Still better than Nissan

https://www.insidemazda.co.uk/2025/05/12/ma...l-sales-growth/

That is only recent recovery, before that been burning for years.

tarak duit jangan beli hybrid...

Toyota may buy Nissan!

This post has been edited by gld998: Jun 16 2025, 02:45 PM

Quite interesting video. So it appears that being a Singaporean you are also a fan of this Malaysian car reviewer.

Apparently he is comparing Toyota Corolla Cross hybrid and petrol, suggesting that the Corolla Cross hybrid although being a more fuel-efficient vehicle may not actually be the case in the long run, losing out in high maintenance and resale value.

For this Nissan Kicks, there is only one option of the Kicks. I presume people who have chosen the Kicks may not be primarily looking at the fuel-efficient aspects of it but the overall package. The advantage of the high fuel efficiency of the Kicks comes as a bonus. ALthough the Kicks can be considered to be a hybrid, unlike the Corolla Cross hybrid it's a more powerful vehicle (0-100km/h in 9.5s) with the 1.2 litre engine (low road tax here in Malaysia, also a bonus).

I bought kicks because it was the 2nd cheapest hybrid at that time... its same price with Corolla ICE - it makes more sense to buy hybrid in SG as its ard SGD2.80 (RM9~RM10) after discounts per liter of petrol.
Nissan Note epower which is same price as Vios in SG is too small and cram for me.. I m 6 feet plus..

Give u a hint on sg car price... bezza price and vios price same same...
thats why p2 uplorry in sg.. they are selling it too high

Corrolla cross price is around 50k sgd more expensive in SG.. I figured i could spend that sgd50k on the petrol and maintenance plus cover the devaluation when I will sell it at after 5~7years.

Btw Bro Wong Shop - Hong Lee Auto is very near my hse in Kulai... ard 15km away... passby when I go back.

This post has been edited by gld998: Jun 16 2025, 03:03 PM

Good to know. Petrol price in Malaysia is still relatively cheap compared to Singapore. Between Corolla Cross hybrid and petrol, I will still pick the petrol version as there are some aspects of the hybrid which I don't like (I've mentioned several times on the threads here so won't repeat). As petrol price is still relatively low, good fuel economy is not the main criteria for me in the selection of any vehicle. It's a desirable factor for a vehicle to be fuel efficient but it's not the main priority at this moment. When the time comes for the government to raise the prices of RON95 with targeted subsidy, it will then be a more important factor.

Anyway, the Kicks is already fuel-efficient to me, I think, so it doesn't matter. For me, it's more to a combined factors of value-for-money of the Kicks, CBU Thailand, performance (reasonably good acceleration power, quietness, NVH) fuel efficient, 1.2-litre engine, around that order. The quality of the vehicle in areas NVH, quietness, acceleration power and reported nimble ride and good handling, those are the factors that are important to me while the rest are all secondary.

Bezza and Vios are priced the same in Singapore? Interesting.. Bro Wong seems to be quite thorough in their review of vehicles, bringing along a measuring tape to measure every nook and cranny of the vehicles..

No choice.. all cars in sg is on 10yrs lease.. I dont want spend 3hrs go in sg and 3hrs go back taking public transport

Missed this video. I'm all in if that happens. Toyota+Nissan will be much better than Honda+Nissan to me if it's in Malaysia. It would need to take place on the global scene first. Then locally in Malaysia that's another story with Tan Chong Malaysia entering into a joint-venture with Toyota Malaysia.