because of budi95 reduced to 200 litre and I am frequent traveller. I just think only had 1 ICE which is ativa is ok enough not two which we think a good idea

Need suggestion for a new car. Currently driving a 2019 HRV and looking for an upgrade.

1. Brand : Any
2. Budget : ~150k
3. New/Used/Unreg : New
4. Specs : HEV/PHEV
5. Transmission : Auto
6. NA or FI : FI
7. Type : SUV
8. Remarks : Mostly city drive during traffic jams, so prefer a car with good ADAS. Living in condo, so not considering pure EV.

For me it's the charging convenience cos I travel frequently too. If you have mapped this out for your regular or daily travel needs then should be fine.

Those newer batteries on higher voltage car architectures are launching on higher end models in China hence should filter down in a few years to give us 5-10min 80% charge soon. One other reason I'm carefully watching our subsidised Ron95 pricing - any indication it heads north of 2.50 am going to switch one car to EV for fun.

Me try list down ALL new SUV HEV/PHEV < 300K for other members reading too. List price before discounts/ promotions

Brand	Model	$K Range	Type
Chery	Tiggo Cross	100	HEV
Toyota	Yaris Cross	110?	HEV
Proton	Emas7	110-130	PHEV
Nissan	Kicks	114-122	EREV
Chery	Tiggo7	130	PHEV
GM	H6	140	HEV
Toyota	Corolla Cross	141-149	HEV
Honda	HR-V	144	HEV
Suzuki	Fronx	148	HEV
Jaecoo	J7	159	PHEV
Chery	Tiggo8	160	PHEV
Honda	CR-V	178-196	HEV
Hyundai	Tuscon	198	HEV
Omoda	C9	209	PHEV
Hyundai	SantaFe	225-245	HEV
Lexus	LBX	239-269	HEV
Volvo	XC40	269	HEV
Toyota	Harrier	289	HEV
Mazda	CX-80	297	PHEV

Can see most Japanese models remain HEV while a lot Chinese ones gone PHEV. If you wanna go Plugin within your 150K budget, the Emas7 is a pretty safe choice. Else Honda Toyota offers well proven Hybrid models.

This post has been edited by dogbert_chew: May 6 2026, 08:18 PM

I just miss out on 2025 BYD seal 6 which has 8k rebate and seller push for 2026 model which has no rebate. should I pay 5k for new model?