“Is that a Supra?” Yes it is and it’s driven by Sanae Takaichi, who lost her bid to become Japan’s first female Prime Minister last year but definitely earned a whole legion of new fans when it became apparent that one of Japan’s most powerful women owns a 1991 Toyota Supra 2.5GT Twin-Turbo Limited from new. Now officially one of the coolest women in politics, Takaichi has been kept busy helping run the country for the past decade. No doubt her role as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Commu

Last month, we posted about how important China is to Mercedes-Benz Cars, and that it contributes 36 percent of the three-pointed star’s global passenger car sales. In a hyper-competitive economy where an S-Class is not seen as a flagship sedan but a minimum acceptable business sedan, and that an E-Class is perceived as a car for a businessman facing cash flow issues, never mind a ‘lowly’ C-Class, every super rich Chinese worth his / her bling wants a Maybach. Also read: Too many billionaires -

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has updated the 2021 Toyota Innova, Toyota Hilux, and Toyota Fortuner in Malaysia. With that, prices have also increased by about RM 2k for the Hilux, RM 4k for the Innova and Fortuner. The respective models' updated prices (with SST exemption, if applicable) are as follows: Prices Model Previous Updated Toyota Innova 2.0X RM 129,677 RM 133,355 Toyota Hilux 2.8 Rogue RM 144,880 RM 146,880 Toyota Fortuner 2.8 VRZ RM 203,167 RM 207,553 Under the hood of the Innova is a 2.0-

The Civic nameplate has been a constant staple in the Honda’s product line-up since 1972. To say that the Civic is important to Honda is a gross understatement. Throughout the 10 generations, there has been hits and misses. Even amongst the hits, one generation stands out from the rest, which is the 8th generation model, codenamed FD. The FD-generation Civic won the hearts of many buyers with a combination of handsome good looks, fine driving dynamics, and a futuristic interior. Even to this ver

Almost 300 new orders of Isuzu D-Max trucks received before the start of the Movement Control Order have been stuck in limbo since March. Now that the government has partially lifted the order, Isuzu Malaysia is working hard to make sure these new owners will be able to finally collect their new pick-up trucks. Isuzu’s Pekan plant will be working double time to process the trucks and dispatch them to various dealerships across the country. Meanwhile, Isuzu showrooms nationwide has put in place a

Both the Perodua Bezza and Proton Saga are Malaysia’s cheapest sedans, but which one is cheaper to maintain? If you were to make a simple comparison based Proton's quoted prices for its maintenance plan, the Saga's total maintenance cost over a 5-year/100,000 km period is cheaper than the Bezza by about RM 140. The Perodua Bezza will cost RM 3,149 to maintain while the Proton Saga costs a slightly cheaper RM 3,008. That's a neglibible difference over a five-year/100,000 km period. However, keep