The Toyota Corolla Cross is sold globally with three engine options. Depending on markets, the choices are a 1.8-litre naturally aspirated Dual VVT-i 2ZR; a 2.0-litre naturally aspirated Dynamic Force M20A-FKS; and a hybrid, Atkinson cycle variant of the 1.8-litre 2ZR. The Japanese market Corolla Cross is offered with both variants of the 1.8-litre 2ZR engine - the regular petrol 2ZR-FE and the hybrid 2ZR-FXE. Market rumour is suggesting that the regular combustion engine 2ZR-FE variants will be

It has been roughly 2 weeks since Nissan launched the all-new 2023 Nissan X-Trail (T33) in Japan and the model is off to a good start as roughly 12,000 people have booked one. According to BestCarWeb, demand for the T33 X-Trail has been overwhelmingly positive, so much so that it’s the fastest selling generation to-date, beating out the T32, T31, and T30 generation models. It was launched in Japan in late July and within 2 weeks, 12,123 ordered were received. Over in the Land of the Rising Sun,

UMW Toyota Motor is currently finalizing preparation work for the launch of the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid in Malaysia. The new hybrid crossover is now undergoing pre-production activities at ASSB, UMW Toyota Motor’s assembly plant in Bukit Raja, Selangor. Also Read: More features for less - Toyota Corolla Cross CKD, hybrid specs confirmed Akio Takeyama, Deputy Chairman of UMW Toyota Motor said, “Since we opened for bookings for the new Corolla Cross Hybrid, response has been good and we are ha

The all-new 2021 Honda HR-V made its official launch in Japan yesterday, where it is badged as the Honda Vezel. Not long after, Honda has also announced that the third-generation HR-V will be available in Europe in late 2021. While the Japan-spec all-new HR-V gets two powertrains – a naturally-aspirated 1.5-litre petrol engine (118 PS/142 Nm) and Honda’s e:HEV petrol-electric hybrid system, it’s the latter that will only be offered in the Old Continent. This is part of Honda's commitment to only

A heavily camouflaged Lynk & Co SUV was spotted on public roads in China. Reports have surfaced that this could be the brand’s flagship luxury SUV. Lynk & Co, the lifestyle automotive brand under Geely Auto Group, have access to Volvo’s technologies. Hence its range of cars all uses Volvo’s platform and powered by Volvo engines. The unnamed SUV is said to be built upon the SPA (Scalable Product Architecture) platform which underpins the Volvo XC90 and XC60. This leads us to believe that this wil

A week ago we posted leaked Nissan X-Trail patent submission to the Brazil Patent Office, showing its exterior feature in a much more accurate manner along with a glimpse of its dashboard. Not long afterward, Russia’s automotive website Kolesa.ru posted a render of the 2021 Nissan X-Trail with a more realistic proportion compared to the earlier rendering by Carscoop. Nissan’s trademark ‘V-motion’ grille takes the central position, conjoined by two-row LED lights that possibly serve as daytime ru