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  2022 Lexus NX officially launched in Australia – NX 250, 350h and 450h+ PHEV; from RM182k to RM270k

  9 February 2022 / 8 comments

  The second-generation Lexus NX has officially gone on sale in Australia. Customers have more than a dozen variants with three engine options to choose from, including the flagship NX 450h+ plug-in hybrid. The price range […]

   

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  2022 Alfa Romeo Tonale debuts – BMW X1 rival with 1.3L PHEV, 275 PS, 80 km e-range, Level 2 automation!

  9 February 2022 / 2 comments

  At long last, Alfa Romeo has finally taken the veils off its baby SUV, the Tonale. It’s the automaker’s first all-new model since 2016, and with a footprint of 4.53 metres long, 1.84 metres wide […]

   

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  MG Cyberster to be launched by 2024 – first affordable electric convertible sports car, 0-100 km/h in under 3s

  8 February 2022 / 2 comments

  The MG brand is turning 100 in 2024, and in a bid to attract new buyers, it will introduce a slew of exciting new models, such as the Cyberster. The electric sports car was confirmed […]

   

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  DS E-Tense Performance is a stunner with 816 PS and 8,000 Nm at the wheels – uses tech from Formula E

  8 February 2022 / 2 comments

  Remember the DS E-Tense electric concept from six years ago? Well, that has just been heavily updated to the prototype you see today. Production of the new E-Tense Performance isn’t yet confirmed, because the sporty […]

   

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  Volkswagen doubles down on EV presence in China, plans to produce 1 million electric cars by 2023 – CEO

  7 February 2022 / 0 comments

  China is Volkswagen’s biggest and most important market, so big in fact that 40% of its global deliveries are made within the country alone. Electric car adoption in China is also surging exponentially (2.91 million […]

   

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  European Union to toughen emissions test for PHEVs

  7 February 2022 / 0 comments

  The European Union is considering a move to toughen the emissions testing methodologies for measuring CO2 levels emitted by plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), following criticisms that current WLTP tests yield results up to four times […]

   

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  Next-generation Nissan Almera to gain an EV variant?

  28 January 2022 / 10 comments

  With Nissan just confirming plans to introduce a fully electric successor to the Micra, there is perhaps a chance that the next-generation Almera will also spawn a zero-emissions variant. The current Micra, also known as […]

   

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  Bentley to go electric-only by 2030 – first EV by 2025

  28 January 2022 / 0 comments

  Bentley has announced a bold new Five-in-Five plan, which will see the automaker launch a brand new electric vehicle every year starting 2025. An investment totalling £2.5 billion (RM14.06 billion) has been set aside to […]

   

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  Next-gen Nissan Micra confirmed, to be fully electric

  28 January 2022 / 1 comment

  A successor to the popular Nissan Micra has just been confirmed, and it will be a fully electric model. It shares the same CMF B-EV platform as the Renault 5, which is also an iconic […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2022 Toyota Harrier in Malaysia – RM250k

  27 January 2022 / 39 comments

  The Toyota Harrier has long been a household name in the Malaysian SUV market, way before UMW Toyota decided on the official import of the third-generation facelift model. The latest XU80 model, which is fully […]

   

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  2022 Honda City RS e:HEV review in Malaysia, RM106k

  27 January 2022 / 12 comments

  In all honesty, the fifth-generation Honda City would have done just fine with the standard petrol-only S, E and V variants. But Honda Malaysia went out on a limb to introduce the City e:HEV RS, […]

   

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  Perodua Alza production extended until April 2022 – next-gen DNGA-based Alza to follow shortly after

  26 January 2022 / 7 comments

  It has been reported on numerous occasions that production of the ageing Perodua Alza will be phased out this month. However, at a recent media conference, P2 president and CEO Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad said […]

   

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  MY2022 BMW 4 Series update – new 430i xDrive Gran Coupe variant, additional trim and colours for 4-er, i4

  26 January 2022 / 0 comments

  BMW has announced the new 430i xDrive Gran Coupe, making it the third AWD model in the 4 Series range. It will go on sale in selected markets soon, with power coming from the familiar […]

   

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  MY2022 BMW iX gets Parking Assistant Professional – GPS-based automated parking now standard on the iX

  26 January 2022 / 1 comment

  The MY2022 BMW iX range will officially get the automaker’s Parking Assistant Professional for the first time. It’s a flagship automated parking system that will be made standard for all variants starting March this year. […]

   

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  Porsche PCM 6.0 infotainment system update – Spotify now native, wireless Android Auto, Charging Planner

  25 January 2022 / 0 comments

  The sixth-generation Porsche Communication Management (PCM 6.0 for short) has been updated to feature a number of optimisations, which now includes native Spotify integration for the first time and a brand new interface design. New […]

   

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