On Tuesday, Honda Malaysia launched the 2022 Honda Civic e:HEV RS. The locally-assembled, top of the Civic range e:HEV RS hybrid variant is priced at RM 166,500. Compared to the ‘regular’ 1.5-litre turbocharged 182 PS / 240 Nm Civic RS, the 2.0-litre 184 PS / 315 Nm Civic e:HEV RS hybrid is RM 15,800 more expensive. A big chunk of the money goes to the LFC-H4 Atkinson cycle engine, which is an all-new unit, now incorporating direct injection, a feature that was previously unavailable in older 2.

The 2022 Nissan Serena S-Hybrid facelift is one of the cars that does its thing quietly. You don't hear much about it, but when you actually come face to face with it and see what it has to offer...chances are you'd be a customer. Data is a fair – but oftentimes cold – mistress, so we left our Racelogic timing gear at the office, and brought along some colleagues for a little daytrip out to the seaside. It's a family car for a camping trip, so what better way to test its family-friendliness than

Mazda is making strides in the automotive design sphere as the 2020 Mazda CX-30 wins the 2020-2021 Japan Automobile Hall of Fame (JAHFA) Car Design of the Year. According to JAHFA, and this is translated directly by Google, the 2020 Mazda CX-30 has design coordination that approaches the realm of art. It has exterior design that insists on driving and interior design that you can enjoy with peace of mind. Pardon the Japanese. Meanwhile, the Honda Fit (or Honda Jazz in other markets) won the JAHF

The locally-assembled (CKD) Proton X70 is no stranger to Malaysians – we have driven it and discussed about the new dual-clutch automatic, in addition to covering numerous aspects of the new SUV. Another aspect of the new X70 CKD that was a topic of debate is its maintenance cost – earlier, we reported that it costs nearly RM 5,000 to maintain the X70 over a period of 5 years, which is almost RM 1,000 more than a Honda CR-V. However, with the new 7-speed dual-clutch automatic in place, is it any

First introduced in 2010, the Mitsubishi ASX is in the final legs of its model life now. However an all-new model is still some years away and the management shakeup at Mitsubishi Motor’s partner Nissan isn’t helping matters. The display model seen here at the recent Tokyo Motor Show is major facelift of the current generation ASX. It wears the RVR nameplate because that’s what the Mitsubishi ASX is sold as in Japan. The new ‘Dynamic Shield’ design Mitsubishi ASX was first previewed at the Genev

Proton has introduced the new Saga here in Malaysia, with prices starting from: Standard MT - RM 32,800 Standard AT - RM 35,800 Premium AT - RM 39,800 All prices are on-the-road, without insurance. Visually, the new Proton Saga now gets Proton’s ‘Infinite Weave’ motif in the front grille, plus a new front bumper, while the rear bumper has also been redesigned with a chrome strip and bumper inserts on the sides. Proton has also removed the emblem that was on the boot garnish, replacing it with th