BMW's strategic pivot towards BEVs in the coming years may spell the end for the conventional ICE-powered BMW 4 Series due to model consolidation in preparation for the much-anticipated Neue Klasse BEV lineup. Sighting internal sources, BMW Blog reports that "there are currently no plans to develop a CLAR-based BMW 4 Series” when the 2-door Coupe/Cabriolet and 4-door Gran Coupe models come up for replacement; a decision that “dates back to when the (battery) EV market appeared highly promising,

As the marque’s first series production mid-engine supercar, there’s a lot of expectations on the Aston Martin Valhalla and the carmarker is leveraging its Formula 1 tech to speed up development. The technical crossover between Aston Martin and its Formula 1 team is facilitated by the consulting arm of the team, Aston Martin Performance Technologies (AMPT). AMPT is directly assisting Aston Martin's performance engineering team in three key areas of development - dynamics, aerodynamics and materi

Effective 1-Jan 2021, SunAgata Supercars Sdn Bhd has become the new sole distributor for Lamborghini cars in Malaysia, taking over from previous distributor JH Italia. The new team at SunAgata, a play on words of Lamborghini’s hometown Sant'Agata Bolognese, will be led by CEO Roland Chan. The press release from SunAgata said, “Alongside an experienced team of automotive professionals ensuring the highest quality of service at Lamborghini Kuala Lumpur, owners of Lamborghini vehicles procured from

2020 is quite a challenging year but as the saying goes, the show must go on. And went on it did as Malaysia saw around 80 models launched this year. Despite movement restrictions for almost the whole year, that is still an impressive number all things considered. But while we have a list featuring 15 of the most important cars of the year, this time, we’re going to focus on most expensive cars that were launched in 2020. We’ll focus on 10 and some might have been sold out by the time you finish

Like modern day smartphones, BMW sees their cars as a digital platform. As such, like a smartphone, BMW plans to roll out features/upgrades remotely, over-the-air style. That means that owners will need to pay to “unlock” features that are already installed on their cars, such as Active Cruise Control (ACC) with Stop & Go feature, High Beam Assistant, BMW Driver Recorder, BMW IconicSounds Sport, and Adaptive M Suspension. Like a trial software (think WinRAR), owners can try the feature out for a

The beauty of the automotive world is that cars, they come in all shapes and sizes. This is no different for the enthusiasts looking for something that makes their hearts skip a beat. There are many ways for us to get our kicks from. For example, on one end of the spectrum, you have the hot hatch of hot hatches, the VW Golf GTI. On the other, you have the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ. These two cars are as divergent as they come. Yet they bring driving pleasure in their own unique ways. How do I know? I