Here comes the new 2023 Subaru Forester facelift into Malaysia...or at least soon, as a unit has been spotted within the compounds of Subaru Motor Image's Petaling Jaya showroom. Shared by reader Zaky Maky, the car was spotted last Tuesday (21-March 2023) and it's indisputably the facelift model – perhaps just the regular variant as it isn't dressed up in a GT bodykit, as some variants of its predecessor and the XV is. No word yet from the company on when the model is due to launch here, but it

Japan might be generally seen as a safe country but reports of carjacking still occur in the country with among the world’s lowest crime rates. In fact, a report has shown that car theft incidents have risen slightly over the past 3 years. Based on the latest data published by the General Insurance Association of Japan, 2,656 car theft cases were reported in 2022, an increase from 2,425 cases in 2021. Meanwhile, in 2020, 2,964 cases were reported which was the highest in the 3 years. The most re

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has introduced the refreshed Golf GTI Mk8 here with the headlining act being that it’s finally blessed with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), making the locally-assembled hatch the first VPCM model with ADAS in Malaysia. Volkswagen labels its ADAS as IQ.Drive and apart from that, the other updates comprise wireless charging and embroidered GTI logos on the front seats. All that though brings the price to RM 244,990, a premium of about RM 19k. Th

Bespoke products, whether it's a well-tailored suit or something handcrafted behind Maranello's gates, are always something to behold. The beauty of them lies in their focus in excelling at that one specific purpose. Generally it's something only the opulent get to experience. But the Toyota JPN Taxi, in all its taxi-ness, breaks that mould. Created based on an emissions and accessibility mandate – as well as a way to meet 'universal design' goals – it's been around since 2017 with the sole purp

Following Tesla China’s move to slash its vehicle prices in late-2022 which resulted in a price war, competition has stiffened a fair bit, affecting practically all major car makes in China. As a result, this has prompted Chinese car makers to look beyond China for growth opportunities and several domestic Chinese marques have began construction work on new manufacturing plants overseas. According to a report by Automotive News China, China’s largest EV manufacturer, BYD Co., on 10-March, broke

Wrestling superstar and now silverscreen action star John Cena is the latest big name to join the mind-boggling Fast & Furious franchise but unlike the muscle cars his character throws around, he’s gone the opposite direction in real life by daily driving a 2020 Honda Civic Type R FK8. After catching his performance as the long-lost brother of Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto in the Fast franchise, many would’ve pegged him as a muscle man as well. That’s not to say that like all petrolheads with dee