Rumours and speculations of a rear-wheel drive, next-generation Mazda 6 have been around since the Hiroshima-based company showcased its new FR architecture and inline-6 engines way back in November 2020. However, there won’t be a RWD Mazda 6, as Akira Tamatani, the chief designer of the Mazda CX-60 has confirmed the matter with Australia’s GoAuto. Speaking to the Australian publication, he said, “For me, a RWD vehicle is something I really wanted to design, and now I’ve been given the opportuni

Geely FX11 could be called Xingyao or Boyue L A row of the new SUVs were spotted in China Debuting this Friday The current-generation Geely Boyue, sold here as the Proton X70, is 6 years old and nearing the end of its lifecycle. As such, it’s no surprise that Geely is already working on a replacement model. Initial spyshots of the replacement model, codenamed FX11, surfaced in April. This time, however, the new C-segment SUV has been caught undisguised, parked on the side of a long stretch of ro

Dual-clutch transmissions (DCTs) may be new to Proton, but such transmissions have been fitted to various German marques since the early 2000s. At the moment, only two Proton models are fitted with a DCT: the Proton X50 and the Proton X70. Naturally, for many folks who are upgrading from an older model, either the X50 and X70 is their first encounter with a DCT. It doesn’t help the fact that there are a lot of misinformation when it comes to driving a DCT-equipped car. If you are stuck in a traf

The current Lexus NX was groundbreaking in many ways. It was the first Lexus that had a turbocharged heart, and Lexus' first foray into the luxury compact SUV (before things got even more compact with the UX). However, it's been around since 2015, and is getting long in the tooth. The good news is, an all-new Lexus NX has been spied doing development testing. According to a source, the development mule was spotted in a car park in Shizuoka City, Japan. Does this mean an imminent announcement is

The problem with Facebook’s newsfeed’s algorithms is that it feeds you what other like-minded people are seeing, rightly or wrongly. Worse, many see the comments section as a source of information. Very quickly, our society has become one that is fragmented into groups that speak only within each other’s echo chambers – each seeing what they want to see and hearing what they want to hear, with Facebook serving as a massive amplifier of confirmation biases. This is why fringe beliefs are becoming

Estimated cost 60-months/100,000 km is RM4,897.50 1.8-litre TGDi engine uses 5-litres of engine oil Automatic Transmission Fluid costs RM500.96 The Proton X70 recorded unprecedented success in the local SUV segment and it’s not hard to see why. It’s packed with advanced features and impressive build quality at an attractive price point of RM99k to RM123k for the range-topping Premium 2WD variant. To date, Proton has delivered over 15,000 units of the X70 and the figure is only going to climb wit