For automotive purists, sticking with a manual transmission is the way to go and anything with two pedals or less is considered sacrilege. But what if your only (official) option is an automatic gearbox, should you feel ashamed and let those purists clang the bells while calling shame on you? Well, in the case of the Suzuki Swift Sport (ZC33S), Suzuki’s Malaysian distributor, Naza Eastern Motors only offers the 6-speed automatic variant. The more enthusiast-approved 6-speed manual transmission i

The facelifted W213 Mercedes-Benz E300 is one of the best executive sedans you can buy today. It’s the sweet spot of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia’s wide line-up of models, and the new facelifted model has fixed (nearly) everything we didn’t like about the previous W213 E-Class, especially its ride comfort. Priced from RM 397,888, the E300 strikes the right balance between business appeal, value for money, and ease of driving. The bigger S-Class commands more respect but the task of driving it is bette

Honda Malaysia (or the Company) today announced a proactive product recall involving the City, City Hatchback, HR-V and BR-V in a precautionary safety measure. The details of the affected models are in Table 1. Honda recalls 2022 Situation Model Model Year Units Affected A City 2021 1,068 City Hatchback 2022 B HR-V 2020 343 BR-V 2021 116 The recalls are for the following situations: A. Inspection of the nut torque on the Alternating Current Generator (ACG) This recall is a precautionary safety m

Familiar name, but a completely different look: back in February 2021, Honda debuted the all-new 2021 Honda HR-V in Japan. Lots have been said about the new SUV, so let's quickly go over some facts and figures. What's the all-new Honda HR-V? The model marked the carmaker's first global debut of 2021, two months before they unveiled the equally-new 2022 Honda Civic FE. A full model change (industry parlance for a generational shift), the third-generation HR-V comes with a cleaner look, new powert

Honda Malaysia has sold their 1 millionth car! To celebrate the achievement the company kick-started their 1 Million Dreams Campaign with a contest where the grand prize is 7 Special Edition one-of-a-kind models, one of each model the company has on sale. It seemed not too long ago that Honda celebrated selling their 900,000th car, but it’s been 2 years since the company reached its sales record milestone. The 1 Million Dreams Campaign is part of Honda Malaysia’s initiative to thank customers fo

Revealed last year, the BMW X5 (G05) xDrive45e replaced the previous generation X5 (F15) xDrive40e which was one of BMW Malaysia’s popular SUV or as they call it, SAV model. The BMW X5 (G05) is currently available in only one variant, the xDrive40i M Sport that is fully imported (CBU) and is priced at RM 618,800. It is powered by a 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six engine that makes 340 PS and 450 Nm of torque. In the plug-in hybrid variant, the xDrive45e is also powered by the same engine alb