In 2003, the Proton Saga 1.3S (Iswara) had a starting price of RM 40,216, and it was only available with a manual transmission. In the intervening 20 years, car prices, like nearly everything else in Malaysia, have gone up significantly. The Toyota Vios used to start at RM 73,599, in 2003. The cheapest Honda City was selling at RM 79,295. Today, the 2023 Toyota Vios started at RM 89,600 while the Honda City starts at RM 84,900. Of course, today's cars are also a lot safer, packed with more comfo

Honda Indonesia has just dropped a teaser ahead of this Thursday’s Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (2021 GIIAS), hinting that a brand-new model will premiere. Not much is known about this model, but a couple of weeks back, during the reveal of the seven-seater all-new 2022 Honda BR-V, the company did tease a mysterious model covered under a red cloth, which is most likely a five-seater SUV positioned below the BR-V. All that was visible was the headlight’s signature lighting and roof

If there’s a real-life Bunta Fujiwara, he is probably retired in a rural part of Australia. The Australian police had in a media statement released today, said they had stopped an 80-year old driver of a GC8 Subaru Impreza WRX yesterday, for driving 182 km/h in a 100 km/h zone in South Australia’s lower Mid North region. The elderly driver was handed a fine of AUD 1,814 (about RM 5,500) and a temporary 6-month suspension on his driving license. The driver was stopped along a typically rural Aust

Naza has confirmed that it will be taking over the Suzuki distributorship in Malaysia. The Suzuki marque will be represented by a new company called Naza Eastern Motors Sdn Bhd. According to a press release by Naza, the newly-formed company will be the sole distributor for Suzuki in Malaysia. Naza Eastern Motors will provide after-sales service for new-generation Suzuki models only. SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin, Group Executive Chairman/CEO, Naza Corporation Holdings said, “It brings us great hono

We often overlooked how much progress today’s automotive technology have made. It wasn’t very long ago that any car with over 100 PS of power and accelerates from 0-100 km/h in under 10 seconds is considered impressive. The original hot hatch, the Volkswagen Golf GTI made headlines with its 110 PS and a 0-100 km/h time of 9.6 seconds. Today’s nondescript family cars offer performance that thirty years ago, was the domain of sports cars, even if the specifications don’t suggest anything remotely

Apart from being known for incorporating a boxer engine into their models, Subaru is also well known for its Symmetrical all-wheel drive (AWD) system. What sets the Subaru Symmetrical AWD apart from all other AWD solutions out there is balance. Balance is achieved by utilizing Subaru's lightweight, compact boxer engine, which is laid out in a straight line in front of the vehicle. Then there's the much heavier transmission, which is located near the centre of the vehicle. By placing the powertra