In Cars, Local News, Public Transport / By Jonathan Lee / 22 December 2015 5:02 pm / 9 comments

Unless you were hiding under a rock over the past few weeks, you’d know that the social media sphere is still wrapped up in excitement over Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Ride-sharing service GrabCar is taking advantage of the hype surrounding the latest chapter in the longstanding galactic saga by unleashing 150 Star Wars-themed vehicles across Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Ho Chi Minh and Bangkok until 30 December.

The cars are available in two liveries – one with a Stormtrooper from the film’s nefarious First Order, the other with the adorable BB-8 belonging to star pilot Poe Dameron of the Resistance. Indonesia also gets in on the fun with 500 specially-wrapped taxis and motorcycle taxis under the GrabTaxi and GrabBike banner respectively, while the Philippines will get Star Wars-themed GrabBikes until January 14.

What’s more, Malaysians will be able to ride in the Star Wars-themed GrabCars for free, although customers will have to sign up for the GrabPay cashless payment service to be able to book them. There are prizes to be won too – those who ride in these cars are automatically put in the running to win one of 20 pairs of tickets to catch Star Wars: The Force Awakens given away daily. Also to be given away are movie merchandise in a Snap and Share contest on social media.