In case you missed the highlight of the motoring world this week, the all-new (FL5) Honda Civic Type R has been unleashed for the Malaysian market at a slightly gulp-inducing price of RM 399,900. Of course, the price announcement was swiftly followed by complaints - from people who likely were never going to buy it anyway - that at nearly RM 400k, it is just too much for a Honda, regardless if it is the fastest FWD hot hatch on the planet. Also read: 2023 Honda Civic Type R (FL5) launched in Mal

Toyota's Kinto One car subscription programme in Malaysia has now added (almost) the full range of Perodua models, meaning prospective owners can now opt to subscribe to an Aruz, Alza, Ativa, Bezza, and Myvi with prices starting from RM 608 monthly. Kinto One is an all-in-one susbcription plan that was first launched here in January 2021. Initially it was only extended to Toyota and Lexus models. The monthly packages are customisable. At its core you will get the car's roadtax, annual comprehens

Following our earlier report that Vietnam will be first country in the region to launch the FL5 Honda Civic Type R, we can now confirm that Thailand too will be launching the Civic Type R’s all-wheel drive rival the Toyota GR Corolla, ahead of Malaysia. Thailand will be first country in Southeast Asia to launch the Toyota GR Corolla, at next month’s Thailand International Motor Expo, which will open on 30-November. Rumour has it that Toyota's Subaru WRX-driving President Akio ‘Morizo’ Toyoda - w

Your crankshaft that is and other engine internals. While they’re protecting your engines’ internals, they’ve also got some stuff to keep your externals looking fresh. Proton’s motorsports arm; R3, has been quiet for a while but a comeback is being mounted; starting with a line of engine lubricants and apparel. Ever since the Geely partnership, R3 has been on the backburner for a while as major transformations towards the mainstream models got underway. Now that things have settled a little, R3

For most car buyers in Malaysia, fuel consumption is one of the key factors in their buying decision, which is why we subject every car to the WapCar fuel consumption test. To date, we’ve tested well over 40 cars and you can check out the full Ratings list here. That list, however, includes cars of all types and segments. In this article, we’re narrowing the focus to cars that are priced under RM 100k. 5. Perodua Axia 1.0 AV, fuel consumption - 6.5-litre/100 km After driving for 113.3 km and ref

The Perodua Myvi now faces slightly stiffer competition in the facelifted 2022 Proton Iriz range, which were launched on 4-August 2021. There's quite a lot of improvements (which we've covered in an earlier Old vs New article), so our spotlight here is on the range-topping Iriz Active. Overview - Easier to pick one out now Besides this Active (which supercedes the pre-facelift's 1.6 Premium), Proton now offers only three variants of the Iriz, with the 1.3 Standard and 1.6 Executive completing th