A small car that costs nearly a quarter of a million Ringgit is going to raise a lot of eyebrows. Small is cheap, big is expensive – that’s the usual consumer hierarchy unless you're selling bikinis or diamonds. The profit margin on small cars is too thin for manufacturers to pay more attention. Also, no ambitious car engineer wants to boast about building the best entry-level luxury car, so motivation to excel is limited. When the CEOs of Mercedes-Benz or BMW talk about progress, they rarely me

Hans

Oct 24, 2024

Fuel price movements in Malaysia from 24- to 30-Oct 2024 are as below: Fuel Price Update 24- to 30-Oct 2024 RON 95 RM 2.05 RON 97 RM 3.19 RON 100 RM 5.00 Shell V-Power RM 6.30 Diesel EURO 5 B10 RM 3.01 Diesel EURO 5 B7 RM 3.21 Follow fuel price live updates: Petrol Price Malaysia

Sanjay

Oct 23, 2024

Jaecoo Malaysia has just given us a sneak peek at the upcoming Jaecoo J7 plug-in hybrid (PHEV). Registration of interest (ROI) for this C-segment PHEV SUV opened just last week. Set to officially launch at the end of 2024, deliveries are expected to begin in February 2025. While bookings aren’t available yet, we were told that they will be open soon. In Malaysia, the Jaecoo J7 PHEV will initially arrive as a front-wheel drive (2WD) variant, with an all-wheel drive (AWD) version following shortly

Shaun

Oct 23, 2024

The 2024 Honda Civic facelift has ignited Japanese sales charts, with the model exceeding the carmaker's sales targets sixfold in just one month after its introduction. Bookings for the new Civic have surpassed 3,000 units as of 20-October, well above its monthly sales target of 500 units, which is typical for larger cars, given the country's preference for smaller kei-class vehicles. Most notably, this new Civic is popular among young enthusiasts. The new RS variant – the only one with a 6-spee

Sanjay

Oct 23, 2024

On the final day of the PT Songkhla Grand Prix in Songkhla, Thailand, the covers of the Kingdom’s first locally developed race car were unveiled. Called the Tera T63, the entire project was developed and researched by a team of Thai engineers led by founder and race car driver, Silapa Teeraniti. Powering this race car is a turbocharged 2.0-litre inline-four engine placed longitudinally in the middle, behind the driver. The engine produces a maximum output of 350 PS and 500 Nm of torque with a cl

CY Foong

Oct 23, 2024