For more than 50 years, the Suzuki Jimny has been a phenomenon in both the off-roading community and among fans of little kei cars. However, if there’s one thing that is missing from its half-century life, it is being a star of its own manga. It can’t drift as well along the mountains of Gunma like the AE86 Trueno from Initial D or even its spiritual successor, the Toyota 86 in MF Ghost but that doesn’t stop a publisher from setting up a crowdfunding page to turn the Jimny’s story into a manga s

The Proton X70 has been a runaway success for the Proton and now the 2022 update sees the best-selling SUV in the country getting a smaller 1.5-litre turbocharged 3-pot engine shared with the X50. Granted, for those who think small doesn’t mean better, there’s still the turbocharged 1.8-litre 4-cylinder for the highest variant. Even with one cylinder removed and being smaller in displacement, Proton claims that the X70’s new engine (177 PS/255 Nm) is superior to most of its rivals including the

Apart from unveiling the Volvo Concept Recharge at the Tech Moment conference, Volvo also discussed a few technological advancements such as battery tech, software, and hardware such as LiDAR technology. What is LiDAR? It stands for Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). It emits laser that bounces off surrounding objects and returns to the sensor. The time taken for the light waves to return is calculated to determine distance. Radar works in a similar fashion, except that it uses radio waves as

It is confirmed! The locally-assembled (CKD) Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 will be launching this month! Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) released a teaser confirming that the SUV will be launched on 25 February 2021 via Facebook Livestream. Recharge is Volvo’s new overarching sub-brand that encompasses all its electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models. Recharge will replace the previously used 'Twin Engine' monicker. With the Volvo XC40 Recharge T5, VCM now has PHEV variants for all its models. T

Proton Cars have just delivered 50 units of the Proton X70 CBU to the Ministry of Health (MOH) for the fight against Covid-19. The fleet of X70s will be used by MOH primarily to transport our medical heroes during this Covid-19 pandemic. These X70s are the older fully imported (CBU) units, not the newly launched locally-assembled (CKD) versions. This is because new vehicle registrations have come to a halt since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced on 18 March 2020. With MCO effect Prot

Sime Darby Swedish Auto Sdn Bhd, which was appointed Volvo Car Malaysia’s dealer-partner in October last year, today unveiled its new Volvo 3S (Sales, Service & Spare Parts) Centre in Ara Damansara. The four-story facility is part of the Sime Darby Motors City in Ara Damansara. The 3S Centre was built in adherence to Volvo Car’s retail standard – the Volvo Retail Experience (VRE). It is the first 3S Centre to be equipped with a VR Studio (Virtual Reality Studio) and a RATC Bay (Reception at The