New car series launched in Southeast Asian market, about to come to Vietnam

In February, many new car models were launched by car manufacturers in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. These products are also expected to arrive in Vietnam in the near future.

New generation Toyota Vios sold in Malaysia

Last week, UMW Toyota, the distributor of the Japanese car company in the Malaysian market, allowed customers to order the new generation Vios model. The car is sold in two versions: 1.5E priced at RM90,000 (about VND483 million) and 1.5G priced at RM96,000 (about VND515 million).

The new Toyota Vios introduced in Malaysia is a curved roof fastback, with some advantages such as a 9-inch screen supporting wireless Android Auto/Apple CarPlay, rear air-conditioning vents, electronic handbrake and 3 driving modes including Power, Eco and Normal (previously 2).

Other notable features on the car include 17-inch alloy wheels, paddle shifters, and a large dashboard display. The engine used in Malaysia is a 1.5L 4-cylinder 105 horsepower, 138Nm torque with a D-CVT gearbox similar to the Veloz.

Up to now, the new generation Toyota Vios has been "launched" in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia and Brunei... However, some images of the new Vios revealed in Vietnam show that the new generation has not yet reached Vietnamese people but is only an external upgrade.

Nissan Terra 2023 adds sports version in Southeast Asia

Nissan Philippines officially launched the Nissan Terra 2023 sports version on February 25 on Facebook and YouTube.

In the Philippine market, the Nissan Terra Sport has a more aggressive design than previous versions. The car is equipped with a new sporty rim design. This rim has a diameter of 18 inches with a strong multi-spoke design.

Nissan Terra Sport design just launched in the Philippines.

Positioned as the most advanced version in the D-size SUV line, the Nissan Terra Sport 2023 comes fully equipped. Accordingly, the car has LED headlights with automatic high/low beam adjustment and electric folding rearview mirrors. The Nissan Terra Sport 2023 is equipped with modern interiors such as a 7-inch TFT color screen in the dashboard, an 8-inch central touch screen,...

The car uses a diesel engine codenamed YD25DDTi with 4 cylinders, turbocharged, 2.5L capacity, producing a maximum capacity of 190 horsepower at 3,600 rpm and maximum torque of 450 Nm at 2,000 rpm.

In the Philippine market, the 2023 Nissan Terra Sport has 2 equipment versions: VL 4×2 and VL 4×4. The corresponding selling prices of these 2 versions are 2.119 million Pesos (911 million VND) and 2.459 million Pesos (1.057 billion VND).

In addition to the Philippines, Nissan Thailand also said it will launch the 2023 Terra Sport this week.

New Suzuki Grand Vitara launched in Indonesia

The new Suzuki Grand Vitara has just been officially launched at the 2023 Indonesia exhibition. Similar to India, the Southeast Asian version using the same chassis as the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder was launched in June 2022.

Suzuki Grand Vitara at the 2023 Indonesia show.

In terms of design, the Suzuki Grand Vitara uses an exclusive hexagonal radiator grille with separate headlights with LED daytime running lights placed above and the main light cluster placed lower on the front bumper. At the rear of the car, the LED taillights hug the tailgate thanks to a horizontal strip of lights, with the large GRAND VITARA lettering. The new Suzuki Grand Vitara is 4,345mm long, 1,795mm wide and 1,645mm high. The wheelbase is 2,600mm, and the ground clearance is 210mm.

Suzuki Grand Vitara 2023 has many features such as 9-inch central touch screen, wireless phone charger, large sunroof, rear USB charging port.

In terms of power, the car is equipped with a 1.5L K15C engine supported by mild hybrid technology similar to the Ertiga Hybrid model. The system capacity reaches 102 horsepower, torque 137Nm. The gearbox does not use a 4-speed automatic like the Ertiga Hybrid but a 6-speed automatic with a simulated manual mode and paddle shifters.

In Vietnam, some Suzuki dealers have announced that the new Grand Vitara may return to the market in the near future.

New generation MG HS 2023 launched in Indonesian market

In mid-February, MG introduced the new generation HS model in the Indonesian market. The new version of MG HS in Indonesia has many changes in design and equipment and has many similarities with the C-class sedan MG 5.

Specifically, the MG HS 2023's radiator grille is Digital Flaming, and the headlight cluster can automatically adjust high/low light.

MG HS 2023 has just launched in the Indonesian market.

The LED daytime running lights are integrated into the headlights, and the fog lights are placed vertically at the two corners of the front bumper. In addition, the car also has many new upgrades such as red painted rims, brake clusters, horizontal LED taillights, reverse trapezoidal exhaust pipes... Compared to the previous generation, the design of the MG HS 2023 is sportier and more modern.

Similarly, the interior is also optimized in a sporty direction with semi-bucket front seats, D-cut steering wheel, 12.3-inch electronic dashboard, 10.1-inch floating central screen with Bose speaker system.

The engine block of MG HS 2023 is a gasoline engine, 1.5L capacity, with a capacity of 117 horsepower and maximum torque of 250 Nm combined with a 7-speed gearbox and 5 driving modes including Eco, Normal, Sport, Super Sport and Custom.

Currently, the MG HS 2023 in Indonesia has a corresponding price converted to Vietnamese currency from 720 to 862 million VND for 3 versions: Activate, Ignite and i-Smart. At the end of the third quarter of 2022, MG HS quietly left the Vietnamese market due to temporary out of stock. However, most recently, some dealers said that MG HS 2023 is about to be sold again in Vietnam. The car is imported from Thailand similar to the MG5 and ZS models.