Commissioned through the Rolls-Royce Private Office in Dubai, the Spectre Rose draws its inspiration from the English Princess Rose. The mother’s brief to the Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective was simple: to immortalise her daughter’s favourite flower and colour, while weaving in elements of family and heritage. And what bloomed was a vehicle that feels like a moving heirloom. Embroidered across all four headrests and cascading down the rear seat waterfall, the rose motif ...
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With the arrival of its refreshed summer menu, Na Oh is once again inviting diners to savour the season the Korean way. The new summer menu honours the rhythms of the seasons and Korea’s deeply rooted culinary heritage. Headlining this update are two new appetisers, a main course, and dessert, all carefully orchestrated to harmonise with the warmer months. Let’s start with the Mugunji and Pork Belly Jeon. If you’ve ever wondered ...
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HMGICS has just launched the Smart Food Lab, a sensory workshop designed specifically for the tiniest of tastebuds and the widest of imaginations. Most kids today are more familiar with the iPad menu than the idea of where their meals come from. Ask a six-year-old where lettuce grows, and you're likely to hear, “Cold Storage?” But Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS) wants to change that, with the kind of ...
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Xiaomi has teamed up with Polyphony Digital to bring the SU7 Ultra to Gran Turismo 7. Launched just last year as part of Xiaomi’s ambitious “Human × Car × Home” smart ecosystem, the SU7 Ultra is a lap record breaking machine. Beneath its bonnet lies Xiaomi’s self-developed HyperEngine V8s tri-motor setup, good for 1526hp and a ferocious 0–100 km/h sprint in just 1.98 seconds. Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi himself took the ...
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First unveiled in 2021, the BMW iX has now returned in 2025 looking sharper, driving further, and cradling its passengers in even more digitised comfort. The new BMW iX xDrive45 packs a brawnier 300 kW (408 hp) and whips from 0–100km/h in just 5.1 seconds. That’s one second quicker than its predecessor. Top speed is a neatly governed 200km/h. More impressively, BMW has found a way to stretch the range up to ...
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Malaysia has recently implemented new changes to the VEP system, which are set to take effect from 1 July 2025. If you’ve ever zipped across the Causeway for supper, cheap petrol or a quick Malacca weekend, you might want to keep reading, especially if you’ve been procrastinating about that Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP). After years of delays and postponements, Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke has finally drawn the line in the tarmac. ...
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You wouldn’t normally associate Lamborghini V12s, carbon fibre, and thundering exhaust notes with words like “sustainable” or “eco-conscious”. But at Sant’Agata Bolognese, the home of Lamborghini, it’s been quietly humming along for a decade. Yes, Lamborghini is celebrating ten years of on-balance carbon neutrality at its historic production site. The birthplace of fire-breathing machines like the Aventador and Revuelto has been steadily reducing, offsetting, and recalibrating emissions, making it one of the ...
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It’s not every day that you come across a car that can do 310km/h, carry a boot full of champagne, and still look like it just stepped off a Savile Row catwalk. But Bentley’s never been a brand for the ordinary, and the new Bentayga Speed is anything but. This is now the most powerful, most dynamic, and arguably the most thrilling version of the Bentayga the world has seen. You ...
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Volkswagen Group Singapore (VGS) is steering into a fresh chapter under the capable hands of Renate Noessler, now Co-Managing Director alongside Dr. Kurt Leitner. Renate Noessler isn’t a stranger parachuting into the Lion City. She’s clocked in serious miles within the automotive world, particularly in Singapore and Malaysia. From Volkswagen to Škoda, and even the spirited CUPRA, she’s had her fingers on the pulse of what makes drivers tick in this ...
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If first impressions were everything, the Aion V would be the charming new neighbour who’s just moved in. You might not know their backstory, but something about them tells you they’ve got a good head on their shoulders. That, in a nutshell, is Aion’s new all-electric SUV. First Impressions Count From the get-go, the Aion V makes its presence known. Unlike earlier models that wore the rather cryptic “G” emblem of parent company ...
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With a name like “Grecale Folgore”, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s the villain in a mid-season episode of The Sopranos. But this isn’t a wise guy from Jersey, but rather Maserati’s first all-electric SUV. ‘Grecale’ refers to a north-eastern Mediterranean wind, and ‘Folgore’? That’s lightning. Fitting, considering this near-2.5-tonne Italian stallion can rocket to 100km/h in just 4.1 seconds. But don’t let the poetry of the name fool you. The Grecale ...
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The iconic 4x4, now flying under the JLR Defender sub-brand, has returned for 2025 with an update that’s “I’m still the boss.” Crucially, the Defender hasn’t softened up. Sure, it’s added some modern conveniences and visual tweaks, but this is still a vehicle that looks like it could survive a meteor shower and then tow the meteor back to civilisation. The new model arrives with a reworked front and rear design, complete ...
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If you thought Singapore’s luxury EV landscape was already a crowded cocktail party, prepare to add AVATR to the guest list. The high-end electric marque from China is now confirmed to be arriving on our shores later this year. AVATR (spelled without the 'E') is the crown jewel of Changan Automobile, one of China’s largest state-owned carmakers. This brand is the product of a three-way alliance between Changan, battery heavyweight CATL, and ...
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Antonio Filosa is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis. Effective 23 June, Filosa takes the wheel of one of the world’s largest carmakers, with full CEO powers already granted by the Board. And if that sounds like a tall order, Filosa has been doing hot laps around this track for more than 25 years. As Chief Operating Officer of South America, Filosa took the FIAT brand and launched it into ...
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The new Kia EV5 is proudly assembled at the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre Singapore (HMGICS). It’s Singapore’s first locally assembled Kia, and it joins the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 on the pedestal of locally-made automobiles. Design-wise, Kia’s been flexing its “Opposites United” philosophy, and the EV5 wears it well. The front fascia is adorned with Kia’ Digital Tiger Face. Clean, chiselled lines stretch out into Star Map LEDs that ...
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