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Updated Toyota Harrier Open For Booking, Priced From RM274,000

Authorised Toyota dealerships are now accepting bookings for an updated Toyota Harrier which will soon be launched in Malaysia by UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT). The current generation has been in the market since February 2021 and now gets an improved look and feel.

The new Harrier, with a Dynamic Force 2-litre engine, will be available in Luxury and Special Edition versions and a choice of 5 exterior colours – Slate Grey Metallic, Precious Black, Steel Blonde Metallic, Dark Blue Metallic and Platinum White Pearl – with the Special Edition having an exclusive Metallic Red finish. The on-the-road price without insurance will be from RM274,000.

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First Look At Honda Prologue EV To Go On Sale In 2024 (w/VIDEO)

Honda has revealed the exterior and interior styling of its Prologue battery-electric vehicle (BEV) that will go on sale in North America in 2024. The model, with a SUV bodystyle, is one of the two BEVs which the Japanese carmaker will co-develop with GM.

GM will supply its flexible global BEV platform powered by its proprietary Ultium batteries, and also build the BEVs at its plants in North America. The second model is planned for launch in 2027, by which time the companies will be looking at the start of ‘global production of millions of BEVs.

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Bermaz Motor Opens Bookings For Mazda CX-3 1.5/2.0 Core Versions

Bermaz Motor is accepting bookings for the latest Core variants of the Mazda CX-3 with a choice of two SKYACTIV-G petrol engines – 1.5 litres and 2.0 litres. The model is imported from the Auto Alliance factory in Rayong, Thailand, with the engines also being manufactured at the nearby Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing Thailand plant.

Prices (without Insurance) for the 2 versions are RM107,870 for the CX-3 1.5 and RM118,159 for the CX-3 2.0. Both SUVs have 6-speed SKYACTIV-Drive automatic transmissions. Only front-wheel drive is available.

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Lamborghini Urus S Gets Performante Power For Update

Since going on sale in 2018, the Lamborghini Urus has been a great successor for the Italian sportscar company. Up to June this year, over 20,000 units have been delivered worldwide, making it Lamborghini’s bestselling model in the shortest time ever.

The impressive high performance of the Urus inspired Lamborghini to coin the term ‘Super SUV’ for its model. And in the four years that the Urus has been around, other carmakers like Aston Martin, Audi and BMW M have also launched their Super SUVs.

So Lamborghini has decided it’s time to update its original Super SUV with enhanced performance. The new Urus S replaces the standard Urus and gets the same performance level as the Urus Performante which debuted in August. However, where the Performante is performance-focussed, the Urus S is more oriented towards luxury.

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BMW M Joins The Super SUV Crowd With New XM PHEV

When BMW decided to start offering SUVs, it first made sure that the new models would have the driving dynamics that made people buy their ‘ultimate driving machines’. Engineered to be true BMWs, their vehicles are instead called Sport Activity Vehicles or SAVs.

It’s the same for BMW M, the high-performance division, when it made the decision to electrify. For a company like BMW M, which has built up a reputation producing cars with superlative performance, going electric meant that they had also to be able to offer the same kind of performance.

The first BMW M automobile designed for purely electric mobility from the outset was the new iX M60, launched at the beginning of this year. But that was just a start and now the company has come out with another electrified model – the XM.

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All-new Ford Everest Joins Next-Generation Ford Ranger (w/Video)

The all-new Everest joins the Ford range in Malaysia, adding a SUV to the next-generation Ranger pick-up in Sime Darby Auto ConneXion’s offerings. This is the third generation of the SUV that was developed for ASEAN and other Asia-Pacific markets around the world and it’s no secret that the Everest (also known as the Endeavour in India) shares a lot with the latest Ranger.

Though the Everest is on the same platform as the Ranger, the shared approach was not considered when the Ranger was being developed in the 1990s as Ford’s ‘Asian Car’. However, with the growing popularity of SUVs, Ford knew it had to have a representative in that segment too. It had the Explorer, once the bestselling SUV in the world, but that was essentially a North American product not really suited for the rest of the world.

