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

You'll shout Huat Ah this Chinese New Year as CARSOME serves up some of the hottest CNY deals on your next dream ride. For a limited time, grab lucrative discounts and CNY Angpao vouchers when you test drive on selected CARSOME Certified cars. Between 12th January 2023 - 5th February 2023, in addition to superb discounts of up to RM 8,000 on selected vehicles, you can now get a RM 600 Angpao voucher when you test drive and buy a CARSOME Certified vehicle. Here's how you can grab these special de

After much teasing, the 2022 Proton Persona facelift MC2 is officially launched in Malaysia, alongside the refreshed 2022 Proton Iriz (you can read about that here). Proton's B-segment sedan has been given some timely updates as it continues its fight against the Toyota Vios, Honda City and Nissan Almera. What's the pricing and line up like? Prices for the facelifted Proton Persona starts at RM 45,200 and tops out at RM 54,900. These include SST discounts that are valid till 31-December 2021. Th

The 2020 Hyundai Elantra will soon be getting the N accessories treatment. Hyundai Motor Company recently released teaser renderings of how the new Hyundai Elantra N Line sedan. The renderings show that the Elantra N Line is distinguished by low and wide styling on the fascia by a cascading grille specific to the N Line cars. The sedan also sports a motorsport-inspired air intake, N Line side skirts and window accents that are finished in the signature glossy black. Hyundai has also installed la

2020 will be an interesting year for car buyers in Malaysia, as manufacturers are gearing up to introduce a long list of new models. The 2020 Perodua Bezza kicked things off in early-January, followed by the updated Volkswagen Passat, BMW X1, BMW 320i, and Mazda CX-30. But what’s coming next? 2020 Nissan Almera The upcoming all-new Nissan Almera is an important model for Nissan Malaysia, as it has been quite a while since the company has introduced a brand-new model. This all-new Almera made a r

Remember that time when we witnessed a Proton Saga R3 racecar chase down an FD2R? Well Proton’s R3 team is proud to show to us just how the car was built. In a brand new web-series, the Proton R3 team explains that all the R3 cars started out as normal cars built for the roads. Engineers would pick a car from the line-up and strip it down to its bare basics before fitting the car up with circuit racing requirements like roll cages and six-point harness seatbelt. We’ve already been told that the