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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Eurokars Leasing has opened its second customer facility in Singapore, the City Lounge at The Alexcier along Alexandra Road. The new location complements its existing Rental Experience Lounge at Tanjong Penjuru, extending its short-term rental and long-term leasing services closer to customers in central Singapore. Renting or leasing a car is usually a practical affair. There are forms to complete, keys to collect and, depending on the day, a fair amount of ...
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Since making its debut as Formula 1's first-ever night race in 2008, the Singapore Grand Prix has become as synonymous with world-class entertainment as it is with wheel-to-wheel racing beneath the lights of Marina Bay. There are faster Formula 1 circuits around the world. There are longer straights, more dramatic elevation changes and corners that have become part of motorsport folklore. But there is only one that transforms an entire city ...
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The MG 4 returns with a completely revamped design inside and out, but does the now-renamed MG 4 Urban deliver the same joyful experience as the car it replaces? One of the most surprising cars that I’ve driven in recent years was the first-generation MG 4. It was a sharp-looking electric hatchback seemingly designed to function as a mundane everyday runabout, but it turned out to be one of the most ...
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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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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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I have always had a soft spot for Honda. But does the pint-sized Honda Super-ONE EV make me love the brand more? Or less? Over the years, I have owned two Honda Civic EK4 SiRs and a Honda Odyssey, so I would consider myself more than just a casual admirer of the brand. Honda, to me, has always been one of those manufacturers that understands how a car should feel. There is ...
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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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The BYD Seal 6 DM-i is the brand’s first plug-in hybrid sedan for Singapore, and it is an excellent all-rounder with excellent range and a surprisingly decent drive. If you’re looking to buy a BYD sedan in Singapore right now, you essentially have three choices. There’s the Seal, which is the OG BYD sedan offering, the Seal 6 EV, which is the slightly smaller and more affordable option, and then the ...
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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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We recently had the chance to preview the all-new BMW X5 in Munich, and for me, this one felt a little more personal. I used to own an X5, and it remains one of those cars that hold a special place in my heart. There was always something very appealing about the way it combined ruggedness with premium comfort. It had presence, usefulness, a proper sense of strength, and enough BMW ...
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There are some cars that feel like a normal model change, and others that feel like the start of something much bigger. The new BMW iX3 belongs firmly in the second group. This is the first of BMW’s Neue Klasse generation of cars, and that alone makes it significant. The phrase Neue Klasse, or New Class, looks back to a very important period in BMW’s history, when the brand found a ...
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