Latest Stories (Page 256)

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  Volvo EX30 ‘teaser camo’ car going on pre-launch nationwide tour – snap, post on IG, win cafe vouchers

  4 September 2024 / 4 comments

  Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has announced a nationwide tour of sorts for its EX30, which will be launched later this month. The visual shows the compact EV wearing a camo disguise – it’s the same […]

   

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  Tesla releases camera-only Actually Smart Summon (ASS) driverless parking; still can’t be used in Malaysia

  4 September 2024 / 3 comments

  Tesla has reintroduced Smart Summon, a driverless automated parking feature, three years after the company switched to the camera-only Tesla Vision for its Autopilot driver assistance systems. Only now, CEO Elon Musk has clearly asserted […]

   

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  2024 Peugeot e-3008 EV in Malaysia – third-gen SUV seen in front of Stellantis office; up to 700 km range

  3 September 2024 / 10 comments

  Stellantis Malaysia has been busy of late ramping up its Peugeot dealership network, but products are the key component to making it work for the brand, and by the looks of it, the follow-up to […]

   

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  2025 Honda HR-V facelift revealed for Australia – mild redesign, upgraded Honda Sensing; ASEAN soon?

  3 September 2024 / 2 comments

  Revealed in Japan in March, the facelifted Honda HR-V is finally making its way to global markets, with Australia being the first export destination. The revised B-segment SUV is heading Down Under soon with the […]

   

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  BYD Xia MPV debuts – 1.5L turbo plug-in hybrid with 260 PS e-motor, 200 km EV range; fr RM184k in China

  3 September 2024 / 4 comments

  The BYD Xia has been launched at the ongoing 2024 Chengdu Motor Show in China, and the Chinese manufacturer’s latest MPV is a sizeable entry, measuring 5.145 mm long, 1,970 mm wide and 1,805 mm […]

   

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  Great Wall Motor Poer Sahar Off-Road Edition debuts; 184 PS/480 Nm 2.4L turbodiesel, electric rear seats

  3 September 2024 / Comments are Disabled

  Earlier this year, the Great Wall Motor Poer Sahar HEV hybrid double-cab pick-up truck was shown at the 2024 Bangkok International Motor Show, and the manufacturer has launched a burlier version of the model at […]

   

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  2024 Volkswagen Passat Pro debuts in China – larger than European wagon; 220 PS 2.0L TSI, 7-speed DSG

  3 September 2024 / 1 comment

  While Europe gets the ninth-generation Volkswagen Passat as a Variant (wagon) only, it’s a little different in China that still loves a traditional sedan shape. As such, the carmaker has introduced the new Passat Pro […]

   

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  More die from road accidents than Covid-19, six football fields to bury dead bikers every year – Zahid

  3 September 2024 / 26 comments

  We know that many lose their lives on the road from the many accidents that we see in the news and sometimes, with our own eyes. But there’s nothing like some context to really drive […]

   

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  2025 Aston Martin Vanquish – V12 bruiser returns with 835 PS, 1,000 Nm, highest ever top speed at 345 km/h

  3 September 2024 / 1 comment

  It’s been six years since we saw the Aston Martin Vanquish name, but it’s back, and once again it graces Gaydon’s top-dog front-engined supercar. As befitting a flagship, the numbers make for some eyebrow-raising reading, […]

   

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  Canada to impose 100% tariff on EVs made in China

  3 September 2024 / 11 comments

  Canada has announced it will impose a 100% tariff on imports of electric vehicles (EVs) made in China in a move that mirrors those made by the United States and European Union. According to a […]

   

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  Influencer takes over 3 hours to charge EV, only gets 229 km range, not enough to get home – viral video

  3 September 2024 / 109 comments

  The usual concerns of charging an electric vehicle and its suitability for long distance driving have been raised again in a new video that has gone viral on Instagram. Influencer Iman Kamil recently drove his […]

   

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  Guthrie H’way Elmina R&R gets EV charger, 60kW DC

  3 September 2024 / 3 comments

  Good news for EV owners who use the Guthrie Corridor Expressway to commute, as well as residents of the growing Elmina township. Prolintas has announced a new EV charger at the Guthrie’s Elmina R&R, northbound. […]

   

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  Geometry Xingyuan debuts in China – up to 410 km EV range; BYD Dolphin rival; upcoming Proton eMas 5?

  3 September 2024 / 0 comments

  Geely has released official photos of the Geometry (or Geome) Xingyuan, an electric hatchback that will compete against the BYD Dolphin and speculated to be part of Proton’s eMas (stylised as e.MAS) new energy vehicle […]

   

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  Abandoned cars costing DBKL a hefty sum annually

  3 September 2024 / 10 comments

  The problem of abandoned vehicles isn’t just contained to them being a nuisance and causing an eyesore, because removing and disposing them also incurs significant cost, something that Kuala Lumpur city hall (DBKL) has brought […]

   

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  MATTA Fair 2024, Sept 6-8 at MITEC – free Rapid KL shuttle bus from KL Sentral, Sunway Putra Mall

  3 September 2024 / 0 comments

  The MATTA Fair is back and will be happening this week from September 6-8. Expect throngs of people heading to the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC, it’s no longer at PWTC) looking for […]

   

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