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  Bentley teases fifth model – new flagship to debut on May 10; over 24 bil customisations, new Airline Seats!

  5 May 2022 / 0 comments

  Bentley will be announcing a fifth model to join its portfolio of luxury cars on May 10. The car will crown the line-up, and it’s tipped to feature a slew of world-firsts technologies. Available configurations […]

   

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  2023 Kia Soul facelift debuts with redesigned exterior, more kit – Turbo and X-Line variants dropped in the US

  5 May 2022 / 1 comment

  Less than four years after its initial reveal, the third-generation Kia Soul has now been given a facelift for the 2023 model year. In addition to a slightly redesigned exterior, the boxy compact car also […]

   

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  Ferrari blacklists Justin Bieber for violating ownership terms – singer resprayed, then auctioned his 458 Italia

  5 May 2022 / 25 comments

  It appears that Justin Bieber has been blacklisted by Ferrari for violating its code of ethics and ownership terms. According to Italian publication il Giornale, the Canadian pop star changed the colour of his 458 […]

   

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  2022 Geely Boyue facelift – China’s upgraded Proton X70 gets new grille, touchscreen, priced from RM68k

  5 May 2022 / 12 comments

  The 2022 Geely Boyue has gone on sale in China, where it goes on sale in two variants. Pricing starts from 102,800 yuan (RM67,517) for the entry variant, going up to 112,800 yuan (RM74,085) for […]

   

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  Audi and Porsche to join Formula 1, says VW Group

  5 May 2022 / 0 comments

  After plenty of speculation, Volkswagen Group has officially confirmed that both Audi and Porsche will join Formula 1, Reuters reports. Speaking at a recent event in Wolfsburg, VW Group CEO Herbert Diess said the decision […]

   

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  2023 Ford Taurus for Middle East early details revealed – rebadged Mondeo gets 2.0L EcoBoost, 8-speed auto

  29 April 2022 / 7 comments

  The Ford Taurus was a sedan for the North American market that has been discontinued as part of the Blue Oval’s plan to stop selling sedan models in North America, though today the nameplate will […]

   

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  Toyota bZ4X electric SUV shown in Thailand in RHD form – on sale end-2022, to be priced under RM250k

  29 April 2022 / 9 comments

  Shown as a near-production concept last year, the Toyota bZ4X is finally filtering out into markets worldwide, with deliveries starting in the spring in Japan, Europe and the United States. The company is also preparing […]

   

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  Volvo Cars sold 148k cars in Q1 2022 – 20% less Y-o-Y due to Russia-Ukraine conflict and Covid lockdowns

  29 April 2022 / 0 comments

  Volvo Cars has just announced its first quarter results. For Q1 2022, the Swedish automaker sold 148,295 vehicles globally, down -20% year-on-year (185,700 cars in Q1 2021). This is due to supply chain constraints – […]

   

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  992 Porsche 911 Sport Classic is a manual RWD Turbo with 550 PS, unique styling and graphics – 1,250 units

  28 April 2022 / 7 comments

  Porsche is looking at the past straight through rose-tinted spectacles with its latest limited edition, the 911 Sport Classic. Like the 997 version that came before it, the new 992 model harks back to the […]

   

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  Proton signs agreement to re-enter South Africa, aims to grow export sales by more than 300% by end-2022

  28 April 2022 / 35 comments

  Proton will be re-entering South Africa, as it has signed an agreement for the appointment of CMH Group to be the distributor of Proton vehicles in that market. The virtually held signing ceremony will see […]

   

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  2023 Polestar 2 EV – base variant gets larger 69 kWh battery, 474 km range, more power; equipment updates

  28 April 2022 / 4 comments

  The Polestar 2 has been given a host of updates for the 2023 model year, including new design elements, an improved heat pump, enhanced battery cell chemistry and technologies that are aimed at promoting sustainability. […]

   

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  A fleet of 150 Hyundai Ioniq 5 EVs to form world’s first bi-directional energy system – to power 2,530 homes!

  28 April 2022 / 7 comments

  Hyundai has teamed up with Dutch mobility provider We Drive Solar to implement the world’s first bi-directional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) energy system. The project takes place in Utretch (city in the Netherlands), where a fleet of […]

   

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  2022 Toyota GR Supra finally gets a six-speed manual transmission for 3.0T only, various chassis upgrades

  28 April 2022 / 10 comments

  When the Toyota GR Supra made its debut, the reborn sports car was only offered with an automatic transmission despite the Japanese carmaker saying in the past that a manual version had been developed. In […]

   

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  Nio took less than four years to produce 200,000 EVs

  28 April 2022 / 2 comments

  Nio recently celebrated the production of its 200,000th vehicle – an ET7 – at the JAC-NIO Advanced Manufacturing Centre located in Hefei, China. The achievement is significant for the electric carmaker, as it took less […]

   

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  2022 Tesla Model 3 – one-year waiting list in Australia!

  28 April 2022 / 5 comments

  Demand for the bestselling electric car in Australia, the Tesla Model 3, has apparently stretched out to over a year now, CarExpert reports. Just earlier this month, the waiting period stated on Tesla Australia’s website […]

   

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