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  Audi brings AirConsole to its vehicles – in-car gaming platform available for cars with Android-based MMI

  30 June 2025 / 0 comments

  Audi has joined other automakers like BMW in bringing the AirConsole gaming platform to its cars, enabling passengers to experience a variety of games directly via the central infotainment system. According to the German brand, […]

   

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  Lotus denies plan to close Hethel plant and move production to US as tariffs bite, EV plans scuppered

  30 June 2025 / 4 comments

  A new report from Autocar will come as a surprise to anyone who has followed Lotus’ history. According to the publication, the storied British sports car maker has been told by owner Geely to prepare […]

   

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  Mercedes-AMG to phase out 4-cyl PHEV powertrain for C63, GLC63; six- and eight-cylinder units to continue

  30 June 2025 / 7 comments

  Mercedes-AMG is preparing to phase out the four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain in the current C63 and GLC63, Autocar has reported. A senior source within the firm has told the publication that future petrol-powered AMG models […]

   

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  Xiaomi YU7 launched in China – brand’s first EV SUV; up to 691 PS, 835 km CLTC range; priced from RM149k

  30 June 2025 / 13 comments

  The Xiaomi YU7 has officially gone on sale in China as the brand’s first SUV in the line-up which also includes the SU7 sedan. Built on an 800-volt electrical platform and using V6s Plus electric […]

   

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  Super GT Malaysia wildcard to enter GT500 category of 2026 Super GT series; drivers, manufacturer TBC

  30 June 2025 / 0 comments

  Rights holder and promoter of the Malaysian round of the 2025 Autobacs Super GT racing series, Haro Sports & Entertainment has announced that it will field a Malaysian wildcard entry into the GT500 category of […]

   

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  Mercedes-AMG Concept AMG GT XX – EV GT 4-Door replacement with over 1,360 PS, 850 kW DC charging

  26 June 2025 / 3 comments

  This, if you can believe it, will be entering Mercedes-Benz showrooms in the not-too-distant future. You’re looking at Mercedes-AMG’s new Concept AMG GT XX which, as the name suggests, will preview a production version of […]

   

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  Chery C5 launched in Indonesia – Omoda 5 facelift gets new name, DCT, multi-link suspension, fr RM83k

  26 June 2025 / 6 comments

  The Chery Omoda 5 facelift is now launched in Indonesia, and it gets a new name there – Chery C5, with the Omoda sub-branding dropped. The facelifted B-segment SUV first surfaced in Russia in September […]

   

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  Volvo XC60 eclipses 240 to become the best-selling Volvo ever – over 2.7 million sold across 17 years

  26 June 2025 / 3 comments

  Many of us, especially those of an older generation, still imagine a Volvo 240 when asked to think of a Volvo. And with good reason – aside from its iconic boxy shape, it has been […]

   

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  Mazda RX-7 successor “will be ready soon” as REEV with new rotary engine, hybrid possible – 2026 launch?

  25 June 2025 / 3 comments

  We’ve been waiting ages for a new rotary-powered successor to the RX-7, and after decades of speculation and numerous false dawns, we might, might just be at the precipice of it actually happening. According to […]

   

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  Volvo EX60 EV confirmed for debut in early 2026

  25 June 2025 / 0 comments

  The Volvo EX60 will debut early next year, the Swedish carmaker has confirmed in a Facebook post. This follows the upcoming model’s teaser in March this year ahead of the ES90 unveiling, and carmaker has […]

   

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  GWM Ora Good Cat facelift in China: new face, larger screens, more power, 430 km CLTC range, fr RM59k

  25 June 2025 / 6 comments

  In a country where every car receives significant updates seemingly every year, the GWM Ora Good Cat has managed to survive in the Chinese market virtually unchanged since it was launched back in 2020. That […]

   

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  Lexus LC will reportedly be discontinued – Pinnacle Edition to debut on June 26 as swansong; 200 units

  25 June 2025 / 2 comments

  According to a report by Japan’s Creative Trend, Lexus is gearing up to discontinue both the coupe and convertible versions of the LC, which last got updated in 2023. At present the V8-powered LC 500 […]

   

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  2026 Nissan Patrol Nismo – tuned Armada gets 460 hp; sports air suspension, exhaust; red pinstripe bodykit

  25 June 2025 / 0 comments

  This is mad. The latest Nissan Patrol (also known as Armada), which was September 2024, has received a Nismo version packing more power, retuned steering, sportier suspension and ‘a more evocative exhaust note’. Bodykit, sporty […]

   

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  Tesla Robotaxi service begins – Austin first, Model Y with “safety driver” supervisor, RM18 per trip

  25 June 2025 / 5 comments

  At last, Tesla’s Robotaxi service has begun, with passengers getting their first rides starting on Sunday, June 22. Arriving slightly later than the anticipated June 12 launch date reported last month, this is nevertheless a […]

   

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  Firefly EV gains BaaS plan in China – battery rental lowers purchase price by up to 33.3%; now fr RM47k

  24 June 2025 / 3 comments

  Nio has announced a new Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) plan for the Firefly that significantly reduces the upfront cost of the electric vehicle (EV) from its new sub-brand. When the Firefly was launched in China on April […]

   

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