Honda Malaysia unveiled the new Honda BR-V crossover in Malaysia recently. this seven seater comes in 2 variants - the E and V. The car is powered by the 1497 cc 4 Cylinder, 16 Valve, SOHC i-VTEC engine.Both...
Honda BR-V launch in Malaysia
Showing posts with label Malaysia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malaysia. Show all posts
2016 in Review
2016, also known as Year Six of the Modern Age of Electric Cars is about to end, so i took the time to review some of the most important facts this year:Model 3: 9 months away from hitting...
Mitsubishi tops J.D. Power 2016 Malaysia Sales Satisfaction Index study
According to the J.D. Power 2016 Malaysia Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study,SM released recently, Mitsubishi ranks highest in new-vehicle sales satisfaction with a score of 815. Mitsubishi performs...
VW reviews vs customer comments
I was a VW fan for a long time. First it was the VW Beetle (old model) influenced no doubt by the Herbie movies. Then it was the VW Hippie camper van. They were so cool, they still are. In the UK, I...
Launch of the Perodua Bezza
Live coverage of the launch on the 21st of July 2016 was provided by Paul Tan on their You Tube page: Besides Perodua's good reputation among Malaysians, the Bezza also has achieved five stars in the ASEAN NCAP safety assessment for the 1.3L Advance variant (first Perodua car to get 5 stars)...
Range Rover Evoque prices: UK vs Malaysia
Recently met an old friend after 18 long years. We were university mates and both of us ended up in the UK in quite different occupations. However, despite being only about 100 miles apart we were unable...
Performance of European car brands in Malaysia
According to recent report, of all European brands sold in Malaysia in 2014, Volkswagen performed the best with sales of 8916 units. They were followed by BMW (7808 units) , Mercedes-Benz (7131...
Volvo Car Malaysia expands into Sarawak
Volvo owners will now be able to service their cars at the two authorised service centres in Sarawak, located in Sibu and Kuching with more locations planned in the futureGreatwall Group of Companies has been appointed as the new 2S representative....
Wanted - a small car for city driving in Malaysia
Wanted a small, affordable second car for city driving in Malaysia.The maximum budget is RM 40K (approx £7298).If I had that budget here in the UK, I would probably go for a second hand car and would have several options.However, in Malaysia there are only 2 options available, namely the Perodua ViVA...
Volvo V40 makes Malaysian debut
The new Volvo V40 models made their Malaysian debut at Mid Valley, Megamall concourse today. The models were the new Volvo V40 T4, the Volvo V40 T5 and the Volvo V40 Cross Country. The Volvo V40 boasts...
Alfa Romeo Giulia 50th Anniversary Celebration in Malaysia
The Alfa Romeo Giulia 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held at Citta Mall, Ara Damansara on the 15th July 2012 from 08:30am till 02:00pm . The event is open to all and organisers reported that they...
2 Lotus F1 teams
Latest press release from Lotus.Group Lotus plc and Genii Capital are joining hands and we will soon see the Renault F1 Team renamed as ‘Lotus Renault GP’ from the start of the 2011 racing season onwards.Group Lotus plc will acquire a major equity stake in the team from Genii Capital. Genii, an investment...
Malaysia to become regional hub for Peugeot
French carmaker Peugeot has chosen the Malaysian Naza group to spearhead its expansion in the region following the success of the marque in the country. The Naza Group was appointed official distributor for the Peugeot brand in January 2008. 3,766 units of Peugeot vehicles were sold in 2009 which accounted...
Review of MillionCars website
I recently found out about a new Malaysian online car marketplace called MillionCars. It is is not the typical car site and targets all income ranges of consumers in Malaysia. The website has not been...
Technology that powers the Lotus Racing team
Mia Sharizman Bin Ismail, Head of Operations (Asia) of Lotus Racing talks about the growth and opportunities for Malaysians in the ICT sector and in developing a k-economy. I have taken part of the interview...
Dr. Mahathir talks about Proton
Dr.Mahathir bin Mohamad is the former Prime Minister of Malaysia. He is an advisor to Proton, the Malaysian car company which was also his brainchild.Anyway, he recently wrote about Proton's progress in his blog and how he was surprised that the Lotus racing team was able to get their car ready in...
LDV files for administration
Birmingham based van maker LDV applied for administration. 800 jobs at its Birmingham factory and another 1,200 in various dealerships are at stake.However, the interesting news is that Malaysian investor Westar is said to be in advanced talks to take control of the company. If that happens, it will...
The Nissan Sylphy
One of Nissan's best selling cars - the Sylphy has finally reached Malaysia. It was launched last week by Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd, Nissan's official distributor in Malaysia. It features an alluminium...
Toyota Rush launched in Malaysia
The Toyota Rush was recently launched in Malaysia. There are three variants, namely 1.5GT A/T, i.5GT M/T and 1.5S A/T.The SUV is imported as completely built-up units (CBU)from Indonesia. The car comes...
New Proton Saga launched
Remember my post on the BLM concept? Well the real thing is here.Malaysian carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd, yesterday launched the second generation Saga (or is it the 3rd or 4th) at the Kuala Lumpur City...
