On Tuesday, Honda Malaysia launched the 2022 Honda Civic e:HEV RS. The locally-assembled, top of the Civic range e:HEV RS hybrid variant is priced at RM 166,500. Compared to the ‘regular’ 1.5-litre turbocharged 182 PS / 240 Nm Civic RS, the 2.0-litre 184 PS / 315 Nm Civic e:HEV RS hybrid is RM 15,800 more expensive. A big chunk of the money goes to the LFC-H4 Atkinson cycle engine, which is an all-new unit, now incorporating direct injection, a feature that was previously unavailable in older 2.

The 2022 Honda City V Sensing is fast becoming a Malaysian favourite, as 34% of Honda City buyers chose it in Q1 2022. “Throughout the years, the City is well-known for its safety and advanced technology. We introduced the City V Sensing variant to the City line-up in November 2021, and our record shows that it has been well accepted in its segment." For the first quarter of 2022, the City V Sensing contributed 34% to the total City sales, which shows a positive trend for this variant and also t

Electricity generation - more than 80 percent of it coming from fossil fuels – are the biggest source of carbon emissions in Malaysia, responsible for 39 percent of total carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. Cars and other land transport vehicles emit just slightly more than half as much CO2 as power plants. So the argument about phasing out internal combustion engines and skipping hybrids - which critics say still use combustion engines and therefore delay BEV migration – is the best way to reduce ca

The all-new 2022 Honda Civic (codenamed FE) just had its ASEAN debut in Thailand. Our colleagues at Autofun Thailand went up close and personal with it and here are some live photos, compared side-by-side to its predecessor, the FC-generation Honda Civic. Note that the Honda Civic FE seen here is the Thai-spec RS variant. Local specifications may differ when it arrives. Exterior As reported earlier, the range-topping RS variant in Thailand gets 17-inch wheels, unlike the 18-inch units seen in in

The Toyota Vios is a B-segment sedan that competes against the Honda City, Mazda 2 Sedan and Volkswagen Vento in the same segment. It also shares its platform and powertrain with the Toyota Yaris. In this article, we’ll take a look at how much does it cost to maintain and insure the Toyota Vios over a 5-year period. For the first two services (1,000 km and 5,000-km), UMW Toyota Motor offers free labour charges, though owners are still required to fork out for the lubricants and parts. Subsequent

UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd announces special term financing for graduates to get a brand new Toyota Vios, Yaris and Avanza in collaboration with Maybank Islamic Berhad. The Murabahah Vehicle Term Financing-i (MVTF-i), in accordance with the Murabahah principles, will provide an additional financing option to the graduates besides the Islamic Hire-Purchase (HP) financing in accordance with Al Ijarah Thumma Al-Bai (AITAB). This financing package is only available in Peninsular Malaysia. Murabahah fi