Think large, Japanese sedan and it’s a beige assault on the senses with a hit below the belt by mundanity and slap in the face from a lack of imagination. Mazda doesn’t play by those rules though and the third-generation Mazda 6 is the anti-christ against its vanilla contemporary peers. It drove better than it looked, which is saying a lot considering that Kodo-design language made for one suave sedan. Unlike its peers that aged like milk, the Mazda 6 crosses into the decade-mark this year looki

A product of the glorious Bubble Era when Japanese spending power was one of the highest in the world, the Lexus brand is billed as Toyota’s challenger against established players like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Cadillac. Though the brand is a symbol of perfection and luxury around the world, it is shunned in Japan. According to sales data provided by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA), the Toyota Alphard sold 106,579 units between April 2020 and March 2021, placing 4th. Meanwhile, 86,

Nine months after going on sale in Japan, the all-new Toyota Harrier has finally arrived in Malaysia. This photo was shared by our reader VT, who spotted a trailer with 6 units of lightly masked SUVs. The C-pillar and silhouette clearly mark it out as the TNGA-K platform 2021 Toyota Harrier. The latest generation Harrier will ditch the previous model’s 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder 8AR-FTS VVT-iW for a 2.0-litre Dynamic Force M20A-FKS naturally aspirated 4-cylinder (172 PS / 203 Nm). There’s

Good news for owners of older Mazda models with the MZD Connect infotainment system, as you can opt to upgrade the system to support both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The upgrade costs RM 1,055, though for Mazda Privilege Card holders, the price is just RM 908.40 - 15% cheaper. Both prices are inclusive of labour. Which models are applicable? This upgrade is applicable to these Mazda models: 2015 to 2019 Mazda 2 (DJ generation, Pre-facelift) 2014 to 2018 Mazda 3 (BM generation) 2015 to 2018 M

The Toyota Harrier is a premium, D-segment SUV, sitting one segment above the Toyota RAV4. It also forms the basis for the Lexus NX. The current generation Toyota Harrier is no longer related to the Lexus RX. Up until now, the Harrier exists only as a right-hand drive model. It’s sold mostly in Japan but many units found their way here via grey importers. A few years ago, UMW Toyota Motor introduced the Harrier here and unlike grey import models, it comes with proper English language infotainmen

4 variants, 6- or 7-seater configuration 2.5L naturally aspirated & 2.2L turbodiesel CKD in Mazda Kulim Plant Following the launch of the Mazda CX-5 2019, Bermaz Motor has also rolled out the new Mazda CX-8 at their manufacturing plant in Kulim. On paper, although the Mazda CX-8 slots between the Mazda CX-5 and Mazda CX-9, it is actually a CX-9 underneath. The Mazda CX-8 is not a Mazda CX-5 with third-row seats as it shares the same wheelbase as the CX-9. There are four variants to choose from a