VIDEO: Road trip to Melaka and back in the new 2025 PROTON X50 SUV

This is a review of the new 2025 PROTON X50 compact SUV. This was recently launched here in Malaysia and is the facelift of what is currently the most popular B segment Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in Malaysia. It features a redesigned front and rear end, a redesigned interior with a very large, now HD infotainment screen with a new dashboard design. Most importantly is a new 1.5liter turbo petrol 4 cylinder engine replacing the old 3 cylinder one. The new engine runs through a 7 speed dual clutch transmission to the front wheels and it quite a nippy little SUV. Here, we take it from the Klang Valley to the streets of Melaka, and back. 

Watch the video to see what we think about this popular SUV during the road trip.

Video: 2025 Omoda J8 AWD SUV tested off-road

We get to take it on a short off-road session in the 2025 Jaecoo J8 All Wheel Drive variant courtesy of OMODA | JAECOO Malaysia recently. The editor, enjoyed the short test drive session and basically explains how the J8 SUV performed. This J8 AWD actually makes it quite a decent drive for under RM200,000. A lot of decent off-road prowess for something essentially used in urban settings. This is very much a budget Range Rover for those wanting a SUV with some ability.

Do watch the video below. 

VIDEO: A very, very, very short test drive of the 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor 2.0l Bi-turbo Diesel Pickup truck

This is a  video of the very very short test drive we had with the 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor 2.0l Bi-Turbo pickup truck. Totally impromptu and unscripted. 

The launch event held at the Technology Park in Bukit Jalil continues throughout this weekend where interested parties can register and try out the Ranger Raptor. We managed a very, very short test drive of the Ranger Raptor 2.0L and we were quite impressed with its SUV or even car like refinement inside, even though we were doing a little bit of off-roading. Noise suppression was seriously good and it does feel more SUV rather than a pickup truck. The video is below:-

Video: 2019 Mercedes-Benz E350 AMG Line Test Drive - The Balance Between Pace and Grace (W213 E-Class)

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. 

Site Updates: Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! And How Motoring Malaysia is Doing So Far = We are Now #93 on a Top 160 List of Top Auto Blogs

Merdeka! Today is the day where Malaya gained its Independence from the British. So many years ago and a few years after that, Sabah & Sarawak joined in the fun, forming Malaysia. Anyway, I was born many years after that in 1972 and then,  coincidentally in August of 2006 I started this blog, not so seriously at first but more of a 'Hey, I can write stuff like this too!'. And so I did, and today, I am pleased to report to you that we have climbed into the Top 100 Auto Blogs Every Car Enthusiast Must Read | Automobile & Car Blogs on Feedspot.com.

Video: Our Test Drive & Review of the Facelifted 2019 Mercedes-Benz C 300 AMG-Line (W205) - Probably the Best Sports Sedan on Sale Today

This is our test drive review of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz C300 AMG-Line (W205) Facelift. We had tried this out at the Malaysian media launch of the facelifted C-Class last November 2018 and we loved it! 

Video: Vlog on the Facelifted W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class at the Media Drive - C200 Avantgarde & C300 AMG-Line

Below is our first impressions vlog on the Facelifted W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - C200 Avantgarde & C300 AMG-Line. It isn't a review per se as we had covered the launch earlier here with this article. This was something I've decided to put together with some of the footage that I had shot during the media drive in November of last year. Kind of unique actually as this was mainly for my personal record of the drive. So it's just bits and pieces here for your viewing pleasure.

Video Test Drive - First Impressions / Review of the 2019 Proton X70 1.8 TGDi 2WD Premium - It Impressed Me...Go Watch the Video + 2 More!

The first drive video on the Proton X70 is out. I must say that the X70 is quite an impressive piece of machinery. It is the first car that has come out of the Geely-Proton partnership and if you take a look at the video you'd know that I came home from Langkawi pretty impressed with the car, which is also Proton's first ever SUV. I tried out the Proton X70 1.8 TGDi 2WD Premium variant. The one on top is the X70 2WD Executive - which comes with smaller 18inch wheels as seen above - the pic just looks so good that I wanted to share it here.

