SAIC Maxus is set to introduce a new pick-up truck sub-brand called Interstellar on 3-July, according to reports from Chinese media. Following this release, Interstellar plans to introduce a mass production version of its GST concept pickup truck in 2024. Earlier this year at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show, SAIC Maxus unveiled the GST concept pick-up truck that is powered by semi-solid-state batteries, boasting a driving range of 1,000 km. The GST concept pick-up truck also features four independen

As catchy as advertising taglines come, they don’t get much better that “Mother Trucker” – which brings to mind just one pickup – the Nissan Navara. Big and capable, across its three-generations, the Nissan Navara has built a reputation as a somewhat inbetween choice between the mainstream workhorse pickups such as the Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max, and newer lifestyle centric pickups such as the Mitsubishi Triton, Ford Ranger, and Mazda BT-50. Macho… and Japanese as it may be, the Navara unfortu

The term special edition gets tossed around more than the village bicycle these days. So colour us a little sceptical when Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC) announced the availability of yet another special edition Ford Ranger XLT Plus. Creatively dubbed the Ford Ranger XLT Plus Special Edition. More importantly however; and perhaps to drive home how special it is, you can’t actually buy one yet. You can however place a booking. Also Read: 2022 Ford Ranger: RM 3.8 billion investment poured into T

With its official market debut set for the end of this year, Ford's been busy teasing the all-new 2022 Ford Ranger. Most of them are well-masked photos of the car, but evidently you can't hide it all from the Internet, as these set of spyshots from Thailand affords you the clearest look of its face yet. Spotted by a Facebook user, #TheNewRanger bares a front-end that's not entirely dissimilar to other trucks in Ford's global stable – namely the hulking Ford F-150 and the Ford Maverick. Also read

Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC), the official distributor of Ford vehicles in Malaysia has just introduced the new 2020 Ford Ranger FX4 via Facebook Live and YouTube. The new Ford Ranger FX4 is priced from RM 126,888 (on-the-road, without insurance). It is backed by a 3-year/100,000-km manufacturer warranty. Three colours are available – Meteor Grey, Absolute Black, and Artic White. Compared to the Ranger XLT it’s based on, the Ranger FX4 adds: Ebony Black front grille 18-inch gloss black rims

All pick-up trucks sold in Malaysia run on what’s called a part-time 4WD system, meaning that the driver needs to manually engage/disengage 4WD, depending on driving conditions, unless you are driving a Mitsubishi Triton. All other pick-up trucks’ Part-Time 4WD transmission have just three modes – 2WD High (2H), 4WD High (4H), and 4WD Low (4L). When driving on normal tarred roads, only 2H should be used, even if it’s raining. Using any other modes on high traction surfaces like tarred roads will