Supercars & Classic Cars in Malaysia

This guide is for the Malaysian buyer or owner looking at a supercar or a collectible classic: a new Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche from the official distributor, a used exotic on the local second market, or an older car brought in for classic or vintage status.

It covers the ownership angle. What these cars cost here, why the tax structure makes them expensive, what official distributors sell them, how JPJ classic and vintage status works, what the Approved Permit rules mean for importing, and where owners legally drive fast.

For everyday second-hand buying, valuation and general resale advice, use the used-car guide. For the standard road-tax bands by engine size, use the road-tax guide. This page stays on the collector and high-performance angle: the duty stack, the exotic marques, classic-status mechanics, and the local car culture around them.

The price of an imported car in Malaysia is built up from several layers of tax, and the layers compound on top of each other.

Excise duty scales with engine size on fully imported (CBU) passenger cars: 75% for under 1,800cc, 80% for 1,800 to 1,999cc, 90% for 2,000 to 2,499cc, and 105% for anything above 2,500cc. Large-engine supercars sit in that top 105% excise bracket. On top of excise there is a 10% sales tax.

There is also import duty. The Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rate on CBU passenger cars is 30%, though it drops to 0% under the ASEAN CEPT/ATIGA arrangement for qualifying ASEAN-origin vehicles. European exotics do not qualify, so they carry the full 30%.

Stacked together, import duty, excise and sales tax can make a foreign car cost roughly two to three times its original price by the time it is on Malaysian roads.

This is the single reason a car that looks affordable overseas becomes a seven-figure purchase here.

From January 2025, Malaysia changed how it values CBU cars for tax. The long-standing "docket" pricing method was scrapped, and import duty, excise and sales tax are now calculated on each unit's actual transacted free-on-board (FOB) value, aligning with WTO valuation rules.

The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has noted that this shift has pushed CBU prices up. For supercars and other high-value CBU cars, the tax is now assessed on the real transacted value of each specific unit, which removes the softer effect the old averaged docket method sometimes gave.

If you are comparing an older quote to a current one, this valuation change is part of why the number moved. Always work from a current on-the-road quote rather than an older price list.

Indicative pricing from the official distributors and market listings gives a sense of where each marque sits.

Porsche. The 2025 Porsche 911 (992.2), distributed by Sime Darby Auto Performance, launched from RM1.43 million on the road for the Carrera, and RM1.89 million for the Carrera 4 GTS. The 911 GT3 and GT3 Touring launched from about RM2.29 to 2.3 million, powered by a 510 PS 4.0-litre naturally aspirated flat-six.

Ferrari. Indicative 2026 pricing runs from about RM968,000 for the Roma, about RM1.4 million for the 296 GTB hybrid V6, about RM2.08 million for the SF90 Stradale, and about RM3.5 million for the Purosangue SUV.

Lamborghini. Indicative 2026 pricing shows the Urus SE plug-in hybrid from about RM1,028,000 before tax, the Revuelto V12 plug-in hybrid around RM2.5 million before tax and roughly RM6.5 million on the road, and the Temerario V8 plug-in hybrid (the Huracan successor) at about RM1.35 million before tax.

Prices as of 2026. Note the gap between "before tax" and "on the road" figures, which is the duty stack from the previous section.

Each marque has an official Malaysian distributor, which matters for warranty, parts, allocation and factory track programmes.

Ferrari is sold through Naza Italia / Ital Auto, the official Ferrari dealer in Kuala Lumpur, covering both new and used Ferraris.

Lamborghini is officially distributed by Lamborghini Kuala Lumpur, operated by SunAgata Supercars Sdn Bhd (part of the Sunway Group), based at Glenmarie, Shah Alam.

Porsche is distributed by Sime Darby Auto Performance, which operates three Porsche Centres: Glenmarie, Sungai Besi, and Penang.

Buying through the official distributor gives you the on-the-road price with all duties settled, a manufacturer warranty, and access to owner events and track programmes. The used and gray-import market is the other route, covered next.

The tax structure keeps used exotic values high in Malaysia. Because a fresh import carries the full duty stack, an already-landed, locally-registered supercar holds a strong floor on the second market.

Used listings show the effect: a used Ferrari 488 GTB has been listed from around RM1,060,000, and a used F430 from around RM450,000. These are cars well into their life cycle, still commanding sums that would buy several ordinary new cars, because the alternative of importing a fresh one costs far more.

For a collector, this cuts both ways. Resale premiums on desirable exotics are durable, so a well-kept car can hold value. The flip side is that entry prices stay elevated, so there is no cheap way in even on the used market.

Two rules from the import framework shape the used and gray-import scene for exotics. Reconditioned (used/gray-import) cars must generally be less than 5 years old at the time of import. And ownership of an imported car cannot be transferred to a third party within two years of registration, which limits quick flipping of freshly imported cars.

