Five premium SUVs contend for this category's bragging rights. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) are a perennial favourite among buyers not just in Singapore but worldwide. On the premium side of things, SUVs that qualify for this category need to be sold in the 50th or higher price percentiles. Meet The Contenders We tested five premium SUVs this year. Three come from parent group Stellantis, of which two hail ...
Read MoreThree Cat B SUVs challenge one another for this category's crown. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Each contender must be a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and sold with a Category B Certificate of Entitlement (Cat B COE). At the same time, they should remain relatively affordable Cat B models and not creep into the "premium" territory of pricing. Those cars are saved for another category. Let's have a look. Meet The Contenders Clockwise from ...
Read MoreThree frugal Cat A Hybrid/Plug-In Hybrid challenge one another for the championship. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Every Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) that qualifies for this category needs to be sold with a Category A Certificate of Entitlement (Cat A COE). It also needs to have a full-hybrid or plug-in hybrid drivetrain that allows it to be driven for some distance purely on electric power alone. Although no plug-in hybrids were launched ...
Read MoreFour cool SUVs tangle to decide the Cat A SUV category's champion. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Every Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) that qualifies for this category needs to be sold with a Category A Certificate of Entitlement (Cat A COE). Easy innit? Meet The Contenders Three are German and one is French. Three come from parent group Stellantis and use the same engine. Interesting line-up, this. Clockwise, from top left - the Opel ...
Read MoreThese great sedans set their sights to become the Cat A sedan category's creme de la creme. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Every sedan that qualifies for this category needs to be sold with a Category A Certificate of Entitlement (Cat A COE). Simple. Meet The Contenders Clockwise, from top left, going to battle for the Germans in the arena of Cat A sedans is the Audi A3 1.0 TFSi. Representing the Czech ...
Read MoreFive excellent hatchbacks duel to claim the Cat A hatchback category's crown. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? To us, and along with the majority of the world, hatchbacks are defined as having a fifth door with a relatively vertical rear windscreen to access the boot. Plus, all hatchbacks that qualify for this category need to be sold with a Category A Certificate of Entitlement (Cat A COE). Easy peasy. Meet The Contenders Representing ...
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Japan Mobility Show 2023: Toyota’s Finally Doubling Down on Battery Electric Vehicles
The 2023 Japan Mobility Show kicked off earlier this morning with Toyota’s press conference, where CEO Koji Sato unveiled an arsenal of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to the international press, announcing that the carmaker is finally ready to fully embrace electrification. Taking centre stage were two concept cars – the GR-badged FT-Se sports car and FT-3e crossover – designed to cater to very different needs, but both delivering Toyota levels of ...
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Japan Mobility Show 2023: Mazda’s Iconic SP Concept is an Exciting Reboot of the Sports Car Genre
Mazda unveiled their latest Iconic SP concept car at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show today, and it’s everything you’ve come to expect from the marque, and more. Sporting a low-slung silhouette and sleek pop-up LED headlights, the prototype bears more than a passing resemblance to the FD-generation RX-7, albeit modernised for the 21st century. According to the carmaker, the Iconic SP features a hybrid powertrain in the form of a two-rotor rotary ...
Read MoreThe inaugural AutoApp Car Of The Year awards consolidate the best cars tested in Singapore that will be on sale in 2024. Welcome to the first-ever Autoapp Car Of The Year awards. ACOTY, as it is otherwise known, is meant to be the definitive car award that consolidates the thoughts and opinions of vehicles that we have reviewed this year. Hopefully, this will help you make an informed choice when choosing your ...
Read MorePoised as the executive saloon of the Volkswagen lineup, the Arteon has received an update for the Singapore market. Volkswagen Singapore has just announced a new facelift update to the Arteon. The new model features updated styling, better creature comforts, and a new engine variant. Better still, one does not have to wait for an upcoming launch date, as the Arteon is available for purchase starting from today and will come ...
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