Nissan NP300 Navara-based seven-seater SUV coming
An SUV based on pick-up underpinnings is quite familiar ground – Mitsubishi has its Pajero Sport, Ford its Everest, and there’s the Toyota Fortuner as well as the likes of the Chevrolet …
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SPIED: F20 BMW 1 Series LCI to get a major makeover
So it appears that the folks over at BMW can listen to criticisms after all. The latest spyshots of the F20 BMW 1 Series LCI (Life Cycle Impulse, or facelift in BMW-speak) …
2015 Skoda Fabia teased – budget Polo-based hatch
Skoda, the Volkswagen Group-owned Czech automaker, has started teasing its new compact (B-segment) hatchback, the 2015 Skoda Fabia. The released sketch and headlight photo don’t really leave much for the imagination, especially …
2015 Volvo XC90 headlights teased – “Thor’s Hammer”
There's only two weeks left before the launch of the 2015 Volvo XC90, and to whet our appetites for the new seven-seater SUV, Volvo has given us what must surely be the …
Driven Web Series 2014 #5: Top of the C-segment class – Mazda 3 vs Toyota Corolla Altis vs Kia Cerato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1ZAG3yphZM We’ve settled Malaysia’s super-popular B-segment (Honda City vs Toyota Vios vs Nissan Almera) and D-segment (Nissan Teana vs Honda Accord vs Kia Optima K5) markets so far this season, and now …
MBM Resources to distribute IVECO CVs in Malaysia
MBM Resources Berhad (MBM) recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, F.A. Trucks Sdn Bhd (FATSB), had entered into a distributorship agreement with Iveco S.p.A. for the former to exclusively distribute IVECO commercial …
2014 Nissan X-Trail CKD coming to Malaysia this year
The new Nissan X-Trail will be coming to Malaysia by the end of the year, Malaysian Nissan distributor Edaran Tan Chong Motor revealed to the media at its Raya open house today. …
Range Rover Sport SVR – the fastest Land Rover, ever
After endless teasing, showing a camouflaged prototype at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and setting a lap record around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the Range Rover Sport SVR has finally been revealed ahead …
Honda Accord 2.4 now with six airbags, price up RM2k
The Honda Accord 2.4 has been upgraded to six airbags (from four) as previously revealed, and we now know that the RM170,057.60 OTR without insurance price is up by nearly RM2,000 as …
2016 Mazda MX-5 teased ahead of September debut
To hype up the launch of the 2016 Mazda MX-5, which will occur on September 3 in the US (September 4 in Japan), Mazda USA has teased the next-generation roadster on its …
Ceiling price for driving courses out this week
The government is set to announce a ceiling price for all driving course categories, in view of the proposed increase in driving school fees following the introduction of the new Drivers' Education …
BMW Group Malaysia first half 2014 sales up 13%
Premium brands continue to thrive in Malaysia. Along with German rival Mercedes-Benz, BMW has reported growth in the first half of 2014. In the first six months of the year, BMW Group …
SPIED: Proton P2-30A GSC spotted with wheel caps – confirms at least three different model variants
Proton’s upcoming answer to the hugely popular Perodua Myvi will have a low-specced base model, as confirmed by these new spyshots sent in by reader Putra Azran. The pictures show a Proton …
SPIED: Chery V5 MPV with extensive makeover spotted in Malaysia – Chery Eastar getting a facelift?
Just last week we came across the Chery A3 hatchback in Petaling Jaya’s 3 Two Square. Stark naked too, it has to be said. Fast forward a few days, and yet another …
DRIVEN: Infiniti Q50S Hybrid – enter the contender
Breaking into an established scene requires more than persistence and the usual fortitude, especially if the doors remain wedged shut in welcoming newcomers. Sometimes, instead of just banging away head on in …
Hyundai i20 – second-gen shown ahead of Paris debut
After a few teasers and several leaks, the Hyundai i20 has finally been revealed in both European- and Indian-market (badged Elite i20) guise, ahead of its world premiere at the Paris Motor …
Perodua to end 3-year free service package end Aug
There have been rumours circulating that Perodua will be terminating its three-year free service package, and we can now confirm that it is true. The free service package, introduced in March 2013 …
JPJ to look into durability of road tax stickers
Bernama reports that the Road Transport Department (JPJ) will be looking into the durability of road tax stickers, following complaints that the existing ones fade and tear easily. JPJ director-general Datuk Seri …
Malaysian-assembled Hyundai Elantra facelift arrives in Thailand – Malaysia to get it next?
The facelifted Hyundai Elantra has been introduced in Thailand (where it gets the Elantra Sport moniker), almost exactly a year after it was introduced in its home market of South Korea. The …
SPIED: Proton GSC partially revealed on transporter
While Perodua teased its new Axia model this morning, the soon-to-be-launched Proton GSC (Global Small Car) had a teaser of its own too. This one is not done officially however, as it …
