The introduction of the face lift and price hike is "half" expected, but still the extent of the hike is IMHO a little bit too big and hardly justifiable. Still I like pre face lift version, the reason, apart from the design, is this is the very version that showcases Peugeot's seriousness in returning to the mainstream performance car market (I know many here would not agree with the “performance” part) which they had seem to abandoned for the last two decades. So the first version of the series will carry more meaning and provides some sort of added value to me. 

Too bad seems used car market is the only place I can get the original version now. A question to all the sifus, will the second hand price of the original version drop with the introduction of the face lift?

Peugeot has officially reported to proceed with the production of their concept RCZ-R, this limited version RCZ has a modified and redeveloped 1.6 liter Prince Engine with increased power output 270hp, 330Nm torque and sprints from 0 to 100km/h in just 5.9 seconds (official figure from Peugeot), this makes the R version a real powerful car, couple with the original attractive appearance I think it is safe to say that the R is a ‘complete’ RCZ that many are probably looking and waiting for. Not sure whether it will make its way into Malaysia and how much Nasim is going to price it though.

Not sure whether Nasim will bring it in, but if it really does, looking at the current face lift version selling at 240k where do you think Nasim will place this model? Rumour has it that the R version will be selling at around 10k GBP higher than the normal version (cheapest variant) in the UK, which if we convert directly into RM then the price could easily exceeds 300k, reaching the territory of a brand new Audi TT (350k)... Which one do you think Malaysian will buy, between a Audi and a Peugeot?

Honestly bro I am in a dilemma on whether to wait for the R or get a used original version. If the R is anything higher than 300k I believe I won't proceed to buy it. I will just wait and see what happens next.

Yes exactly, 300k over for a car is just too much…Personally I would not go for any car priced over 200k, for me this is just not right (no offense intended to the people who own 200k over cars), I was initially struggled with the RCZ too but it finally beats me with the ‘meaning’ and ‘added value’ that I mentioned earlier, but still 300k is already over the limits that I could tolerate...At the moment I think I will just wait and see what happens next, I believe in the time of a year or two we will have a clearer picture of the R’s entry into Malaysia and the selling price.

By the way, this is a comparison of specific power output and specific torque between R and its potential competitors which are already on sales here (Malaysian spec.)

                Liter  Power, HP    Torque, Nm Specific Power, HP/L Specific Torque, Nm/L    Selling Price (RM)

RCZ R          1.6      270        330                    169                      206                    Unknown
Scirocco R          2.0        255        330                    128                      165                    281,060
Megane RS 265  2.0      265        360                    133                      180                    235,000