Limited to just 168 units, MINI Malaysia has launched the 2024 MINI Countryman JCW Trim, the final edition of the outgoing second-generation (F60) model. The new variant is offered alongside the standard 2024 MINI Countryman at the following prices (OTR, sans insurance) inclusive of the MINI Extended Warranty and Service Package (RM 10,400): MINI Countryman: RM 260,788 MINI Countryman with JCW Trim: RM 264,233 Also read: 20 photos to decide if you prefer the 2024 MINI Countryman Electric over th

With the production of the sole turbocharged 1.8-litre 4-cylinder variant of the Proton X70 ended, the facelifted X70 that is reportedly planned to be launched in 2024 would only be available with the turbocharged 1.5-litre 3-pot unit. Considering that the 1.8-litre unit is an ageing engine and Proton is committed to the 1.5-litre 3-cylinder unit, the news of the 1.8-litre variant's discontinuation should not come as a surprise. Yet, the X70 1.8 TGDi is still listed on Proton's website, meaning

Dinamikjaya Motors, the sole distributor for Kia vehicles in Malaysia has confirmed that after the CKD 2022 Kia Carnival, the locally assembled (CKD) 2023 Kia Sorento will be launched next. Now, if you're wondering whether you have heard this before, well yes, the Kia Sorento has been tipped to make it here for some time, as part of a new wave of locally-assembled Kia models. Also read: Here's exactly what you're getting with the CKD Kia Carnival that starts from RM 231k As a recap, the fourth-g

Back in the early 90s, if you wanted to buy a performance car, you’d most probably choose the manual transmission option. The equivalent automatic option was probably heavier, slower-reacting, and had higher fuel consumption. My own uncle once told me back then, “In a sprint, my manual car would always be faster and more accelerative versus an automatic.” Those words stuck with me. Fast forward to today, and self-shifting transmissions have gotten so good, no human input could possibly match its

The Geely Boyue has been on sale in China since 2016, and received a mid-life update in 2018. It received yet another update for 2020, which is the model you see here. For its 2020 model year, Geely has streamlined the variants on sale – the company now offers just 4 variants of the Boyue in China, down from the massive 13 variants a few years prior. Then there’s the Boyue Pro, a more sophisticated version of the regular Boyue. The Boyue Pro is differentiated by new headlights and tail lights, m

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 at Las Vegas, USA, the Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the all-new CLA-Class. Now this company has put this new edition car into production at their plant in Kecskemet, Hungary. The plant in Hungary is the birthplace of the highly emotive CLA-Class four-door coupe and remains to produce since the first generation in 2013. The plant's advanced production technologies have been updated, such as the usage of automatic guided vehicles (AGV) to transport entire