This is the 2023 Proton X90 in Malaysia, a name you will remember thanks to nearly two, three years of hype. Lots of on-paper promise behind it, but first impressions are that it’s a bit of a let-down on the road. Overview SUVs haven’t been much of a pain point for Proton. Its X50 and X70 are well-received and continue to rack up big sales to this day. The task then for the X90 is to do the same in the large SUV segment. The X90 debuts with the brand’s first-ever electrified powertrain, up to 14

After months of looking at the Proton X90’s exterior spyshots as it wanders around our streets, we now have a very real, clearer picture of the SUV's cabin and closer details. CW Awei's tip in a Facebook group, shows the X90’s interior boasting a nice brushed metal/black interior finish. Not too many details are visible from this one picture, but at least there's a good view of the flat-bottomed steering wheel and leather seats. It's also unlikely to be a mirrored image too, as note the 'TRIP' w

Ever since the first locally-assembled (CKD) Honda model (which was a second-gen Honda CR-V) rolled off Honda Malaysia’s plant in Alor Gajah, Melaka in 2003, it took nearly a decade to produce one million cars. In celebration of that milestone, Honda Malaysia has produced 7 one-of-a-kind "1 Million Edition" models, each representing a Honda model that is currently on sale. You can stand to drive home one of these 7 special models in their 1 Million Dreams Campaign. We’ll go into the details of t

At a recent virtual meeting with Dr. Håkan Sandquist, director of powertrain strategy at the Geely-Volvo Car jointly owned powertrain specialist CEVT AB, we posed a question to the person who lead the development of the Proton X50’s three-cylinder 1.5 TGDi and 1.5 MPI, will Geely go smaller than 3-cylinders? Beyond the 1.5-litre 3-cylinder, Geely also has a 1.0-litre three-cylinder for the Chinese and European market. So how small is too small? The simple answer is that 2-cylinder engines are un

Pre-orders of the all-new 2020 Honda Jazz have just been opened in China, with prices starting from RMB 81,800. For the Chinese market, the all-new Honda Jazz is called the Honda Fit. The model gets a bespoke design that is unique for China. Compared to other markets (Europe, Japan), the Chinese market Honda Jazz gets a proper front grille – unlike the European and Japanese Jazz’s one-piece design. The front and rear bumpers are also unique to China. Apart from the regular Jazz, buyers in China

Volvo credentials in safety need no further introduction. The Swedish marque was the first to invent three-point seat belts but being Swedes, they care more about the wellbeing of the world around them than money – so they gave away the patent for free, thus waving away their rights to potentially tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments. Over the next few decades, Volvo continued to set new standards in both active and passive safety. Today, Volvo’s advanced driving aids are one of the b