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

Calling all Nismo fans and lovers of Nissans, this one is definitely one shouldn’t miss out on! Nissan is holding a booth over at the ongoing Tokyo Auto Salon Kuala Lumpur (TAS-KL) 2023 at the Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC) this weekend (9-11 June 2023). If you want to get official Nismo merchandise, this is the place to be as the Nissan booth is offering merchandise from Nissan’s legendary motorsports division. These include T-shirts and jackets which start from as low

Last year, BYD sold a total of 1,804,624 cars in China, cementing itself as the best-selling domestic brand in the Middle Kingdom. BYD also has the biggest market share in China at 8.8 percent. Helping BYD achieve that sales figure is the BYD Song, a C-segment SUV that is offered with multiple powertrain options, including a turbocharged petrol engine, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), as well as a fully-electric (BEV) version. In 2022, BYD sold 478,811 units of the BYD Song, a year-on-year (YoY) increas

Malaysians' hype for the Proton X50 started even way before its launch, and even with upstarts like the Perodua Ativa coming into the fold, interest in the model still holds strong. Which probably explains why it was a cinch to collect nearly 30 cars for a gathering, organised by the Proton X50 Senior Kakis group. It was a good, laid-back afternoon at MyTown Cheras with the owners as they shared their ownership experience with us, and we enjoyed seeing how no two X50s were the same. But...what d

Just last week, we saw the 2020 Proton Saga Anniversary Edition made to celebrate the first Saga launched way back in 1985. Some liked it, but there also were critics that poked fun at Proton - thinking that the Saga is merely a cheap cash grab. Whether or not you liked it is another question, but it’s a fact that Proton had even hotter cars in their 37-year history, namely the Proton Putra, Satria GTI and Wira 1.8 Exi LE. Put side-by-side, each of them makes the Saga Anniversary edition look fa

(Proton X50 | Gallery) We've driven the upcoming Proton X50. Well, sort of. This here is the Geely Binyue, the basis for Proton's upcoming B-segment SUV, most likely will be called the Proton X50. But before we get started, it is worth mentioning that the China market Geely Binyue is not an accurate representaiton of the upcoming Proton X50, as Proton will have its own input on the SUV when it arrives in Malaysia. The Geely Binyue made its debut back in August 2018, positioned below the Boyue (P