Eight sensational SUVs that won in Round 1 slug it out for the title of Overall Best SUV. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Price and powertrain don't matter. From affordable to astronomical, internal combustion, hybrid and battery electric all make an appearance here. The Overall Best SUV is chosen from among a pool of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) that won in Round 1. Check out their respective Round 1 awards below. Meet ...
Read MoreFour Cat A SUV EV contenders face off to fight for this category's championship. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? First, each contender needs to be a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), obviously! Next, they must be powered and propelled solely by electricity from battery packs. Finally, they need to be sold with a Category A Certificate of Entitlement (Cat A COE). Easy peasy. Meet The Contenders One is South Korean, one Japanese, one Chinese ...
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 MoreEQS SUV launched at Crafted for the Future: The Mercedes-Benz Showcase at Raffles City Shopping Centre. 'Twas at Mercedes-Benz's pop-up space at #01-01 Raffles City Shopping Centre called Crafted for the Future: The Mercedes-Benz Showcase that the new EQS SUV was launched. This electric vehicle (EV) also sees the convergence of luxury, technology and sustainability. Visitors can experience the EQS SUV and check out the sustainability-focused installations composed of upcycled auto ...
Read MoreThe new Audi SQ8 is a big, black and brawny beauty. Well, to some, at least. The idea of a Coupe SUV has always been an oxymoron. SUVs are not sleek. Never were and will never be, so why try to pretend that it has any sporting intentions, let alone try to look as if it does? Well, what do I know? Virtually every major car manufacturer has one of these now; ...
Read MoreHow does the ICE 2008 compare to its EV e-2008 sibling? Photography Credit: Alex Tan After a memorable weekend and an emotional parting thereafter with the electric vehicle (EV) version, that's what we were keen to find out. This review will focus on the differences between the 2008 and the e-2008. In fact, we recommend checking out the other article first for a full-featured review of what is essentially the same compact ...
Read MoreDoes the Opel Grandland, the big brother of the Opel SUV line-up, got what it takes to edge out the competition? Opel has not been a mainstream brand on most buyers' lists for a while now, thanks to stiff SUV competition and astronomical COE prices nuking sales for most non-premium car brands. But, don't count them out just yet. With parent company Stellantis's backing, we have started to see a resurgence in ...
Read MoreThe Jeep Grand Cherokee is a smorgasbord of American engineering, resulting in a premium SUV that fits surprisingly well on our roads. SUVs have seen a huge market shift in recent years. What was once a tool that can traverse harsh terrains without breaking a sweat has now transformed into city-dwelling 'Chelsea Tractors' that disintegrate at the first sign of anything other than tarmac. There is still a rare bunch of SUVs ...
Read MoreAfter a long wait, the all-new Nissan X-Trail e-POWER SUV is finally available in Singapore. And there are lots of reasons to like this new model. The latest Nissan X-Trail comes with upgraded features, advanced technologies, and improved performance. Electrified generator For those who are not familiar with the e-POWER platform, the petrol engine serves as a generator to produce electricity, while electric motors power the car. The Nissan X-Trail is also the first ...
Read MoreThe Porsche Cayenne needs no introduction, being the first to rock up to the performance SUV scene 20 years ago. And now, more than 2 decades later, the Cayenne is now in its third generation. Hard to imagine now, but when the car was introduced to the world back in 2002, it went down like a cup of cold sick. No one had anticipated such a big and lumbering performance vehicle ...
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