As this blue and green third rock from the sun completes its orbit around the pulsating red giant heat sphere, another year passes. 2023 could also see another record-breaking year of automotive sales in Malaysia. Still, as we get accustomed to writing 2024 (or 2023A for the superstitious) on our calendar dates, we also would like to remember the key models that did not make it. Bar certain variants that have been discontinued like the Mazda 3 1.5-litre variants and the Volkswagen Golf R-Line, w

Though SUVs are gaining popularity in Southeast Asia, there is still a demand for sedans, albeit with diminishing sales (and choices). The all-new 11th-generation Honda Accord made its debut in the United States of America but this latest spyshot in Thailand proves that it might also be launched in the region. Taken by the Thai automotive YouTube channel, Tech Hangout Auto, the camouflaged Accord is spotted in the open in the middle of a traffic jam. Like any spied development car, it is devoid

Now that there’s a new generation Honda Accord on sale, the previous ninth-generation Honda Accord is going on the used car market for just RM 60,000. This puts the D-segment sedan around the same price as the lowest spec B-segment cars! So, should you get a used Accord or should you get a B-segment car new? Think D-segment sedans and the first car that comes to mind is most likely the Honda Accord. No surprises here considering how the Accord has been a house-hold name since the 70s and has alw

Let’s take a closer look at the Thai-spec Honda Accord at the ongoing 2020 Bangkok Motor Show. The Accord featured here is the top-of-the-range Hybrid TECH with a 2.0-litre petrol engine hooked up to 2 electric motors for a combined output of 218 PS. The Malaysian-spec Accord is only available with a 1.5-litre turbocharged VTEC which is also available in Thailand. Just like the Malaysian Accord, the Thai-spec Accord also comes with very elegant-looking LED headlights and daytime running lights (

The D-segment sedan class of vehicles is undergoing a transformation of sorts. The people that used to buy such cars, the colloquially termed ‘uncles,’ have since migrated to SUVs. The ‘uncles’ who would have otherwise have bought a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry, are now buying a Honda CR-V or Mazda CX-5 because today's SUVs offer comparable comfort, space, and fuel economy to a sedan, while an SUV's taller seating position is a lot easier for older drivers to get in and out of. So, D-segment s

Honda Malaysia just took the covers off the all-new Accord, replacing the previous generation model that was on sale since 2013. That begs the question – is it still worth getting the older model in 2020? Pricing – It is the cheapest D-segment sedan, period Considering that some Honda dealers are offering discounts of up RM 14,000 for a brand-new, previous-generation Accord, it brings the price down to the RM 140,000 to RM 150,000 range, making the Accord one of the cheapest D-segment sedans you