At the sidelines of the launch of the 2024 VW Touareg here in Malaysia today, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) confirms that a special edition Golf GTI to celebrate the model's 50th anniversary will be introduced here later this year. Take note however that GTI was specifically mentioned. Looking at VW's overseas line-up, there is a Golf Edition 50 – but this is however a non-GTI model, which are not available in Malaysia anymore. Presumably then, this means it'll be a local special edi

Perodua has just released a statement regarding a safety compliance issue that was discovered earlier this week. According to Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad, "Daihatsu Co. Ltd issued a media statement on 28 April 2023 highlighting its “procedural irregularity” on the testing of four models, which include the new Perodua Axia." He added, "We wish to offer some background, insight and perspective on the nature of this announcement, especially in referen

** This article is published on WapCar Community, representing the opinion of users. Click the link below to enter the community for car enthusiasts in Malaysia https://forum.wapcar.my/ Basic information of my car: 2011 Mazda 3 MPS Reasons why I bought this car The first reason why I decided to get this car is that it is rare. Bermaz Malaysia only brought 100 units to be sold as CBU in Malaysia circa 2011 to 2013. Trying to get a new one was not easy as the limited models brought it was sold out

Yesterday we posted that the Hyundai i30N has overtaken the BMW M135i to become Europe’s third most popular performance hatchback, trailing behind the Mercedes-AMG A35 and Volkswagen Golf GTI. That’s an amazing feat considering that this is only Hyundai’s first attempt at this end of the market. Clearly Hyundai hired the right person to head its N Division – the former head of BMW M, Albert Biermann. In just his first attempt, Biermann has already created a better product that has won over more

Soon, Mazda will be launching a new rear-wheel drive sedan with a 6-cylinder engine. It might be for the all-new Mazda 6, but it could also be a new model positioned above the 6. Mazda 60 maybe? Its goal is to take on BMW. A Mazda competing with BMW? What blasphemy is this? To be clear, Mazda is still a long way off from being seen as an equal to Mercedes-Benz, BMW, or Audi. Just look at how Lexus is doing. Instead, what's going to happen is for Mazda to slowly take over the space for premium, d

Perodua just introduced the new Perodua Axia 2019. It's just a mid-life update, a ‘facelift’ as some say. Mechanically it remains unchanged, although there are some minor nip and tuck throughout to keep the aging newPerodua Axia current. Prices have gone up slightly, but so is the list of safety features. There’s also a new quasi crossover/SUV-looking variant called Perodua Axia Style. It’s a wanabe SUV, an new Axia 2019 with jacked up ride height thick SUV-style claddings. Here's what's new of