Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd, the exclusive distributor of the Kia brand in Malaysia, has launched the locally assembled (CKD Kulim, Kedah) 11-seater variant of the 2023 Kia Carnival, priced from RM 215,228.80 However, from 1-November till 31-December 2023, all bookings for this variant will enjoy an introductory selling price of RM 198,500 inclusive of accessories. With this, all Carnival variants are now CKD in Kulim. The range is as below: 11-seater: RM 215,228.80 (promo price RM 198,500) 8-sea

You know how some cars can be truly fantastic except for one minor detail that you just can’t overlook and it ends up ruining the entire driving experience. It could be a terrible head unit or a bad seating position. Well, some of the engineers at Toyota’s Kinto subscription service thought that could be the abysmally slow speed of the sliding doors on the previous AH30 generation of the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire. Either that or they must be getting really bored over there. Or someone has secr

Dealers have announced that bookings for the locally-assembled (CKD Kulim) 2023 Kia Carnival 11-seater are now open, signalling that the model's official launch should be happening sometime soon. Some of them have even given it a preliminary estimated pricetag of RM 218,000; and while that is slightly higher than the RM 200k the fully-imported variants of the 11-seater Carnival currently commands, this could spell a specs update too to bring it better in-line with the CKD 7- and 8-seater variant

Perodua has 6 models in its line-up. The newer models are the new generation D27A Perodua Alza and D74A Perodua Axia, launched in July 2022 and February 2023 respectively. Of the remaining 4 models, the Perodua Aruz – launched in January 2019 – and the Perodua Bezza – first launched in July 2016 and facelifted in January 2020 – are due for either a mid-lifecycle update or a full model change. Perodua has previously said that it has the capacity to launch one full model change and two ‘minor chan

For nearly 20 years, the Toyota Alphard and its (soon to be deceased) twin, the Vellfire have been ferrying VIPs all around Malaysia. But did you know there’s a bigger and more opulent Toyota breadbox on wheels called the Toyota Majesty? The Majesty, as its name suggests, is a majestic van that can seat up to 11 people and comes with rear-wheel drive (RWD). Tengku Zafrul, the RWD Alphard of your dreams is here, but it’s not sold in Malaysia. The Toyota Majesty is currently available in Thailand

Here in Malaysia, or even anywhere else in South East Asia, we don’t think very highly of the Toyota Innova. Malaysians in particular can’t get over the fact that it rides on the same underpinnings as a rudimentary Toyota Hilux pick-up truck. Tough and good for carrying loads yes, but not for refinement. Over in Indonesia, theToyota Innova is very popular. It’s seen as a step up from the Toyota Avanza, the default car for Indonesia, similar to our Perodua Myvi. Still, Indonesians don’t see it as