Twenty years ago, a Toyota Prius was the most popular car in the Golden State of California, one of USA’s most liberal rainbow-flag carrying state. California is also the US state that is most open to foreign brands like Toyota, or new concepts like electric cars, as opposed to say Tennessee, where the Ford F-150 rules. Californian liberals from the late ‘90s to 2010s were also the ones who, for better and for worse, made the Toyota Prius into an icon of tree huggers. Today, California is also k

Coupe version of the XC40 EV Priced at RM 288k, RM 10k more than XC40 EV Same powertrain and features Volvo Car Malaysia has launched the all-electric (EV) Volvo C40 Recharge, priced at RM 288,888. This marks the second locally-assembled (CKD) EV by Volvo Car Malaysia after the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric. The Volvo C40 is basically a coupe version of the Volvo XC40 – think BMW X3 and X4 – and sits on the same Compact Modular Architecture (CMA). Also read: Volvo wants to overtake Porsche for No.

Well, it would seem Brunei has scored the limited edition Proton X70 faster than us here in Malaysia. We spotted a Proton dealer in Brunei, Pad Motors Proton Brunei, opening order books for a certain Proton X70 Exclusive Edition (hence the EE), with only 37 units available. As with our Proton X70 SE coverage earlier, this Exclusive Edition seems to have the Ocean Blue paint finish, with black accents on the roof and side mirrors. 19-inch wheels come from the Geely Boyue Pro, which is obviously n

The Proton X50's and export-market Proton X70's Global Engine Petrol 3 (GEP3) 1.5-litre turbocharged engines will soon be built in Malaysia, according to Sapura Industrial Berhad's (SIB) latest annual report. In their report, SIB says that they've been awarded to contract to supply Proton with the torsional vibration dampener, as well as exhaust and intake camshafts used in the aforementioned engines. The company adds that these GEP3 engines will replace the currently-used CamPro CFE engines. Ho

** This article is the personal experience of a 2020 Proton X70 Premium X owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar Andy Chin Woon Fook Shopping For the Car I Need 12th February 2020 was a historical date for Malaysian to witness the launching of Proton X70 CKD. Before decision was made and due to competition of SUV market, I did step my foot on Mazda CX5, Peugeot 3008, Honda CRV 1.5T and Nissan X-Trail Hybrid. Based on my personal opinion, there are pros and cons for every mode

The Proton X70 made headlines over and over in early 2019 when it was first launched to the Malaysian market. It was a massive success for Proton to say the least. A year later, Proton experienced a 48% drop in sales for the Proton X70 with a total of 4,145 units sold within the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year. But it’s not because the interest in the X70 has dwindled, in fact, it’s far from that. The drop in sales is attributed to the transition to the locally assemb