Japanese publication famed for their spyshots and scoops, Best Car has come up with yet another zinger - the next-gen 2025 Toyota GR86 will apparently add on sedan and wagon bodystyles, among a host of other changes. According to the scoop, the publication states that 'multiple sources' have shared that development work of four-door variants of the GR86 has begun, albeit currently in the planning stages. The idea behind these rumoured variants are to capture a larger part of the market, a recipe

Next year, selected markets in Southeast Asia will launch a new hybrid variant of the 2024 Toyota Hilux. Unlike the electrified Hilux that was announced for Europe earlier this month, our region’s Hilux hybrid will have two more forward ratios, courtesy of a new 8-speed automatic transmission. We had the opportunity (albeit a very brief one) to drive the new 2024 Toyota Hilux hybrid in Thailand recently. The car is still a prototype and the final specifications have yet to be revealed. Despite t

Sime Darby Auto ConneXion launched a new Platinum variant 2023 Ford Ranger. Although the Ford Ranger Platinum is imported (CBU) from Thailand, Malaysia is the first market in Southeast Asia to launch it. Priced from RM 183,888, the Ranger Platinum is positioned above the Ranger Wildtrak. Mechanically, it’s unchanged from the Wildtrak, powered by the same 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel(210 PS / 500 Nm) paired to a 10-speed automatic transmission with part-time 4WD. What the Platinum variant adds howev

Isuzu Motors has a high market share in Thailand with its D-Max pick-up giving even the legendary Toyota Hilux a run for its money but with Chinese carmakers taking the lead in electric vehicles (EV) over there, Isuzu is looking to not lose market share by launching an electric pick-up there as soon as 2025, according to a report by Asian Nikkei. Currently, pick-ups account for about half of Isuzu’s global sales and the electric pick-up should help to maintain those numbers or even expand them a

Isuzu is looking to zap their vehicle line-up with electrification, as part of the company's further-reaching carbon-neturality strategies. In their Mid-Term Business Plan 2024 Progress Report, the company disclosed that studies into electrified pick-up trucks have began - 'electrified' here meaning battery electric vehicles (BEV) and hybrids (HEV). Also read: Isuzu sold a whole lot of the D-Max here in March 2022; an all-time sales record for the company At the same time, the company is also lo

UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT), the distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Malaysia today announced new prices for its vehicles beginning 15 June 2020, following the incentives provided to the Malaysian automotive industry announced by the Prime Minister. “Toyota vehicles are now more affordable than ever. Customers should take this opportunity to upgrade or purchase a new Toyota. All relief from the new tax structure have been factored into the new pricing, considered in the best interest