Though the Honda Accord is a long-running name in the evergreen H badge’s line-up, its survival is waning in most markets around the world. The Philippines is yet another market that saw the Accord’s exit as Honda Cars Philippines Inc (HCPI) dropped the model from its website. The archipelago northeast of Sabah saw its debut of the current Accord back in September 2019 with only one variant, the 1.5 EL Turbo CVT. Priced at PHP 2,228,000 (~RM 176k), the Filipino-spec Accord is similar to our loca

Priced at RM 389,800 Cheaper than BMW 430i Coupe RWD with 340 PS / 430 Nm, up to 590 km range BMW Malaysia has announced that pre-booking for the BMW i4 eDrive40 M Sport is now open, after its preview at NEXTGen Malaysia earlier in January this year. The retail pricing (OTR without insurance, with SST) for the BMW i4 eDrive40 M Sport with Extended Warranty & Service Package is RM 389,800. As with all battery EVs (BEV) currently on sale in Malaysia, import and excise duties as well as road tax ha

The UMW Group’s automotive sales surged by 63.8 percent to 36,358 units in October 2021 compared with 22,193 units sold in September 2021. The stellar growth was achieved on the back of strong recovery in sales of Toyota (including Lexus) and Perodua vehicles in Malaysia. UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) registered sales of 8,500 units in October 2021, 5.8 percent higher than the 8,033 units sold in September 2021. Toyota Vios continues to be the marque’s best-selling model for October 2021, followed by

Moving on from the Volkswagen Passat last week, we're scrutinizing the 2019 Toyota Camry 2.5V by evaluating all aspects from driving performance to purchase and cost. Toyota Camry Driving Performance – 37/50 pts, fluid handling 2019 Toyota Camry 2.5V - Facts and Figures Engine 2.5L 4-cylinder NA Transmission 6-speed automatic Power 184 PS @ 6,000 rpm Torque 235 Nm @ 4,100 rpm Weight 1,550 kg 0-100 km/h 10.5 seconds 100-0 km/h 40.5 metres Against younger competitors, the Camry’s aging port fuel i

Back in July, Nissan launched its new redesigned logo which made its debut on its first fully-electric crossover, the Ariya. As such, the logo is seen on various mediums, both digitally and physically. Malaysia will follow suit alongside the soon-to-be-launched 2020 Nissan Almera Turbo. However, this doesn’t mean that the new logo will be on the Almera Turbo, but rather Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) will introduce the redesigned logo in stages across different mediums such as letterheads, social

Back in the early 90s, if you wanted to buy a performance car, you’d most probably choose the manual transmission option. The equivalent automatic option was probably heavier, slower-reacting, and had higher fuel consumption. My own uncle once told me back then, “In a sprint, my manual car would always be faster and more accelerative versus an automatic.” Those words stuck with me. Fast forward to today, and self-shifting transmissions have gotten so good, no human input could possibly match its