Making its global debut at the 2023 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS), the Mitsubishi Xforce is here to add some spicy competition to the compact SUV segment. Just like the Mitsubishi Xpander, the Xforce is developed specifically for developing markets with a priority for Southeast Asia as the region is the biggest market for Mitsubishi Motors. Despite looking like a strong and proper SUV, the Xforce sits on a modified platform of the Xpander and thus is only available with fron

The Toyota bZ Compact SUV has just made its world premiere at the opening of the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. Although it’s not yet a production car, the bZ Compact SUV points to a series production electric model that will be positioned below the Toyota bZ4X, Toyota’s first dedicated battery EV model. Together with the China-only bZ3, the bZ Compact will expand Toyota’s ‘Beyond Zero’ (bZ) range to three models. Toyota has since announced that the bZ range will eventually grow to cover five model

Mercedes-Benz’s superluxury Maybach brand ended Q1 2022 by recording its best-ever quarter, with sales up by 161 percent. The latest generation W223 / V223 generation 2022 Mercedes-Benz S-Class also recorded a similarly impressive 67 percent increase in sales. The company didn’t provide a breakdown of its sales figures by model but said sales of its top-end models, which include not just the S-Class and Maybach but also the GLS, G-Class, AMG, and EQS models, reached 76,200 units in the first 3 m

We’ve talked about the Advanced Driving Assistance System (ADAS) in cars all the time, but yet many Malaysians are still of the mindset that it is an unnecessary system to have. Kia recently interviewed the engineers who worked on the ADAS in the all-new 2021 Kia Sportage and let them show us why we need it. The all-new fifth-generation Kia Sportage made its official world debut just last month and to fit with the new automotive safety regulation standards, the SUV now comes with a full suite of

While Proton was able to buck the local industry trend with a steady growth in 2020 despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the company has also managed to grow its export business by 10.6%. Over the coming weeks, Proton will announce as many as five market introductions, with one marking the export market debut of the Proton X50, and another two signifying the kick-off for local assembly and sales of Proton vehicles in other markets. “While local market leadership is one of our targets, it is eq

As you would’ve already know, UMW Toyota Motor has announced the prices for the all-new 2020 Toyota RAV4, which is estimated to range from RM 203,880 for the 2.0L variant and RM 223,880 for the 2.5L variant (but to temporarily discounted to RM 196,436 and RM 215,665 respectively). With or without discounts, those prices put it way off from its segment rivals the Honda CR-V and Mazda CX-5, which tops out at RM 175,900 and RM 181,660 respectively. The latter is the stonking 230 PS/420 Nm CX-5 Turb