Perodua is gearing up to showcase its first electrified (xEV) powertrain technology at the upcoming Malaysia Autoshow 2024, as teased by a promotional image. This aligns with the report by RHB Investment Bank back in late 2022, which anticipated Perodua's debut of its first hybrid (HEV) in 2024. While Perodua previously introduced the Ativa Hybrid, available on a trial basis, this upcoming display promises something more substantial. Perodua mentioned that its first-ever hybrid offering will coi

New USB-C ports, paddle shifters, interior aesthetics Basic J variant dropped Priced from RM 83k to RM 88k UMW Toyota Motor has refreshed the 2023 Toyota Yaris (NSP151) for this year, an update which mostly spans quality-of-life changes instead of a total facelift. The hatch keeps its same sharp look, and prices thankfully haven't gone up too, starting from RM 83,300 for the Yaris 1.5E, to RM 87,600 for the Yaris 1.5G. This also means that the base Yaris 1.5J has been discontinued. The breadth o

First launched in 2007, the first-generation Proton Persona (CM) marked a return to form for Proton in delivering a value-for-money family sedan for the masses that was robust, comfortable and practical too. Billed as the car Proton built for customers after listening to what they wanted, and not what 'management' thought was right – a case in point was the lacklustre Gen 2 – the CM Persona was the direct replacement to the popular Proton Wira but made better in every way. However, despite its p

Proton launched the enhanced 2022 Proton Iriz a few weeks ago. Prices for the new 2022 Proton Iriz start from RM 40,300 and tops out at RM 54,000 (sans SST, valid until 31-December 2021). Question is, what’s the minimum salary you need before you can apply for a loan? How much money do I need to make? For the purpose of this article, we will take the top-spec Iriz 1.6 Active CVT as a reference. This variant is priced at RM 54,000. The monthly repayment for this variant is roughly RM 580 a month,

Now that the Proton X50 has officially gone on sale, the next highly-anticipated model from our quasi-national car maker is the 2021 Perodua Ativa. With estimated prices topping out at the RM 73,400 mark, the top-spec Perodua Ativa 1.0 AV comfortably undercuts other well-established rivals such as the Proton X50 1.5T Standard and Toyota Vios 1.5 J. Why compare the base spec Toyota Vios and Proton X50 against the top-spec Perodua Ativa you ask? Simple, seeing that all three cars cost below the RM

Following last week’s unveiling of the Perodua Myvi S-Edition, it seems that the model isn’t an authorised, actual spec from Perodua - but rather an independent modification. You can read the statement in full below: Official Statement by Perodua President & Chief Executive Officer on the launch of the Perodua Myvi S-edition in Brunei On 4th July 2020, Perodua Brunei introduced its own version of the Myvi 1.3L G variant, dubbed the S-Edition, which include enhanced body kits which were sourced i