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Nowadays, Honda Malaysia is offering more affordable and superior package to Malaysian just like the latest Honda City Facelift with 5 year warranty. Today, Honda has just introduced a new Honda Freed variant. The Honda Freed S spec will be just sold under 100k, marking the on-the-road price of RM99,800. The Honda Freed S is a fully imported from Indonesia. While the Honda Freed E spec is selling at RM113,493.50 on-the-road price, there will be some features that it’s different from the Honda Freed S.

For example, the automatic sliding door in the Honda Freed E has been replaced with manual sliding door on the Honda Freed S. The Alphine DVD player has been removed from the Freed S. The rear spoiler has also been removed to justify the cost. Others items are just minor differences.The Honda Freed S comes with the same 5-speed auto transmission powered by the same 1.5L i-VTEC engine that produces 118ps of max output at 6600 rpm.

Honda did not compromise the safety features in the Honda Freed Grade S. The features like Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electrical Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA) are still included for the Honda Freed S. The Honda Freed S is available in Brilliant White Pearl, Polished Metal Metallic and Crystal Black Pearl. With the introduction of Honda Freed S, we think it’s a worthy buy as the features can be compromise and the price differences when comparing to the more expensive Honda Freed E spec is about RM13,000.

Read more on our previous review of the Honda Freed here!

Chevrolet has issue a world recalled on the Chevrolet Cruze 1.4L turbo model. Statement from General Motors mentioned this, “A condition has been identified where, in some instances, the lower air deflector, also known as the belly pan, can catch oil that might drip from the engine if an oil change is not done properly. If oil makes contact with hot engine parts such as the exhaust manifold or catalytic converter, a fire could occur.”

This recall has affected an estimated figure of 475,000 Cruze. 10,000 of them are sold in Australia as their locally built and branded as Holden Cruze. The recall, classified as fire risk that could potentially cause those Cruze powered by 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine over a potential engine bay fire.  Again, we would like to stress on the point that this recall ONLY affects the Chevrolet Cruze 1.4L Turbo model.

While we went around to scout for some materials about this issue, we found this. The below video is believed has been recorded in the United States. The Chevrolet Cruze 1.4L turbo was burning in the streets and when the firemen arrived to attempt to put down the fire, there’s was an explosion.

One of Malaysia’s popular Japanese small size sedan – Honda City, it has gone through its mid-generation facelift now since it was launched back in 2009. From this week, the 2012 Honda City has been refreshed with a few new enhancements.

The front bumper has been tweaked and refined to give a more sportier styling like the current facelifted Honda Civic, which the design is likely inherited from the much-admired Honda Civic Type R. The front grille has been switched to the chrome type.

The rear bumper and tail lights have been redesigned with a more unique look. The lower part of the rear bumper has been detailed with a black layer to give more contrast with the rear reflector. With these tweaks on the exterior, the overall aerodynamic is claimed to be improved.

The facelifted Honda City is powered by the same Honda’s 1.5-litre i-VTEC engine that produces 120PS. To encourage driver’s to save more fuel, Honda has fitted in an “ECO” indicator lamp on the dashboard. The “ECO” indicator lamp will be automatically indicated if driver’s are driving efficiently. The new facelifted Honda City’s dashboard is also like up by blue lights to continue giving it the futuristic look and feel.

Potential Honda City’s owners, who are looking for a more unique appearance can also opt for upgrades like a set of original Honda Modulo bodykits and other accessories. The full package will include a front, back, side bottom spoiler as well as a wing type spoiler on the boot or the duck tail type spoiler.

The All-New 2012 Honda City will come in 2 variant which is the “S” model and the “E” model, the “S” model is priced at RM85,980 where as the Honda City 2012 “E” spec model will priced at RM 90,980. The Honda City E spec model will have some extra features like fog lights, paddle shifters, leather wrapped steering with audio controls , retractable side mirrors with turn signals and etc. Also include with The Honda City E Spec is the 16″ wheels where as the Honda City S spec gets the 15″ wheels instead. The best part, Honda Malaysia now offers a 5 years unlimited mileage warranty and a 6 times free labour service up 100,000km on the mileage. Obviously, it is a better deal now compare to the pre-facelift model!

Photo Gallery: 2012 Honda City Facelift in Malaysia

The Super GT race in Sepang International Circuit recently was a success with a great sunny day for the cars as well as the photographers to take some shots. As we all know not just the Super GT race cars are the attraction, the Super GT Queens and some of the models hired by local car distributor was taking up our memory space of our cameras. Do take some time to browse over the huge gallery and share your thoughts on which model or GT queens you fond most. 

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Proton Prevé has succeeded to capture the Malaysian market, with the total bookings of 11,310 received within 2 months since launch, the figure has surpasses the milestone of 10k units. Proton claims this figures has make the Prevé most popular 1.6L sedan in the market.

“This is a very positive sign for us and further proof that PROTON can engineer and manufacture world class products,” said PROTON Holdings Berhad Executive Chairman, Dato’ Sri Hj Mohd Khamil Jamil.

The Proton Prevé offered in three variants: the Premium with 1.6 Charged Fuel efficiency or CFE (turbocharged) engine mated to PROTON’s 7-speed ProTronic CVT, and two Executive variants utilizing the 6-speed CVT transmission, and 5-speed manual transmission – both coupled with the IAFM+ engine. Priced from RM72,990 on-the-road (peninsular Malaysia) for the Premium variant, RM62,990 for the Executive CVT and RM59,990 for the Executive with manual transmission, the Prevé comes with a five-year or 150,000km warranty (whichever comes first) making it an affordable as well as attractive family and executive sedan.

The Prevé also offers buyers the performance equivalent of a 2-litre engine capacity vehicle, with its 1600cc power plant producing 138 brake horse power at 4,000rpm with a maximum torque of 205Nm from 2,000 to 4,000rpm, essentially offering the best acceleration for a vehicle in its class. Despite this, the Prevé offers a commendable fuel consumption rating of 6.6 litres/100km. On top of exceptional performance and fuel economy, the Prevé is equipped with a Push Start button, LED lights and many more features. 

For more details, Check out our article for Proton Prevé during launch.