Proton is an ambitious carmaker with a strong national sense but unlike most national car projects, P1 persevered. Though that “national” title is irrelevant today, its pride remains true to every single Malaysian 40 years after the project was first announced. Some might argue that Proton (and by some extension, Perodua) squandered any feasible chance of Malaysia being an attractive hub for foreign carmakers who chose Indonesia and Thailand as their destination for growth in the ASEAN region. N

It takes a fanatical fastidiousness to notice how even the size of a bolt affects performance, but that's what the people of Toyota Gazoo Racing (GR) are accustomed to, resulting in the upgraded Toyota GR Corolla. Two things were changed to the all-wheel drive monster: the bolts on the front and rear suspension members as well as the steering gearbox, and the shape of the front airduct. On the front suspension and steering gearbox, the bolts are now ribbed, while the fasteners at the back got a

Commercials and advertisements are often seen as an annoyance but sometimes, there are a few gems that pop up that you simply don't want to skip. Take this latest commercial of the Toyota GR Corolla from the United States. The newest commercial depicting the GR Corolla is the final instalment of the Toyota GR model lineup ad campaign for America. The trilogy of ads pokes fun at the whole process of making a commercial. It goes through the process of the pitch, the focus group, and finally the sh

UMW Toyota has launched the Toyota GR86 in Malaysia, priced from RM 295,000 for the 6-speed manual to RM 305,000 for the 6-speed automatic variant. Like its predecessor, the Toyota GR86 is fully imported (CBU) from Japan. Let’s start with the powertrain, it gets a 2.4-litre boxer engine (FA24) that makes 237 PS/250 Nm (37 PS and 45 Nm more than the FA20 in the first generation 86), mated to a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission. Both transmissions have been updated to accommodate th

Would you be surprised with the headline? Of course not. It’s just the way things are these days, whether you like it or not. Two out of five (or 40 percent) of Mercedes-Benz cars sold globally are SUV models. Mercedes-Benz sold 2,164,187 cars in 2020 (down 10.3 percent). The figure includes 38,391 units of Smart models, but excluding commercial vans (325,771 units) and trucks. The commercial trucks division has since been spun off as a separate company, Daimler Truck AG, but it is still parked

Yes, you read the title correctly – we’ve compiled a list of 6 cars you should buy recond over official units. For those who have been following us would know that we don’t usually recommend recond cars, but for this post, we’ll make an exception. But before we get started, we should clarify the misconception that recond car are better equipped than local spec cars isn’t true. Companies like Toyota and Mercedes-Benz have been fitting their cars with generous safety equipment, matching or even su