The main star at Mazda’s booth at the ongoing 2024 Bangkok Motor Show (BMS) saw the return of the fan-favourite rotary engine to a production vehicle. The Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV is the first rotary-powered Mazda model in more than a decade, giving the Wankel motor a new lease of life as well as extending the range of the Hiroshima company’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV). The MX-30 range extender has an 830-cc rotary engine that acts as a backup generator. Since this is a series-type

Roughly one year after Smart debuted the Smart #1, the Geely and Mercedes-Benz co-owned EV marque has just launched the Smart #3. This is Smart’s second model to be developed on Geely’s Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) platform. As the name suggests, the Smart #3 is a larger model than the #1. The Smart #3 is 4,400 mm long, 1,844 mm wide, and 1,556 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,785 mm. The Smart #3 is much closer in terms of dimensions to the recently-launched Zeekr X. Dimensions Model

Thailand’s best-selling C-segment SUV of the year so far, the 2022 Haval H6 could be launching here very soon. Following last week’s spyshot of a fully camo’d unit on Malaysian roads, here’s another couple more spotted by our friends at Funtasticko. According to the automotive blog, the two units of the H6 appear to be spotted at the Tapah R&R rest area and both units have different front designs. The unit with a more revealing front grille looks like the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of the Hav

Japanese hybrids are among the most reliable cars on sale, regardless of engine type Plug-in hybrids more reliable than diesels, but still worse than regular petrol engines EVs least reliable, but Kia is an exception One in three (31.4 percent) electric vehicle owner in the UK has dealt with at least one fault on their EV in the first 4 years of ownership, versus 18.6 percent for combustion engine cars, reports UK publication’s Which? survey of 48,034 car owners in the UK, including 2,184 EV own

The next-generation 2022 Kia Sportage (NQ5) has been teased for the first time before its scheduled debut in Korea in July 2021. Penned following the carmaker's 'Opposites United' design language, the new model adopts a way sportier design compared to its rotund predecessor, characterised by a bold front fascia with LED daytime running lights (DRL). There'll also be a full-width black grille up front too. The sides are punctuated by a sharp crease on the pumped rear wheelarches, flowing to the h

2016 was the year Harambe got shot, the Brexit referendum happened, and the last pre-COVID-19 Olympics took place. It was also the year the Renault Koleos was launched in Malaysia not long after its world debut. Sharing similar styling with the Renault Megane and Talisman, the Koleos received its most recent facelift last year. At RM 182,867 the 2WD Renault Koleos Signature is more expensive than the Mazda CX-5, the Honda CR-V, and the Subaru Forester. Under the hood is a 2.5-litre naturally-asp