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 all-new 2023 Toyota Vios (D92A) is bound to enter Malaysia sooner rather than later, in a bid to upstage the current GN-series Honda City. The question remains: how soon? We'll take a look of previous UMWT locally-assembled (CKD) launches here, notably the previous-gen Vios and the Toyota Corolla Cross to hypothesise. Previous-gen Vios and Corolla Cross The Vios as is currently sold in Malaysia – NSP 151 – dates back to 2017. Its pre-facelift model debuted in Thailand as the Yaris Ativ in Au

Contrary to popular belief, the Volkswagen Tiguan is the most important model in Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) line-up. No, it isn’t the Mk8 Golf GTI regardless of your arguments. And this, the longwinded 2022 Tiguan Allspace R-Line 4Motion is the flagship of that range. The Tiguan is VPCM’s best-seller, accounting for over half of its sales here. You see, there isn’t much else in the vicinity of RM 220,000, where it plies its trade, that’s able to deliver the performance, looks and

Fuel economy runs aren’t something you would expect from a supercar but the McLaren Artura holds the title of “the most fuel-efficient McLaren ever produced” with a claimed 50+ mpg (4.7 L/100 km) mileage based on combined EU WLTP ratings. That makes it better than the Proton Saga which we recorded an average of 6.7 L/100 km! Granted, those figures are still pending final validation at least according to the press docket but the figures that we can certainly not dispute would be its performance.

The Thais have really embraced the GN Honda City ever since it was introduced in the Kingdom in 2019, to the point that the B-segment sedan maintained its top position all throughout 2020. According to sales data obtained by Headlight Magazine, 35,807 units of the Honda City were sold in Thailand in 2020. This gave the City a market share of 34.9%. Sales at the beginning of the year saw more than 4,000 units sold but that number slowly dipped as the country reeled from the pandemic. In spite of

Volkswagen has just launched the new 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace in Malaysia. With that, Volkswagen’s popular crossover SUV has expanded itself to compete with other 7-seater SUVs, most notably the Mitsubishi Outlander and Mazda CX-8. Let's see how the Tiguan Allspace R-Line go against its Japanese rivals. Powertrain – Interested in a 7-seater Golf GTi? Yes. You read that right. The Tiguan Allspace R-Line has the highest power output among the three with 220 PS and 320 Nm from its 2.0-litre