Station wagons have pretty much been around as long as the car itself. Though largely uncategorised early on and even loosely called sedans in the early-1900s. That is, until the advent of monocoque bodies in the 1930s, where the wagon would be defined as a vehicle with an elongated roof, a rear opening tailgate and 1- or 2-seat rows behind the driver’s seat. For the most part, wagons were a working man’s tool, and they have remained popular, crucially in Europe and the USA over the last 50 year

Hybrid cars are not new to Malaysians, seeing that they have been available in Malaysia for roughly 15 years with the introduction of the FD-generation Honda Civic Hybrid. And today, hybrids are even more popular, as manufacturers like Honda, Toyota, and Nissan all offer at least one hybrid model in their line-up here in Malaysia. More recently, Perodua has thrown their hat in the ring with the 2022 Perodua Ativa Hybrid. On one of the presentation slides that Perodua showed, the second national

Volvo Car Malaysia introduced its first dedicated body repair and paint service facilities through the launch of the Volvo Certified Damage Repair Centre (VCDR), and it's a service that's now available at Federal Auto Cars, Glenmarie. Nick Connor, Head of Volvo Cars APEC, was present with Charles Frump, Managing Director of Volvo Cars to officially launch VCDR. “We are very happy to be able to witness the milestones that Volvo Car Malaysia has achieved thus far,” said Nick Connor. “From the impl

First launched in 2012, the Mazda 6 is the oldest model in Mazda’s product line-up. Sure, it has several updates but despite its age, the Mazda 6 is surprisingly competent against younger rivals like the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, and Volkswagen Passat. The refreshed interior hides the Mazda 6’s age very well and makes the 10-year Mazda’s cabin the most expensive-looking of all. The updated GVC Plus vehicle stabilization measure makes the ride so much more comfortable ride for the passengers, e

All new Volvos (except some variants of the XC40) from model year 2023 to receive OTA updates Reaches 190k cars globally in this week's release Malaysian market included Volvo has announced that all new Volvo car models from 2023 onwards are available with over-the-air (OTA) software update capability. The OTA capability now comes to the Volvo XC90, Volvo S60 and Volvo V60, and follows the technology’s initial introduction on Volvo Cars’ fully electric cars. This means that the company’s full po

Now with G-Vectoring Control Plus Android Auto and Apple CarPlay as standard Available as a sedan or wagon Bermaz Motor, the official distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia has introduced the updated Mazda 6 in Malaysia. Specifications have been improved (upgraded infotainment and GVC Plus) but prices have also gone up by quite a bit, no doubt due to the weakening Ringgit (the 6 is imported from Japan). The new prices are: 2.0L petrol Sedan: RM 173,659 (was RM 165,215) 2.5L petrol Sedan: RM 2