More details surrounding the soon-to-launch Proton X90, and this time around, details surrounding the 7-seater SUV’s rear suspension have emerged. Depending on where you read, sources claim that the Malaysian-spec Proton X90 would be equipped with a multi-link-type rear suspension, instead of a torsion beam-type rear suspension. To verify this claim, we checked the specifications of the Geely Haoyue in China, as well as export market versions of the SUV, in which the model is called the Geely Ok

This week's used car buying guide centres around the 2016-2020 Hyundai Ioniq, a hybrid C-segment sedan that today can be had for prices one would pay for brand-new local hatchbacks. Keen? Read on... The Hyundai Ioniq range in Malaysia The Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid was first launched in Malaysia in November 2016, locally-assembled (CKD) in Kulim. It's also the only other plant to produce the model aside from Hyundai's Ulsan plant in Korea. Our time with it however stops in 2020, and Malaysia missing o

The all-new 2022 Honda HR-V has certainly been the talk of the whole country ever since it was launched in July. It has a waiting list that stretches around a year but as of September, close to 7,000 units have been registered in Malaysia. This was revealed at the local media drive of the all-new HR-V and the most popular variant is the turbocharged 1.5 V which accounts for 52% of the registration. The turbocharged VTEC engine (181 PS/240 Nm) is also offered in the 1.5 E which takes up 18% of th

Overseas media has spotted the Toyota Corolla Cross testing in the United States, fueling speculations that it's the next market to receive the hit new SUV. On the surface, the camouflaged Corolla Cross looks pretty much like ours, even down to the wheels that are available on our forthcoming 1.8V variant. However, it might also have certain market-specific visual differences too. Powertrains are still up in the air in the meantime: Japanese media speculates that it's the hybrid being tested, bu

Hyundai Motor Company is on a roll in the second half of 2020. Not only have they launched the 2020 Hyundai Sonata and unveiled the Hyundai Santa Fe facelift and Hyundai Elantra N-Line, but they have also now dropped teasers of the 2021 Hyundai Kona facelift. From what little we can see of the new B-segment SUV, the Kona will get a flatter bonnet giving it the illusion of a sports car. The Hyundai logo has also been moved onto the tip of the new clamshell bonnet, previously the logo was located

Perhaps one of Malaysia’s most highly-anticipated models, the Proton X50, has been caught beside its larger sibling, the Proton X70, giving us a good look at how much smaller the X50 is. Compared to the Proton X70 (4,519 mm x 1,831 mm x 1,694 mm), the Proton X50 is 4,330 mm long (189 mm shorter), 1,800 mm wide (31 mm narrower), and 1,609 mm tall (85 mm shorter). The Proton X50’s 2,600 mm wheelbase is also 70 mm shorter than the X70. We’ve also compiled a table comparing the Proton X50 against it