The Proton e.MAS 5 is billed as “Malaysia’s first affordable EV”, and despite its compact size, it packs quite a punch. An affordable national car does not need to produce supercar figures, arrive dripping in carbon fibre or promise technology borrowed from a spacecraft. To benefit a country, it simply needs to be attainable, useful and good enough to make everyday commuters sit up and pay attention. This is what the ...
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There is something rather poetic about Proton finally building a plug-in hybrid, and the Proton e.MAS 7 PHEV is certainly ready to step up to the challenge. For decades, Proton has been synonymous with providing Malaysians with honest, accessible motoring. It has weathered changing consumer tastes, embraced partnerships with some of the industry's biggest names, and most recently, accelerated headlong into the electrified era. And it has done so rather quickly. Since ...
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Champion Motors Singapore has officially launched the all-new Suzuki e Vitara, the Japanese manufacturer’s first fully electric passenger vehicle. This is Suzuki placing one foot firmly into the electric era while attempting to retain the values that have defined the Vitara since 1988: practicality, accessibility and ease of use. “The e Vitara represents a definitive new chapter for Suzuki in Singapore. It delivers the reliability, practicality, and ease of use that our ...
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Vincar has opened its refurbished Pre-Owned showroom at The Alexcier, with a new open concept layout for greater customer comfort. Vincar Group opened its newly refurbished Pre-Owned showroom on 16 July, with the refreshed facility located on the first floor of The Alexcier building along Alexandra Road. The redesigned showroom features an open-concept layout, with plenty of space for customers to browse the selection of cars available at their own pace in ...
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School was back in session, although this particular classroom looked rather different from the ones I remembered. There were no desks, whiteboards or stern-looking teachers. Instead, there was a fleet of BMW iX3s waiting at Pathum Thani Speedway, just outside Bangkok, and a driving programme that involved a closed circuit, public roads and rather more horsepower than the average lesson plan. BMW called it the iX3 Masterclass, bringing together more than 60 ...
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BYD’s first seven-seater SUV for Singapore, the Sealion 8, is now officially available, priced at a competitive $238,888 with COE. BYD is going full on with its product expansion plans in Singapore, and the latest to join the local lineup is the Sealion 8, its first seven-seater SUV model for Singapore. The car was launched at an event held at BYD distributor Vantage Automotive’s showroom at Alexandra Road on 9 July, ...
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The Honda ZR-V, while capable, fills an awkward gap in the modern-day Honda lineup. Honda has spent decades earning a reputation for building sensible cars. Cars that simply work. They may not always be the loudest, the fastest or the flashiest, but they have a habit of quietly getting under your skin through engineering integrity rather than marketing bravado. This makes the ZR-V an interesting proposition. On paper, it fills a gap between ...
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VINCAR Group has announced the expansion of its partnership with Grab through the deployment of AION Y PLUS electric vehicles into the GrabCab fleet. Singapore's transition towards electric mobility is no longer being driven solely by private car buyers. Increasingly, the country's taxi and private hire fleets are becoming the real proving ground for electric vehicles. These are the cars that spend long hours on the road, clock significant mileage every ...
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Proton’s second EV model, the e.Mas 5, has been officially launched in Singapore, with a starting retail price of $158,988 with COE. Proton’s second EV model, the e.Mas 5, is now officially on sale in Singapore, following a launch event held at the brand’s official distributor Vincar’s showroom at Leng Kee Road on 3 July. The e.Mas 5 joins the larger e.Mas 7 in the Proton lineup here, and the car has ...
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For years, enthusiasts have asked the same question whenever Ferrari unveils a new flagship model. "When will the manual gearbox return?" For the longest time, the answer has always been the same. Faster lap times, quicker gear changes and modern performance demands meant Ferrari's dual-clutch transmission had become the natural evolution of the marque. The manual gearbox, while romantic, was simply no longer the quickest way around a circuit. But, driving a Ferrari has ...
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The Mercedes-Benz GLE400e, while getting on a bit in age, still proves that adding a bigger battery pack isn't just a novel concept. Just a few years ago, buying a luxury SUV was wonderfully uncomplicated. If you wanted something that could climb a mountain before dropping the children off at school, you bought a Range Rover. If driving mattered above everything else, the BMW X5 was the obvious answer. And if you ...
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Aion’s UT compact electric hatch offers plenty of cheekiness, but under its cute facade lies a car that delivers excellent value. In all my years of driving, I’ve never come across a car that has promised to cure motion sickness. But the new Aion UT has a setting called ‘Motion Sickness Relief’, which apparently tries to smoothen the driving experience by reducing the regenerative braking and energy recovery to a minimum, ...
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The all-new electric Mercedes-Benz GLB has been launched in Singapore, with hybrid versions set to follow later this year. One of Singapore’s best-selling Mercedes-Benz models, the GLB compact seven-seater SUV, has gone all electric, and the all-new GLB has been officially launched here following an event held at the Mercedes-Benz Center on 23 June. The electric GLB effectively takes the place of the previous EQB model, as part of Mercedes-Benz’s consolidation of ...
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Following the successful introduction of the flagship DEEPAL S07, the Chinese manufacturer has officially launched the DEEPAL S05 in Singapore. Positioned as a mid-sized electric SUV, the newcomer combines contemporary styling, intelligent technology and everyday practicality, giving buyers another option in one of the country's fastest-growing vehicle segments. Rather than replacing the DEEPAL S07, the S05 complements it. The S07 established CHANGAN's credentials in Singapore as a premium all-electric SUV, while the S05 ...
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As Maserati celebrates the centenary of its iconic Trident emblem, it has chosen to evolve the three models that now sit at the heart of its line-up: the GranTurismo, GranCabrio and Grecale. It is a measured approach that focuses on improving what already works while reaffirming the brand's identity as a maker of elegant Italian grand tourers. The updates span design, performance, technology and electrification. More importantly, they provide a glimpse into ...
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