but dark purple under sunlight. The reason being black-pa

Toyota has just unveiled the 2021 Venza for the North American market, which is essentially a rebadged fourth-generation Toyota Harrier. Like the Toyota Harrier, the 2021 Venza will be assembled at the Takaoka plant. For the North American market, the 2021 Venza is only available with a 2.5-litre Toyota Hybrid II system that does a combined system output of 218 PS, identical to the Japanese market Harrier. The 2.0-litre naturally-aspirated Dynamic Force petrol engine (171 PS, 207 Nm) isn’t avail