Hybrid cars are not new to Malaysians, seeing that they have been available in Malaysia for roughly 15 years with the introduction of the FD-generation Honda Civic Hybrid. And today, hybrids are even more popular, as manufacturers like Honda, Toyota, and Nissan all offer at least one hybrid model in their line-up here in Malaysia. More recently, Perodua has thrown their hat in the ring with the 2022 Perodua Ativa Hybrid. On one of the presentation slides that Perodua showed, the second national

What’s the most reliable car brand? What brand should your next car be? Depending on who you ask, you will get different answers, because the survey methodologies are different, user expectations, habits and driving conditions also vary by location. For example, some drivers will report noisy cabin or a slow-responding infotainment screen as a problem, when that’s just the car’s character. Most surveys don't make clear distinctions between a feature not meeting user expectations vs an actual fau

Since its global debut in July last year, the Toyota Corolla Cross has quickly raced to the top of Thailand’s sales charts for compact SUVs, overtaking the once-reigning but now ageing Honda HR-V. In just slightly over a year, Toyota Motor Thailand has pushed out over 22,500 units of the Corolla Cross on Thai roads. What is more surprising however is that 85 percent of Corolla Cross’ sales are contributed by hybrid variants. The Thailand market Corolla Cross is available in 4 variants, only one

When Hyundai Sime Darby Malaysia (HSDM) opened bookings for the 2020 Hyundai Kona, we also reported that the B-segment SUV is expected to be priced around RM 1,1x,xxx but no other info was released. Now HSDM has confirmed that prices will start from RM 115,000 onwards. Based on our leaked information, HSDM will be offering 3 variants at launch; 2.0 Standard, 2.0 Mid, 1.6 T-GDi High. Looks like the 2.0 Standard will be the variant priced at RM 115,000. We can estimate that the top-spec 1.6 T-GDi

Honda C-RV: 522 litre of boot space Mazda CX-5: 442 litre of boot space Toyota RAV4: 580 litre of boot space (!) The all-new 2020 Toyota RAV4 is due to be launched later this year, but when you think of C-segment SUV in Malaysia, the name Honda CR-V is no stranger to the list. Strong brand image, rugged looks and proven reliability, the C-RV is a favorite among those looking for 5-seater SUV in the market. Honda CR-V For those looking for something suaver, you can’t go wrong with the Mazda CX-5.

From now until the end of January 2020, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia is offering cash rebates for the Triton, Outlander and ASX. For selected variants of the Triton, customers are entitled to either cash rebates or interest rate as low as 0.88%. Below is an overview of the promotion. Existing Mitsubishi owners and pick-up owners who purchase selected variants will be entitled to cash rebates of RM 3,000 and RM 2,000 respectively, on top of the promotions. Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia recently gave t