Author: Jonathan Lee

As the country’s electricity provider, you might imagine that Tenaga Nasional (TNB) will be spearheading the public sector’s move towards electrification. As it turns out, the utility company is making the first steps in that […]

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Not everyone can claim to be the champion of the enthusiast driver, but Toyota is certainly in with a shout. The image of unfailingly beige Camrys are well and truly behind us – Toyotas are […]

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It’s safe to say that BYD has set the country alight with the Seal, an electric sedan that goes toe-to-toe with the ever-popular Tesla Model 3. The Chinese company has been quite aggressive with its […]

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Next-generation Proton Saga rendered by Theophilus Chin At the Proton Chinese New Year media appreciation dinner today, CEO Li Chunrong shared a few updates regarding the national carmaker’s future plans. Notably, these included a surprising announcement concerning its homegrown models, reinforcing the notion that its lineup won’t be entirely replaced […]

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It’s a little late to market, but the facelifted Range Rover Evoque has finally been launched in Malaysia. Revealed to the world last June, the brand’s stylish entry-level SUV gets some minor design tweaks that […]

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You could be forgiven for wondering whether Lancia still exists. It’s been a long time since the heydays of Delta Integrales flying across television screens; the brand has been confined to Italy since 2017 and […]

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A couple of days ago, we got a hold of the keys (or rather, the card) to the Tesla Model Y Performance, the first time we’ve seen the electric SUV in the final form that […]

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By now, I hope you’ve read our review of the new Proton S70 sedan – if you haven’t, you can do so here – and it’s safe to say the car has earned Gerard’s seal of approval. But there’s a lingering question as the national carmaker continues to lean on […]

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Stop rubbing your eyes – we haven’t mistakenly put up photos of the current Porsche Taycan. This is the facelifted model, and while this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it revamp doesn’t look like much on the outside, there are some significant revisions under the skin that help rectify some glaring flaws on Zuffenhausen’s pioneering […]

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It looks like Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) is wasting no time bringing in some new models – this is the Xforce, an ASEAN-specific B-segment SUV in the vein of the Honda HR-V and Toyota Corolla […]

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