Nearly a month after making its global debut in Indonesia, PT Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM) has just announced the official prices of the DNGA-based 2023 Toyota Yaris Cross in Indonesia. With 6 variants – 4 petrol and 2 hybrid choices, prices for the Indo-assembled Yaris Cross in the archipelago are as follows: Yaris Cross 1.5 G M/T – IDR 351 million (~RM 109k) Yaris Cross 1.5 G CVT – IDR 364 million (~RM 113k) Yaris Cross 1.5 S CVT – IDR 407.7 million (~RM 127k) Yaris Cross 1.5 S CVT GR Sport – IDR

A favourite in Asia, the second-generation Lexus LM will soon be making its debut at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show, the same location the outgoing generation LM made its global debut in 2019. To further separate the Lexus LM from the regular Toyota Alphard, the Lexus minivan will be making its debut ahead of the new generation 2023 Toyota Alphard. The latter is expected to make its debut in Japan sometime in the middle of this year. In the outgoing generation Lexus LM, the most obvious visual cue

Between now until 31-March 2023, all hybrid Volvo cars in Malaysia will enjoy a free 5-year service package (VSA5+). VSA5+, otherwise known as the 'Volvo Service Agreement 5 Plus’, is a 5-year comprehensive car service package from Volvo Cars that covers the first five car services including wear and tear items that may need to be replaced, as well as labour. All Volvo cars with a combustion engine have a 1-year / 20,000 km service interval. The promotion is available to customers who place thei

Less than one month after the 2021 Lexus LM 350 was launched in Malaysia, Lexus Malaysia has confirmed with WapCar.my that it has collected nearly 20 orders for the luxury minivan, more than half of it has already been delivered to its elite customers. As you would’ve expected, the Lexus LM 350’s asking price of RM 1,106,513 is hardly a deterrent. Nor is the fact that the Lexus LM costs twice as much as the more plebian Toyota Alphard 3.5L (RM 446,609) but has only half of the latter’s seating c

Back in January, we reported that Suzuki has commenced production of the Suzuki Jimny at their Gurugram plant in India. The Gurugram plant is the second plant after Suzuki Motor’s plant in Kosai, Japan to build the Jimny. Initially, the target market for the India-made Jimnys were Peru and Columbia, as well as African countries and the Middle East. With this recent piece of news, Philippines can now be added to the growing number of countries. As reported by CarGuide, Suzuki Philippines has shif

Let’s get right down to it, the top 5 most expensive road tax in Peninsular Malaysia (privately owned): 1. Bugatti Chiron 8.0L – RM 24,630 2. Rolls-Royce Phantom/Bentley Mulsanne 6.75L – RM 19,005 3. Rolls-Royce Ghost 6.6L – RM 18,330 4. Lamborghini Aventador/Ferrari 812 6.5L – RM 17,880 5. Bentley Continental GT 6.0L – RM 15,630 The figures above are not exact as engine capacities are almost never rounded to say, 6,000 cc for example, so there may be slight discrepancies. But even so, the actua