Priced from $146,999, new Hyundai Tucson goes on sale with an eye-catching new redesign, more space, and a fully digital interior. The conservative and practical-minded family SUV sector is not typically where you’d find car manufacturers experimenting with bold, unconventional designs, but then Hyundai these days isn’t like most other brands. Wanting to build a name that represents more than just reliable family transport, Hyundai has since ventured into performance cars ...
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In recent years, paint protection products — such as ceramic coating — have been the talk of the car care town, but are they really worth your time and money? Here’s a quick guide. Any car owner will appreciate their four-wheeled pride and joy looking its best, and the biggest contributor to that is probably the paintwork, seeing as it literally covers the whole car. Unfortunately, many factors inherent in car ownership ...
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19 years ago, the original Sorento marked the beginning of Kia’s transition from bargain basement dweller to mainstream player. Now, the latest Sorento edges that evolution into premium status. Korean cars — for a long time, a fairly consistent source of derision in the auto industry. Remember such highlights as the Kia Sephia, Hyundai Excel or Daewoo Leganza? Of course you don't. Koreans used to be cut-price versions of already average mainstream ...
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The popularity of MPVs is on the wane, but the impressive new Kia Carnival proves why they - not SUVs - are the thinking man’s (or woman’s) choice for family transport. (Un)Fun fact about the 2021 Kia Carnival #1: It costs more than S$200k, no thanks to the latest eye-watering increase in COE prices. (Un)Fun fact about the 2021 Kia Carnival #2: It takes up as much space on the road as ...
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Priced from S$255k, the Lexus UX300e SUV has a 300km range, 8 year warranty, and owners will be able to do a short-term swap to any Lexus Hybrid model in conjunction with a new Lexus car-sharing platform. Considering that Lexus was the very first luxury car company to venture into electrified mobility (the hybrid RX400h SUV appeared a good 4 years before anything from BMW or Mercedes-Benz), it’s an eye-opening revelation ...
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Want a large luxury sedan that can do it all? The cleverer and ostensibly greener facelifted BMW 5 Series takes some beating. The BMW 5 Series - has there ever been a more complete car in the history of the automobile? Posh, yet not ostentatious; techy, yet not gimmicky; handsome, yet practical and spacious. It’s a reputation that goes back further than any BMW you’d recognise today. Nearly 50 years ago, ...
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Two new compact contestants to Singapore’s car market provide buyers new entry-level European options, in the Skoda Scala and Kamiq. 2020 was a quiet year for Skoda Singapore, but it's starting 2021 with a bang, launching not just one, but two new cars. And they really are new, with both models filling hitherto unoccupied gaps in the line-up. Meet the Scala hatchback and Kamiq crossover. The what now? The Scala and Kamiq, the ...
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The perenially popular Suzuki Swift gains a tiny bit of hybrid power, but its lively handling and generous safety equipment is what will leave the biggest smile on your face. If there’s one thing Suzuki is known for, it’s that they’re the makers of some cracking small cars. The Swift in particular has been a mainstay of our local motoring landscape for at least 30 years now (I’m a ‘90s kid ...
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Hoping to change or upgrade your ride but don’t know where to look? Here’s what the AutoApp team thinks are the new cars most worth keeping an eye out for this year 2020 was a year like no other before, full of disruptions and uncertainties across all countries, economies, and industries around the world. The automotive sector was no different, with marquee events like all the various motorshows and racing series’ ...
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If you have a powerful and iconic reputation, you don’t need whole sentences to tell your story. Just one letter will do. We all know the English alphabet contains 26 letters. But at BMW, M is probably the most important alphabet of all. No other single letter in the automotive industry packs as much history, success, passion, and performance as M, something that’s clearly evident in BMW’s own tagline: “M. The most ...
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Truly honest, functional design is a philosophy that’s not all that common in cars these days, but is what makes the 7-seater Mercedes-Benz GLB a compelling choice. What’s a sure-fire recipe for car sales success in Singapore right now? Given current trends, a sport utility vehicle (SUV) is probably a good place to start. And despite its premium price tag, you can’t really go wrong with a Mercedes either; Singaporean car ...
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Mildly tweaked looks, more digital displays, new taillights and new paint options are the highlights for the updated maxi-Mini SINGAPORE - Two years ago, beginning with the iconic hatch and Convertible, Mini set about giving its entire model range a refresh, and now with the new Mini Countryman, that process is complete. It’s available as both a 1.5-litre Cooper, or a 2.0-litre Cooper S, and they cost S$161,888 and S$180,888 with Certificate ...
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Aggressive new looks back up a more thrilling drive in the heavily updated Lexus IS; prices start from S$199k SINGAPORE - We love a good sedan here at AutoApp, and the latest one to debut in Singapore, the Lexus IS, has been getting us more excited than most in recent times. We’ve been smitten ever since its global reveal back in June, and now we have all the juicy details that ...
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420i and 430i models are the launch variants for BMW’s new coupe, which sports a controversially bold new design SINGAPORE - BMW’s reputation was built on the desirability and performance of its sporting coupes, and the new 4 Series is the latest entry in a long lineage. It’s also just been launched in Singapore, less than half a year after its initial global debut. If you want to read all about the ...
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Car brakes are the first line of defense to keep your car from hitting anything or loosing control. Here are our top tips to keep them in tip-top condition. Mention “safety” in the context of automobiles, features like seatbelts, airbags, and advanced electronics are probably the first things that will spring to mind. However, car safety actually begins even before those features come in to play: with the brakes. However, the only ...
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