What we know as the all-new 2022 Honda HR-V has made its official debut in China however, it will be known by its Japanese name, the Honda Vezel instead. The model will be sold by Guangqi Honda, one of two joint ventures Honda has in China. In case you get confused, in China, the HR-V and the Vezel are marketed as different models as they are sold by different JVs, the HR-V namesake is sold by Dongfeng Honda and is based on the Honda Civic. But we’re focused on the Vezel in this article, so we w

If you've sat inside the Perodua Ativa, one thing must've stuck out to you - the placement of the central locking buttons. Unlike most cars that you might be familiar with, the Ativa's central locking buttons are situated on the centre tunnel, right next to the handbrake lever. This is vastly different from the arrangement in its donor car, the JDM Daihatsu Rocky which has no buttons - not even on the driver's door. Actually, that's one of Daihatsu's steps to further 'Malaysianise' the Ativa fro

Meet the latest all-wheel-drive, electric VW Golf GTI you never thought you wanted. Sorry, wait no. This is the all-new VW ID.4 GTX, the 'GTX' suffix representing VW's electric performance range after the GTD, GTI and GTE models (the 'X' signifying a crossing to electric performance cars, apparently). And this ID.4 GTX is making all the right noises. Similar to VW's other GT(insert suffix) models(such as the all-electric VW ID.4), the ID.4 GTX is a practical, 4-door that blends everyday usabilit

Honda Malaysia has just unveiled the all-new 2020 Honda City, which is set to go head-to-head against the soon-to-be-launched all-new Nissan Almera and Toyota Vios. Now that the launch has been done and dusted, let’s take a closer look and see how these models fare against each other. Powertrain – Plenty of choices in the B-segment market Not too long ago, those looking for a B-segment sedan had very limited options to choose from, with most engine being offered are naturally-aspirated petrol en

A global pandemic and signs of an impending economic depression are already slamming the automotive industry five ways to Thursday. Car sales are down, people are losing their jobs, and businesses are going bankrupt. We may be a meal away from financial Armageddon, which for some means it is a good time as any to buy an old Honda Civic Type R for RM300,000. Wait, what? That isn’t a lone case. More recently somebody bought a Mugen Civic Type R for half a million Ringgit. If that wasn’t brave enou

The new locally-assembled (CKD) Proton X70 has many great things going for it. Prices have been lowered, there are more features, and the engine has been updated to deliver better driving performance, paired to a new, more fuel efficient transmission. You can read a summary of what’s new with the Proton X70 CKD here. Being a popular new car, there’s also a lot of hype surrounding the new Proton X70 CKD’s launch. That hype might give the impression that it’s a perfect car but it is not because th