The 2022 Lexus NX is one of Lexus’ most successful models to ever hit its home market, which historically is not a bright spot for the brand, as wealthy Japanese buyers overwhelmingly prefer a Mercedes-Benz or a BMW. The reasons behind the latest Lexus SUV’s ability to win over buyers who would have otherwise gone a German marque have already been covered in our earlier post. The waiting period for the Lexus NX in Japan has now swelled to 2 years, an issue that is amplified by the shortage in se

With the all-new 2022 Lexus NX being spotted in Malaysia, it’s only a matter of time before the upscale Harrier-based SUV is launched here. It’s currently on sale in Singapore and Indonesia but while we wait for announcements by Lexus Malaysia, the second-generation model has been awarded the highest safety rating in the United States. Both the Lexus NX and NX Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) received the Top Safety Pick+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Unlike other crash tes

A product of the glorious Bubble Era when Japanese spending power was one of the highest in the world, the Lexus brand is billed as Toyota’s challenger against established players like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Cadillac. Though the brand is a symbol of perfection and luxury around the world, it is shunned in Japan. According to sales data provided by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA), the Toyota Alphard sold 106,579 units between April 2020 and March 2021, placing 4th. Meanwhile, 86,

PT Garuda Mataram Motor (GMM), as Audi's authorised distributor in Indonesia has plans to open a local-assembly (CKD) plant in the country, reports our sister site Autofun.co.id. Stefan Hutahayan, a branch manager for PT GMM, shared that the company has "long had plans" to open said plant, which will be used to produce CKD Audi cars there. Of course, that was delayed no thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. That said, Hutahayan adds that the plant could be "realised in 2023 or 2024". This follows as

Previously, we’ve talked about why premium brands like Volvo and BMW use 3-cylinder engines in their cars. Now, Jaguar Land Rover has joined the gang by introducing a new plug-in hybrid powertrain with a 1.5-litre turbocharged 3-cylinder engine. The 1.5-litre turbocharged 3-cylinder engine is the smallest in the Ingenium range, it sends 200 PS/280 Nm to the front wheels through a new 8-speed automatic transmission. Similar to Volvo’s T8 system, the electric motor mounted on the rear axle powers

Volvo Malaysia has quietly updated the Volvo XC60 T8 with a larger capacity battery at 11.6 kWh, compared to 10.4 kWh previously, and a newly designed Orrefors crystal gear knob. Apart from those, both the T5 and T8 variants gain a net pocket on the transmission tunnel for the passenger side. The exterior colour lineup has also been revised. Gone are the Maple Brown and Luminous Sand colours, replacing them are Osmium Grey and Bright Silver. Specifications wise, it remains unchanged from before,