The Hyundai Motor Group has recently submitted to the Korean intellectual property protection office a trademark registration for the term ‘Hypercasting,’ for use by both its namesake Hyundai brand as well as Kia. The trademark was submitted under the category of light metal fabrication, metal heat treatment, metal casting, and pressure casting. As its name implies, Hypercasting refers to Korea’s interpretation of the aluminum die-casting technology used to make vehicle body, popularized by Tesl

Despite the policy U-turn by the European Union to exempt carbon-neutral synthetic fuels (also known as e-fuels) from the trade bloc’s 2035 ban on combustion engines, Mercedes-Benz will maintain its course to phase out combustion engines in favour of battery EVs. When asked by German business publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung if Mercedes-Benz welcomes the EU’s exemption of combustion engines running on carbon neutral e-fuels from the 2035 ban, CEO Ola Kallenius said “I think technology

Long ago, I once met the head of Lamborghini’s global sales. Naturally, I asked him how does one sell a Lamborghini. Said person recounted an experience when he was on a boat with this billionaire client, and the conversation diverted to how much it cost to maintain the yacht, irrespective of whether it’s being used or not. The smooth sales person later pointed to the Murcielago (this was many years ago) that was parked by the pier doesn’t even cost nearly as much. And that was how a Lamborghini

A couple of weeks ago, when Mercedes-Benz unveiled the production version of the Mercedes-Benz EQS luxury saloon, it curiously lacks side cameras – arguably a de-facto feature for a modern-day electric vehicle (EV). According to Daimler CEO Ola Källenius, he said that the development team of the EQS decided to stick to the traditional side mirrors because the camera-based system would have caused motion sickness. Also Read: Mercedes-Benz EQS unveiled, 770 km range and ready for L3 autonomous dri

Following its global debut last year, Lexus Malaysia has announced that orders for the new 2021 Lexus LS 500 facelift are now opened. The flagship saloon will be offered here with two variants, the LS 500 Luxury and LS 500 Executive Kiriko. Prices for the LS 500 Luxury start from RM 1,023,629 while the LS 500 Executive Kiriko starts from RM 1,304,768. Both prices are on the road, excluding insurance and 50% SST which is valid until 30-June 2021. Lexus’ flagship saloon has numerous styling revisi

Another week, another new BMW M car. BMW M GmbH has unveiled the all-new BMW M8 and BMW M8 competition. Both of which comes in coupe or convertible form. Power is served by the flagship 4.4-litre twin turbo V8 producing 600 PS and 750 Nm mated to an 8-speed M Steptronic transmission, and the engine’s power is channelled to all four wheels. The Competition model bumps the power up by 25 PS, making a total of 625 PS. 0-100km/h is completed in 3.3 seconds for the Coupe and 3.4 seconds for the Conve