Sime Darby Auto Connexion, the distributor of Ford vehicles in Malaysia will soon be airing a first-of-its-kind lifestyle themed podcast centred around the Ford Ranger and its adventurous owners. The podcast, dubbed “Ford Malaysia: Built for Life”, will be available on Spotify and Youtube starting 28 January 2024. Also read: First in ASEAN: 2023 Ford Ranger adds Platinum variant for Malaysia - B&O audio, power roller shutters, and more A true Malaysian production by Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SD

BMW Thailand launched a trio of models in the Kingdom over the weekend and first up is the 2023 BMW X5 (G05) facelift or in Bimmer terms, Life Cycle Impulse (LCI). The updated G05 first made its debut in February 2023 and compared to the Bavarian’s recent offerings, it has a more conservative look. Given that this is just a facelift, it might even be the last time we see the X5 with a design that doesn’t shout “keyboard-equipped discussions”. Anyway, the updated X5 in Thailand only covers two va

The Ranger Raptor finally gets the familiar 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel here Identical in specs to the 3.0L V6 petrol Ranger Raptor except for the engine RM 10k cheaper than the petrol version The Ford Ranger Raptor is the apex predator of the pick-up segment here. It plays by its own rules, chewing and spitting regular pick-ups for breakfast before annihilating sand dunes for lunch just to work up an appetite of Baja running for dinner at a price of RM 248,888. When Sime Darby Auto Connexion’s (S

Marketers love to promote pick-up trucks as a versatile, go-anywhere, carry-anything vehicle. While that’s true if you want to carry something like a bicycle or furniture, pick-up trucks are quite terrible at carrying smaller items like a tool box. The next time you come across a pick-up truck, imagine reaching into back of the rear deck to reach a locking box or grabbing a bag behind, and you will understand why the Thais love low-rider 4x2 pick-up trucks. Unless you have hands as long as Yao M

Ten years ago, if you think of Chinese cars, you might imagine them to be knock-offs or poorly designed imitations of existing models. However, as the Chinese economy is booming, so has the automotive landscape of the Middle Kingdom. With Chinese conglomerates partnering with foreign carmakers and some even owning foreign brands, suffice to say that the country’s automotive landscape has grown leaps and bounds. Some of them even offer luxurious alternatives to established models and most of them

Volvo Car Malaysia today paved a new path for customers with the launch of its 360 total-care used car programme known as Volvo SELEKT. The programme is created for the discerning customers in mind, who want the same uncompromising excellence and quality of a new Volvo car but at a price point they desire. Each pre-owned Volvo car under the Volvo SELEKT programme is guaranteed to be under five years old and has less than 100,000 km in mileage. Once it qualifies under the programme, the car will