As this blue and green third rock from the sun completes its orbit around the pulsating red giant heat sphere, another year passes. 2023 could also see another record-breaking year of automotive sales in Malaysia. Still, as we get accustomed to writing 2024 (or 2023A for the superstitious) on our calendar dates, we also would like to remember the key models that did not make it. Bar certain variants that have been discontinued like the Mazda 3 1.5-litre variants and the Volkswagen Golf R-Line, w

It’s a not so open secret, but UMW Toyota Motor has just confirmed the company will be launching 3 high performance GR models in 2023. The first on the list is the Toyota GR 86, suggesting that this will be the first of the trio to be launched. The second generation of the Toyota-Subaru now wears the GR badge. Its Subaru twin is currently sold by TC Subaru for RM 249,000 but historically, the Toyota-badged twin will command a higher premium, so expect prices for the new 86, now a 2.4-litre model

Thousands of returning fans and spectators for the first time in two years since the Covid-19 pandemic, brought with them a tremendous amount of energy that helped to recharge the atmosphere at Round 2 of Season 5 for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival and Vios Challenge race series held at the Sepang International Circuit. Round 2 concluded with thousands of fans returning and reenergising the event. Sunday morning began with hundreds of participants - including families and children – on bicycle

Leading the charge as Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia's (VPCM) all-conquering seller, the 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace has been given its mandatory midlife refresh in a sleeker façade for the 2 variants; a Tiguan Allspace Elegance and a Tiguan R-Line 4Motion. If you're wondering where the previous Tiguan Allspace Highline went, it's been reincarnated as the Elegance pictured here. Both models will be locally-assembled CKD units from VPCMs plant in Pekan, Pahang, and be priced as follows (e

The Mercedes-Benz A-Class has always been known to us as a hatchback. Indeed, the A45 AMG still holds the reputation of being the most powerful hot-hatch in its class, but Mercedes-Benz decided to mesh things up and unleashed a sedan version as well. What’s different other than its looks? The answer is: not much. Launched into the Malaysian market just six months after the hatch, the A-Class sedan, or rather the A-Class Limousine as Mercedes-Benz knows it, is really the beloved hatchback but wit

Volvo credentials in safety need no further introduction. The Swedish marque was the first to invent three-point seat belts but being Swedes, they care more about the wellbeing of the world around them than money – so they gave away the patent for free, thus waving away their rights to potentially tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments. Over the next few decades, Volvo continued to set new standards in both active and passive safety. Today, Volvo’s advanced driving aids are one of the b