The soon to be launched in Malaysia JETOUR T2 Achieves 5-Star ASEAN NCAP Safety Ratings

 

On Friday, the 9th of January, JETOUR Malaysia announced that the soon to be launched JETOUR T2 has achieved a 5-star rating from the ASEAN New Car Assessment Programme (ASEAN NCAP) under the 2021–2025 assessment protocol, with an overall score of 86.50 points. The 5-star ASEAN NCAP rating is much welcomed as the JETOUR T2 prepares to make its Malaysian entrance in the 1st quarter of 2026. You can view the ASEAN NCAP results here - https://www.aseancap.org/result/12873

Offers - Hyundai Motor Malaysia Offers Rewarding New Journeys for the Lunar New Year

Hyundai Motor Malaysia have introduced Lunar New Year promotions, with the new TUCSON available from RM125,888. One can enjoy Total Drive Rewards, Instant Savings or 0% interest financing for the brand’s product line-up including the new TUCSON, all-new SANTA FE and STARIA.


There is also a RM888 Early Bird Ang Pao available in addition to selected promotional savings for customers who test drive and book within seven working days.

More details are in the official press release below. 

KUALA LUMPUR, January 8, 2026 –

2026 Proton X70 SUV gets the new 4 cylinder 1.5 TGDi engine - only 2 variants starting from RM99,800 with early bird rebate

Last week, on the 8th of January 2026, PROTON launched the 2026 PROTON X70. This is the brand's flagship C-Segment SUV and it comes with improvements, most notably is the new 4 cylinder 1.5liter turbocharged petrol engine over the previous 3 cylinder 1.5liter engine which is technically a smoother engine overall . According to Proton, the 2026 X70 aside from the engine, has enhancements in comfort and convienience too, and has been developed by strengthening the areas that matter most throughout the ownership period and also finely tuned after considering customers’ feedback.

UMW TOYOTA MOTOR LAUNCHES THE 2026 TOYOTA GR COROLLA AUTOMATIC & ALSO ANNOUNCES OTHER UPDATES TO GR VEHICLES HERE IN MALAYSIA

 On Saturday, the 10th of January 2026, UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT) officially launched the 2026 Toyota GR Corolla Automatic Transmission (AT) in Malaysia, expanding access to Toyota Gazoo Racing’s race-bred performance for a wider group of drivers. The sports C segment hatch, has been designed for those who aspire to experience the thrill of a motorsports developed car but prefer the ease and confidence of an automatic, the GR Corolla AT combines high-performance engineering with intuitive control and everyday use without compromising the authentic GR driving character. 

SO this is 'easy mode; GR. Well, not really. This is not to say that only 'real men' drive manual transmissions, but in this day and age, especially in traffic jam packed regions like the Klang Valley and the fact that car ownership may only mean one nice car at a time, an automatic performance hatchback actually makes sense. This is age catching up with the writer of this blog, an decades of driving in traffic has mellowed him. I do like options given to customers, especially if it makes like easier for most people.