As a kid, my mother used to tell me whenever I came across any obstacles in life, “If there is no way, you should make a way.” But I find that to be tough at times. Not this Toyota Hilux driver at Jalan Maarof, Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Due to the flash floods that took place yesterday afternoon, many drivers were laid to a halt due to terrible jams that occurred in the afternoon. Taken from a TikTok user, the Hilux driver can be seen agitated while queueing up in a traffic jam. As the tensions be

There is an Off position at the light control stalk, but nothing happens when you select it The same model in different countries have different headlamp control stalk If you own a Honda equipped with automatic headlamps, you may be wondering why you can’t switch off your car’s headlamp even though the light control stalk has an ‘Off’ position. Instead, the default position is Auto. You can move it upwards to ‘Off’ but it will always return back to its default ‘Auto’ position. You can however ma

Anecdotally, the majority of Malaysians prefer sedans over hatchbacks if given a choice. Now, before you start raging on the keyboard citing your preferences and the number of Myvis on our roads, it’s as mentioned – anecdotal – which is based on personal account rather than research. From acquaintances to relatives, the favour skews towards sedans for reasons including looks or even safety, as they believe sedans provide better protection when it comes to rear impacts. Regardless, if you’re amon

Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole distributor of Ford vehicles in Malaysia, introduced a new 5-year manufacturer’s warranty for all 2021 Ford Ranger. This is a 2-year extension to the original 3-year manufacturer’s warranty. The new 5-year manufacturer’s warranty or 160,000 km (whichever comes first) is part of SDAC’s efforts to offer owners of the Ranger line up with added value. But existing Ranger owners are not left out. SDAC has 2 new warranty extension plans on offer known as the

It seems like German carmakers are launching quite the offensive in Malaysia this year - last week, we saw the 2020 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk8 doing its rounds in Pahang and today, the 2020 BMW 330e (G20) has been caught in Putrajaya. As the 'e' implies, this is the plug-in hybrid variant of the 3 Series. Running things along is a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine (184 PS and 300 Nm) aided by a 12 kWh capacity (gross) plug-in hybrid system. That system adds 113 PS when the motor is

Proton’s CEO Dr. Li Chunrong is confident that Proton will overtake Perodua to become the No.1 selling car brand in Malaysia by 2027, basically within the next model lifecycle of its products. Currently, only the Proton X70 is a new product. All other Proton models have yet to be replaced by a new generation model. In an interview with The Edge, Dr. Li said that ever since Geely became Proton’s partner in 2017, the company has been focusing on executing a 10-year product development plan, which