This morning, our review of the Thailand-market 2022 Honda HR-V went live (it’s here, if you haven’t seen it). Shortly after that we nipped down to Maxcom Motor in Bangsar to check out what we’ll actually be getting – the Malaysian-spec Honda HR-V in 1.5 V form. Photos are still a no-no, so we'll use photos of the cars available in Thailand and Indonesia to illustrate. Four variants, three engines Buyers will be able to choose between four variants in Malaysia: the S, E, V, and RS. All four have

First Civic Hybrid after 2 generations, lauunches in June 2.0-liter hybrid, with eCVT, Sensing standard Adds rear A/C vents, fully-digital meter, many more goodies It's been seven years since we last had a Civic Hybrid, but here it is once again: this is the 2022 Honda Civic e:HEV that's just made its world premiere at the Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS), Thailand. Talk about a bang! The last time the h-word was tied to a Civic was with the FB-series, sold from 2011 to 2015. That generat

While Malaysian politicians are bickering over the controversial decision to replace the Proton Perdana with the Toyota Vellfire as the government’s official transport, the Kenya Police Service has added the Proton X70 to its line-up. According to Proton Kenya’s Facebook page, 30 units of the SUV were handed over to the African country’s police force. The Kenyan-spec X70 is only available with one variant, the Premium 2WD which is powered by a 1.5-litre 3-cylinder turbocharged engine (177 PS/255

Geely recently delivered 30 units of the Geely Jiaji to the Gouyang County Public Security Bureau in Anhui in a small handover ceremony. The Geely Jiaji police vehicles will assist the Guoyang County police to maintain public order and upkeep peace. This isn’t the first time the Geely Jiaji has undergone such duties, as Geely deployed 169 units of the Jiaji during the initial outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in China earlier this year, assisting front-liners with their duties. To recap, the Gee

PHP Automobiles Limited, the official distributor of Proton vehicles in Bangladesh, has introduced the Proton X70 in the country. The first 100 units are imported (CBU) from Malaysia, while the subsequent units will be locally-assembled (CKD) at PHP Automobile's plant in Chittagong. Separating the Malaysian and Bangladeshi Proton X70 is the engine. Buyers in Bangladesh get the Proton X70 with a smaller 1.5-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine that does 177 PS at 5,500 rpm and 255 Nm f

Proton has presented a customized Proton X70 to Tengku Laksamana Selangor, featuring a number of customized bits and pieces to differentiate it from the Rakyat's version. This particular car is imported (CBU) from China model, as the locally-assembled (CKD) Proton X70 has yet to be launched, although bookings are now opened. You can tell that this is the imported model as it still features the old Proton logo. The CKD model will have the newer, round Proton logo. Starting with the exterior, the