While the all-new Honda Civic has been hogging the spotlight in the dwindling sedan market, the popular H badge isn’t the only one to keep an eye out for. With a higher starting price than the previous generation, the Civic FE encroaches into the Mazda 3’s price range. The fourth-gen Mazda 3 is a favourite here in WapCar and apparently, Malaysians love it too. With 2021 units reportedly sold out, those wanting a brand-new Mazda 3 would have to wait until the 2022 update comes in. 3 years after i

The last 10 years of Mercedes-Benz and BMW have been characterized by ever growing sales volume (and heavy discounting) as both marques vie for the title of the No.1 selling premium car brand. Now, it appears that both German brands want to call for a truce as they have finally realize that flooding the market with more cars, at the expense of profit margins, is not what a premium brand should be doing. Finance chiefs of both Mercedes-Benz and BMW have told the Financial Times that they intend t

Hyundai Motor Group’s continuous efforts to promote the use of hydrogen power has brought the brand into the realm of motorsports. The group announced on Friday (11-June-2021) that it will enter the inaugural Pure ETCR (Electric Touring Car Racing) with a motorsport team under the brand’s HTwo hydrogen division. The Pure ETCR series is a new touring car series for electric cars. Hyundai Motorsports will be racing a hydrogen fuel cell electric-powered Hyundai Veloster N ETCR. Also read: Fuel from

Images of the upcoming Kia EV6 have been revealed ahead of its world premiere. The EV6 is Kia’s first dedicated battery-electric car, sharing the same E-GMP platform with the recently-introduced Hyundai Ioniq 5. Details on its powertrain and battery will be announced during its premiere, but Kia has taken this “reveal” opportunity to shift the focus on its new design philosophy – ‘Opposites United’. Also read: Hyundai Ioniq 5 makes world debut ‘Opposites United’ takes inspiration from the contra

Come August 2020, Mazda Australia will include the much-vaunted SkyActiv-X M Hybrid to its line-up, but don’t expect it to be cheap. Compared to regular SkyActiv-G engines, the advanced SkyActiv-X system commands an AUD 3,000 premium. As such, the SkyActiv-X powertrain is limited to the range-topping “Astina” trims. The Mazda 3 X20 Astina will be priced from AUD 40,590 for the manual transmission, putting it into the Mazda 6's price point (AUD 38,785 to AUD 55,348). Then there's the Mazda CX-30

Soon, Mazda will be launching a new rear-wheel drive sedan with a 6-cylinder engine. It might be for the all-new Mazda 6, but it could also be a new model positioned above the 6. Mazda 60 maybe? Its goal is to take on BMW. A Mazda competing with BMW? What blasphemy is this? To be clear, Mazda is still a long way off from being seen as an equal to Mercedes-Benz, BMW, or Audi. Just look at how Lexus is doing. Instead, what's going to happen is for Mazda to slowly take over the space for premium, d