Following the launch of the fourth generation Toyota Vios AC100 in the country, it was only a matter of time before the race car version would follow as the star of the Toyota Gazoo Malaysia Racing Festival and that’s happening in Season 7 next year. Nonetheless, fans got a tease of the sleek new car in action as the celebrity drivers in the Promotional Class ended the final round of the recently concluded Season 6 in the new machinery. All drivers will be switching to the new car for Season 7.

When former aircraft engineer Tatsuo Hasegawa presented the first KE10 generation Toyota Corolla at the 1966 Tokyo Motor Show, the Corolla nameplate – meaning ring of petals around a flower - stood for being a dependable family car. Today, nearly 60 years later, the Corolla family of ‘family cars’ now include a 300 PS all-wheel drive track-ready weapon that fits child seats (GR Corolla) and a tall riding Corolla Cross SUV for less intense drivers. With SUVs like the Toyota Corolla Cross overtaki

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM), local distributors of VW vehicles, has today launched the new and enhanced 2022 VW Passat R-Line in Malaysia. The world's best-selling mid-sized sedan gets a bump in power and features. The locally-assembled (CKD in Pekan) Passat R-Line now retails for RM 211,916 (OTR without insurance, SST discounts applied). On top of that, the Passat R-Line comes with three years free maintenance, five years unlimited mileage warranty, and five years roadside assista

The ongoing sales and service tax (SST) exemption / discount for new vehicles in Malaysia ends on 31-December 2021, so if you're buying a brand-new one – or in this case, a Honda – you need to have it registered by then to qualify for the rebate. Under this, locally-assembled (CKD) cars are fully SST-exempt, while fully-imported (CBU) vehicles are subject to a 50 percent SST discount. What Honda cars can you get before the SST discount expires? Checks with sources close to the matter reveal that

Despite showing promising sales in the first half of 2021, coming into August, the Hyundai Accent’s reign as Vietnam’s best-selling B-segment car is slipping away. For the fourth month in a row, the Toyota Vios has claimed the top spot in that segment. In August, 987 units of the Vios were sold, which gave it a 47.4% market share according to data from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA). Also read: Ford Ranger is Vietnam’s best-selling car in March 2021, outsells Hilux near

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has opened bookings for the updated B8 Passat. According to the booking page, it appears that VPCM has streamlined the Passat line-up to just one variant – the 2.0 TSI Elegance. Under the hood, expect to see a carried over 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine that does 220 PS from 4,500 rpm to 6,200 rpm and 350 Nm from 1,500 rpm to 4,400 rpm, mated to a wet-type 6-speed dual-clutch automatic. To recap, the updated B8 Passat made its global deb