Marking its 50th anniversary since first going on sale, the facelifted 2024 VW Golf (Mk 8.5) has made its debut with an array of styling updates, a new infotainment system, updated driving assistance features and a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrains. The brand defining 2024 VW Golf now crucially receives 10 powertrain variants – relevant to Malaysia is likely one of four turbocharged petrol (TSI) variants. VW has yet to reveal specifics on each powertrain as more derivatives will be introduce

Base model acceptance is quite an odd thing. On one end, 50k of them like them enough to form a quirky Facebook group. Further down the gamut you have the hardcore kaki kecam who are frothing to give you an earful (eyeful?) if you so much as so dare to choose a lower-end German car. Perhaps no model's a touchier subject than the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, really. 2023 Mercedes-Benz A200 (V177) Price RM 229,888 Segment Subcompact Exec. Sedan Engine 1.33-litre M282 4-cyl turbo 163 PS @ 5,500 rpm 250 N

Following yesterday’s Budget 2022 announcement by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz that import, excise, and road tax will be waived for all electric vehicles, we now have further details regarding the tax exemption period. The tax exemption applies only to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) like a Nissan Leaf, MINI Electric, BMW iX, or a Tesla. Regular hybrid electric (HEV) models like a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid or plug-in electric models like a BMW 330e don’t qualify. As ex

Geely, which owns 9.69 percent of Daimler, will build the next generation combustion engines for hybrid Mercedes-Benz vehicles, reports Reuters. Reuters say the news was first reported by German business daily Handelsblatt on Tuesday, citing company and industry sources. Most of the engines will be built in China, with the rest in Europe. Handelsblatt also said that the new cooperation with Geely also means that Daimler will dial back (but not terminate) its existing cooperation with Renault, wh

When the 200 PS Toyota 86 was first launched in Malaysia in 2012, its asking price was RM 243,000 for the manual, and RM 249,000 for the automatic variant. For a supposedly affordable sports car, its pricing in Malaysia is hardly affordable at all. The more powerful (220 PS), more practical Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 can be had for about RM17k less, at RM 227,888. Toyota 86 UMW Toyota then introduced the facelifted 86 in 2017. There were some minor upgrades but prices went up further, to RM 257,502

In Japan, the Honda Jazz is sold as the Honda Fit. With SUVs and their smaller imitators of crossovers becoming a fast growing segment, Honda saw it fit to dress up their Fit with crossover-esque styling, and gave it a fitting name, the Honda Fit Crosstar. To recap, the all-new fourth generation Honda Jazz/Fit has just made its world premiere at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show. The model will go on sale in February 2020 so details on powertrain and body dimensions are still not available, but we know