Being a premium offering always means having to delicately balance the lifestyle aspect that’s to be expected with the product. The gist of it is that people who drop big money on your premium products do so not just for the product itself, but the image it portrays. It’s no different with cars. In fact, the premium segment operates more on “perceived value” rather than “actual value” and many of their clientele are perfectly comfortable with that… even if the cars aren’t always. An example of t

When the new 2022 Proton X70 was launched earlier today, the headlining changes were the 1.5-litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine. What not many people notice is the price hike from the pre-facelift model of a little over 4 percent. Back when the locally assembled (CKD) X70 was launched in early 2020, Proton not only added more variants and features to the car but also dropped its price to make the C-segment SUV even more affordable. As the X70 is locally assembled (CKD), the SUV was eligibl

Soon, 1 in every 3 new cars sold in Malaysia will be an SUV Sedans dropped from 78 to 64 percent MPVs dropped from 16 to 7 percent By the end of 2022, it is projected that one in every 3 new cars sold in Malaysia will be an SUV. As for June 2021, the market share of SUVs now stand at 29 percent, according to data by the Malaysia Automotive Association. The figure is compared against passenger carrying vehicles, excluding commercial vehicles like pick-up trucks, prime movers, buses, or panel vans

** This article is the personal experience of a 2014 Mazda 3 Skyactiv BM owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar. Facebook: Zi Xuan Ong It was like 5 years 7 months back since I own my Mazda 3 BM model but it wasn’t my first choice. At the end of 2014, I was thinking to get myself a newer car, as my Hyundai Accent that time was already close to 10 years old. I know I am a pretty OCD person and driving a new car on busy roads in Penang is pretty stressful for me so a whole new

The Proton X70 Premium 2WD sold in Malaysia is powered by a 1.8-litre turbocharged direct-injection 4-cylinder petrol engine linked to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The engine pushes out 184 PS and 285 Nm of torque. This Premium variant is front-wheel drive only. Although it has the worst power-to-weight ratio among other SUVs in the same class and output, the X70 does not feel underpowered to drive. In a straight line, the X70 goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 10.1 seconds, which is decent for a f

You’re probably familiar with the name John Cooper thanks to the aggressive MINIs that has rolled off the line and onto our roads. But do you know who John Cooper really is and why his name is synonymous with MINI’s fastest and most aggressive cars? John Newton Cooper was born in 1923 in Kingston, Surrey. He and his father Charles Cooper founded the Cooper Car Company to fuel John Cooper’s and his childhood friend, Eric Brandon’s racing dream. He is well known for being the founder (Audi would b