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  2025 Kia Sportage facelift teased – significant redesign brings more conventional front end, new taillights

  24 October 2024 / 7 comments

  Us Malaysians may still be awaiting the latest Kia Sportage, but in Korea the fifth-generation C-segment SUV is already getting a facelift. It’s quite a timely one, coming three years after it was revealed globally, […]

   

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  Euro NCAP grades 5 cars for assisted driving – BMW i5, Mercedes C-Class, Volvo EC40, VW ID.7, BYD Atto 3

  24 October 2024 / 19 comments

  The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has tested five cars against the latest testing protocols for the effectiveness of their respective assisted driving capabilities. The agency’s assessment of assisted driving systems in vehicles […]

   

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  Zeekr Mix launched in China – 5-seat EV MPV with 3 sliding doors, 421 PS, up to 702 km range, fr RM171k

  24 October 2024 / 8 comments

  At long last, the Zeekr Mix has been launched in China, having made its public debut at Auto China in Beijing in April. This innovative mini-MPV of sorts only seats five but uses its ample […]

   

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  2025 MINI John Cooper Works petrol shown – F66 hot hatch gets 231 PS, 380 Nm; 7-speed DCT replaces 8AT

  23 October 2024 / 3 comments

  The MINI brand may be transitioning to being fully electric, but that hasn’t stopped it from indulging in a bit of petrol-powered fun. This is the latest MINI John Cooper Works, based on the new […]

   

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  2025 Mazda BT-50 facelift – new look for double-cab pick-up; larger infotainment, wireless Android Auto

  23 October 2024 / 10 comments

  The Mazda BT-50 has been given another facelift, around half a year since it was updated in 2024 though this time, the pick-up truck gains what Mazda calls ‘the largest’ of its updates since the […]

   

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  Tesla Model Y Juniper facelift production to start in Shanghai late November – launch by end-2024?

  22 October 2024 / 7 comments

  Tesla Model Y Juniper facelift render by @DominicBRNKMN We’ve been waiting a while for the facelifted Tesla Model Y, codenamed Project Juniper, but recent reports indicate that the revised electric SUV is finally coming soon. […]

   

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  BYD Sealion 7 enters European market – battery-electric SUV takes the EV fight to the Tesla Model Y

  22 October 2024 / 3 comments

  The BYD Sealion 7 has made its European market debut, entering the battery-electric SUV segment on the continent where it will go head-to-head with the Tesla Model Y. In China, the electric SUV – where […]

   

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  Geely Galaxy Starship 7 shown – Proton eMas 7 PHEV gets next-gen Thor powertrain, up to 150 km EV range

  22 October 2024 / 12 comments

  Leaked via a filing on China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) website last month, the Geely Galaxy Starship 7 has been revealed through images posted on Geely Galaxy’s official Weibo page. The car’s […]

   

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  Singapore RFID tag for Vehicle Entry Permit tracks SG-registered cars with outstanding traffic summonses

  22 October 2024 / 5 comments

  Motorists driving vehicles from Singapore which have received traffic summonses from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will be notified at the border between the city-state and Malaysia, according to a social media post by ROADS […]

   

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  Renault 4 E-Tech Electric – EV crossover with up to 150 PS/245 Nm, 52 kWh battery, 400 km range WLTP

  22 October 2024 / 3 comments

  The Renault 4 E-Tech Electric has made its debut, with the nameplate now reborn as an electric crossover that joins the Renault 5 EV in the brand’s line of new models reviving legacy nameplates. Externally, […]

   

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  Subaru Crosstrek S:HEV gets new “Strong Hybrid” – 2.5L boxer, Toyota electric motor, over 1,000 km range

  22 October 2024 / 6 comments

  The third-generation Subaru Crosstrek, previously known to you and me as the XV, is now available as a hybrid in Japan. This may seem strange, given that the car was already offered in e-Boxer form, […]

   

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  Jaecoo J5 debuts in China, smaller ‘pet-friendly’ SUV sibling to the J7 will launch in Malaysia Q4 2025

  21 October 2024 / 13 comments

  Click to enlarge It was hinted at earlier this year, and now the Jaecoo J5 has made its debut at the 2024 Omoda Jaecoo International User Summit in Wuhu, China. As its name suggests, the […]

   

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  2025 Porsche 911 GT3 facelift debuts – 8% shorter gear ratios, chassis upgrades, Touring gets rear seats

  19 October 2024 / 0 comments

  Three and a half years on from the debut of the 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3, it is now the turn of its facelift iteration which emerges on the 25th anniversary year of the GT3 nameplate, […]

   

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  Indonesia Battery Corporation, CATL subsidiary CBL enter JV for battery cell plant; production to start 2027

  18 October 2024 / 2 comments

  The Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) and Contemporary Amperex Technology Company (CATL) unit, CBL have formed a joint venture for the construction of a battery cell manufacturing plant, Reuters reported citing Indonesian news agency Antara. The […]

   

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  BYD Shark to undercut Ranger, Hilux in Australia

  18 October 2024 / 2 comments

  Reports out of Australia say the BYD Shark pick-up truck (which will be called the Shark 6 there) will be priced below AUD60k (RM173k) when it launches later this year, thereby undercutting the Ford Ranger […]

   

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