Grit, preserverance, and a whole lot of duct tape very well sums up Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Thailand (TGRTT's) weekend in Germany – but it wasn't for nought as they bagged the coveted 1-2 in the SP3 Category in the 51st edition of the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring race with the Toyota Corolla Altis. This win is the fourth time in a row for the Thai outfit. Cars #119 and #120 raced in the SP3 category (Super Production; for non-turbocharged cars up to 2.0L), besting entrant #121 from a Germ

Despite looking like a Golf, the VW ID.2all concept car presented last month may not enter production (target 2025) as an electric successor to the iconic VW Golf, but a replacement for the VW Polo. In an interview with Automotive News Europe, VW CEO Thomas Schafer said the company has not come to a decision on the next generation Polo, as the European Union’s upcoming Euro 7 emission regulations will push prices too far up for the Polo to still have a business case. Ford for example, has alread

Malaysia’s current import and excise tax exemption for green vehicles is limited only to battery EV (BEV) models. Despite the tax exemptions, the cheapest BEV in Malaysia is still priced at RM 139,800 – Great Wall Motor’s Ora Good Cat, imported from China. The idea for the tax exemption is to have these imported BEVs kick-starting market demand so job-creating, investment-attracting local assembly projects can follow. There are now three locally assembled (CKD) BEVs, from two manufacturers – the

On Tuesday, Honda Malaysia launched the 2022 Honda Civic e:HEV RS. The locally-assembled, top of the Civic range e:HEV RS hybrid variant is priced at RM 166,500. Compared to the ‘regular’ 1.5-litre turbocharged 182 PS / 240 Nm Civic RS, the 2.0-litre 184 PS / 315 Nm Civic e:HEV RS hybrid is RM 15,800 more expensive. A big chunk of the money goes to the LFC-H4 Atkinson cycle engine, which is an all-new unit, now incorporating direct injection, a feature that was previously unavailable in older 2.

2022 will be the year where we could see some familiar carmakers making a comeback into Malaysia and one of them is Chery. According to sources close to the Chinese carmaker, Chery is set to return in Q3 2022 but before its physical launch, it has set up an online presence to keep the buzz going. The Chery Malaysia Facebook page under the @cherymalaysiaofficial name was created on 13-October 2021 and since then, the page has been constantly updated with information on the Chinese carmaker and so

Lexus is ramping up its electrified vehicle line-up with 10 PHEVs, BEVs, and HEVs set to be launched by 2025. First among them might be the next-gen Lexus NX which could be launched later this year. The upcoming compact crossover has been spotted doing tests in Japan and images of it had been leaked. According to some info, the next-gen NX could be offered a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Also read: Next-gen 2022 Lexus NX spied doing development testing in Japan! This could be taken from the Toyota