PROTON and Bank Rakyat are offering special financial packages for fresh graduates and also to government employees on certain Proton car model. This special package will be valid until 31 December 2019 and amazingly provides up to 100% financing for fresh graduates and government employees. In other words, if you qualify, you don't even pay a single Malaysia sen when you drive off with the

Here's something different that I'd like to share with you guys out there. This is BMW Group's market position for their electromobility vehicles. i.e their electric powered vehicles which includes their plug-in hybrids, hybrid and full electric vehicles (if any). The charts show Electromobility in Germany, Europe and Globally. Cars like the BMW i3 and the Nissan Leaf are the popular ones

BMW Malaysia has unveiled  the New 2019 BMW X3 xDrive30i with an optional M Sport Package for a little bit extra. This variant of the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV), as what BMW calls their SUVs comes in at RM313,800 and you can add on that limited to 120 units only M Sport Package for RM15,000 to make it more aggressive looking.








The New BMW X3 xDrive30i with the limited units M Sport

PROTON cars had earlier today unveiled its new logo and tagline - which is Inspiring Connections. The logo, is a more streamlined version of the outgoing one features only the tiger's head and a change in its angle. Aside from that, the company also outlined its ambition to be a global, modern automotive brand at the event.










Now let's get the usual Thundercars Ho! joke out of the

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has introduced the new 2019 Mercedes-AMG A 35 4MATIC Sedan. The new Mercedes-AMG A 35 4MATIC Sedan is available at retail price of RM348,888.00 (before insurance) for Peninsular Malaysia. This is the 'baby' AMG A-Class in some ways, as it sits beneath the A45 variant, which hasn't been launched for this new A177 A-Class series as yet. 








The Mercedes-AMG A35

The MAZDA6 has been updated for the upcoming 2020 Model Year (which starts sometime in the 3rd quarter of this year onwards actually). As such, the new 2019 Mazda 6 which is sold in Malaysia by Bermaz now comes equipped with some enhancements to its driving dynamics as well as to comfort and other equipment inside. 








The MAZDA6 is currently fully imported (CBU) from Japan and is

UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT), the official distributors of Toyota vehicles here in Malaysia have officially introduced the All-New 2019 Toyota GR Supra. The All-New GR Supra (A90) is the current Toyota sports car flagship and brings back the 'Supra' moniker and is a joint venture car by Toyota and BMW which supplied the Z4 chassis and drivetrain for Toyota to spin its magic. 






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BMW Malaysia has officially announced the sale of the locally assembled All-New BMW 330i M Sport sedan. This was originally launched here in fully imported form and now, they have locally assembled the popular premium compact sedan. It now comes in at RM288,800 before insurance.








The 2019 BMW 330i M Sport is assembled in Kulim, Kedah to BMW levels of standard. The plant also assembles

There is a new video by Motoring Malaysia out over on the YouTube Channel folks! If you haven't subscribed there you should as this video, where we test drove the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E350 AMG Line (W213 E-Class) has been out since Monday. Now, it's linked here and you get to watch it here or read a bit more of what I haven't covered about this premium sedan. 








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Volkswagen owners in Malaysia now have to option of using the Volkswagen Insurance Plan or “VIP”. This is a tailor-made  comprehensive insurance coverage,which comes with minimal hassle...according to Volkswagen distributors here, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM).




According to VPCM, the benefits of using 'Volkswagen Insurance Plan' include prioritised claim approval, roadside

Over at the Opening of the Volkswagen Fest 2019 earlier today (the event will run till 1st September over at Setia City Convention Centre), Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) launched Das WeltAuto, Volkswagen’s global used car programme that offers customers certified used cars they can trust. Das WeltAuto is backed by the global know- how, standards and processes, systematic solution

Its that Volkswagen time of the year again. The Volkswagen Fest is back for the third time and Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) says that it will be filled with fun, games, thrills and most importantly, lots of deals for all that visit. It is happening from 30 th August till 1 st September 2019 at Setia City Convention Centre in Setia Alam, this year’s fest will showcase the launch

Quite and interesting bit of export news this. The Perodua Bezza, which has been on sale over in the island nation of Sri Lanka, has become the country's best-selling new sub-1.0 litre sedan beating out the likes of the Kia Picanto 1.0 and also the Hyundai Grand i10 (something we still don't get over here). To date, the Bezza sedan has found around 1,500 new owners there.




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Nasim Sdn Bhd, the official distributor for the Peugeot brand in Malaysia, have just launched the New Peugeot 3008 SUV Plus and New Peugeot 5008 SUV Plus. These are Peugeot's refresh of the two locally assembled SUVs and they are the culmination of a joint agreement in 2018 between Naza Group and Groupe PSA to establish Naza Automotive Manufacturing (NAM) as the Southeast Asia hub where they

New Proton dealers, Fook Loi Corporation (Sabah) Sdn Bhd, (Fook Loi) recently opened the first ever Proton flagship 4S Centre. The centre is one which features a total customer experience package - from sales, after sales (service), spares and also paint, or bodyshop services. So you can buy at get everything including accident repairs in one Proton Centre. Great news is that the first ever

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is an icon. It brought out the first ever successful formula for what a hot hatch should be. Some argued that it may not have been the first ever hot hatch, but whatever the case, the Golf GTI perfected that formula. That formula you see today is basically a mass production hatchback, most likely front wheel driven that was upgraded with a very powerful engine and

Recently, the motorsport arm of Proton, Team Proton R3 (R3), announced a search for lady racers and mentorship programme for race teams competing in the Malaysia Speed Festival (MSF) series. The two programmes are held in partnership with MSF, who are the largest grassroots motorsports event in the country. Both programmes are aimed to develop motorsports at a grassroots level by leveraging

Here is our latest video folks! As stated in an earlier article, where I featured Malaysian Rally Champion YS Khong's review of the 2019 Proton Saga facelift I was in the midst of preparing Motoring Malaysia's video of the first drive experience in this A segment sedan. I must say this this is the best A segment sedan on the market today in terms of how it drives.








Watch the video to

We don't actually see many Audi cars on the roads of Malaysia these days, but the brand is consistently refreshing their model lineup here. This time around, the new 2019 Audi A8 L is now available here in Maalysia. This flagship model is now here and it has Audi's newest design language, systems and it is only available here in the A8 L or long wheelbase variant. It is prices from RM879,000

Here is a video review of the new 2019 Proton Saga 1.3 Premium facelift by YS Khong, multiple time Malaysian Rally Champion and all round nice guy. I was lucky enough to be partnered with him during the recent the new car's media drive sometime last week. The Motoring Malaysia video is currently being rendered out on the 'puter as I type and you will see what I think of the new Saga once it