BMW i3s vs Honda Civic Type R Comparison

Following Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Azizs announcement in Budget 2022 that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be exempted from import, excise, and even road tax, the Managing Director of BMW Malaysia, Hans de Visser has released the following statement to the press:The announcements made at Budget 2022 marked a welcome step towards electrified mobility – one that has long been in the making for Malaysia. The government’s motion to further incentivise and supp

BMW and Coldplay are teaming up to go down in music history for having the most eco-friendly world tour ever. The band will be using recycled BMW i3 batteries that are rechargeable via solar and kinetic energy to power each concert during their tour.Over 40 recycled i3 batteries will be used to power Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour. These batteries and a Hydrotreated Vegetable oil generator will replace the usual diesel and petrol generators.The batteries will be recharged via r

So, you’re tired of combustion engines and you’re thinking of getting an electric car for yourself – whether in the near or far future. Do you really have options as a Malaysian?Well, I hate to break it to you, but most of them are far from being affordable for the masses. But one can dream, right? So, let’s entertain the thought and daydream of shopping for an EV.We wish the Honda E was available in Malaysia. Unfortunately, its only for Japan and Europe.Here are a few ca

Like it or not, BMW drive towards its electric ambitions is only accelerating. As production of the BMW iX and i4 commences, the company pumps more than €500 million into its Dingolfing plant to expanding its E-Drive drivetrains production capacity for electrified cars.According to the BMW Group, this investment will enable them to produce E-Drives for 500,000 electrified cars annually from 2022. To give you an idea of how big of an expansion this is, in 2019, the Group sold 2.5 million car

While it’s cool you can tell a car to lower the air-conditioning temperature, but have you tried ordering chicken rice using your BMW?Yes, with the BMW Concierge Service, you can in fact order chicken rice (or in this case, navigate to a chicken rice shop) from the comfort of your car with just the press of a button.BMW Concierge Service is just one of many services that BMW offers under its ConnectedDrive umbrella.But that’s not all.With the BMW Connected app (available for Apple an

The average person who is used to combustion engine cars might find this hard to believe, but the first batch BMW i3s – numbering 30 units in total - was sold out just two weeks after its launch earlier in April.The response was certainly a surprise even for BMW Group Malaysia and supply remains tight but additional shipments of i3s are on their way.To put it into perspective, 30 tech-savvy early adopters would rather have an i3s rather than a BMW 3 Series.To recap, the i3s is priced at RM

Sometimes it seems that anything is possible in Malaysia – even Honda dealers who allegedly know the price of the all-new 2022 Honda Civic Type R (FL5) - even before its official launch in Japan! Rest assured, Honda Malaysia has swiftly rubbished these claims.This is in response to a recent social media post on Facebook that claims the 2022 Civic Type R was open for booking, and that the vehicle(s) in question are under warranty by Honda Malaysia, suggesting that these are officially impor

The Honda Civic wasn’t the only coveted Honda nameplate to make a big celebration in 2022. The Big H’s performance division, Type R is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.While the red R is currently only available on the Civic which saw the latest generation unveiled last week, the name was used on three other models – the NSX, Integra, and Accord.In fact, the Type R division helped to spark a performance renaissance among regular carmakers. The likes of Toyota, Renault

Teasing seems to be the new marketing game Honda plays these days. From the City to the HR-V, they’ve milked every single aspect of those cars and continued to do so with the all-new FL5 2022 Honda Civic Type R. Fortunately, or the Type R, we’re a little more patient though that game has finally ended with the official road of its turbocharged VTEC mill signalling its status as the most powerful Type R yet.This formerly boy racers favourite thats all grown up is based on the current

Big wing? Check. Three massive exhaust exits? Check. Aggression? Check. These three can only mean one thing, and one thing only for now: the 2023 Honda Civic Type R, and its making its debut very, very soon.How soon? Summer 2022, so anytime between this month and September. For now though Honda wants you to get hyped through its short-but-sweet teaser video, as a prototype goes full tilt around the Nürburgring.Also read: Final tease before debut, heres the all-new 2022 Honda Civic Type RNat

Honda is synonymous with VTEC, having established its technology for over 30 years now. Say the term VTEC and some might immediately picture uncivilised – sometimes deafening – Honda Civics blasting down the road. But like it or not, VTEC deserves a spot in the automotive hall of fame.VTEC stands for Variable Valve Timing & Lift Electronic Control. It essentially uses Variable Valve Lift (VVL), which allows the combination of two engine characteristics into one engine and can tra

Imitation engine lubricants are a cancer in automotive aftersales. Well maybe it’s more akin to Covid; an endemic. It’ isn’t going anywhere and we’ll have to learn to live with it but that doesn’t mean we can’t be careful to reduce our chances of catching it.That said, The Honda Guys channel on YouTube worked together with Honda dealer Ban Lee Heng Motor in Seremban to raise awareness on the imitation parts out there and how to easily tell them apart so you do