2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI - Now with new upgrades for RM252k

First post for 2024! Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) have introduced an updated Golf GTI, equipped with Harman Kardon audio system and a Head-up Display feature. So the Golf GTI will now retail at RM252,990. A little premium over the previous year's variant of course. You have to pay for the good stuff you know.

New 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI with IQ. Drive now on sale in Malaysia - Priced at RM244K++

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) recently unveiled the refreshed 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI equipped with IQ. Drive which is Volkwagen's Driver Assistance System (DAS). The hot hatch now offers updated new features such as wireless charging and embroidered GTI logo on the driver and front passenger seats. All of this for the recommended retail price of RM244,990. In a nutshell, you get more active safety features in the latest version as well as some trim upgrades inside and out. The drive, like any Mk8 Golf GTI will be as sublime as ever.

BMW Malaysia Launches the All-New 1 Series in Flagship Form Here - The BMW M135i xDrive - [VIDEO of Unveiling Inside]

Yesterday, BMW Malaysia unveiled the All-New BMW M135i xDrive. This hot hatchback, called The 1 by BMW is the sporting flagship of the third generation BMW 1 Series line-up. This 1 Series is quite different from the previous generation in that it is now mostly front wheel driven, but this hot version comes in the xDrive all-wheel drive system and comes into Malaysia at RM355,646.25.

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Launches the 2020 Mercedes-AMG Compact Car Series in Malaysia - A 45 S 4MATIC+. CLA 45 S 4MATIC+ & A 35 4MATIC

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia celebrated its first ever online, or internet premiere of the latest Mercedes-AMG compact cars yesterday afternoon due to the Conditional Movement Control Order imposed in the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak. These new Mercedes-AMG are the 2020 Mercedes-AMG A 35 4MATIC, 2020 A 45 4MATIC+ hot hatchbacks and as the first model debut for Malaysia, the 2020 CLA 45 4MATIC+. These are the essentially the piping hot variants of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchbacks and the hottest CLA four-door coupe which you can get. Now on the second generation of the new batch of Mercedes-Benz compact car chassis, it gets the best that Mercedes-AMG can offer for compact cars.

Test Drive: Video + Written Report on the 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI - Is The Iconic Hot Hatch Still Relevant in 2019?

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 suspension to suit. This is what the Golf GTI is to this day. And today's article (and video you see here) is about the latest model - the 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk 7.5.

The All-New 2019 Renault Megane R.S. 280 Cup Now Officially Launched in Malaysia - Available in Manual & Automatic Gearboxes

The official distributors of Renault in Malaysia, TC Euro Cars (TCEC) have officially launched the all-new 2019 Renault Megane R.S. 280 Cup. This comes after its recent preview to the media as well as to the members of the public sometime in April this year. It comes with both the manual and automatic gearboxes (a first for a Megane R.S. variant) and this official launch coincides with the confirmed pricing for Langkawi (tax break prices) and also for the automatic variant. Prices basically start at RM149K for the manual in Langkawi and RM279K for the Manual for the rest of Malaysia. 

Volkswagen Will Sell The 3 Door Golf R Here - Limited To 10 Units and Priced From RM268,888

If you're the type of person who thinks that any 5 door hot hatch is still looks like a shopping trolley then I've got news for you. Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) are bringing in very limited units (10 ONLY) of the 3 door Volkswagen Golf R. Now open for booking, the 3-door Golf R priced at RM 268,888 (before registration).

2018 Renault Megane GT is AlreadyOn Sale - The Price Is A Little Eye Watering However...

TC Euro Cars, the authorised distributors of Renault here in Malaysia are actually selling the new Renault Megane GT. The Megane 4th Generation was first launched over in Europe at the end of 2015 with sales commencing in 2016. Now, in 2018 the car is officially on sale, albeit quietly, without much fanfare here in Malaysia (only on preview at the recent Malaysia AutoShow 2017 a while back).  Great looking car, but the price for this C segment GT hatchback is RM228,000.00. A little eye watering...

Renault Unveils the All-New Renault Megane R.S - 280hp, 390Nm, 6 speed manual or DCT, FWD with all-wheel steering!

This is really interesting news! Renault has launched the all-new Megane R.S at the 2017 Frankfurt International Motor Show. This comes after quite a while after the launch of the regular Megane models and variants and the R.S is eagerly awaited by many enthusiasts around the world. Especially those who like hot hatches as this is one of the hottest around.

SPOTTED FOR SALE: Citroen ZX 2.0 16Valve with a 6 speed manual gearbox upgrade

The Citroen ZX 2.0 16Valve 3 door hatchback was somewhat of a cult favourite among those of us who lived, breathed and dreamt cars in the 1990s. In those days the 152/167hp 2.0 16valve was one of the few European cars that had quite a good reputation against the numerous Honda Civic, Proton Wira (with a lot of Lancer Mods), GC8 Impreza and other cars from te Japanese brigade. Even the 1.9 and later 2.0 8 valve 5 door hatchbacks were also considered as the Euro to drive fast in.

Spotted for Sale: 1989 Suzuki Swift / Cultus GTI - A pocket rocket in the truest sense

This is another interesting car that has recently been put for sale recently over at mudah.my, the favourite place for Yours Truly to trawl the want ads and dream a little. This is a gem of a car, the original Suzuki Swift GTI. Also known as the Suzuki Cultus GTI (as it is called in Japan), it is one of those cars that garnered a reputation for those of us who started dabbling with cars from the mid-1980s and throughout the 1990s.