Transport & Environment (T&E), Europe's leading NGO campaigning for cleaner and safer mobility has urged European lawmakers to institute size restrictions on new cars – primarily SUVs – which have simply gotten too big for most populated European cities. The NGO add "Lawmakers have a chance to improve safety on the streets of major European cities by reevaluating the width limits for new cars. Over half of new vehicles are too wide for many on-street parking spaces as cars continue to expand by

Following its global debut in February 2023, BMW Malaysia has now launched the facelifted (G06) BMW X6 xDrive40i M Sport (LCI) for the Malaysian market. Improving on the G06 X6 first launched here in 2020, the new 2023 X6 now gets several equipment and tech updates to offer more power, better connectivity and a fresher look. Also read: All-new 2020 BMW X6 xDrive40i M Sport launched; 340 PS/450 Nm, CBU, RM 729k The main highlight is the introduction of a new 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder en

BMW Group Malaysia has exported over 4,600 cars from its vehicle assembly plant in Kulim, since 2018 when the company's exports programme began, thus making it one of Malaysia's largest exporter of premium cars, if not the largest. It should also be noted that the Kulim-assembled BMW and MINI models are powered by engines that are also assembled in the adjacent engine assembly facility. Opened in 2018, the RM 132 million SDAE Engine Assembly Facility in Kulim makes 3- and 4-cylinder diesel and p

From its win in Le Mans in 1959 to the current Formula One team, green has been synonymous with Aston Martin's racing history. To recognise that heritage, Aston Martin Kuala Lumpur (AMKL) has recently introduced a special Aston Martin DBX in Arden Green. The customised handbuilt SUV is priced from RM 1,072,000 without duties and taxes and just like the standard DBX is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that makes 550 PS and 700 Nm. However, just because Aston Martin has been influenced by its

An all-new Lexus RX is due to be launched in 2022, according to information gathered by Japanese media. Before that, the current-gen model will receive a few small updates in Japan come July 2021. The current RX-series (AL20) made its debut in 2015. The model was then facelifted in May 2019, coming with additional tech and safety features, as well as a visual nip-and-tuck. Malaysians received the facelifted model in September that year. Either way, it's already a 6-year old model, and a major re

A recent typology - the science of classification - carried out by Audi shows that China and South Korea are more receptive to autonomous cars on their roads than any other country in the world. Based on the Human Readiness Index (HRI), China records +5.1 while South Korea records +1.2 reading. Spain and Italy leads the way in the European side with a +0.7 reading while countries like Germany, France, the USA, Japan and British are more reserved against driverless cars. Self-driving cars are con