Malaysians looking to get the all-new 2023 Toyota Innova Zenix will not be waiting much longer as UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has just released a teaser for the most advanced generation of the Toyota 7-seater. The third-generation Innova is planned to make its awaited Malaysian debut on Wednesday, 21-June 2023 and UMWT has put up a registration of interest on its website with a countdown clock to the launch day. In Indonesia, the Innova Zenix is available with two Dynamic Force powertrains – a 2.0-l

The Nissan Serena has been a mainstay of the Malaysian motoring scene since the mid-90s. Big on value, even bigger on space – the Serena offered a value-for-money alternative to 7-seater SUVs, which are often harder to get in / out of. The Serena, like its rivals took advantage of a growing demand locally for more stylish and comfortable large family movers that were not utilitarian vans. It was well designed and very reliable, but for the most part, the first two generations of the Serena, the

The order books for the facelifted 2021 Subaru Forester have been opened. If you want to know what improvements have made to the facelifted model, read on here. Good? Now let's get to the hot bits. Also read: Japan's 2021 Subaru Forester facelift wears a new look, comes with better EyeSight ADAS Subaru Technica International (STI, Subaru's performance arm) has released a catalogue of tantalising-looking performance and dress-up parts for the facelifted Forester. It focuses on three aspects: hand

Let’s face it, for a lot of Malaysians, the ideal family mover is not that fancy SUV. Instead, the ideal family mover, especially for those with young kids or elderly parents, is an MPV. In Malaysia, the options for MPVs are aplenty, but we reckon that the ideal MPV is one that has powered sliding doors, thus narrowing down the selection by quite a fair bit. For those shopping for a family MPV, the most affordable option that features power sliding doors is a brand-new C27 Nissan Serena. Recond

The Proton Saga received a facelift in 2019 with a host of updates. On top of that, prices were reduced, starting from RM 32,800 (RM 32,400 without SST) for the Standard MT and RM 39,800 (RM 39,300 without SST) for the Premium AT. One of the most significant changes in the facelift exercise is the new 4-speed automatic transmission, replacing the CVT. Pros and cons Having lived with both the Saga FLX and Saga 2019, the 4-speed automatic is a far better daily companion. The transmission works smo

When Proton launched the Iriz back in 2014, it received much fanfare as Proton developed and envisioned the Iriz to be a global model – it’s Global Small Car (GSC) codename was proof of that. But the Iriz fell short of its global aspirations – the car was only exported to Indonesia (how many units were sold?) and left-hand drive versions never materialized. Putting aside its global aspirations, the Iriz proved to be a decent alternative to the second-generation Perodua Myvi, as all variants of t