With the exception of the Nissan LEAF, Mazda MX-30 and Lexus RZ, there are no other Japanese EV models in the Malaysian market. While all the Japanese carmakers do have EVs, they have not offered them in Malaysia, preferring...
Honda’s range of cars in Malaysia has never ventured beyond 2.4 litres, except on two occasions. In 2008, Honda Malaysia offered a 3.5-litre V6 version of the 8th generation Accord which was imported as a CBU (completely built-up) model...
While automatic transmissions were popular in America by the 1950s, and steadily increasing in popularity in Japan, it took a while for such transmissions to displace manual transmissions in Malaysia. Automatic transmissions were not so popular because they affected...
After November 2025, Ford will no longer produce the Focus, which had been the successor to the Escort. Launched in the late 1990s, it was part of the Ford 2000 plan that was intended to unify products globally although that...
Honda Malaysia will soon introduce its first fully electric model – the e:N1 – in Malaysia. Those who are familiar with Honda will know that besides the e:N1 (which is on sale in Thailand), Honda also has other EV...
While Mitsubishi Motors had voluntarily stopped selling its passenger cars below the 2-litre class in Malaysia to show its commitment to its partnership in Proton, its Ralliart team continued to take part in local rallies. During the late 1980s,...
In December 2002, members of the Proton Satria GTi club ‘invaded’ Phuket. The members and their families travelled in 48 cars almost 1,000 kms in the event which had Continental Tyres as the main sponsor.
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There were many variants of the Proton Wira, adapted from the fourth generation of the Mitsubishi Lancer, during its production run from 1993 to 2009. Some 950,000 units were produced and among those units, 2,500 were a special variant...
The Galant was a popular midsized model sold in many countries. It competed in the same segment as the Mazda Capella, Datsun Bluebird, Toyota Corona and Honda Accord. In Malaysia, it was present right from the first generation in...
The BYD Seal is the first fully electric model to win the overall title in the Malaysia Car of the Year Awards (MCOTY) which has been running since 2002. However, the first model with an electrified powertrain to win...
The Opel Gemini was a model produced and sold under many different brands in the 1970s. It used the General Motors T platform and brands in the GM group as well as affiliated brands like Isuzu had their own...
This was a unique road tyre introduced by Goodyear in Malaysia in the early 1990s. At a glance, it looked like two motorcycle tyres joined together to form a wider tyre. However, it was because the tyre was designed...
