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  Toyota Land Cruiser 300 now has a four-year wait list

  21 January 2022 / 6 comments

  Introduced in June last year, the latest Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series has proven to be incredibly popular among car buyers, with demand outweighing supply considerably. With orders pouring in at likely a fast pace, […]

   

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  Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo – wagon model range expanded; from RWD base model to 761 PS Turbo S

  20 January 2022 / 0 comments

  The Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo range has grown, previously starting with the GTS that is also offered in fastback sedan guise, and now features five variants covering the gamut of powertrain choices for the fully […]

   

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  Toyota cuts February 2022 production by 150,000 units

  20 January 2022 / 5 comments

  The semiconductor chip shortage continues to be an issue affecting carmakers, as Toyota has recently announced it will reduce its global production plan in February 2022 by around 150,000 units. The carmaker originally expected to […]

   

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  Honda signs joint development deal with EV battery R&D firm SES – focus on lithium-metal batteries

  20 January 2022 / 0 comments

  Honda has announced that it signed a joint development agreement in December last year with SES Holdings, a Boston-based electric vehicle battery research and development company. The deal will see both companies work together in […]

   

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  Proton X70 now CKD in Pakistan, costs RM2,375 less

  20 January 2022 / 10 comments

  Proton Pakistan, operated by Al-Haj Automotive, has just conducted a line-off ceremony to mark the rollout of the first locally-assembled Proton X70 from its plant in Karachi. The X70 is dubbed “the first intelligent SUV” […]

   

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  MG ZS EV facelift launching in Thailand in March: new look and up to 440 km range from 72.6 kWh battery

  19 January 2022 / 2 comments

  Launched in Thailand back in 2019, the MG ZS EV is set to receive a facelift in the Land of Smiles in March, according to Headlight Magazine. The electric B-segment SUV gets a number of […]

   

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  2022 Kia Niro – 1.6L hybrid with 141 PS, 4.8 l/100 km; Digital Key 2 Touch, Car to Home IoT device control

  19 January 2022 / 3 comments

  Kia has released more details on the 2022 Niro, its second-generation crossover that is offered in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric versions. The Korean brand has now revealed that the hybrid version will feature […]

   

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  Indian government proposes six airbags be made mandatory for all new cars sold from October 2022

  19 January 2022 / 8 comments

  India’s minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has proposed that six airbags be made compulsory for private vehicles carrying up to eight passengers (M1 category) from October this year, The Times of India […]

   

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  2022 W206 Mercedes-Benz C-Class in Singapore – C180, C200 with 1.5L mild hybrid turbo, from RM794k

  17 January 2022 / 8 comments

  European-market W206 Mercedes-Benz C-Class The W206 Mercedes-Benz C-Class has been launched in Singapore, and the fifth-generation sedan arrives in the city-state in two variants – the C 180 AMG Line at S$255,888 (RM794,189) including COE, […]

   

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  Toyota Hilux wins 2022 Dakar Rally with Al-Attiyah

  17 January 2022 / 3 comments

  The Toyota Hilux is now a two-time Dakar Rally winner, with Nasser Al-Attiyah clinching overall victory in a GR DKR Hilux T1+ for the works Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa team. The Qatari crossed the […]

   

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  PTT sets up new battery joint venture in Thailand

  17 January 2022 / 2 comments

  The latest development in the electric vehicle industry in Thailand sees PTT and its power generation arm Global Power Synergy (GPSC) forming a joint venture company to support the former’s EV production, according to Bangkok […]

   

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  EV chargers to be more profitable than petrol pumps

  17 January 2022 / 16 comments

  Electric vehicle fast chargers are soon becoming more profitable than petrol pumps, according to energy firm BP. Though the provision of EV charging services have been a loss-making operation for energy providers and aren’t expected […]

   

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  BBS Japan named official wheel provider to Formula 1

  17 January 2022 / 1 comment

  BBS Japan has been named as the “official wheel rim provider” to Formula 1, and as part of a four-year deal, will supply all ten teams with wheels from the 2022 season onwards. The announcement […]

   

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  1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse from 2001’s The Fast and the Furious is going up for auction – RM522k estimated

  14 January 2022 / 5 comments

  Before Brian O’Conner (portrayed by the late Paul Walker) drove the legendary orange A80 Toyota Supra in The Fast and the Furious, his first love was a green Mitsubishi Eclipse that he packed with NOS […]

   

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  Honda HR-V e:HEV Modulo X Concept debuts at TAS

  14 January 2022 / 1 comment

  Honda has unveiled the HR-V e:HEV Modulo X Concept at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, which serves as a preview for a factory-tuned model (the crossover is called the Vezel in Japan) scheduled to be […]

   

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