Two practical Cat A MPV contenders go head-to-head to see who comes out on top. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Every Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) that qualifies for this category needs to be sold with a Category A Certificate of Entitlement (Cat A COE). Simple right? Meet The Contenders There used to be a time back in the 2000s when MPVs were all the rage and filling up the roads. Over time, SUVs ...
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Three Cat B hatchback electric vehicles fight to the finish to claim this category's title. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Electric hatchbacks that qualify for this category need to be sold with Category B COEs while remaining relatively affordable and mainstream. Easy. Meet The Contenders Hatchbacks are considered more practical than their sedan siblings. Being able to drop the rear seats and load items unhindered by any structural components can be a Godsend, ...
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Two Cat B electric vehicles stand their ground in a knockout competition. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Electric Vehicles (EVs) that qualify for this category cannot be hatchbacks or SUVs. They need to come under Category B COE and be relatively affordable and mainstream. Meet The Contenders If you prefer something more traditional instead of a hatchback or SUV, then you'd likely be looking at sedans. The thing is, these days, it isn't ...
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Two COE Cat B SUV electric vehicles face off in a challenge to claim victory. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Contenders need to be COE Category B Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) that are battery-electric. They may hail from premium brands, but can be considered entry-level vehicles in their respective line-ups. Pretty straightforward. Meet The Contenders SUVs are a perennial favourite amongst Singaporean buyers, not to mention the world at large. They're easier ...
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Two MPV electric vehicles enter the ring in a knockout competition. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Multipurpose vehicles or MPVs have been a favourite of limousine operators in Singapore, and with good reason. They seat up to seven and can mimic a van with their rearmost seats folded for that all important airport transfer with large amounts of luggage in tow. Defining this category is straightforward. The vehicles entered in this category ...
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Three commercial electric vehicles square off for the title. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Pretty simple, actually. Commercial electric vehicles needs to be registered on Goods plates, able to haul cargo and powered by the zappy-zappy lecky stuff born of electron vibrations. Meet The Contenders We drove three electric vans this year, which qualified them for this category. They are, clockwise from top left, the Opel Combo-e, Citroën e-Dispatch and Opel Vivaro-e. The Opel ...
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Three premium electric vehicles go head-to-head in this category's decider. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Compared to the rest of ACOTY 2024's contenders, vehicles in this category need to sit in the 50th price percentile or higher. They also need to be juiced up, powered and driven solely by electron vibrations. Easy peasy. Meet The Contenders While the luxury segment is where manufacturers get to flex their industrial muscles and put on a ...
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Four luxury SUVs go toe-to-toe to see who emerges victorious. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? This is pretty straightforward. Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) that qualify for this category need to be their respective manufacturers' flagship models and be priced close to the 90th price percentile. Meet The Contenders Four luxury SUVs were reviewed this year - three German, and one Italian. Clockwise from the top left, representing Ingolstadt are the Audi SQ7 and SQ8. ...
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Two superb sports cars square off to see who comes out on top. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? No hot hatches, performance sedans or wagons are allowed in here. They need to be purpose-built coupes or cabriolets that go around corners like a wet dream and get their owners hot under the collar before each drive. They should also be priced below the 90th percentile. Meet The Contenders One is German and the ...
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Three luxury sports cars turn the corner to see who crosses the line first. How Does ACOTY Define This Class? Sports cars that qualify for this category need to be priced at or above the 90th price percentile. Pretty simple. Meet The Contenders Three luxury sports cars were reviewed this year, all yellow in colour, all from Germany. Clockwise from the top left, we have the Mercedes-AMG SL 55 4MATIC+ from Affalterbach, the Audi R8 ...
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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 ...
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Three 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 ...
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Three 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 ...
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Four 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 ...
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These 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 ...
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