Following yesterday’s Budget 2022 announcement by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz that import, excise, and road tax will be waived for all electric vehicles, we now have further details regarding the tax exemption period. The tax exemption applies only to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) like a Nissan Leaf, MINI Electric, BMW iX, or a Tesla. Regular hybrid electric (HEV) models like a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid or plug-in electric models like a BMW 330e don’t qualify. As ex

With Audi just recently announcing its latest 2020 Q5 facelift, let’s dive a little deeper to see what’s the difference between the current Q5 and its newest facelift. Exterior – A sharper and more distinct Q design language The second-generation Q5 itself already has a sharp look, a big departure from the rounder first-generation model. However, the problem is that it looks too similar to the other Audi Q models. With this latest refresh, the design has become sharper and best of all, more dist

The Toyota Alphard and Vellfire have been awarded the highest rank awards in JNCAP’s safety assessment. JNCAP tested the ADAS aspect of the Alphard and Vellfire and awarded the duo with the “ASV +++” score, as the luxury MPVs from Toyota scored full points (141 out of 141). The scoring takes into account these criteria: Autonomous Emergency Braking Autonomous Emergency Braking (Pedestrian) Lane Keep Assist Reverse camera system Headlights Pedal Misoperation control Furthermore, the Toyota Alphar

At the rate that things are progressing in many parts of the world, where governments are waging wars against high CO2 emissions cars and speeding, it’s inevitable that car buyers will soon trend towards lifestyle cars that are packed with the latest infotainment, powered by the smallest available engine. We have already seen this in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, where 180 series engines are the norm for Mercedes-Benz A-Class and C-Class models. Here in Malaysia, the lowest available engine t

Shortly before the world shut itself down and braced for Covid-19, Land Rover hosted an international media drive for its all-new Land Rover Defender in Namibia. The all-new Defender is nothing like its predecessor, and in a good way, no matter what die-hard fans of the old Defender will say. We have to move on and embrace progress. The most obvious difference with the all-new Defender is the switch from ladder frame chassis to unibody construction, aluminium of course. In fact, within the Defen

BMW Group Thailand has just launched the 630i M Sport, with the model imported from Malaysia. Like the Malaysian-market car, power is derived from a 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine that does 258 PS from 5,000 rpm to 6,500 rpm and 400 Nm from 1,550 rpm to 4,400 rpm. An 8-speed automatic transmission sends power to the rear wheels. 0-100 km/h is dispatched in 6.3 seconds. The BMW 630i GT is priced from THB 4,399,000 for the M Sport, making the model THB 300,000 cheaper than the 630