Older cars get favourable treatment from JPJ, which is the main ownership advantage on the classic side.

JPJ classifies a car as "classic" at 25 years from the year of manufacture, carrying an 80% exemption on LKM road tax. It classifies a car as "vintage" at 50 years, carrying a 90% LKM road-tax exemption. The scheme runs under Departmental Instruction No. 13/2000 (Amendment 1/2002).

This matters for large-engine collectibles. A big-displacement classic that would otherwise sit in the highest road-tax band pays a small fraction once it qualifies. For an imported (CBU) car, there is a waiting condition: it only qualifies for classic or vintage status after it has been registered in Malaysia for two years, and imported vehicle ownership is non-transferable within a defined period after first JPJ registration.

An Approved Permit (AP) from the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) is required to import any motor vehicle into Malaysia, including classic and vintage cars. Classic and vintage cars have their own dedicated AP guidelines separate from the ordinary vehicle AP process.

The AP is the gate before the duty stack. Once you clear the permit, the import duty, excise and sales tax described earlier still apply based on the car and its engine size.

For a reconditioned (gray-import) car, the vehicle must generally be less than 5 years old at the time of import, and ownership cannot be transferred to a third party within two years of registration.

For an older car brought in to become a classic or vintage collectible, the classic and vintage AP guideline applies, and the two-year in-Malaysia registration wait before classic or vintage status is granted still holds. Plan the timeline and the total landed cost carefully before committing, because the permit, the duties and the waiting period all stack up.

Malaysia has an established classic-car community with historic bodies and marquee events.

The Malaysia and Singapore Vintage Car Register (MSVCR), active since 1955, is a leading historic-vehicle body. It covers Peninsular Malaysia across four regions: North (Penang), Central (Kuala Lumpur), Southern (Johor), and Singapore.

Asia Klasika is a major Malaysian classic-car concours held at the MATRADE Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur. It has featured cars from the Royal Johor Automobile Collection under the patronage of the Sultan of Johor, with the Sultan's Cup won by a 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600.

On the competition side, the Asia Classic Car Challenge (ACCC) is described as the leading and longest-running classic car racing series in Asia, with participation from Malaysian owners.

Joining a register or club is the practical way into the classic world here. It gives you provenance networks, restoration contacts, and event access that private buying alone does not.

Sepang International Circuit is the main venue for legal high-speed driving in Malaysia. It runs Open Track Day sessions and private Track Day and Track Night sessions across its North and South paddocks that supercar owners use.

The scene has an active owner-community layer. The McLaren Owner's Community Malaysia (MOCM) hosts supercar night-track events at Sepang's North Paddock, with lineups including McLaren 765LT, 750S, 720S, Artura and Senna, Lamborghini Aventador and Huracan, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and Ferrari F8 Tributo.

There are factory programmes too. Porsche Track Days at Sepang are held roughly every three to four months, day or night, reserved exclusively for Sime Darby Auto Performance sports-car customers.

If part of the appeal of the car is driving it hard, factor Sepang access into ownership. It is where these cars can be used as intended without breaking the law.

Fully imported electric vehicles are treated differently from petrol cars at the border, which affects how a high-end EV is priced here.

China-origin EVs pay just 5% import duty under the ASEAN-China FTA (ACFTA), against the standard 30%. EVs from non-FTA origins face 30% import duty plus 10% excise and 10% sales tax.

For a buyer weighing a high-performance EV against a combustion supercar, the origin of the car changes the tax maths. A China-origin electric performance car carries a much lighter import-duty load than a European combustion exotic in the top excise bracket. Confirm the current duty treatment for the specific model and origin before you compare sticker prices.

A calm way to approach a supercar or classic purchase in Malaysia:

• Price the full duty stack first. For any imported car, work out import duty, excise (75% to 105% by engine size) and 10% sales tax, or get the official distributor's on-the-road figure.
• Prefer an already-landed, locally-registered car if you want to avoid the AP process and the waiting periods. The used exotic market holds value precisely because of the tax on fresh imports.
• Check the transfer restriction. An imported car cannot change hands within two years of registration, so verify where a used exotic sits in that window.
• For classics, count the years. Classic status (80% road-tax exemption) needs 25 years from manufacture, vintage (90%) needs 50, and an imported car needs two years registered here first.
• Sort the AP early if you are importing, using the dedicated classic and vintage guideline where it applies.
• Buy through the official distributor for new cars for warranty, allocation and factory track access (Naza Italia / Ital Auto for Ferrari, Lamborghini Kuala Lumpur, Sime Darby Auto Performance for Porsche).
• Plan where you will drive it. Sepang track days, MOCM events and Porsche Track Days are the legal outlets for the performance you are paying for.

Treat the badge as the easy part. The duty stack, the paperwork and the timing are what decide whether the purchase makes sense.