Three-row SUVs don’t often receive plenty of fanfare in Malaysia but when it has the Thundercat roundel badge, all eyes are certainly on it. After all, the 2023 Proton X90 will represent many firsts for Malaysia’s first carmaker. Following the Proton X70 and the Proton X50, the X90 will be the third Proton SUV model and it is also the third rebadged Geely model ever since the Chinese automaker took over some ownership of the Malaysian carmaker. Still, there are some Malaysians who simply felt a

The 2022 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro and Tiggo 8 Pro – both SUVs earmarked for a Malaysian introduction in the near future – are now assembled in Indonesia (CKD) at the PT Handal Indonesia Motor plant in Bekasi, West Java. PT Chery Sales Indonesia targets to produce 240 units first before the pair of SUVs go on sale there in October. "With the start of these Tiggo 7 Pro and Tiggo 8 Pro local assembly, we'd like to boost our customers' confidence on Chery's commitment to Indonesia," said Tao Yong, Presiden

There's not much one can do in 35 seconds (leave your bedroom jokes by the door), but in the time it takes you to reply your boss' email, another Tiguan's rolled off one of the many factories that Volkswagen builds them in. 2022 VW Tiguan Allspace price in Malaysia Variant Price 1.4 TSI Life RM 173,590 1.4 TSI Elegance RM 180,590 2.0 TSI R-Line RM 226,073 Such is the appeal that over six million units have found homes worldwide since the name first appeared in 2008. Granted Malaysia no longer ge

Dinamikjaya Motors, the distributor of Kia vehicles in Malaysia, has confirmed that the all-new 2022 Kia Carnival will be launched in Malaysia, with prices starting from RM 196,340. For this all-new model, the previously used ‘Grand Carnival’ nameplate will be shortened into ‘Carnival.’ The model is imported (CBU) from Korea, at least for now. Distributor Dinamikjaya Motors has yet to confirm its range of CKD models for Malaysia but Kia Malaysia, which is responsible for CKD operations, has said

The space-age 2021 Hyundai Staria has just been launched over in Thailand, which also signifies its debut in the ASEAN region. Two variants of the 11-seater MPV are offered there, with prices ranging from THB 1,729,000 (~RM 226,636) to THB 1,999,000 (~RM 257,403) 2.2 diesel only, no V6 Regardless of variant, the Staria pair is driven by a 2.2-litre turbodiesel, with drive sent to the wheels via an eight-speed automatic transmission. Although the Thai-spec MPV eschews the 3.5-litre V6 found in ot

There was a time when the Volkswagen Passat was priced closer to a BMW 3 Series or a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and a brand-new Honda Accord can be bought for less than RM 150k. Today though, prices for these two have pretty much equalized. The 2020 Honda Accord 1.5 TC-P is priced at RM 187,390 (0% SST) while the 2020 Volkswagen Passat R-Line is priced at RM 204,433 (0% SST). Both the 2020 Honda Accord and 2020 Volkswagen Passat made it into our very own shortlist for Car of the Year awards. We love