yeah agreed, they shud just take out the 18inch rim and the pss4 man lol. I really dont need that 😂

Will ppl call me crazy if i swap out my 18inch with V spec 17inch lol.

Financial prudence is really something every individual has to manage...
But regarding
ii) I'd say it is a world wide system especially already launched for months in Europe, so at least not so "new". Recall also that hybrids are already part of Honda line up for donkey years, even Malaysia. Generically the 2.0l i-mmd has been used since 2013 in US accord and 2016 in Japanese Odyssey.

Not really new engine, it was already on honda accord hybrid and crv somewhere else in the world. It was engine of the year 2019? I think HM test market with city and hrv. The sales was immense, hence civic ehev, which is this time is more powerful than 1.5T. I think the digital panel itself cost 3-4k already lol.

Ohh new as in the 2.0 is diff abit lol. Direct injection is like GDi engine?

As previously speculated, the e:HEV hybrid gets the most powerful version of Honda’s Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD), also found in the Accord Hybrid. The electric motor driving the front wheels makes 135 kW (184 PS) and 315 Nm of torque and is juiced by a 2.0 litre Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder.

Unlike the one in the Accord, the petrol mill is direct-injected and as such should be more powerful, leading to even higher combined outputs. No specs have been released for the engine, but the unit in the Accord makes 145 PS at 6,200 rpm and 175 Nm at 3,500 rpm, leading to a total power figure of 215 PS. Honda says it has made several tweaks to achieve a stratospheric thermal efficiency of 41%.

Not sure what active sound control mean but watching uncle genting video test drive rs ehev at sepang, the engine sound different in sport mode. 😅

Fair enough.
Spec wise i wouldn't even bother considering Mazda
Price wise i think both about same 160-170k? That's why no need consider this, just look at previous point.

Driving wise, electric hybrid torque, globally designed chassis and suspensions, multi link rear suspension.

Very VERY hard for Asia BMW to beat.
But, I'm only assumption since I've not had the chance to drive one personally.

It's a bit of a assumption as well from my minor disappointment on the MX5 Miata driving experience.
And it's not Mazda's fault, more towards how my expectations were set too high.
I obviously prefer manual handbrake lever

But that's because of the car i drive lol

I have test driven the Corolla. Yes, it handles superbly. It also absorbs bumps well. Very stable entry and exit, flat across the corner. However as soon as you done your corner entry nicely, and position to exit, you will be disappointed by the lack of torque.
And yes, Corolla cross is damn good in ride and handling too.

The Corolla is not underrated, if anything the price makes it over rated. If it was 20k less, I would've bought it already.

I didn't know back then, but if I knew I would've given Corolla a harder look, based on its ability to do autonomous driving with Comma.AI.
It is way better than Civic FE in steering torque and ability to navigate halfway into incoming cross traffic.

Honda sensing only doing LKAS at >70kmh is very meh to me.

Yea. There’s A LOT to LIKE with the Civic. Honestly if I weren’t spoiled by Mazda driving experience, I would fall in love with the Civic.

Now, I said that I like the car but I still haven’t fall in love with it. I could accept every minor nitpicks (including the low res lanewatch) but the seats and the switching gear with the knob is a concern. Im worried I might get back pain when driving. I wonder if theres a shop that can make the seat softer.

With every positive points that came from the Civic RS, let see if the e:HEV could really make me switch from M to H and then which one will come first.

If Mazda 3 is the Asia BMW, Civic will be the Asia Volvo.

Its perfectly normal to aspire, I think Honda can aspire to whatever they want. Aim for the stars land on the moon. But fact is the richest people on earth (USA) who buy the most Civic in the world, treat this like a entry level car much like our protons. Either parents of young youth on their first free cars or everyday man on the street. It will be designed for these 2 types of users, and they don't really even care too much about the car, as long as it drives and saves petrol and is safe. Should Honda start designing the car to really challenge a Benz, it will change the purchasing habits of their biggest customers and we will not be talking about the same car anymore. As of today, whatever we have is whatever bare minimum they want. Does an everyday man obsess over ICE head unit - no.

