Tesla has officially made its grand entrance into the Malaysian market with the launch of the Tesla Model Y electric vehicle (EV), spearheading the brand’s presence here. The model comes fully imported (CBU) from China. As reported earlier, prices start from RM 199,000 for the base rear-wheel drive (RWD) variant, RM 246,000 for the all-wheel drive (AWD) Long Range variant, up to RM 288,000 for the range-topping AWD Performance variant. Looking at the performance figures, the base Model Y with a

RM 200k - RM 300k BMW and Mercedes-Benz models to be most impacted by Tesla's launch in Malaysia. Tax-exempted EVs will offer a much-awaited third choice to buyers. Novelty of having a new toy to one up their peers outweighs the potential downsides of limited charging infrastructure. Tesla's entry into the Malaysian market is expected to disrupt the premium car segment, with the most significant impact being felt by established players such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz. One of the key reasons why pr

CKD Mercedes-Benz EQS 500 4Matic is now assembled in Pekan Priced at RM 648,888, deliveries to start in March 2023 108.4 kWh battery, up to 695 km (WLTP) range, makes 449 PS of power The fully-imported (CBU) from Germany Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ has now been superseded by the locally-assembled (CKD) Mercedes-Benz EQS 500 4Matic. Priced from RM 648,888, the CKD model is RM 50k cheaper than the CBU model. Being a higher range variant, the EQS 500 4Matic also makes more power, at 449 PS / 828 Nm, whi

At 1 Utama Shopping Centre’s Centre Court (Ground Floor), Hyundai Malaysia has put up a boxed-up teaser display of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 ahead of its official launch, which will be happening later this month. We’ve taken a peek inside and here’s what we saw. As reported earlier, there will be three variants available, though now confirmed from Hyundai Sime Darby Malaysia’s website as the Lite 58 kWH, Plus kWH, and Max 72 kWH. Also read: Hyundai Ioniq 5 in Malaysia: Specs revealed – 3 variants, up

The all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQS is now on sale in Germany. Two variants are offered, the 333 PS / 568 Nm rear-wheel drive EQS 450+ and the 523 PS / 855 Nm PS all-wheel drive EQS 580 4MATIC. Prices start from 106,374 Euros (RM 528k) and 135,529 Euros (about RM 673k) respectively. Curiously, this also means that the entry-variant 333 PS EQS 450 is cheaper than a 367 PS S-Class plug-in hybrid, specifically the S580e, which starts at 123,736 Euros (about RM 615k). The EQS' cheaper price has nothi

Yes, you read that correctly. The next generation C63 will reportedly drop the traditional AMG V8 for an in-line 4. And that’s not all, it will also be all-wheel drive. Before you get your pitchforks out to storm Affalterbach, this is reported by Autocar so it isn’t official yet. But we wouldn’t want to get your hopes up because what was mentioned does make sense, unfortunately. The biggest factor contributing to the change would be the ever-increasing efforts to reduce emissions. That's just ho