The Nissan Kicks e-Power is our choice for Vehicle Of The Year 2025.
This year’s overall Vehicle Of The Year winner goes to none other than the Nissan Kicks e-POWER. Sure, it’s a little bit late to the game, but this one-of-a-kind hybrid brought the best of both worlds. Pure electric propulsion and a fuel tank that takes just seconds to fill up. The petrol ‘generator’ under the hood made itself largely unheard and unfelt throughout our test drive and we managed to get some really usable performance out of this little crossover.
It handles gracefully over Malaysia’s rough potholed roads without getting out of sorts in the corners. Available from just RM113,800 the Nissan Kicks e-POWER makes a pretty convincing case for itself for upgraders from national car products that are looking for a bit of that ‘electric kick’ without the hassle of charging.
About VOTY 2025
The Allianz DSF.my Vehicle Of The Year (VOTY) Award ceremony is the first and only vehicle award event in Malaysia that does not hand out paid awards, nor does it charge winners or participating brands any fee whatsoever. Winners are allowed to use the VOTY event logo free of charge in all marketing materials. Event attendees are not even charged for their seat at the award presentation. All car manufacturers that operate in Malaysia are invited to participate free of charge. All they have to do is let our judges test drive their nominated vehicles.
The nominated vehicles must have been launched in Malaysia in the last 12 months and cannot be a localised minor facelift (body-kits, stickers, wheel upgrades, etc). All judging is independent and is put down to a vote before the winners are selected. Car manufacturers are not informed if they are winning or not before the event.
2025 marks a significant milestone for VOTY as Allianz celebrates its 16th year as the title sponsor of this prestigious automotive event. This year also commemorates Daniel Sherman Fernandez’s 25th year in the automotive industry, highlighting his longstanding contribution and commitment to automotive journalism in Malaysia.
The judges for VOTY 2025 are Daniel Sherman Fernandez and Subhash Nair of dsf.my, Ross Hadi of gohedgostan.com and Joshua Chin of automacha.com.
