This week is a busy one for Toyota Gazoo Racing as tomorrow, they'll be taking the covers off five GR-badged models at one go. Then on the weekend, you can ogle at two of the new models in the flesh – the Toyota Hilux GR Sport, and the Toyota Corolla Cross GR Sport. Both these models will be available for viewing this weekend (18- to 19-February 2023), exclusively at GR Garages and GR-S showrooms nationwide. Note the distinction, as not all Toyota showrooms sell GR and GR Sport models. If gifts

When Geely purchased a 49.9 percent stake in Proton from DRB-Hicom in 2017, the Chinese carmaker was upbeat about its goal to become the third largest automotive brand in the Southeast Asian ASEAN trade bloc by 2027. 5 years later, we are now at the midpoint of Geely’s 10-year goal for Proton. To the credit of the new team at Proton, the Malayan Tiger marque is now on a much stronger footing than it ever has since 2013. Proton ended 2022 with 141,432 cars delivered, up 23.3 percent from 2021, bu

Modern pick-up trucks have long dropped that crude, agricultural workhorse persona like it was hot. They’re basically as refined as unibody sedans or crossovers whilst still retaining that robustness expected when the going gets tough. But do you remember the bullish pick-up that brought about the paradigm shift in the segment and forced the competition to up their game as welll? It was the Ford Ranger. Although the Ranger did initiate the trend of pick-ups slowly ditching their country roots an

Not one to take the Toyota Hilux’s threat lying down, Isuzu aired teasers of its upcoming Isuzu D-Max special edition on Facebook. Branded as ‘Mysterious, Supreme yet Stylish’, there’s no prizes for guessing that this is the limited-edition Isuzu D-Max Stealth. Sorry folks, this is not the all-new pickup as you probably may have expected. For what we know, the D-Max Stealth is just a kitted-up version of the current D-Max. Based on the teaser images posted, we can see that the Stealth edition is

Other than a pair of tarted-up Toyota Corolla Cross, another Japanese marque showcased dressed up versions of their cars. Isuzu turned up the heat at their booth with modified Isuzu D-Max, MU-X and V-Cross. These pictures were provided by our sister-site in Thailand, AutoFun. While they look really cool, we only just got the 2019 Isuzu D-Max. It’s the first EEV-certified pick-up in Malaysia and it’s one suited for those seeking a durable and reliable pick-up truck. I hear you ask ‘but why aren’t

UMW Toyota Motor has introduced two new variants of the Hilux to the market, dubbed the L-Edition, with the L stands for Luxury. The two new L-Edition include the 2.4-litre or the 2.8-litre 4x4 Hilux variants. The price would be RM119,300 for the 2.4-litre model and RM133,900 for the 2.8-litre model. Outside, the L-Edition is different in its front fascia, which is the same to the recently-updated Thai model Hilux, featuring a prominent hexagonal front grille flanked by a pair of LED headlights.