Just before the launch of the all-new 2023 Toyota Vios, UMW Toyota Motor had arranged a media test drive in Langkawi and joining the event was the development team behind the 2023 Toyota Vios, including Executive Chief Engineer, Hideyuki Kamino. Like most of our readers, we were equally curious as to why some items are omitted, like the folding rear seats and spare tyre. Talking to the team as well as the chief engineer, we learnt the reasoning behind these decisions. Also read: Priced from RM 8
Shaun
24.03.2023
Everything there’s to know about the 2023 Honda Civic Type R FL5 is out in the open. It’s the fastest and most powerful Civic Type R ever and will likely be the most expensive too once it hits our shores this year. It’s definitely going to be sold here officially via Honda Malaysia as they’ve let the cat out of the bag during a media briefing, projecting a slide with the Civic Type R’s unmistakable manual gear knob. Also Read: Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya loves his happy meal of response and comf
Dinesh
24.03.2023
Race. Rally. Research. These 3 words defined Proton’s motorsports division, Proton R3. Today, the name is slapped onto merchandise, lubricants, and special edition models but when it was founded in 2003, R3 wanted to represent homegrown Malaysian automotive performance. In a way, Proton R3 represented not just research and engineering from motorsports into road-going cars, but it also brought out a bit of national pride. After all, which Malaysian wouldn’t feel proud to see a Proton winning a ra
CY Foong
24.03.2023
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) carmaker Neta, a brand under Hozon Auto, has further signalled their intentions to enter the Malaysian market with their new website and social media pages. We first heard of their plans back in August 2022 during their brand unveiling in Thailand. Since then, the brand has also entered Vietnam. Also read: Hozon confirms EV plans for Malaysia, Neta V launched in Thailand at RM 68k, does 384 km Despite having three main models in China (Neta S, the Neta U-II, the Net
Sanjay
24.03.2023
Proton South Africa has just welcomed the third member to their ever-growing family, in the form of the 2023 Proton Saga. The new A-segment sedan joins the Proton X50 and Proton X70 in South Africa. Like its SUV brethren, the Saga is also imported (CBU) from Malaysia. Also Read: Proton X50 and X70 launched in South Africa after a 10-year hiatus Three variants of the 2023 Proton Saga will be offered in South Africa, namely: Saga 1.3L Standard MT Saga 1.3L Standard AT Saga 1.3L Premium AT Prices s
Eric
24.03.2023
Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole distributor of Ford in Malaysia, recently clinched the highly-coveted Henry Ford Excellence Award for ensuring the highest level of overall customer satisfaction, exceptional business performance and the most outstanding customer initiative in 2022. Additionally, for the fourth consecutive year, the company has also earned the President’s Award for Sales and President’s Award for Service for both the highest level of sales customer satisfaction and the
CY Foong
24.03.2023