The all-new FL5 Honda Civic Type R is probably one of the last of its kind in an era where electrification is the buzzword among automakers. The latest hot hatch is quickly becoming a future classic though Honda Japan announced that it would temporarily suspend orders under further notice. According to information from Japanese car publication Best Car Web, Honda dealers across the country have been flooded with orders for the FL5. It has gotten so overwhelming that a lottery system was implemen

Like many car manufacturers, Perodua too is facing severe disruption in its supply chain, leading to long waiting period for its customers. Being Malaysia’s No.1 car brand is a double-edged sword - because of the scale Perodua operates in, everything good and bad is amplified to a level few other manufacturers face. Perodua sells nearly a quarter million cars a year. For 2022, it targets to sell 247,800 units, despite the ongoing challenge in getting enough parts to build enough cars. The global

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

A team based in the UK is planning to compete in some world-renowned rallycross tournaments in 2021 including the World Rallycross Championship in a specially modified Proton Iriz RX Supercar. Team RX Racing will helm the Iriz RX Supercar. Besides the World Rallycross Championship, the team also plans to compete the Iriz in the British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy and the European Rallycross Championship. The fantastically-named rallycross Iriz is based on the Iriz R5 that was develo

The moose test is an evasive maneuver test done to evaluate how well a vehicle performs when evading an obstacle on the road. It is a test of the car’s handling balance and stability control. The term was coined after Swedish car magazine Teknikens Varld flipped over a first-gen Mercedes-Benz A-Class in a test to measure the car’s ability to avoid hitting a moose, which is a common sight in Sweden. Funny that the Mercedes-Benz A-Class was mentioned, because the latest generation Mercedes-Benz CL

Honda unveiled the facelifted 2020 Honda Civic Type R at the opening of the Tokyo Auto Salon. Headlining the changes are new suspension, new brakes, new short throw gear shifter and the inclusion of Honda Sensing. The new updates are mostly done to make the Civic Type R improve the car’s driving dynamics. A new aero kit and larger front grill for improved engine cooling changes the Civic’s visual impact. Honda is also offering a new Type R-exclusive Boost Blue colour for the new Civic Type R so