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

Perodua is set to make the fourth quarter of this year (Q4 2023) its best ever, and the Rawang outfit is well on track to hit its 314,000 unit sales target this year – and an improved production efficiency is the major step they've taken to see it through. Advancements in its plants have seen the carmaker post 18.6 percent sales increase year-to-date in September 2023, which currently stands at 233,227 units. Rather unsurprisingly this comes off the back of a 18.7 percent improvement in manufact

The Proton Persona just had its second facelift (known as MC2) that was launched last week. Being a 5-year-old model, it’s approaching the end of its lifecycle by conventional carmaker standard. Despite the continuous updates in exterior styling, the Proton Persona has an inherently disproportionate design that no amount of facelifts can fix. After all, it’s based on the Proton Iriz and it has to conform its limitations. Its lurchy CVT aside (though it claims to be further improved in the MC2),

The ripple effects of Malaysia's movement control order (MCO) can be felt in other parts of the world, one of which sees Proton's Pakistani operations now grappling with a further delay to their plans of beginning local assembly (CKD) there. Al-Haj Automotive Private Limited - Proton's exclusive authorised distributor and assemblers in Pakistan - issued a statement on 6-July clarifying the matter. The company says that while they're "equipped to start local assembly of Proton vehicles", a "hold-

Recently, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing the 2020 Audi A5 Sportback. Expectations were on the higher side as I’ve tasted the B9 Audi A4 2.0 Quattro with its stonking powertrain, impeccable build, and outright refinement. That was 4 years ago and were it not for the price, I would’ve recommended the Audi A4 to those in the market for a compact executive sedan, simply because it was the most accomplished in daily driving. Ride quality was the best of the lot along with exceptional cabin qu

We previously posted a rendered photo by Indian Autos Blog showing off their vision of the soon to arrive Toyota Vios facelift. Now another YouTube concept artist has decided to put their (figurative) pen to paper and present us with a new rendering. Instead of drawing inspiration from the current Toyota Corolla Altis, the artist gave the Vios a more sophisticated front grille and sharper LED headlights. Meanwhile, the back has a boxier design paired with tail lights connected by a chrome strip.