Author: Jonathan Lee

Lower than a month after entering the ASEAN market in Thailand, the Leapmotor B10 has been sighted in Malaysia, indicating an impending local launch. The only image, posted on the Malaysian Electric Vehicle Owners Club (myEVOC) Facebook page by Sobri Sunan, shows the C-segment electric SUV with light camouflage on the front and rear, leaving little doubt as to its identity. The B10, in case you’re unaware, is the Chinese Stellantis-affiliated carmaker’s third global model after the C10 and T03 (the latter is a city automotive not offered in Malaysia). Measuring 4,515 mm long, 1,885 mm wide and 1,655 mm…

Opened at the tip of 2022, Malaysia’s first Porsche Classic Partner Centre at Porsche Centre Johor Bahru has wheeled out its first ground-up restoration – an original early-Nineteen Seventies Porsche 911 T. This silver example, which appears to belong to Karrus Automotive Group founder Reza Mutalib, is the product of a months-long process undertaken entirely in-house by technicians certified under the Porsche Classic Partner programme. The nut-and-bolt restoration saw every worn-out panel and component disassembled, documented and rebuilt to original factory specifications, guided by factory standards. Introduced in 1967, the 911 T (short for “Touring”) replaced the four-cylinder 912 as…

One other day, one other special edition of the Volkswagen Golf GTI. Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has just released a teaser of a brand new variant of the new hatch, featuring the distinctive Sepang International Circuit (SIC) grandstand because the background. There aren’t any clues as to what form this automobile will take, although the above image may be very clearly of the present Mk8 model (so still no Mk8.5 facelift as yet). The one hint we will glean is from the caption, which states that “two icons are about to fulfill.” We’ll take this to mean that it…

Here’s one for the Hot Wheels collector – would you want one in all your (tiny) cars to be blown as much as full size? That’s exactly what Mercedes-Benz and Mattel explored, turning the brand new CLA right into a literal life-sized toy. In fact, this just isn’t the primary such attempt at a Hot Wheels for adults, but this time the 2 corporations have taken the concept to recent extremes. Not only does the art automobile, as its so called, feature a lurid black, pink and blue livery, nevertheless it also comes with solid moulded “windows”, fake shutlines and…

The highly-anticipated Proton eMas 5 continues its slow tease ahead of its expected launch later this month, with the order books officially open for the entry-level electric vehicle. With the news comes the announcement of estimated pricing, set to make this automotive the most cost effective EV in Malaysia because of Proton’s ability to dip below the RM100,000 floor price for CBU models. Prices are expected to begin from RM60,000 for the bottom Prime, rising as much as RM80,000 for the longer-range Premium. This being Proton, you’ll be able to expect a wide range of launch promos to be offered,…

Having been leaked in a filing with the Chinese ministry of industry and knowledge technology (MIIT) two weeks ago, the GWM Ora 5 has officially been revealed. The primary latest model from the Ora sub-brand since 2022’s Ora 07, this electric SUV fills an enormous hole in GWM’s EV lineup – frankly surprising given the firm’s off-roader bent. Looking very much akin to a Good Cat on stilts, the Ora 5 sports a lot of its smaller sibling’s design cues, resembling the ovoid headlights, organic surfacing and full-width “dawn” taillights imprinted within the rear windscreen for a cleaner rear end…

Still amongst essentially the most bizarre decisions Audi has ever made, its AUDI sub-brand (yes, that’s just Audi in all caps) has finally launched its E5 Sportback, some five months after it made its debut at Auto Shanghai. The timing can have been tardy, but this primary three way partnership model with SAIC wasted no time racking up the orders, with 10,153 pre-sales achieved inside just half-hour of the launch. Built on the co-developed Advanced Digitised Platform (ADP) and sharing componentry with the likes of the IM L6 and LS6, the E5 Sportback is accessible in 4 variants, with prices…

The third-generation Volkswagen Touareg could have only been launched in Malaysia last 12 months, but globally the nameplate already looks to be headed the best way of the dodo. Autocar reports that the mass market-badged premium SUV is about to be discontinued next 12 months with no successor planned, citing company insiders. Wolfsburg’s impending move will draw a line under its upmarket ambitions, the carmaker having introduced the unique – twinned, let’s not forget, with the Porsche Cayenne and (eventually) the Audi Q7 – in 2002 not long after the ill-fated Phaeton sedan. It also represents a shift in priorities…

Teased earlier this month, the Honda N-One e: has been revealed in Japan, bringing the electrical powertrain of the N-Van e: to a passenger automotive. Notably, this little tyke forms the idea of the Super EV Concept that made its debut on the Goodwood Festival of Speed before being shown at the continued Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS). Unlike the show automotive, the N-One e: is a narrow-bodied vehicle that matches inside Japan’s strict size limits for kei cars. It’s essentially an electrified version of the N-One, a cutesy upright city hatchback with round headlights, a trademark black mask,…

You could have seen a notice purportedly issued by KTM circulating on social media today, informing of a service termination on the Bank Negara and Kuala Lumpur stations tomorrow from 9am to 5pm, with Komuter trains supposedly not stopping on the two stops during this era. The occasion? The Himpunan Turun Anwar rally held by opposition party Perikatan Nasional, slated to be held in and around Dataran Merdeka. That has turned out to not be the case, in response to transport minister Anthony Loke. In a social media post, he announced that he has instructed each Prasarana (RapidKL) and KTM…