My local sales say estimated SST increase around 3 to 4k RM.

I tested this hybrid version car 3 times before settling for Civic, and I think for those who don’t need all the space in a civic but want the SUV form
Factor for a large Vios, this is a good choice. I don’t really liked the sleepy 1.8NA engine, it gives me no confidence in overtaking..😜

I loved the hybrid drivetrain.

So many estimates all over the park, I suppose its safe to say less than 10k maybe at least 5k...

I see many on the road nowadays, in Penang where ppl are still slightly price sensitive, G and V are aplenty on the road while I am pretty sure I've not seen any Hybrid.

I did. Not agree, hybrid was way better in gentle and normal acceleration. Unless the driver rev to 3 or 4K rpm and Launch his NA, hybrid wins easily.

It is significantly in favour of the hybrid between 0 and 80 km/h.
I didn’t buy one as I found the space a bit too little for me for the rear passengers. Will struggle to sit 3 adults for long trips. Wanted a bit more.

Wrong. Without EPB in Corolla cross your auto cruise control in low speed will disengage and your are left with car in D and no braking after 3 seconds of full stop. Means it will crawl and hit something in front of you don’t step on the pedal. You can step and maintain pressure on brake pedal and hold D but you need to fully release the brake pedal before engaging the cruise control again (a 2 step process that is equal to actually just normal driving) or you can step the foot brake and release your foot to rest but your car is in D + handbrake ON and you will need to release it manually when traffic is moving again. Imagine doing either of the above for a few hundred times in a long traffic jam. Defeats the purpose of low speed follow.

In a normal low speed follow, like Altis and Civic and CRV and US speced corolla cross, you only need to let the car fully brake by itself, keep it in D while traffic stops to zero, and when traffic starts again you just press a button on the steering wheel. Can say as totally foot free operation. This allows you to rest your legs in a traffic jam. No need to step on any pedal for anything other than standby for emergency brake if necessary.

I recommend you to try out the feature thoroughly if you think traffic jam low speed follow is important to you, go to a long traffic light and test it out. For me it is a useless feature on Corolla cross while it is a useful feature on other cars I mention above.

What you really need during constant speed hill climb is actually torque, not horsepower. In the same sense that a heavy laden lorry / bus also does not have high horsepower, but diesels and hybrids have one nice thing in common, that is torque at low RPM. So it will generally be ok, you may hear the petrol engine roar (charging + motor generation dual duty) but still works most of the time.

It would appear still much better to save petrol compared to a regular petrol along the way too!