Part two of our three-parter on SUVs coming to Malaysia in 2023 revolves around electric vehicles (EVs). Last week we talked about regular, pure-ICE models, and if that's more your swing here's the link. Plug in your chargers, we're going in... BMW iX1 The missing link in BMW's i electrified range in Malaysia, the iX1 made its global debut alongside the all-new BMW X1 in June this year. Considering the BMW electric range is pretty complete here, expecting it to be sold on our shores isn't too fa

As the SST exempt period for CKD and CBU drew to a close on 30th June 2022, most car buyers are probably wondering, how much more does my favourite model cost now? Well, if you are looking for a Proton, these are the updated post-SST prices of their model range. Note that at the time of writing - only prices of the Saga, X70 and Exora have been released. Prices of the Iriz, Persona and X50 are expected to follow shortly and will be updated accordingly. SST-inclusive Proton model prices Variant P

Bermaz Auto Berhad (BAuto), the parent company of Mazda distributor Bermaz Motor, as well as Kia distributor Dinamikjaya Motors and Peugeot distributor Berjaya Auto Alliance (BAASB), has announced a 30.8 percent increase in pre-tax profit for Financial Year ending April 2021. Buoyed by the rush for consumers to take advantage of the SST-cut (which was originally mean to expire by 30-June 2021), Bermaz ended its financial year by netting RM 2.29 billion in revenue, and RM 172.7 million in pre-tax

Following the launch of a supercar catered for the budding vigilante, Aston Martin Kuala Lumpur has launched a special edition of its latest SUV, the Aston Martin DBX Intrepid Aura. While the standard DBX itself seems to be suited for a certain secret agent, we have a feeling this brightly-coloured DBX is more for an eccentric chocolate factory owner. The DBX is a five-seater SUV which means that you can easily fit in the few winners of your golden ticket competition with ease. Just like the sta

As part of the new locally-assembled (CKD) Proton X70 line-up, the company has introduced a new grey colour. The new colour is called Space Grey. This bump the total number of colours up to 6 – Snow White, Armour Silver, Jet Grey, Cinnamon Brown, Flame Red, and Space Grey. However, the new colour is still not the best looking colour for the Proton X70, in our opinion. It's a rather flat looking colour and doesn't do much to bring the X70's character lines. Of course, looks are subjective but our

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