skyactive!

Diesel engine
Fiesta FC not bad and get 5-stars EuroNCAP...

30km/L is Mazda 2 with SkyActiv but the SkyActiv on Mazda 2 is quite different from CX-5 and 3... Mazda 2 1.3 SkyActiv doesn't use Direct Injection whereas CX5 and 3 do.
CX-5 official FC for Petrol 16km/L, diesel 18.6km/L...

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Added on February 17, 2012, 11:14 am
Mazda SkyActiv diesel is one of the latest diesel tech from Jap. Mitsubishi 4N1 also a new diesel engine. Honda is coming out with an all new 1.6 diesel as well. Now Nissan is selling X-Trail diesel in japan and also CX-5 diesel is being sold now. Anything to do with their country policy?
Only Toyota is lazy with diesel because they are trying to push their petrol Hybrid range as the new clean diesel engine has similar FC with Hybrid. That's why they don't wanna let people wonder why buy hybrid when diesel can get similar FC. So I believe that is Toyota's own problem.
Just like the Kia Rio diesel is now the cleanest non-electric car in Europe with only 85g/km Co2 emissions. Toyota Prius is emitting 89g/km CO2 which is lower than the Kia Rio. That's why many people still believe that there is still a long way to go for internal combustion engine because more and more technology is achieving better and better result.
Hybrid is great in cutting emission of petrol engine but when you talking about running and ownership cost, it still can't beat diesel engine in current stage as well as the near future. If you want to do the best, diesel hybrid should be the one to go.

Few years back nobody sell diesel car in Japan. Now they are starting to offer which show some changes in automakers' thinking.
Jap wise I believe the biggest factor is consumer's preference as well as lack of diesel engine choices. In fact most part of world is the same as most markets have very little diesel powered car available for consumer and new diesel tech requires higher fuel grade which many countries don't have. That's why diesel power is not popular yet. Consumers need to be educated because most people are still having the kind of mentality that diesel car is very dirty n vibrate like hell.

website said "estimated price" oh.... 

this one is event oh..  belif which one?

There is no wrong buying a civic. It still market leader for C-segment car globally. In USA, Jan 2012 statistic show Honda sell 21,883 units civic compare 10,900 units of Elantra for the same months although Elantra win North America COTY award.
Like it or not, some poor review just minority but majority buyers can accept civic as a good product.

i've tried the crz before when it first launched and im (my mum) is waiting for the cvt version to arrive. firstly, ill be comparing the crz with civic 1.8 (in terms of power) and it is faster then civic in sports mode but just in the starting range and not the race to the top speed. handling, imo feels like a smaller GTi. Design wise, i have nothing to say  . yes, it uses plastic inside but it aint the ones you see in forte or city etc. it feels solid and the black coloured interior helps as well. gotta hand it down to honda on this zippy mobile. The downside is, well a 'coupe'. Dont expect anyone above 160cm to fit behind. And, alot of blind spots lol.

i've tried the crz before when it first launched and im (my mum) is waiting for the cvt version to arrive. firstly, ill be comparing the crz with civic 1.8 (in terms of power) and it is faster then civic in sports mode but just in the starting range and not the race to the top speed. handling, imo feels like a smaller GTi. Design wise, i have nothing to say  . yes, it uses plastic inside but it aint the ones you see in forte or city etc. it feels solid and the black coloured interior helps as well. gotta hand it down to honda on this zippy mobile. The downside is, well a 'coupe'. Dont expect anyone above 160cm to fit behind. And, alot of blind spots lol.

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Added on February 21, 2012, 9:42 am

haha if you are really in the higher society, there's nothing to show off with a Honda badge, not even an Accord. Hmm yes, VW's interior are dull but at least they have the consistency to remain classy. Civic... well the current one did impress me when it first launched and probably set my hopes too high for the 2012 civic. But no doubt, its a pretty reliable car because im driving one.

can dapat chick faster hor..

haha yeah girls definitely can drive it. As for you, if you are currently driving a 'powerful' car then you will be slightly disappointed with CRz but nevertheless a fun car. Im waiting to steal my mum's too hahaha.

hmm true that. one thing i regret about buying civic is it is EVERYWHERE. pfft but oh well, not that i have the cash to import a veyron 

my civic is just 1.8 and like i said, CRZ can tapau maybe 0-60? then to 100 probably lose around 1-2 seconds. so you can only tapau people in traffic light    if you are driving a 2.0 and then i would say you'll be disappointed but since its a 1.5 so lets be fair as well hahaha . i like cars that have the pull back factor when you floor the pedal and crz gave me a mini-orgasm. lol

Then?nothing on tomorrow??

that round knob, up to you to twist  the logo to correct position lor.. 

Poor reviews and they are just minority? Lmao when they give the previous generation Civics a good review everyone says their info are reliable and now when they dont, you're just gonna say they reviews are poor? Those reviewers that you are talking probably spent their time on cars a thousand times more than you do. Do you even know why Honda is facelifting the Civic in just 8 months? Apart of it is because of those so called ''minority'' reviews. They can't even get the ''Recommended Buy'' tag like they always do on their previous Civic. I can't brain why majority buyers can accept civic as a good product when Honda itself admitted that the current one is crap which is the reason why they are gonna facelift in just 8 months.

Or SD : So what, my core business is plantation and property

Currently have 5 D-Segment in my house but the current ones that are selling in Malaysia are already overpriced but atleast the quality is there. If the new Civic launches, the price will increase for sure but the quality are lower than the previous ones? Thats a major let down yo.

For the Elantra, the best would be the high spec 1.8L. I wouldnt go for anything else. But since your budget is only RM90K, then the next best would be the Forte. But if i were you, i would spend a bit more and take the Forte 2.0. Better specs and more efficient fuel consumption. The 1.6L is too sluggish for my liking. Forte's resale value is surely much better than the other 2.

forte all the way, cause it is a ban chien kuih. you know the thing that is cheap and has everything in it. hehe...

otherwise if P3-21A comes out, and you fall in love with it, maybe that one you may  consider also, unless you have a no P policy, so cannot help here.

but Fiesta is small and tight. but worth the money for the ride. i love it too. but i would not worry about resale value as you already got staff discount.

308T coming with new facelift soon, plus a little bit sensitive lah. sometimes will get angry with you for no reason, but it does give you plenty of pleasure and orgasms when u are using it.

as for the elantra, nice, cool, but getting on everyones nerves, but anyway it will come somehow, maybe tomorrow u will see the car in Mid valley leh, who knows. only thing here if at 90k you could probably get a 1.6 from forte but u may not be able to get a elantra,

so if you can, wait loh, wait and wait and wait.

In US, the rating given for Elantra as follow.

U.S.News Scores
Overall: 9.1
Performance: 8.4
Exterior: 9.1
Interior: 8.3
Safety: 9.8
Reliability: NA

When it came to M'sia with diff engine (Not GDI), we still get the same figure as above?

Those rating should be over the seg... Elantra is not cheap in US.
2012 Elantra 16445 vs Corolla 16130 vs Civic 15605