Driving business growth while fostering career development is the organizational goal. The management changes at BMW Group Asia will go into effect on 1 July 2023, which will see four members of the existing team take on new roles and responsibilites. "In 2022, BMW appointed a second dealer in Singapore and began local production in Vietnam to support growing demand in the respective markets," said Mr. Lars Nielsen, Managing Director, BMW Group ...
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Time for a brand new hybrid Mercedes-Benz to adorn your parking lot or driveway? Mercedes-Benz has launched facelifts of its W177 A-Class and W247 B-Class, and they are now on display at Mercedes-Benz Centre at 301 Alexandra Road. Starting off with the A-Class, there will be a 48-volt mild hybrid system paired to a 1,332cc four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Available in both sedan (saloon) and hatchback configurations, the A 180 Progressive puts out ...
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... is a mouthful for a Mini, but looks eye-wateringly alluring! In case you're not familiar with the MINI Cooper S Countryman, here's a bit of a refresher. A two-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine puts down 178hp and 280Nm of torque through its front wheels and dusts off the 0-100km/h sprint in 7.4 seconds. More so than that, it has five usable seats and features 450 litres of luggage space when configured as ...
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Unveiling done at the "Japan. Endless Discovery." exhibit marking 100 years since Le Mans was first run. If you think that "Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Edition" is a mouthful, we agree. 😅 It's been 100 years since the famed French 24 hours race was first run back in 1923, and to mark this momentous occasion, Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO), Toyota, Toyota GAZOO Racing (TGR) and Mazda Motor Corporation jointly ...
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Throw an eye-catching splash of colour onto your Yaris Cross Hybrid. In case you hadn't noticed by now, this Toyota Yaris Cross Hybrid is pink. BRIGHT pink. I don't care that the colour is actually called Cherry Blossom. To my eyes, it's Steven Tyler-satiating PINK. A number of female friends in a Telegram group chat decided to tease heavily when a picture of this compact crossover was sent over, with one ...
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New Lexus models rollin' out, but which will we get to see in Singapore. On 5 June 2023, Lexus is set to roll out the LBX to the world in Milan, Italy. We don't know much about it, so here are some educated guesses based on publicly-available information. Back in 2019, Autocar.uk reported that Lexus was looking to compete in the entry-level segment by introducing a model that would sit below the ...
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The G60 5 Series is set to continue BMW's tradition of great upper-middle manager saloons with a modern twist. October 2023 is when the latest generation BMW 5 Series sedan will be market-launched, and we expect it to make its way to Singapore some time in 2024. With this latest generation, code name G60, BMW would like to emphasize its electric vehicle (EV) 5 Series, named i5. From launch, there will ...
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Restored Pony Coupe Concept celebrated by engineers and designers past and present. Just in case younger readers aren't aware, one of Hyundai's staples back in the day was the Pony and later the second generation which was aptly named Pony II. Both took their name from the Pony Coupe Concept from 1974. first generation Pony The Pony Coupe Concept, which debuted at the 1974 Turin Motor Show, was designed by the then-young Giorgetto ...
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This concept is a "Rolling Lab" featuring unique hydrogen fuel cell electric hybrid technology. And so we come to the N Vision 74 Concept, inspired by its spiritual father the Pony Coupe Concept from 1974. No prizes for guessing why the number 74 exists in its name. First unveiled in 2022, the N Vision 74 Concept is a hydrogen fuel cell hybrid. Hyundai calls it a "Rolling Lab" because this concept ...
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"Wagons rule!" lives on with the 3 Series Touring Those of us who prefer estates aka station wagons can rejoice, for BMW has recently launched its second model in Singapore - the 3 Series Touring. Let's face it, estates are just more practical than their sedan counterparts, and not everyone wants to own a sports utility vehicle (SUV) AHEM! I mean Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) in BMW-speak. "The 3 Series has always been ...
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VW says the ID.7 can travel up to 700km on a single charge. The upper mid-size sedan/four-door coupe class is now seeing more competition in the electric vehicle (EV) segment, and Volkswagen (VW) has thrown its hat into the ring with the ID.7. Make no mistake about it, the ID.7 is pretty long at almost five metres, a size where luxury sedans would usually sit in standard wheelbase format. Thomas Schäfer, CEO of ...
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Looks like Toyota has been bZ with bringing forth more BEVs. In one of our Singapore Motorshow 2023 coverage articles earlier this year, we wrote about a Toyota bZ model, the bZ4X, that will not be for sale in Singapore but only made available as part of a car-sharing scheme. bZ (Beyond-Zero) in Toyota-speak refers to their battery electric vehicle (BEV) range, and now there are two new concept cars, unveiled ...
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The RX 350h Luxury cossets while costing less at the pump. With the Corolla Cross and Sienta dynamic duo from Toyota's hybrid stable topping our fuel-economy chart, I was certainly looking forward to reviewing more hybrid vehicles to see how they'd stack up. Therefore, I jumped at the offer when the opportunity to review the Lexus RX 350h Luxury came up. Knowing it would not dethrone the smaller and lighter Toyotas, ...
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This next-generation Countryman will be all-electric and ready to razzle-dazzle. What happens when one hankers after a Mini but needs more interior space? Well, one buys a Maxi Countryman! 😳 With five doors, the Countryman has successfully served as Mini's largest vehicle on sale and is great if one needs to carry around four passengers or drop the rear seatbacks for more cargo capacity. The Countryman, the do-almost-anything Mini, is now about ...
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The Panamera Platinum may just surprise you with how it cossets and handles at the same time - give it a go! When Porsche introduced the first-generation Panamera to the world back in 2009, the automotive press industry collectively gasped and recoiled at the way it looked in shock and horror. The backstory, allegedly, was that Porsche’s then head-honcho Dr Wendelin Wiedeking insisted that he had sufficient headroom in the back ...
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