After near-fanatical buzz surrounding it, the 2023 Tesla Model 3 Highland has finally been revealed to the world earlier this morning – and just as quickly, it has been announced for Malaysia as well. Headline figures, as is the case with this EV brand, is the price – the car starts from RM 189,000 for the Standard Range, while the Model 3 Long Range starts from RM 218,000. Both variants are open to order now on the website, with deliveries scheduled for late 2023. Naturally this is before speci

Following its launch recently, Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC) is taking the rampaging Ford Ranger Raptor Bi-Turbodiesel on a tour of Malaysia with the Ford Experience Hub and its first stop will be at the Ipoh Parade Mall from 27 June to 2 July 2023. Fans of the diesel variant of the road-legal Baja buggy can take it for a test drive and are encouraged to visit the hub and book their test drives slots early due to them being limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. You can sign up for

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has been in production (CKD) in Indonesia since March 2022 at Hyundai’s Cikarang plant and was Indonesia’s first locally-assembled electric vehicle (EV). Hyundai’s most successful EV has been making waves in the archipelago, even outselling the Honda CR-V at one point, but it is lacking in some Indonesian identity. That might change following Indonesia’s Minister of State Owned Enterprises (BUMN), Erick Thohir recent visit to South Korea. The minister recently shared on his s

Toyota and Tesla, the two big Ts of the automotive world cannot be any more different. Toyota is the antithesis of Tesla, and vice-versa. On one side of the extreme, Tesla sees nothing wrong with using their customers to test features with unproven safety - kudos to Elon Musk for convincing his fans to pay USD 15,000 for the privilege to be become a Tesla lab rat. Get the products out first, fix the problems later is Tesla's way of doing business. On the opposite end you have Toyota. There is a

The Tesla Model Y has made its official debut in Singapore. Prices (with EV incentives, excluding COE) start from SGD 142,471 (around RM 449k) for the rear-wheel drive variant and SGD 190,195 (around RM 559k) for the Performance variant. To recap, the Tesla Model Y is an SUV version of the Model 3, sharing many of the same components (reportedly around 75 percent) but with more space and practicality. It also fills in the segment below the larger Model X, though the Model X is yet to be availabl

2022 is here and it will be an interesting year, as multiple car companies have lined out their plans for a host of electric vehicle (EV) launches in Malaysia. As announced during the 2022 Budget, sales of electric vehicles will be exempted from both import and excise tax. The tax-free period is only for a very short time, specifically 2 years, between 1-January 2022 and 31-December 2023 for fully imported (CBU) models. Charge up and strap in. Chery eQ1 –Soon-to-be Malaysia’s cheapest EV? Kickin