
355 km · Moderate
Kuala Lumpur to Penang
The long north run — four hours of motorway to Malaysia's best food
- Drive time
- 4 hours 15 minutes
- Tolls
- RM 90–110 return including the bridge

Mercedes · 2023
The default luxury saloon, done right.
Daily
RM 1,000
Weekly
RM 5,000
Monthly
RM 10,000
Refundable deposit: RM 1,000. Held as a pre-authorisation on a credit card in the main driver's name — not a charge — and released when the car comes back undamaged.
What it's like
The C-Class at its sweet spot — a beautifully finished, tech-rich cabin, smooth turbo power and badge appeal. A refined everyday choice in KL.
In Malaysian terms: it seats 5, it has 4 doors, and the gearbox is 9-speed auto, so there is no clutch pedal to think about while you are also adapting to driving on the left. It runs on RON97, the yellow pump, which is available everywhere and costs a fraction of what you pay at home. Every rental leaves us with a full tank and a loaded Touch 'n Go card in the holder.
It handles Malaysian roads without drama: enough ride height for the speed bumps, enough boot for real luggage, and composed on a wet afternoon.
Where to take it
These are the routes we'd point you at with this car specifically, and why.
Four hours each way on smooth three-lane motorway. This is the one drive in our route set where a big luxury saloon beats everything: quiet at speed, comfortable on the eighth hour, and with the range to do the whole run on one tank. Save the supercar for the city.

355 km · Moderate
The long north run — four hours of motorway to Malaysia's best food

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An hour west for seafood, a lighthouse hill and fireflies
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