Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has opened its order books for the facelifted, fourth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe. The 7-seater D-segment SUV will be locally assembled (CKD) at the Inokom plant in Kulim. Note that this is not that all-new fifth generation Santa Fe that already on sale in Korea. On the upside, a hybrid variant, a first for a local market Korean SUV, will be offered. Three variants are available, two hybrids and one diesel. The front-wheel drive Hybrid Plus and Hybrid Max variant

When Toyota unveiled the all-new 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (250 Series) in August, it also revealed two silhouettes of what could be future extensions of the Land Cruiser line-up at the end of the livestream. Not long after, Japan’s biggest carmaker applied the Land Hopper name for trademark at the Japan Patent Office. While many in the automotive media speculated that this is the name given for either of the two Land Cruiser-looking derivatives or even for the production version of the 500

For those looking for a large, upmarket people mover, the 2022 Kia Carnival is a good alternative over a recond Toyota Alphard / Toyota Vellfire with a questionable vehicle history. Or at least that is how things appear on the surface. After all, the Carnival seems to tick all the right boxes, right? With prices starting from below the RM 200k mark, yet offers 202 PS of power wrapped in an unconventional body with a well-crafted cabin, there's a lot going for the Carnival. Except for two small i

Mazda will be launching several new SUVs beginning 2022, and just last week the Mazda CX-50 started production in North America. Now, Japanese media have taken a shot and rendered the Mazda CX-80, an upcoming model that’s a little bit more relevant to us Malaysians. One of the five new SUVs announced – alongside the CX-50, CX-60, CX-70, and CX-90 – the CX-80 will be sold in Japan and Europe, which gives it a good chance of appearing here, considering some of our Mazda models are imported from Ja

Bermaz Motor, the distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia has about 1,200 backlogged orders to be fulfilled and with the resumption of manufacturing activities at the Mazda Malaysia plant in Kulim, the company is looking to fulfill these orders very soon. Currently, Mazda already has about 1,000 cars waiting to be delivered to customers. Although Mazda’s operations in Japan are affected by the global chip shortage, its local operations have enough stockpile of parts to last for another one to

Since its introduction back in 2017, the Kia Grand Carnival has been the head-turning MPV that many coveted. And to add to that it also came with an ultra-comfortable interior along with a powerful turbodiesel engine with power outputs that put most cars to shame. In 2020, Naza Kia Malaysia gave the Grand Carnival yet another update so it now boasts 11-seats but was it a wise decision? The Pros – powerful engine and steering with plenty of feedback The third-generation Kia Grand Carnival is stil