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  DRIVEN: 2019 Toyota Vios – old hand learns new tricks

  21 February 2019 / 70 comments

  For as long as I could remember, the B-segment sedan market was the epicentre of the Malaysian automotive industry – it was the segment that commanded the most attention and one that had the greatest […]

  
  

   

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  2019 SsangYong Korando SUV – first images released

  20 February 2019 / 10 comments

  Oft-forgotten South Korean carmaker SsangYong has released the first photos of its new Korando ahead of its home market launch in March. The midsize SUV – which sits between the Tivoli and the Rexton in […]

  
  

   

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  Mercedes-Benz SLC Final Edition shown – last hurrah?

  20 February 2019 / 9 comments

  The Mercedes-Benz SLK was a revolution when it was unveiled in 1996, debuting a folding metal hardtop design that was copied the world over. However, lacklustre sales in recent years have put the future of […]

  
  

   

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  2020 Hyundai Sonata to get bold styling, coupe look

  18 February 2019 / 7 comments

  As more and more buyers continue to desert the humble sedan in favour of the crossover, carmakers have been left with a difficult choice to make – to ditch the three-box body style, or to […]

  
  

   

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  I will have failed if road fatalities go up in 5 years: Loke

  15 February 2019 / 67 comments

  Transport minister Anthony Loke has said that he will have failed as a minister if road fatalities continue to increase at the end of his five-year mandate. Speaking to Astro Awani, he stressed the importance […]

  
  

   

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  Volkswagen opens first Sabah 3S centre in Inanam

  15 February 2019 / 1 comment

  Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) recently introduced its first authorised dealership in Sabah, a 3S centre in Inanam on the outskirts of Kota Kinabalu, operated by Kota Bumi. It serves customers within the area as […]

  
  

   

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  Skoda Vision iV previews electric crossover “coupe”

  15 February 2019 / 1 comment

  It’s indicative of state of the automotive landscape today that the electric crossover-cum-coupé has become the latest industry trend. We’ve already seen vehicles like the Jaguar I-Pace and Audi e-tron go on sale, and companies […]

  
  

   

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  SPIED: MINI John Cooper Works GP gets racy styling

  14 February 2019 / 3 comments

  The new MINI John Cooper Works GP was teased earlier this week, but our spy photographers have caught the real deal out and about. While this extra racy hot hatch is still covered in yellow […]

  
  

   

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  F1 return to M’sia needs to be studied thoroughly: SIC

  14 February 2019 / 43 comments

  There’s been a lot of talk since prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad expressed his desire to bring Formula 1 back to Malaysia, with mixed responses all around (yes, we’ve read your comments). The latest […]

  
  

   

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  Mazda to introduce two new SUVs in the US – report

  14 February 2019 / 3 comments

  It’s safe to say that Mazda’s lineup is teeming with crossovers right now. Not only does it have three core models to suit every market – the CX-3, CX-5 and CX-9 – but it’s also […]

  
  

   

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