Owners of the Toyota Prius Hybrid purchased between 2009 and 2013 are requested to bring their cars to any authorised Toyota service centre in Malaysia for an update of the hybrid system’s control software. There is no technical explanation regarding this update but it must be important enough for UMW […]
If you have been paying attention, the production of electric vehicles is very much a thing with many German auto manufacturers these days. BMW has their iPerformance; Mercedes-Benz has their latest EQ; Audi’s upcoming e-tron models, and the upcoming Volkswagen I.D. range of electric vehicles will soon to be on […]
106 people have given huge sums of money to McLaren Automotive to reserve a unit of a hypercar that has been referred to only as ‘BP23’ in documents and discussions. Now the company has revealed its name: Speedtail. The world’s first Hyper-GT and McLaren’s next entrant to its Ultimate Series, […]
In 1967, to commemorate the 100th birthday of the founder of the Toyota Group, Sakichi Toyoda, the company unveiled a flagship model known as the Century. For its time, the Century was extremely luxurious and equipped with the best features and systems available in the late 1960s (eg automatic climate […]
The Nissan Serena is the bestselling midsize MPV in Japan and looks like it is also enjoying similar popularity in Malaysia with just the S-Hybrid version that is assembled locally. Officially launched last month, bookings for the model nationwide have passed the 2,500 mark, of which over 750 units have […]
ASEAN NCAP (the New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asian Countries) has given the Hyundai IONIQ Hybrid a maximum rating of 5 stars. The Korean model is the second hybrid model (after the Toyota Prius) evaluated by the organization which is a collaborative effort between the Malaysian Institute of Road […]
An all-new generation of the popular Nissan Serena S-HYBRID will be in Malaysian showrooms in May 2018. Prior to the official launch, Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) welcomes bookings for the new MPV so if you are keen to be among the first to own one, make your deposit at […]
Volkswagen is on a SUV offensive, not just introducing new models like the latest generation of the Touareg but also giving a glimpse of more to come. Because the American market has requirements which differ from the rest of the world, the company has often had to develop specific models […]
According to the World Health Organization and the UN, 60% of the planet’s population – about 5 billion people – will live in cities by 2030. This is an increase of just over 1 billion compared with current levels. This swift pace of urbanisation will impose immense demands on traffic […]
At the 2018 North American International Auto Show next month, Honda will display the Insight Prototype (shown above), which gives a preview of the next generation of the model. The production version will be launched in mid-2018 and will have Honda’s innovative two-motor hybrid system. The new Insight will be […]
