Honda Japan has teased the Honda ZR-V, which is the global version of the US-market Honda HR-V. As mentioned in an earlier article, the Honda ZR-V is a Civic-based SUV that bridges the gap between the Honda City-based HR-V and the Civic-based Honda CR-V. However, Honda has confirmed that it will discontinue sales of Honda CR-V in Japan later this year. Also read: Too big, too expensive, sales of USA-focused Honda CR-V and Accord to end in Japan Here’s a comparison between the ZR-V, City-based HR

Once again, we are reminded that if you want to learn what is actually happening in the car market, you have to get off Facebook, and start talking to people who are actually buying / selling cars. We’ve just learned from Toyota dealers that UMW Toyota Motor has sold out their entire year’s planned allocation for the 2021 Toyota Harrier in less than 1 week after its launch. The number of orders collected is a big slap in the face of the negativities on Facebook surrounding the RM 249,706 Toyota

If 2020 was characterised by the Proton X50, then the 2021 Perodua Ativa is most likely this year's show stealer. Some may think that they are both very different cars - but in terms of 0-100 km/h times, they may be more similar than initially thought. 0-100 km/h, X50 vs Ativa You may be surprised at how quick the Ativa could be. Japanese media have run the Toyota Raize (our Ativa's base car) through the century sprint, and it did a rather respectable 9.6 seconds. Remember - this is from a 1.0-l

Looks like the Kingdom of Brunei will be the first country to fully import (CBU) a right-hand drive Geely Binyue/ 2020 Proton X50 as Pad Motors Proton Brunei has opened bookings for the B-segment SUV. Yet again Brunei is the first country to import a Proton SUV as the country is the first to CBU the updated Proton X70 in September 2020. The Proton X70 is one of Brunei’s best-selling SUVs, so it would be interesting to see how the Proton X50 will do in the Kingdom. To recap, the Proton X50 was la

2020 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Two weeks ago, we were invited to sample the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace R-Line on our road. Launched in August 2020 as a CKD model, the main highlights of the Allspace are the additional seat in the third row (effectively making it a 7-seater) and also a new 2.0-litre TSI engine similar to the Golf GTI. The Allspace is long overdue for our market, having been overshadowed by its other competitors. Now with more space and grunt, does the 2020 Tiguan Allspace R

Based on the X70 Premium Only 62 units available Priced from RM 126,100 Proton has just introduced the X70 Merdeka Edition, a limited-edition version of its popular X70, designed to commemorate Malaysia’s 62nd Independence Day celebration. As such, only 62 units will be made available, each priced from RM 126,100. Only 2 colours are available, namely Snow White and Flame Red. The X70 Merdeka Edition is based on the X70 Premium variant, but with the addition of these extra kit: Quartz Black paint