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These days, car buyers have all been siloed into clearly-defined market segments and price points. Take the SUV and crossover market, for instance. Customers looking for a big, car-based seven-seater are split …
The executive sedan segment in Malaysia is getting ready for a second coming. In June last year, Mercedes-Benz made a grand entrance with the introduction of the W213 E-Class, which trades outright …
Is the BR-V even remotely adequate for Malaysian needs? Colleague Anthony Lim asked me this via chat while I was seated in the middle row of the Honda BR-V, heading back to …
Oscar Wilde once said: Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. While that may be a stupid thing to say when it comes to food, with the calories found in …
For years, carmakers have seemed to be stuck in the same cycle of producing slightly better iterations of cars that came before. Lighter, bigger, faster and more efficient, but the recipe stays …
No shame in rebadging, if it serves up a solution that would otherwise take too long – and too much – to accomplish. Such is the case with the Proton Ertiga, which …
The Malaysian car market is fairly predictable, but every once in a blue moon, someone will spring a surprise. And as surprises go, the introduction of the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid late last …
An entry-level model certainly doesn’t sound enticing. And it usually isn’t - well, what with all the toys and goodies reserved for more upper-class variants. Enter the C 180 Avantgarde Line, the …
The term facelift alludes to a mild visual update, and that certainly is the case with the 2016 Volkswagen Jetta, though the main developments are further beneath the skin. Outwardly, the main …
Despite the dilution brought about by increased segmentation and price-point intrusions, the premium executive sedan segment remains an important arena for automakers involved in that particular tussle to be in, and for …
Reinventing yourself is certainly not an easy task. Even if you do it well, there’s no guarantee that those around you will be very receptive, nor acceptive of the new you. The …
Traditionally, MPVs are the go-to vehicle of choice for those looking to transport more than five people on a given journey. While that may be the case, most buyers aren’t enthralled by …
You have to feel sorry for the station wagon, especially from a local context. An anomaly at best in the distant past, with dowdy and boring being the general associated terms, the …
My, has it been a crazy year! It certainly has been for Proton, which has launched not just a new marketing campaign and a new logo, but also three new cars. The …
It has been a long time coming, the B8 Volkswagen Passat. First seen in Europe in late 2014, the latest big sedan by Wolfsburg made its first Asian appearance in December that …
UPDATE: The W213 Mercedes-Benz E 200 has gained a series of running updates going into 2019, including a switch to the automaker's new M264 engine. Read the review of the updated E …
Here we are again with the 2016 Proton Saga, a model that Proton’s deputy CEO Datuk Radzaif Mohamed describes as the national carmaker’s “most important model” yet. There’s a lot of history …
Something’s afoot in the compact executive class, where a sleeker, sexier newcomer is edging out the old school. And it’s a car wearing the Three-Pointed Star that’s causing the commotion. This one …
There's no automotive segment in Malaysia that is quite as competitive as the B-segment sedan market. The crossover may be the darling of the car-buying public right now, but the affordable three-box, …
Some things are resistant to change, others less so. In Ferrari's case, there are a few paths that the company has said it will never walk down – the SUV is one …
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