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Audi Malaysia Adds RS Q8 Quattro To Line-Up, Priced From RM1,699,990

PHS Automotive Malaysia (PHSAM)/Audi Malaysia, which took over the Audi distributorship in July this year, has added the Audi RS Q8 to its range of offerings. A fairly recent model in Audi’s SUV range, the Q8 made its global debut in 2018, with the performance-enhanced RS version coming the following year.

The Q8’s coupe SUV design was Audi’s response to the appearance of the new generation of coupe crossovers from BMW (X6) and Mercedes-Benz (GLE-Class) which had been enjoying good sales. It thus introduced new design language for the brand, created by Marc Lichte. The design also has some elements from the original Audi Quattro rallycar of the 1980s.

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New Mitsubishi ASX Is Shared Model With Renault Captur, Only For Europe

At last, a new Mitsubishi ASX has officially been announced. The model has been around a rather long time, being freshened with cosmetic updates and special editions for the past 12 years. At one point, Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) even had plans to assemble it at Proton’s factory but when that did not materialize, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia went ahead to have it assembled at the Tan Chong plant in Kuala Lumpur.

If this new second generation of the ASX looks somewhat familiar, you’re right. It’s similar to the Renault Captur sold by TC Euro Cars in Malaysia and has been adapted to become Mitsubishi model. Having joined the Renault-Nissan Alliance in 2017 (after Nissan acquired a controlling share in MMC), the carmaker had access to the products and technology of the Alliance. This helped it to freshen its model line-up which had stagnated due to its weak financial position.

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Land Rover Defender 90 Joins The Range In Malaysia

Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia has added to its range the Defender 90, the shorter version of the latest Defender model launched here two years ago. Two versions with different engines are imported from the UK – the P300 priced from RM838,800 and the P400 priced from RM1,098,800 (excluding insurance).

Both Defenders have petrol engines from the Ingenium family, with the P300 having a 2-litre 4-cylinder unit and the P400 being a 3-litre V6 Mild Hybrid (MHEV) powerplant. A key feature of the Defender’s MHEV is its 48V battery pack that can store up to 200 Wh of electricity.

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3rd Generation Subaru XV To Be Known Only As Crosstrek Globally

When the Subaru XV (as Malaysians knew it) was introduced 10 years ago, it was also known as the Crosstrek in North America. Perhaps there was some other model in that market that also had a similar badge or Subaru wanted a more ‘substantial’ name for its biggest market.

For the third generation revealed recently, it has decided to use only Crosstrek globally which will begin sales in Japan in early 2023. Apart from simplifying communications, that should also save Subaru some money on making a separate set of badges!

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Updated Toyota Harrier Open For Booking, Priced From RM274,000

First Look At Honda Prologue EV To Go On Sale In 2024 (w/VIDEO)

Bermaz Motor Opens Bookings For Mazda CX-3 1.5/2.0 Core Versions

Lamborghini Urus S Gets Performante Power For Update

BMW M Joins The Super SUV Crowd With New XM PHEV

All-new Ford Everest Joins Next-Generation Ford Ranger (w/Video)

Audi Malaysia Adds RS Q8 Quattro To Line-Up, Priced From RM1,699,990

New Mitsubishi ASX Is Shared Model With Renault Captur, Only For Europe

Land Rover Defender 90 Joins The Range In Malaysia

3rd Generation Subaru XV To Be Known Only As Crosstrek Globally

Updated Toyota Harrier Open For Booking, Priced From RM274,000

First Look At Honda Prologue EV To Go On Sale In 2024 (w/VIDEO)

Bermaz Motor Opens Bookings For Mazda CX-3 1.5/2.0 Core Versions

Lamborghini Urus S Gets Performante Power For Update

BMW M Joins The Super SUV Crowd With New XM PHEV

All-new Ford Everest Joins Next-Generation Ford Ranger (w/Video)

Audi Malaysia Adds RS Q8 Quattro To Line-Up, Priced From RM1,699,990

New Mitsubishi ASX Is Shared Model With Renault Captur, Only For Europe

Land Rover Defender 90 Joins The Range In Malaysia

3rd Generation Subaru XV To Be Known Only As Crosstrek Globally

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