My brain keep thinking of Civic now. It tries to convince me that Civic is the better car. Theres nothing wrong with it. And I shouldn't regret picking it over the M. LOL

Heart still not convince.

Wallet remain neutral.

*having an internal war right now.

not sure will better quality fuel helps in managing this direct injection engine or not. there is a option for me to pumping vpower at brunei which is .95bnd/litre. I did feel the engine is much smoother and less vibration compare ron95 for my proton preve cfe.

Hyundai to me personally, it just throwing money poaching talent lol.

Tried to consider their cars, but they are kinda like

built quality above mazda,
price point above mazda,
interior size similar to mazda
engine performance below toyota,

build quality: overall interior and esp the door, feels quite good (if compared against same segment, not compare against same price point)
price point: it's waaay too expensive compared to rival offerings
interior: i noticed the interior is a little too tight. C segment (elantra) feels like city.
engine / features: for such a steep price point, we malaysians are forced to choose, either having a decent engine or having features
take elantra/sonata for example.
elantra has most of the bells and whistle, even the active safety systems, but given a 1.6L NA engine. even in corolla, the 1.8L NA already being frowned upon
sonata has 2.5L NA, decent power against its rival, but has stripped most of the nice features away.

the kona, higher priced than HRV, smaller size than HRV. but at least there is safety feature and engine is decently specced.

kia optima gt, nice spec, nice engine (on paper), but the seat base is short.. felt very uncomfortable for me and my family..

But but, Mazda driving experience triumphs all! And Mazda resale value is better than Korean
Yea kinda miss this sort of discussion from Mazda 3 thread.

Well, my last taste of Sepang was back in 2019. how's that for nostalgia? talk is easy la, and all i have right now is just being nostalgic walking down memory lane.
still building up my wealth so i can return back in action, originally planned end of  2022, but it seems very unlikely as another criteria crop up which is my new condo completion at Bukit Jalil area so i can move back KL from Melaka.

Its true, when i say I test the car at the limit I didn't even reach its limit (Traction control or no traction control). Which is a good thing. Remember I wasn't even trying to drive fast. I just wanted to know if the car has weird behaviours that make me scared to perform radical maneuvers in case of emergency. That is good handling to me. I'm not even sorry if car jockeys think I accidentally represented them in testing a car for go fast in a corner, for which I am not qualified and not interested to do.
Example of bad handling cars - Honda CRV, X50, Nissan Grand Livina, various other SUVs except Corolla Cross.

I admit got "good" FF cars, but if ever I were to buy a car for sports, and I admit I am not interested in this, it will be one that can oversteer when I step on the pedal. Anything else just won't make me excited. AWD also can, in rally mode which will again be wrong sport for me. In essence I want one that reminds me to break on time, steer well, control the throttle, clip the apex and THEN floor it. Boring, yeah.
On the subject of Hyundai, I look at the price, I already no mood to buy elantra. One does not go kimchi without sufficient encouragement money wise.

I was close to evaluating an Ioniq but the way Hyundai abandoned ship - Platform (went EV, went SUV), factory (Stop kulim CKD) makes me shiver. You don't wanna be holding a car with no after sales service, especially from Sime Darby + Korea. Look what they did to Chevrolet. You can get a Chevy for price of a bicycle these days, because there are no spare parts. Same thing they did to Ford.

And, the way Naza/Bermaz, Vincent Tan holds the Kia license, it is so damn messy with Sime Darby holding the other half of the Hyundai license. None are really interested in sedans, and to me it is a recipe for disaster. You really don't want a car that 5 years no one spare part dealer recognize.

Damn, the eHEV confirmed is full featured

Wireless charger, Dual Zone AC, 10.25” meter cluster, key card.

Damn jelly

Sedan Civic RS e:HEV officially revealed in Thailand

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Some observation on the exterior... 1 exhaust only instead of dual like the 1.5T units currently.

Will be launching officially over there on June. Guess will arrive our shore around end of year or Q1 2023 if HM decides to bring this in? Hopefully they are reserving the full digital driver display for it

Not sure if they are ready to CKD this though, since its a different hybrid unit than the one in City RS. Gonna be very expensive if they CBU from Thai