With a wave of affordably priced Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) launching in Malaysia, all eyes are certainly on the dreamers and the big-eyed felines. However, there is one pioneer from an established marque that was given an update not so long ago that many people have somehow overlooked – the 2023 Renault Zoe. Indeed, the Renault Zoe along with the Nissan Leaf are among the first mass-produced EVs from a mainstream carmaker. While the Leaf received a second generation in 2017 and an update w

Two days after UMW Toyota Motor released a cryptic ‘Defy’ teaser on its official Facebook page, we can now say for sure that the upcoming model that will be launched on Friday 24-February refers to the all-new AC100 generation 2023 Toyota Vios. Curiously, this set of image didn’t come from Toyota’s official channels, but was posted on local entertainment personality Sean Lee’s Instagram's now-deleted post. The photos appear to be part of a commercial shoot. View this post on Instagram A post sha

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has confirmed that it will be launching a new locally assembled (CKD) battery EV model next year. “We are certainly working on localizing the EQ models. In 2023, we will announce our first EQ model that will be localized, so I ask you to stay tuned for that,” said Sagree Sardien, CEO & President of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, at the sidelines of the launch of the Mercedes-Benz EQE today. Mercedes-Benz Malaysia’s plant in Pekan, Pahang currently only makes one electrified model

The all-new 2023 Toyota Vios (D92A) is bound to enter Malaysia sooner rather than later, in a bid to upstage the current GN-series Honda City. The question remains: how soon? We'll take a look of previous UMWT locally-assembled (CKD) launches here, notably the previous-gen Vios and the Toyota Corolla Cross to hypothesise. Previous-gen Vios and Corolla Cross The Vios as is currently sold in Malaysia – NSP 151 – dates back to 2017. Its pre-facelift model debuted in Thailand as the Yaris Ativ in Au

We’ve been hearing all about Honda’s Advanced Driving Assistant System (ADAS), Honda Sensing, but do you know how the systems actually work? To make it easy for users to understand, Honda released a new video showing us how Honda Sensing works. In the video, Honda demonstrated several systems such as the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Forward Collision Warning (FCW). ACC allows the car to maintain a fixed speed distance-sensing cameras to help keep a safe distance from the car ahead. Say if t

The Proton Iriz is the product of the Proton’s ambitious goal at developing a global small car, hence the initial codename, GSC. It made its debut in September 2014, with a whopping eight variants offered at launch. Over the years, Proton trimmed the number of variants, as well as giving the model some updates. In an effort to keep the Iriz competitive against the Perodua Myvi, its main B-segment rival, Proton gave the Iriz its biggest update in 2019, adding features such as a revamped exterior,