Honda Japan has just opened pre-orders for the 2024 Honda WR-V. Despite sharing the same "Winsome Runabout Vehicle" acronym as the one currently on sale in Malaysia, it is an entirely different model. Fully imported from India where the JDM WR-V is sold as the Honda Elevate, it is a blocky-looking SUV that makes our WR-V appear cute by comparison. However, Honda Access is offering accessories to spruce up the Japanese WR-V’s look. Called the “Tough Style” package, its centrepiece is the front gr

The little Ora Good Cat. Pretty interesting character, this. It burst into Malaysia's electric vehicle (EV) scene with its sparkly cute looks, a not-quite-bad spec sheet, and prices that were relatively more attainable: RM 139,800 and RM 169,800. Performance and range figures seem good for the money, with both variants of the Good Cat driven by a 143 PS/210 Nm electric motor. Range is either 400 km or 500 km, depending on variant and their battery size – 48 kWh and 63 kWH, respectively. Also rea

The newly launched D74A generation 2023 Perodua Axia will have a 6-year model lifecycle, suggests a Bursa Malaysia filing by Perodua vendor Betamek Bhd. On the same day the all-new 2023 Perodua Axia was launched, Betamek released a notification to Bursa Malaysia saying that its subsidiary Betamek Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd has received a Letter of Appointment dated 25 January 2023 issued by Perodua, for a contract to supply various electronic parts for Perodua new car model. The filing to Bursa did

The Geely Okavango, known in China as the Geely Haoyue, has made its official launch in Saudi Arabia. The 7-seater SUV in the Middle East is powered by a 1.5 turbocharged 3-cylinder petrol engine, similar to the Okavango in the Philippines. In case you have not made the link, the 1.5-litre turbocharged engine is the same unit that powers the Proton X50. However, the Okavango’s engine is aided by a 48V mild-hybrid battery which boosts power output to 190 PS and 300 Nm. Like the X50, the Okavango’

Like any organization experiencing rapid growth and change, there will be growing pains. Proton is experiencing this first hand, not just with supply issues of the very high in demand Proton X50, but also shortage in spare parts supply for its service centres. To Proton’s credit, the company has taken a very brave move to publically acknowledge the shortcomings in its after-sales services. At today’s announcement of Proton’s February 2021 sales performance, Proton said it recorded its highest ev

All-new 2020 Honda Accord has two variants, both using the same the 1.5-litre VTEC Turbo paired to a CVT-type automatic transmission driving the front wheels. The only difference between the two variants is that the TC-P variant comes with Sensing, and a few more driving aids. 2020 Honda Accord prices range from RM 185,900 for the 1.5 TC variant and RM 195,900 for the 1.5 TC-P variant. That’s quite close to the Thailand-made Toyota Camry 2.5V’s RM 196,888 as well as the new locally-assembled Vol