The chances for Proton to return to the United Kingdom are quite slim but the Malaysian tiger does have its fair share of fans that are determined to keep these “bangers” on the road. Still, there is one Proton that was widely praised by the country’s fine automotive journalists – the Proton Satria GTi. Malaysia’s first hot warm hatch burst into the scene in 1998 and it was launched in the UK in November 1999 with a price tag of GBP 14,500 (~RM 77.8k). Within its first 6 months in Great Britain,

The 2022 Proton X70 doesn’t sport many differences from the outside but underneath, it has something major. That being said, the X70 has only undergone a minor change so what else is different in this update? Rather than stating the obvious elephant in the room engine under the hood, we’ll start with the exterior, and first up are the gloss black finishing trims. This can be seen on the front grille, front fog light surrounds, the trim that connects the taillights, and the diffuser piece. At lea

Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM), the official distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Malaysia, together with authorised dealer Millennium Autohaus Sdn Bhd have opened a new Mitsubishi Motors 3S Centre (Sales, Service & Spare parts) in Kota Damansara recently. With the opening of this showroom, Mitsubishi Motors now has 15 dealer outlets within the Klang Valley. The new 3S Centre is located at No. 2A-E, Jalan Teknologi 3/1, Pusat Teknologi Sunsuria, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

In the early 2000s, the hardworking people at Perodua were scratching their heads trying to understand why sales of their oldest model, the Perodua Kancil was increasing. Isn’t that a good thing you ask? Well normally, you would expect demand for an ageing model to decline over time. However, between 1995 and 2002, sales of the Perodua Kancil grew by 56 percent, from 39,856 units to 62,279 units, outpacing the industry’s overall growth by 6 percent. This is highly unusual because by 2002, the Ka

MINI Malaysia has launched the all-electric MINI Cooper SE. Starting at RM218,370.78, the Mini Cooper SE is a stylish electric car that share a similar powerplant with the BMW i3s. The difference between the MINI Cooper SE and the BMW i3s would be the fact that the MINI is front-wheel-drive while the BMW is rear-wheel-drive. Assembled in Oxford, the electric MINI is a city electric car with a battery 28.9 kWh battery capacity, just a tad below the 35.5 kWh battery capacity of the Honda E. On the

The Proton X70, Honda CR-V, and Mazda CX-5 are locally assembled SUVs and we’re here to find out which is has the best build and material quality as well as the most well-equipped. Proton X70's build quality and features It should be noted that the Proton X70 we tested was the fully imported (CBU) model. Build quality is impeccable with superb fit and finish to both the exterior and interior. The CKD model we’ve tested has no perceivable difference in quality, and we would rate them identically.