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Renault Megane Overview The fourth generation Renault Megane made its first debut in Malaysia back in 2018. Priced from RM 228,000 (OTR without insurance) when new, the French C-segment 5-door hatchback is imported directly from Spain and is made available only in the sole GT trim. The GT sets itself apart from the run of the mill Megane IV with a more aggressive exterior styling, sporting the GT and Renault Sport badging, not unlike the AMG Line trim for the Mercedes-Benz A Class or the M Sport trim for BMW 1 Series. While it may not be as dynamically inclined as the full R.S model, Renault’s performance division did get their hands on the Renault Megane’s chassis and suspension development, incorporating R.S drive mode and 4CONTROL rear-wheel-steering technology.

RM 381,920

BMW 1 Series – Overview The BMW 1 Series, as the model number suggests, is the entry model to the BMW family, slotting below the evergreen 3 Series sedan. Being developed with Germany and overall Europe in mind to compete with the Audi A3, Volvo 40-range and Mercedes-Benz A-Class, the 1 Series was exclusively developed as a hatchback only and a coupe body style followed later. Another key feature of the BMW 1 Series was the driven wheels- it was the only rear-wheel drive premium hatchback and coupe for the first two generations (E87, F20). However, due to the ever-competitive nature of the hatchback segment in Europe, BMW moved to an all-new front-wheel drive platform for this current third-generation F40 BMW 1 Series. BMW Malaysia currently only offers the range-topping BMW M135i xDrive as the sole representative of the F40 BMW 1 Series range in Malaysia. The previously-popular locally-assembled F20 BMW 118i rear-wheel drive compact hatch that was priced around RM220,000 is currently represented by the all-new F44 BMW 218i Gran Coupe, also front-wheel drive. Being the top of the range as well as a M Performance model, the fully-imported BMW M135i xDrive does not come cheap, in fact, more expensive than the common 3 Series and even the 530e at RM355,646.25. Its closest competitor is the Mercedes-AMG A35 4Matic at RM366,785.05. The Renault Megane RS 300 is now priced at RM326,477 while the Audi S3 and Honda Civic Type R are not available in Malaysia.

RM 246,012

Volkswagen Golf GTI – Overview The initial launch of the latest Volkswagen Golf GTI – now in its eighthgeneration, or Mk8 – put its price down at RM212k, and that amazing low pricewas due to the SST exemption. However, without the exemption, the true price ofthe new Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk8 is RM227,012, which is almost RM10k lower thanthe previous generation model. This is achieved thanks to a historic milestone– the Volkswagen Golf has only ever been produced in Germany and China, andnow, amazingly, in Pekan, Malaysia, which is why the price of the new car canbe so compelling. Together with this price, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia includes 5years of unlimited mileage, three years of free maintenance, and five years ofroadside assistance.

Time to be determined