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  Digital road tax, license won’t add congestion – PDRM

  20 February 2023 / 22 comments

  The digitisation of vehicle road tax and driver’s licenses will not add to congestion at road blocks, according to a digital excerpt of a Sinar Ahad article shown on the Polis DiRaja Malaysia (Royal Malaysia […]

   

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  Malaysian motorcycles must comply with Singapore’s new emission standard from April, on-the-spot fines

  20 February 2023 / 36 comments

  A new motorcycle emission standard in Singapore will be in effect on April 6, and all motorcycles in the island state will have to comply to the new rules, whether foreign or Singapore registered. Many […]

   

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  2023 GWM Ora Good Cat – is it cheaper to run an EV in Malaysia vs a petrol-powered car? We compare costs

  20 February 2023 / 86 comments

  Launched in Malaysia last November, the Ora Good Cat from Great Wall Motors is one of the cheapest electric vehicles currently on sale here. If you’re wondering what the Good Cat is like to drive, […]

   

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  Rapid KL launches ‘Bas Parlimen’, a free mini bus service from KL Sentral and Taman Botani carpark

  20 February 2023 / 10 comments

  Click to enlarge This cute little bus is officially called the T851 free feeder bus, but let’s call it the Bas Parlimen. That’s because Rapid KL’s latest route is to take people from KL Sentral […]

   

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  2023 Audi A3 Sedan S Line in Malaysia, fr RM327k OTR

  20 February 2023 / 25 comments

  Having been announced in October last year, the Audi A3 Sedan arrived in Malaysia in 2.0 litre S Line guise, and while the vehicle we’ve photographed at the time was a Singapore specification unit, now […]

   

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  Kuala Lumpur drivers spent 159 hours in rush hour traffic in 2022 – 104 hours saveable with 3-day WFH

  20 February 2023 / 26 comments

  According to the latest TomTom Traffic Index, Kuala Lumpur drivers spent 159 hours on the road during rush hour traffic in the city centre last year, which is enough time to read approximately 31 books. […]

   

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  Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival Season 6 kicks off – new faces in the racing series, prize money close to RM1mil

  20 February 2023 / 2 comments

  The Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival is now into Season 6, with the racing programme having kicked off its first round over the weekend at the Sepang International Circuit. The 2023 racing calendar for the racing […]

   

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  TNB Electron DC charging network – seven more sites on PLUS coming this year, RM90 million allocated

  20 February 2023 / 2 comments

  Tenaga Nasional is set to expand its TNB Electron DC fast charging network with an additional seven DC fast charging points along the North-South Expressway (NSE) this year. This follows on the three TNB Electron […]

   

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  MyRailLife pass: 1 yr free KTM rides for students/OKU

  20 February 2023 / 6 comments

  Click to enlarge KTM has launched the MyRailLife pass, which is an unlimited travel pass given free to students and the disabled. With the MyRailLife pass, students from Standard 1 to Form 6 as well […]

   

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  2023 Toyota GR Supra launched in Malaysia – six-speed manual and 8AT 3.0L versions, RM645k-655k

  17 February 2023 / 18 comments

  It has been a busy day for UMW Toyota Motor. Besides launching the Toyota GR Corolla, GR86, Corolla Cross GR Sport and Hilux GR Sport, the company also introduced the 2023 GR Supra to make […]

   

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  2023 Toyota GR86 launched in Malaysia – second-gen with 237 PS 2.4L; RM295k for 6MT, RM305k for 6AT

  17 February 2023 / 10 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) introduced quite a few models from the Japanese carmaker’s Gazoo Racing (GR) performance brand today, and one of them is the GR86 sports car. First revealed globally in April 2021, the […]

   

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  2023 Toyota GR Corolla launched in Malaysia – AWD 6MT hot hatch; 1.6T 3-cyl, 300 PS, 370 Nm; RM355k

  17 February 2023 / 53 comments

  Perhaps the most exciting of the five GR-branded cars that UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) is launching today is the Toyota GR Corolla. Three of the cars are variants of existing model and one is a […]

   

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  2023 Toyota Corolla Cross GR Sport in Malaysia – sportier looks inside/out, tuned suspension; RM142k

  17 February 2023 / 28 comments

  Say hello to a sportier version of the Toyota Corolla Cross. The Corolla Cross 1.8 GR Sport has been launched in Malaysia, and the SUV is differentiated by exterior and interior cues, and there are […]

   

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  2023 Toyota Hilux GR Sport in Malaysia – monotube dampers, sportier bodykit; same 204 PS 2.8L

  17 February 2023 / 11 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) today launched the new Toyota Hilux GR Sport, which is a performance-focused variant of the brand’s well-known pick-up truck. Priced at RM159,880 on-the-road without insurance, the Hilux GR Sport is offered […]

   

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  Jan 2023 Malaysian vehicle sales down by 35% – MAA

  17 February 2023 / 6 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released vehicle sales data for the month of January 2023, announcing that a total of 49,461 vehicles were delivered to buyers last month. This is 27,196 units less than […]

   

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