What characterises a flagship product? It's the leading offering from a company, typically establishing its reputation. For Mercedes-Benz, that's the S-Class, the pinnacle of automotive luxury. Now, amidst the era of electrification, Mercedes-Benz has the EQS, an electric counterpart to the S-Class. With the Mercedes-Benz EQS 500 4MATIC, the 449 PS/828 Nm output figures translate into a tested 0-100 km/h sprint time of 4.6 seconds (0.2 seconds quicker than the claimed time). But it’s not just ab

The electric SUV was also the region’s best-seller for H1 2023 First time a BEV was the region’s best-seller over 6 months The humble Dacia Sandero was second with the VW T-Roc third The Volkswagen Golf was to Europe as what the Toyota Corolla was to Asia, that being the best-selling nameplate for decades. That’s all in the history books for now though as the Tesla Model Y SUV topped the charts in the continent for not only June 2023 but the first half of the year as well. This marked the first

It looks like the Mazda CX-60 isn’t the only model to make its Southeast Asian debut in the Philippines. Hyundai’s all-electric (EV) sedan, the Ioniq 6 has just been launched in the country over the weekend by Hyundai Motor Philippines Inc (HMPH). The Ioniq 6 was previously shown at the 2023 Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) a couple of months ago to gauge public interest. Eventually, bookings for the second Ioniq model after the Ioniq 5 opened this week and only one variant is offered, the

Calling all Nismo fans and lovers of Nissans, this one is definitely one shouldn’t miss out on! Nissan is holding a booth over at the ongoing Tokyo Auto Salon Kuala Lumpur (TAS-KL) 2023 at the Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC) this weekend (9-11 June 2023). If you want to get official Nismo merchandise, this is the place to be as the Nissan booth is offering merchandise from Nissan’s legendary motorsports division. These include T-shirts and jackets which start from as low

Great Wall Motors (GWM) announced that the first batch of the Ora Good Cat has arrived in Malaysia, which means customer deliveries will commence. Launched late last month, there are two variants available - 400 Pro and 500 Ultra - priced from RM 139,800 and RM 169,800 respectively. Both variants of the Good Cat are driven by a 143 PS/210 Nm electric motor that powers the front wheels, and top speed for both is a claimed 152 km/h. Also read: Cheapest EV with 500 km range? Ora Good Cat launched i

Hyundai Group is no stranger to the hotel business, the Group owns the Able Hyundai Hotel & Golf resort that started operations back in 2010. But this time the company is throwing its motoring arm into the mix. Introducing Hotel Hyundai, the first hotel to be powered by a car, the Ioniq 5 to be specific. Located in Essex, United Kingdom, the Hotel Hyundai is a pop-up hotel that operating for 14 nights from 19-October to 5-November-2022. It functions like any other boutique hotel, complete with w