Following up rather quickly since the brand’s re-emergence in our country, the fully-imported (CBU China) Chery Omoda E5 battery electric vehicle (BEV) has just been previewed in Malaysia, ahead of its proposed Q1 2024 launch. The model will join the ranks as the camaker’s third offering here, behind last year’s petrol-engined Omoda 5 and Tiggo 8 combustion-engine SUVs. On with the details then! Chery Omoda 5 specs in Malaysia Most of the exterior looks pretty similar to the regular Omoda 5 (not

At long last, the highly anticipated Honda WR-V has officially been launched. The entry-level SUV will now take its place just under the Honda HR-V and is offered in Malaysia in four variants starting from RM 89,900. The locally-assembled (CKD Pegoh, Melaka) Honda WR-V competes against the Perodua Ativa (albeit with a higher price) and features the same L15 i-VTEC engine as the B-segment Honda City (and City Hatchback) and borrows bits of its platform from the current 7-seater BR-V (which is not

Shortly after putting the 2022 Chery Omoda 5 into showrooms in China, the Wuhu-based company has its sights set on export markets as spyshots of a right-hand drive (RHD) unit have appeared. From these spyshots, it appears that RHD versions of the Chery Omoda 5 will get a slightly different centre console compared to the Chinese market model. Compared to the Chinese market Omoda 5 with its piano black finishing, the RHD one gets a simpler-looking centre console. In the spot where a Qi wireless ch

Electric vehicles, specifically battery electric (BEV) ones, have a lot less moving parts than conventional cars and therefore require almost zero maintenance. With less moving parts, BEVs should be a lot more reliable. The keyword here is ‘in theory.’ Based on USA’s Consumer Reports survey of more than 300,000 vehicle owners, electric SUVs were singled out to be a lot poorer in reliability than hybrids, which have the highest number of components for any vehicle type (combustion engine + EV par

The Toyota Corolla Cross is the all-new SUV rivalling the likes of the Honda HR-V, Subaru XV, Mazda CX-30, and even the Proton X70. The Corolla Cross comes in two variants, the Corolla Cross 1.8 G and the Corolla Cross 1.8 V. The former starts at a price of RM 124,000 and the latter at RM 134,000. How much money to put aside for a Toyota Corolla Cross? This depends on what variant you opt for and how the parameters of the financing service (amount, tenure, and interest). To keep things simple, w

The 2020 Toyota Corolla Cross has officially been launched in Thailand. As is the norm in this region, the Thai media were the first group to sample the brand-new Corolla Cross at the Toyota Driving Experience. Our Thai colleague, Pisan of our sister site, AutoFun Thailand, got to briefly put the Toyota Corolla Cross through its paces. At the Toyota Driving Experience Park, AutoFun had the opportunity to do a short test drive on a prepared course. This is by no means conclusive enough to make a