Confirming Wapcar’s earlier speculation, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has previewed the new locally-assembled (CKD) 2023 Volkswagen Golf R. Order books open today with an expected price range between RM 330,000 – RM 350,000, representing a huge reduction of circa RM 80k - RM 100k over the fully-imported model, previously listed at RM 431k, with additional equipment and features to boot too. Also read: The first CKD unit outside of Germany - 1 unit of Mk8 VW Golf R was produced in Pe

It’s December and Car of the Year awards are being handed out. Over in Japan, the Mk8 Volkswagen Golf has won Japan’s 2021 Import Car of the Year award. According to JCOTY’s committee, the reason why the Mk8 Golf won is due to its excellent packaging, powertrain, and driving performance. In addition to that, the Mk8 Golf’s 4V mild hybrid (MHEV) powertrain was also praised for its strong performance. Also Read: VW Golf Mk8 to launch in more RHD countries, Malaysia by 2H 2021 The Mk8 Golf claimed

We're right at the tail end of 2021, but the list of cars Malaysians have to look forward to isn't stopping short anytime soon: here's the preview of the locally-assembled (CKD Pekan, Pahang) 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf TSI R-Line. As tantalisingly close we were to the pair, let it be clear that they're yet to be launched, so prices are still yet to be announced. Owing to local assembly, expect prices for both cars to be slightly cheaper than the last-gen, imported Mk7.5 models. For refere

Honda has launched the sportier Honda Jazz Modulo X in Japan. Sold as the Honda Fit in Japan, this is the most expensive Jazz variant sold there, priced at JPY 2,866,600 (~RM 107,384). Compared to the regular non-Modulo variant, this variant costs JPY 440,000 (~RM 16,478) more. So what does the extra RM 16k nets you? Let’s take a closer look. Starting with the exterior, Modulo said that the Jazz Modulo X inherits the "effective aerodynamics" philosophy from the "Sports Modulo Civic Type R". As s

If you somehow thought that Volkswagen's pivot into the electric vehicle (EV) era will result in less performance vehicles, well, maybe it's time to rethink that: this is the Volkswagen ID.X concept, and it's every bit today's Golf R, albeit an electrified one. Sitting on VW's new all-electric modular platform - dubbed MEB - the ID.X shares a few components with the rest of the electric-only ID lineup. Chief among them is the 82 kWh battery pack from the ID.4, and electric motors that make a pea

Remember the VW Golf GTI Mk8 spyshot we ran a month ago? Well, it's almost certain that VW's next-gen hot-hatch will be locally-assembled (CKD), judging by these pics. The blue Golf was spotted by Facebook user Akmal Azmi doing its rounds - completely undisguised - in Precinct 9, Putrajaya. It's a right-hand drive unit and sorry purists, no stickshift here - the gear lever is the little stubby thing in the middle. If it adopts its Euro-market configuration, the GTI's interior will boast a 10.25-