MY LIFE WITH VOLVOS & THE XC40 By Mr Rational I woke up one fine morning and told myself I deserved a nice little petrol-powered SUV as another daily driver. A convenient excuse, I know. Nothing more than RM6,000 for monthly payments. So I went out to look at the Mazda CX30 and CX5, trying very hard to ignore their relatively anaemic engine options, having been dead spoilt by the joy of a Golf Mk6—when it did not break down. Way within my budget but they both spoke not to me. Not even a whisper

Updated front fascia Non-EV variants priced at RM 268k EV variant priced at RM 278k Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has launched the 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric (EV) facelift and its XC40 series. VCM says there were over 400 orders for the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric within the first two months, with all units delivered by June 2022. The XC40 Recharge Pure Electric was also the first Volvo car model that was made available for bookings online. The new 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric f

Hybrid cars are not new to Malaysians, seeing that they have been available in Malaysia for roughly 15 years with the introduction of the FD-generation Honda Civic Hybrid. And today, hybrids are even more popular, as manufacturers like Honda, Toyota, and Nissan all offer at least one hybrid model in their line-up here in Malaysia. More recently, Perodua has thrown their hat in the ring with the 2022 Perodua Ativa Hybrid. On one of the presentation slides that Perodua showed, the second national

As cool as the Toyota Yaris Cross is in looks, unfortunately, the SUV that’s built on the TNGA-B platform is unlikely to make it into most markets in Southeast Asia including Malaysia. But don’t lose hope just yet because according to some sources, the name might be applied to an entirely different model that seems to be unique for the region. An unnamed source told Indonesia’s OtoDriver that the Yaris Cross name could be introduced in the country and it would be completely different from the on

It looks like Naza Eastern Motor, the new distributor of Suzuki models in Malaysia, is gearing up to launch the 2021 Suzuki Jimny in Malaysia real soon. As seen in these photos, this Jungle Green example of the Jimny is seen parked beside the 2021 Suzuki Swift Sport – the latter was launched in Malaysia earlier this year. Also Read: 2021 Suzuki Swift Sport launched in Malaysia, priced at RM 140k, 1.4T with 140 PS and 230 Nm Back in May, the company confirmed that they will be launching the 2021

How much is the Lexus UX? Bookings for the Lexus UX has just been opened by Lexus Malaysia. It is fully imported from Japan and there are three variants to choose from – Urban, Luxury, and F Sport with prices from RM 243,888 to RM 299,888. Let me guess, it shares the same platform with another Toyota It rides on the TNGA (GA-C) platform that is shared with the Toyota CH-R. They share similar suspension setup with MacPherson struts at the front and double wishbones at the rear. In theory, this sh