The all-new fifth-generation 2024 MINI Cooper Electric has a new design philosophy, emphasising a streamlined approach to its essential elements. The iconic model makes its debut with a focus on electric powertrains, marking a shift in the vehicle's trajectory. Let's delve into the powertrain aspect right away, of which there are two electric powertrains on offer. The MINI Cooper E features an electric motor with an output of 184 PS and 290 Nm. This is powered by a 40.7 kWh battery, propelling i

There's no need for pitchforks, we still opine that the Perodua Ativa (D55L) remains a fantastic value proposition in Malaysia's new car space. It's right-sized, fairly powerful (What's that? Tekan tekan preggy?), and practical – but these are also the merits of the 2015 - 2022 Honda HR-V (RU-series). You can snag one of these now for anywhere between RM 65,000 to RM 110,000, depending on year of manufacture, mileage, and variant. It's still competitive, smack in the middle of most new B-SUV's p

Life can sometimes be unfair and for longtime fans of the Honda Jazz, they might still mourn the loss of their favourite versatile hatchback. The Honda City Hatchback has some big shoes to fill and as my esteemed colleague Sanjay put it in his review, it’s akin to Adam Lambert taking over Freddie Mercury as Queen’s frontman. After spending a few days with the top-of-the-line City Hatchback, the RS e:HEV, I must say that it’s mission accomplished because as good as the all-new Jazz is in the phot

Honda will abandon regular combustion engines in the world’s largest car market by 2030 – China. Earlier this week, Honda announced that it will intensify its quest to achieve carbon neutrality by selling only hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in China by the end of this decade. “In April of this year, Honda announced its electrification target in all major markets of electrification combined, including China, which is to increase the ratio of electric vehicles

If you’ve been following our earlier reports, you would know that the all-new 2022 Honda Civic FE and all-new 2022 Honda HR-V, which were initially slated to be launched / previewed in Malaysia in Q3 2021 and Q1 2022 respectively, have since been pushed back due to the uncertain EMCO / NRP situation. So what about the Honda City Hatchback then? According to sources familiar with the matter, Honda Malaysia had initially planned to launch the City Hatchback in Q2 2021. It’s a reasonable timeline c

We have reported a few spyshots of the next generation 2021 Honda HR-V but so far, they’re all exterior shots. There has been no news on what the interior will look like but based on this scoop, the 2021 HR-V might be gearing up for a change. According to Japanese media, there might be some clues as to what’s in store for the 2021 HR-V based on the Honda SUV e:concept that was unveiled at Auto China 2020 in Beijing back in September. We found the overall design as a modern interpretation of the