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Genuine Routehunters stories, ordered by historic publication date.
146 published stories
RH Log
Renting a car on holiday in Japan: The good, the bad, the ugly
We are always on a lookout for the best driving / riding roads, even when we are on vacation. The most recent chance yours truly had was in Japan, specifically on the south island of Kyushu. Here’s us sharing our experie
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5 highlights on Aeson Powers Sodium Ion Battery: Get to know the next evolution in battery tech
When we say dry batteries its basically wet cell batteries with no requirement to top up battery fluid. However they are not truly dry. Which is why they weight on average between 10 - 20kg’s per unit of 12V battery. Aes
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Automotive Stories & Reviews · 06 Jun 2026
The relevance of the Vios HEV GR Sport in the Budi95 era
Petrol consumption figure in cars play a huge roll today not entirely due to the price of fuel, but in the fact that there’s a cap in a citizens allocation in Malaysia. You have seen overseas reviews where they stress al
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RH Log · 18 Mar 2026
Hari Raya Traffic - Alternative routes to avoid the Balik Kampung Hassle
First-party guidance on B-road alternatives when major Malaysian highways are heavily congested.
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Automotive Stories & Reviews · 21 Sept 2025
The realities of owning an EV car in Malaysia in 2025: 5 must know things
We have been testing a series of EV cars over the past 3 months and clocked over 400km each trip. Here’s what we observed in that time.
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Automotive Stories & Reviews · 16 Sept 2025
The Art of D Segment sedans : 2025 Mazda 6 2.0 mid
The art of D segment sedan is officially lost now in Malaysia. The Accord is no longer there, so is the brilliant Passat. Only the Camry is left in the segment, with Mazda’s brilliant and beautiful 6 sedan. We got to exp
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Events & Community · 10 Sept 2025
Terbang : Finally the Flying Sikh’s story takes off
On a lockdown evening the two founding members of Route Hunters and Karamjit Singh sat for a small discussion. Up until then, we had featured Karamjit on several video’s and track shootout and we realised that the curren
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Guides & Hacks · 07 Jan 2025
How to take care of your vehicle the right way? Here’s ways you can avoid expensive surprises from your car
Most Klang Valley residents spend between 60 to 100km commuting daily. That works out to be about 1500 to even 3000km per month, which adds up to 20,000km or 36,000km per year. With the portholes, speed humps, high humid
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News · 16 Oct 2024
Should the NCAP rating be a factor for Malaysians when buying cars?
NCAP stands for New Car Assessment Program , where in short the cars safety capabilities are tested and rated on a star based system. The maximum a car can score is 5 stars. In short, the idea is more stars, the higher t
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RH Log · 06 Oct 2024
RH Sunrise Overnight Drive: Watch Sunrise from above the clouds?
A Routehunters event article retained for editorial review.
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Events & Community · 10 Sept 2024
Royal Enfield Himalaya 450 : The everyman’s GS
The adventure bike is like the swiss army knife of biking. The high riding position allows you to have ride in comfort for 100’s of km. The long travel suspension absorbs bumps and kind on your spine and butt. Plus they
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Automotive Stories & Reviews · 09 Sept 2024
The best brand new entry car for Route Hunters Drives is….
You want a fun car to enjoy the back roads and perhaps join the Route Hunters drives. But you are confined to new cars as you do not wish to experiment with 2nd hand vehicles uncertainties. There’s one car we whole heart
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RH Log · 30 Aug 2024
The magnificent 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge: Our 49th and 50th events support vehicle
A vehicle feature and drive story covering Routehunters events through rural Perak.
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Events & Community · 29 Aug 2024
Toyota Veloz : Is it worth the additional premium over the Alza?
The Toyota Veloz costs RM95,000. That’s RM15,000 more than the almost 90% similar Perodua Alza . Is it worth the premium? We found out when we tested the Veloz immediately after reviewing the Perodua Alza.
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Automotive Stories & Reviews · 28 Aug 2024
Perodua Alza : Malaysia’s ‘people car’
The Alza is simply brilliant. We used to have the previous version. The previous car was like the Malaysian version of the American station wagon. Its the car you use to haul the family, commute from work to home on a da
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Automotive Stories & Reviews · 10 Jul 2024
Smart Brabus #1 : Golf GTi Price, Ferrari beating acceleration
That is the Ferrari F430. It features a 4.3 litre naturally aspirated V8 that revs to 9000rpm. Puts out about 478bhp, and does 0-100kph in 3.7 seconds. Amazing figures even by today’s standards. Brand new the car sported
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RH Log · 17 Jun 2024
Proton X70: Why is it the most popular Proton to come for our drives?
A Routehunters car review article retained for editorial review.
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Events & Community · 22 May 2024
Malaysia Autoshow 2024: Top 10 highlights to check out at this years show
Possibly the most elaborate motor show we have seen in recent years. This years Malaysia Autoshow, taking place from the 22nd - 26th of May from 10am - 10pm, saw the launch of not one or two but SEVERAL new cars and bike
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RH Log · 13 May 2024
Want a quick night getaway drive / ride from the Klang Valley?
A Routehunters route story article retained for editorial review.
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News · 01 May 2024
Why a Peugeot is (almost) perfect for Malaysia?
Every car to come out of a certain country will have features that cater to that countries environment. For instance Japanese cars are made more for acceleration rather than top end speed, with relatively compact sizes.
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