Porsche just posted its sales figures for the first half of 2023 (H1 2023) with 167,354 vehicles sold, a 15% increase compared to the same period in 2022 (145,860). Even though the Stuttgart company is known as a sports car manufacturer, more than half of those units sold in the first six months of the year are sport utility vehicles. The most popular Porsche sold is the Porsche Macan which saw 47,755 units (+26%) delivered to customers around the world while its second most popular is the Porsc

The Toyota Land Cruiser is king in the Middle East which is why it is the location for the world premiere of its luxurious twin, the all-new 2022 Lexus LX. Ever since it was launched in 1996, Lexus’ flagship SUV has been immortalised in the hip-hop world and embraced by oligarchs, sheikhs, and anything related to oil-rich businessmen. Approximately 500,000 units of the LX have been sold in more than 50 countries and regions. The all-new fourth-generation LX is essentially similar to the Land Cru

Porsche and Sime Darby have confirmed that a small-scale local assembly (CKD) operation will be set up in Malaysia, the first outside of Europe. The press release states that the vehicles will specifically match local requirements and will be available for Malaysia only. Sime Darby Motors, the official distributor of Porsche models in Malaysia, will be handling the CKD operations in its Inokom plant in Kulim, Kedah. The operations will commence from 2022 onwards. “Every Porsche assembled by Sime

This is the 2022 Porsche Macan facelift, before the next-generation model that will be all-electric. For greater clarity, it’s actually the second facelift; the first facelift made its global debut in 2018 and arrived here in 2019, the original Macan was unveiled in 2013 and was subsequently launched here in 2014. Changes are subtle, with redesigned front and rear bumpers. The GTS variant gets the centre section of the front bumper finished in black, while other variants feature body-coloured in

Porsche delivered 153,656 vehicles worldwide in the first 6 months of 2021, up 31 percent compared to 2020, a year which saw many disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. More importantly, Porsche’s numbers is 15 percent higher than the pre-pandemic H1 2019’s deliveries of 133,484 vehicles, a sign that economies around the world are rapidly recovering from the pandemic. As usual, it is the more expensive Porsche Cayenne that is leading Porsche’s sales, with 44,050 vehicles delivered, up 12 p

Porsche throws down the gauntlet with its upcoming high-performance Porsche Cayenne Coupe variant scoring a Nürburgring SUV lap record of 7min 38.925sec. The yet-to-be-revealed Cayenne variant trumps the incumbent record holder – the Audi RS Q8 – by three seconds around the 20.832km long Nordschleife circuit. To put it into a supercar perspective, the Cayenne Coupe’s lap time is quicker than a Ferrari F430 Scuderia, which German publication Auto Motor und Sport set a 7min 39sec lap time with, in