Isuzu ended 2023 on a record-beating high as it surpassed the company’s previous all-time sales record for the Isuzu D-Max set just a year ago in 2022. A total of 9,650 units of the award-winning pick-up truck were sold nationwide last year. With a 16.6% market share, the D-Max is the third best-selling pick-up in Malaysia but it is the second best-selling pick-up truck in Sabah, Kedah, and Pahang. “Since the third-generation D-Max was introduced in Malaysia in 2021, interest in this model has r

The Isuzu D-Max has always been a rather polarising option. Owners swear that it is God's greatest invention, others won't even give it a second look. One thing that's never in doubt is that it is a capable and tough workorse. In fact, in the time we had it, it pulled up a surprise or two up its sleeve when asked to sing for its supper. So, what's good and what's not? Pros and cons time? Yes, yes it is. Pros: Engine is surprisingly capable for a 1.9 Economical to run Robust and tough off road Co

The next-generation, all-new Ford Ranger is set to make its debut in 2022, said the company in a recent statement. Besides sharing that production of the all-new Ranger is slated to begin in their Silverton, South Africa plant in 2022, the carmaker didn't divulge more details on the upcoming pick-up truck. All we know is that it fits a typical model life-cycle - recall that the current-gen, recently-facelifted T6 Ranger has been around since 2011. In South East Asia at least, that makes the Rang

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) unveiled the facelifited version of the locally-assembled (CKD) Toyota Hilux pick-up truck range in October 2020. We've said much about the new looks - imposing, intimidating, sharper, take your pick. But beside the reskin, there's a new variant too: the range-topping, RM 150k Rogue, now fitted with a beefier engine and a bunch of goodies. With this, Toyota goes for the jugular of the Ford Ranger Wildtrak and Mitsubishi Triton Adventure X, both long-time competitors in th

In a recent announcement by the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance, it has been decided that Mitsubishi Motors will take the lead in the Alliance’s business in South East Asia, while Nissan will take a step back to focus on USA, China, and Japan. What this means is that the Alliance will adopt a so-called ‘Leader-Follower’ system, whereby each Alliance member will focus on developing products in markets they are strongest in. For example, Nissan will stop/cutback on development work for the next

It is no secret that Malaysia is known for having one of the world’s highest car prices, as elaborate in our earlier post. But how much more do Malaysians pay for a new car compared to other countries? Well, after doing some comparison, here’s what we found. For starters, let’s take the Toyota Hilux. To keep things consistent, we opted for the closest variant we can find from Australia. In Malaysia, the Hilux 2.8G costs RM 139,888, while Australians need to fork out RM 147,548. Keep in mind that