Whatever car you choose, and despite all the tech that's loaded into them, your decision ultimately rests on what's under the hood. Performance and fuel efficiency are usually right up there in the Malaysian buyer's decision making matrix, and the engine that provides these must also be very reliable. Better yet if it's not a hassle to maintain. Best if it could also hedge against next year's increasing fuel prices. A tough ask for manufacturers, so usually it's a balance between two or three of

The 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross has finally undergone a facelift in Japan, and while the visuals haven't changed all that much, it's the insides that's received a bunch of fixes...and more power. New and improved powertrains Headlining all changes is the new engine sitting in the bay: normal, pure-petrol variants gain a new 2.0-litre Dynamic Force engine (M20A-FKS), while the hybrid variants continue with the 1.8-litre 2ZR-FXE mill, albeit with some improvements. The new engine – in Malaysia, it p

The latest FE generation 2022 Honda Civic has been inducted into USA’s Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) list of safest cars on sale there, receiving the highest Top Safety Pick+ award. Since USA sells both sedan and hatchback variants of the Honda Civic the award applies to both body styles. The Honda Civic scored the highest ‘Good’ rating in all Crashworthiness tests (they are six in total) while its Sensing suite of advance driver assistance scored the highest ‘Superior’ rating

Mugen, the hallowed name behind many revered Honda cars, have set their grubby hands on the all-new 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback. Though we'll have to wait a little longer for the details, here's a clue into what's coming. A single-piece front lip starts things off, and enhancing the profile are a pair of racier side skirts. Round the back, there's a small spoiler and a slightly tweaked rear bumper with its appendages finished in black, much like the rest of the bodykit. Capping off the looks are

The quirky-but-stylish Toyota C-HR has been quietly dropped from UMW Toyota Motor’s line-up, leaving a vacant spot that will be soon filled by the 2021 Toyota Corolla Cross. The Toyota Corolla Cross, unlike the made-in-Thailand Toyota C-HR, is expected to be locally-assembled (CKD) at UMWT’s manufacturing subsidiary Assembly Services Sdn. Bhd.’s (ASSB) second plant in Bukit Raja. Local assembly should allow UMWT to price the Corolla Cross more competitively against its rivals and hopefully not r

The 11th generation Honda Civic will be revealed on Twitch in a few days. The “Civic” name was first used on an econobox in 1972, and the car has grown into so much more over the years. 1997 saw the emergence of the Civic Type R that made the Civic even more popular among enthusiasts. With the reveal of the eleventh-generation Honda Civic just around the corner, it seems like a good time to look back at the humble beginnings of one of the most popular Honda cars of all time. There have been ten