In 2003, the Proton Saga 1.3S (Iswara) had a starting price of RM 40,216, and it was only available with a manual transmission. In the intervening 20 years, car prices, like nearly everything else in Malaysia, have gone up significantly. The Toyota Vios used to start at RM 73,599, in 2003. The cheapest Honda City was selling at RM 79,295. Today, the 2023 Toyota Vios started at RM 89,600 while the Honda City starts at RM 84,900. Of course, today's cars are also a lot safer, packed with more comfo

When the original Proton Saga was first introduced in 1985, only the sedan variant was initially offered. Though the Mitsubishi Lancer Fiore it was based on did have a hatchback of its own called the Mirage, Proton decided that its hatchback variant would be an original design instead. Called the Aeroback, the five-door hatchback was meant to give the Saga a sportier look. The additional bodystyle might also be necessary for its success in some overseas markets like the UK which favoured hatchba

The Honda Civic is one of the cars with the longest legacy in the world, it's a product that has been around across centuries and it's still living strong (somewhat) despite a few ups and downs. With the world shifting to smaller segment cars and SUVs, is it still worth considering? Now in its tenth-generation, the Honda Civic FC have since made a powerful comeback after a few uncompetitive years. Many were enamoured by the new 1.5-litre turbocharged engine and Honda's first-class practicality t

The car segment classification is rather loosely defined. What is a B-segment or a C-segment car? In this case, B-segment is described as the second smallest cars while C-segment are considered medium sized cars. Examples of B-segment cars are the Proton Persona, Honda City, Toyota Vios, etc. They are the second smallest in the sense that there are still cars such as the Perodua Axia and Proton Saga in the A-segment. On the other hand, C-segment includes the Honda Civic, Mazda 3, Toyota Corolla

PT Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM), the official importer and distributor of Toyota vehicles in Indonesia has introduced the all-new twelfth-generation Corolla Altis. For the Indonesian market, three variants of the all-new Corolla Altis are available, namely: Corolla Altis 1.8G (IDR 468,200,000) Corolla Altis 1.8V (IDR 489,300,000) Corolla Altis Hybrid (IDR 566,300,000) Power is derived from a 1.8-litre 2ZR-FE naturally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine that does 140 PS at 6,400 rpm and 172 Nm at

The Honda Civic's sitting position is really low. On the one hand, it is very low from the ground, only 105mm when fully loaded; on the other hand, the seat design is also very low. Sitting in the car and reaching the ground is easy, creating a real sports feel, just like a sports car. By reducing the head and wiper height, the vision of the Honda Civic was not affected by the low sitting position. The Honda Civic 1.5L turbocharged engine has a maximum horsepower of 171 hp at 5,500 rpm and a max