The Ford Fiesta ST long-term review: 4 years with the pocket rocket on a budget
If you didn’t know already, I’m a young fella unlike the rest of my team. I only started working late 2014 and by early 2015, I needed a car of…
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An owner’s perspective and mod journey: 4 years with the Subaru BRZ
Having owned my Subaru BRZ since December 2015, it did not take me long to start swapping out parts and truly “making her my own”. You know, blank canvas and…
The Mazda 2 Hatchback long-term review: 86,700 km in 4 years
It was way back in 2015 when I was trying to decide on a car to purchase as a daily run-around. I was a fresh graduate, so only had several…
Driven: Volkswagen Golf R-Line (Mk 7.5) – the seventh’s last hurrah
My first time in a Golf was a memorable one; it was a Mk 5 Golf GTI with some performance enhancements done. I didn’t like cars at all then, so…
Driven: Mercedes-Benz A 250 AMG Line – punchy, practical & good looking inside out
Mercedes-Benz have come a long way with the A-Class. Once dowdy looking and unimpressive to drive, the A-Class of early days carried the unfortunate stigma of car reserved for unimaginative…
Driven: Mercedes-AMG GLA 45 revisited (still the best hot-hatch sold in Malaysia?)
A year ago, I was handed the keys to a GLA 45; in just three short days I had the car, I covered some 600 km all while leaving a reasonably…
Driven: Volkswagen Golf R (Mk 7.5) – still the addictive, hoonigan’s choice
In what feels like a blink of an eye, the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf is now in its fifth year of production and close to the end of the product…
Driven: Volkwagen’s Mk 7.5 Golf GTI – still the yardstick for hot-hatches?
We’ve been waiting a long, long time for this. Back in June 2013, I drove the Mk 7 Golf GTI for the very first time in St. Tropez. For lack…
Driven: Merc’s AMG GLA45 4MATIC – best hot-hatch sold in Malaysia today!
Look at the GLA45 and it is sure to divide opinions. Some call it a crossover, others say it is a baby SUV. And then there are people like me,…
Driven: Volkswagen Tiguan 1.4 TSI Highline – redemption at long last?
One long weekend, we were handed the keys to the all-new Volkswagen Tiguan. Here’s what we didn’t expect – we never thought we’d like the car so much. I mean,…
Driven: Porsche’s new Boxster S – two fewer cylinders, but can it match its predecessor in the performance and fun department?
To break the rules, you must first master them. Fine, that’s actually a popular tagline from a horological brand, but Porsche have been busy breaking the rules left, right and…
Driven: Ford’s God of Thunder – Mustang GT Premium, glorious V8 goodness
We recently tested the EcoBoost variant of the Mustang a while back and while looks were impressive, there was just several things amiss. The turbocharged Ecoboost version was the engine that…