Site Update - Motoring Malaysia Makes Another Best Auto Blog List - 70 Best on PartCatalog.Com

This is a nice surprise for Motoring Malaysia...and obviously Yours Truly. We've made it on another Best Auto Blog list on the internet! This time PartCatalog.com, a online car and (pick-up) truck accessories located in Austin, Texas over in America, have graciously put us on their list of 70 Best Auto Blogs to Follow in 2018. Now while this is a means of cross marketing for them, it still is an honour as PartCatalog does not ship to Malaysia where we are based! 

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Previews the Mercedes-AMG E53 Sedan and E53 Coupe - RM740k & RM764k (Est) Respectively

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia also took the opportunity to preview the Mercedes-AMG E 53 Sedan and the Mercedes-AMG E 53 Coupé at the recent media briefing of the company's 3rd quarter 2018 performance and highlights. So we got to view the cars and take some pics for you readers out there!

Proton X70 Exclusive Media Preview Official PROTON Video - We Get Some Airtime in the Vid!

Proton has just released a short video on the recent media preview of the upcoming X70 SUV. I get interviewed on what I thought about it. You can see me blabbering for a few seconds at around the 1min 30sec mark. 

Truck News: Scania Malaysia Delivers 12 Trucks to Circular Agency Sdn Bhd

Recently, we have been hearing a lot from the folks at Scania Malaysia and their trucks as well as buses. This time, the commercial vehicle manufacturer has delivered 12 new Scania trucks to Circular Agency Sdn Bhd.  Circular Agency purchased 11 units of Scania G410LA6x2MNA trucks and 1 unit of Scania G360LA4x2MNA truck.

We Are On A Top 200 Auto Blog List - One of Two Malaysian Websites On A Global List!!!

I believe that this is some cause for celebration.  Motoring Malaysia has been placed on number #128 on Feedspot's Top Auto Blog list. You can see the badge to the right of this blog where we are in the Top 200 Auto Blog listing!!!

Toyota's March 2018 Offers, Roadshows & Promos - And The Malaysian Spec Toyota C-HR Spotted Undergoing Assessment With ASEAN NCAP

Toyota have more offers this month. More rebates where you can save some money if you want to buy a Toyota that is. I suppose this is because they haven't actually launched anything really new recently and everyone of us is actually waiting for the upcoming Toyota C-HR launch. Here is the crossover SUV making its rounds at the recent ASEAN NCAP Blind Spot Sensor Systems Assessment over in Putrajaya yesterday. This seems to be the model which we will be getting.

Short Video On The 2017/2018 Malaysia Spec Haval H2 SUV

This is a short video on the 2017/2018 Haval H2. Just a short teaser of something we shot on the fly whilst assisting Malaysian motoring legend Y.S. Khong in his review of the car. 

Site Update, New Shortie Video Posted - Motoring-Malaysia's 'Office' At The Sepang Circuit

It's December 2017, and every time December rolls by I usually take a break in terms of pounding out articles, work or any sort of thing that needs me to use intensive labour or use my brains a bit more than usual. If you've been following my stuff over the years you would know that I value Quality of Life above anything else. So, after nearly eleven months of doing stuff, I take a few days to chill and relax a little. The video above was uploaded today and shows off Motoring-Malaysia's 'office' at the Sepang Circuit. 

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VIDEO: 2017 VOLVO V90 T5 WAGON TEST DRIVE - We Try Out Volvo's Entry Into The Premium Car Segment

Here is our latest video folks! The Test of the 2017 Volvo V90 T5 Wagon. A fine car, well designed, stylish, quite practical and a little bit flawed. But as far as wagons go, you cannot find any better here in Malaysia at this point of time.

Some Tuesday night ranting - Stupid People and the fact that I don't sell anything on this website!!!!!!!

I recently got a couple of e-mails that I consider as inappropriate and slightly strange. Most of you folks out there know that motoring-malaysia.blogspot.com is a website that provides information, knowledge, opinions and reviews about all automotive related stuff. Some would also know that I test cars and write stuff for other automotive websites too (not so much anymore) but most of you can tell that I do not sell anything at all through the site. 

I mean is it stated anywhere that I am an agent or a dealer or a distributor of any automotive related product? Where? I have been managing my own website and the only things I can see that are promoting stuff are the ads on the website. Those ads do not even relate to the strange requests I get. Like this two below.