Association plays a powerful role in our purchase decisions. We admire the watches and clothes worn by celebrities and personalities, desire to visit the places they travel, and even crave the food they eat. This drive for association is at the core of human aspiration. The same principle applies to the cars we drive. Whether it's the iconic Aston Martin DB5 from James Bond or the legendary Toyota Corolla (AE86) known for its "drifty" tofu deliveries, we are drawn to the cars that cool people/ch

For the better part of last month, yours truly was in the United States. Two things struck me when I was there; first is that everything there is just bigger – the people, food, cars, road, etc. – and secondly, did I mention everything is bigger? It makes a Toyota Corolla feel like a Vios and the Yaris is practically a Kei car over there, which I believe it’s a contributing factor to the Yaris’ discontinuation in the US. Then it clicked, why cars like the Honda CR-V and Mazda CX-5 are called ‘Co

Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has just launched its latest model, the 2022 Hyundai Palisade in Malaysia. The large SUV is the fourth model to be launched by the Korean ‘Lambang H’ in Malaysia in 2021 after the Elantra, Kona facelift, and Staria. Fully imported (CBU) from Korea, the Palisade is available here with a choice of two engine options split across four variants which are: 2.2 Diesel 8-seater (Executive 8) - From RM 328,888 3.8 GDI 8-seater (Luxe 8) - From RM 338,888 2.2 Diesel 7-seat

The 2021 Mazda CX-9 Ignite Edition is the new face of the large SUV in Malaysia, and with the suffix comes a host of technological and styling updates. Much like before, two drivetrains are offered: the two-wheel drive (2WD) variant priced from RM 319,847, and an all-wheel drive (AWD) version which starts from RM 336,215. Both variants are fully-imported (CBU Japan), and prices are with SST discounts applied, valid from now to 31-December 2021. The example you see here is the 2WD variant. What's

We talked about Kia’s SUV line-up last week, so let’s take a look at the SUVs from their parent company, Hyundai this week. Like Kia, Hyundai too has plenty of SUVs on offer worldwide, 3 of which are brand new models introduced less than a year ago. At a glance, the Hyundai SUV lineup is not as complicated as its sister company’s list of cars. Although with 3 B-segment SUVs on sale, it might leave one scratching their heads on why they need so many B-segment choices. But here’s a rundown of whic

The stocky 2021 Hyundai Palisade is a model that's launching in Malaysia this year, with aims to turn heads away from the equally-massive Mazda CX-9. However, we aren't the first in this region to get the model - Indonesia, and most recently Singapore introduced the SUV, the latter of which we'll be taking a look at here. Bigger wheels for Singapore The Palisade generally looks the same across markets, with the exception of different wheels or colour options. Singapore's sole variant rolls aroun