Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has opened its order books for the facelifted, fourth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe. The 7-seater D-segment SUV will be locally assembled (CKD) at the Inokom plant in Kulim. Note that this is not that all-new fifth generation Santa Fe that already on sale in Korea. On the upside, a hybrid variant, a first for a local market Korean SUV, will be offered. Three variants are available, two hybrids and one diesel. The front-wheel drive Hybrid Plus and Hybrid Max variant

The big news of the day that overshadowed all other debuts at the 2022 Jakarta Auto Week (JAW) is the surprise preview of the 2022 Kia Sportage. According to our colleagues in Autofun, PT Kreta Indo Artha (KIA) didn’t only just silently preview the SUV, they also did not reveal any details on whether they plan to relaunch the Sportage in the archipelago. Also read: Hyundai chooses Indonesia but Kia prefers to do CKD in Malaysia over Thailand, here’s why Previewed in a matte ash grey, a colour th

Hide your children, dear parents, because the all-new 2022 Kia Sportage is here to be a menace to its rival SUVs. Well, by here, I mean Korea as Kia has just opened pre-orders for the fifth-generation Sportage over there. The all-new Sportage was first unveiled last month and it sports a brand-new Tiger Nose grille that is shoutier than the Kia EV6, Kia’s first dedicated EV. Also read: The all-new 2022 Kia Sportage debuts, looks too scary for children However, powertrains for the all-new Sportag

Hyundai Motor Group’s electrified vehicle sales in South Korea jumped 39% in the first half of 2021 compared to a year earlier as the wave of hybrid and electric vehicles swept the nation. Similar to how slapping on BTS’ logo on some nuggets sparked some frenzy around the world, the Koreans are quickly accepting these eco-friendly models. Also read: BTS welcomes Boston Dynamic robots to the Hyundai family with a dance-off According to its sales data, the Korean automotive group’s two affiliates

Toyota has officially launched the new facelifted Toyota Fortuner in Thailand. It now adds a Legender variant that comes with a more powerful 204 PS and 500 Nm engine. Power Train- 27 PS and 500 Nm Similar to the new Hilux, the new 2.8-liter 4-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine in the Legender variant has been upgraded to 204 PS and 500 Nm (27 PS more than before) delivers 1,600 - 2,800 rpm is available in both 2WD and 4WD. The 2.4-liter turbocharged diesel engine remains the same power as befo

Apart from the refreshed Mazda CX-5 line-up, Bermaz Motor is also expected to introduce the CX-8 some time in October. Positioned between the CX-5 and CX-9, the CX-8 is essentially a smaller version of the CX-9, developed for the Japanese market, where vehicles are taxed based on the body size. In terms of dimensions, the Mazda CX-8 is 4,900 mm long, 175 mm shorter than the CX-9. It is also 129 mm narrower and 17 mm lower than the CX-9. Wheelbase is identical for both models, coming in at 2,930