Breaking New Ground: Polestar Singapore’s Pioneer Drive Into Malaysia

On 11 July 2026, Polestar Singapore embarked on its first official owners’ convoy drive into Malaysia, bringing a group of customers north to Kluang for a morning of driving, food and shared experiences. For many drivers in Singapore, crossing the Causeway is more than simply travelling from one country to another. It marks the point where dense city streets begin to open up, familiar routines are left behind, and the car ...

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Geely Automobile Research Institute (GRI) at Hangzhou Bay

Beyond Manufacturing – How Proton And Geely Are Building The Future Together At Hangzhou Bay

Once upon a time, automotive partnerships largely revolved around sharing engines, platforms and technologies. One company would build the car, while another would simply place its badge on the bonnet. Today's automotive landscape is rather different. Success is increasingly determined not by what manufacturers can achieve individually, but by how effectively they collaborate. Engineering talent, research capabilities and technological expertise now flow freely across borders, allowing brands to move faster than ...

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Where Heritage Meets The Wild: Embracing the Impossible at the Defender Trophy APEC Regionals

The old-school overlanding formula for cars was simple enough: if it made you work, it must be authentic. Not with the new Defender Trophy though, as we discovered. There was a time when a proper off-roader had to feel faintly intimidating to earn your respect. It needed a touch of gruffness, a bit of heaviness in the controls, and the sort of mechanical stubbornness that reminded you adventure was never meant ...

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50 & Forward: A BMW 3 Series Road Trip to Penang

Turning 50 has a way of slowing your thoughts down, not in a dramatic, midlife-crisis sense, but in a calmer, more reflective way. You begin to pay closer attention to the things that have stayed with you, rather than the things that came and went. Driving has always been part of that story In 2025, I turn 50.The BMW 3 Series turns 50, too, marking its 50th anniversary. That coincidence felt more like ...

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The Audi Museum is a Time Machine Draped in Aluminium and Awe

The Audi Museum in Ingolstadt is a worthwhile visit, even if you're not made of bolts and metal. You don’t need to be an engineer. You don’t need to know what a crankshaft does. You don’t even need to have oil running through your veins. Step into the Audi Museum in Ingolstadt, Germany, and you’ll still find yourself wide-eyed, possibly muttering “Whoa…” under your breath as the doors close behind you ...

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Audi A3 Efficiency Challenge 2025

Going The Distance With The Audi A3 And One Tank Of Fuel

A 750-kilometre Audi A3 efficiency run, caffeine-deprived co-drivers, and a test to show that comfort doesn’t have to come at the cost of fuel economy. I’ve done the northbound road trip to Malaysia more times than I care to admit, sometimes for the scenery, sometimes for the satay, and almost always with the silent mission to “beat the GPS estimate”. But this particular trip was different. This Audi-led drive wasn’t about making ...

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Audi Efficiency Challenge 2025

Zipping Through Malaysia With the Audi A5 – A Saloon with Two Souls

There are many ways to head up to Ipoh and back. You could fly. You could take a coach. Or, if you're like us, handed the keys to a brand-new Audi A5. Audi Singapore’s recent fuel efficiency challenge had us doing just that, with an A3 for the economy run and, more interestingly, an A5 Sportback as our visual wingman for a photo challenge themed “Jekyll and Hyde”. The theme was cleverly ...

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Preserving A Legacy Of Innovation At The BYD History Museum

Situated within the grounds of Deqing Industrial Park in Shenzhen’s Longgang District, the BYD History Museum stands as a dedicated chronicle of the brand’s remarkable transformation. BYD has had a stoic past, coming from a modest battery manufacturer established in 1995 to a leading global innovator in electric mobility and sustainable technology. This museum occupies BYD’s original headquarters, which served as the company’s operational base from 1995 to 2000. Comprising two restored ...

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On The Ground: BYD Tech Day 2025

At BYD Tech Day 2025, we had the opportunity to test out a variety of new BYD models, even getting the chance to take a dip in one of them. We were recently invited by BYD to Shenzhen, China, to attend their annual Tech Day. The Pingshan Bay Area Intelligent Test Drive Centre staged an immersive showcase of its latest technologies and provided us a glimpse of what new models will ...

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A Temple to Tomorrow – Inside BYD Zhengzhou Di-Space

The BYD Di-Space in Zhengzhou showcases the brand’s stoic history, and how it has evolved into the global EV giant we know today. If the world of new energy vehicles ever needed a cathedral, a sanctum where science, sustainability, and storytelling converge, BYD’s Di-Space in Zhengzhou might just be it. Tucked in the heart of Erqi District, this sprawling 15,000-square-metre complex is a hefty investment of nearly 200 million yuan, and it’s ...

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