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Oldest Shell stations in Malaysia

Quick look The Shell station in Johol (Negeri Sembilan) is the oldest operating station in the country and still has a simple layout by the roadside. Shell Penang Road, which is around 100 years old, retains its original architecture...

Proton Satria Neo S2000 rallycar (2009)

Quick look The Proton Satria Neo S2000 was developed by UK-based Mellors Elliot Motorsport (MEM) using the Satria Neo platform. The car achieved its greatest success in 2011, securing both the Drivers and Constructors titles in the Asia Pacific...

Nissan X-Trail celebrates 25th anniversary

This November will be the 25th anniversary of the Nissan X-Trail, which rode the wave of growing popularity for SUVs when it was launched in Japan in November 2000. Since the first generation was launched, the model has gone...

The Lamborghini Diablo (1990 – 2001)

The Lamborghini Diablo story started in 1985 as 'Project 132', which was intended to be the successor to the Countach which had been around since 1974. The successor had also to be the fastest car in the world. In 1987,...

PROTON has ended operations at its original factory

An opening chapter in the history of PROTON, Malaysia’s first national automaker, has been closed with the end of production operations at its factory in Shah Alam, Selangor. The factory, which began producing the first Malaysian National Car – the...

Hyundai Motor looks back at 40 years of Stellar and Sonata models

Hyundai Motor, like Proton, had a technical tie-up with Mitsubishi Motors in its early years, using drivetrains and platforms from the Japanese automaker for its earliest models. The Pony, launched in 1975, was South Korea’s first mass-produced and exported...

Launch of the Proton Suprima S in 2013

On this day in 2013, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad launched the Proton Suprima S. At launch, the new 5-door C-segment hatchback was offered in Executive and Premium versions, priced from RM76,338 and RM79,998, respectively. A Standard version followed in...

Remembering the ‘Perodua Jaguh’ of 2013

In 2013, there was talk of Perodua making a sedan, a departure from the compact hatchbacks, MPVs and one SUV that it had been making since it began in 1994. As always, nothing was revealed about this model and...

New car prices in April 1985

Wonder what prices were like before Proton, Malaysia's national car company, entered the market in July 1985 with its first model, the Saga? Here's the price list which was published in WHEELS MALAYSIA in April 1985, 3 months before...

Proton Saga 40th Anniversary Edition

Theottle, Master Car Designer of the Digital World, has created a special restomod of the Proton Saga, which celebrates its 40th birthday this week. While retaining the iconic shape of the original Malaysian National Car, he has altered the headlights...

The Perodua Myvi is 20 years old

20 years ago, on May 25 2005, the Perodua Myvi made its debut as the 6th model in the Malaysia automaker’s range. Response was overwhelming as Myvi went straight to the sixth bestselling model that year, with the Kancil...

Where unexceptional old cars are honoured

Of the millions of cars sold each year, the largest proportion are usually simple machines bought for daily transport. There’s nothing fancy about them and they are just good, reliable (usually) transport that many buy and use for years...
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