A comedian once described the US as the land of excess, a sentiment I found myself agreeing with during my own visit. From oversized parking lots for the massive cars to milk sold in gallon (3.8 litres) bottles and eateries handing out a dozen tissue papers (or, as they call it, napkins) for a single meal – the exaggeration is unmistakable. If there’s a car, available in Malaysia, that embodies the spirit of America’s penchant for excess, it’s the Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4Matic SUV. For one, it’s

Usually, Singapore gets plenty of new car models before us Malaysians but in a surprise turn of events, we unofficially got the new AH40 Toyota Vellfire before them. Their long wait has finally ended though as the Borneo Motors (Singapore), the authorised distributor and retailer of Toyota down south, has officially launched the Vellfire Hybrid to go alongside the Alphard that’s already been available launched earlier. Needless to say, demand for the all-new AH40 Alphard and Vellfire has been th

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia reckons that although Thailand appears to be ahead of the region in terms of policies to boost EV adoption and localization, Malaysia is still more or less on par. “If you are talking about localizing efforts or sales, I think both countries have an equal opportunity at the end of the day to showcase electric vehicles. I would say right now they are more or less on par, in terms of bringing more electric vehicle models, in terms of sales adoption, so let’s wait and see how

617 hp and 950 Nm of torque like a scaled down Mercedes-AMG EQS AMG Dynamic Plus kit bumps up power to 677 hp and 1,001 Nm Mercedes-Benz is all charged up for its electric revolution and it isn’t playing it safe with mundane grocery-getters as well. If this was a roulette table in Las Vegas, Stuttgart would be the one shouting “all in” with its AMG performance arm powering its electrification journey. The latest electrified rocketship from them? The AMG EQE. Fortunately, they’ve kept it rather e

Penang state MP and former Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng has unequivocally stated that the Pakatan Harapan government never approved the changing of official ministerial vehicles from the Proton Perdana to the fully-imported Toyota Vellfire luxury MPV. According to Malay Mail, the lawmaker urged the current government to be transparent about the rental contract of the Vellfire, which is well known to be more expensive compared to the Perdana. He adds, “The Harapan government never approved no

Last year in June, the government announced a decision to place sales tax (SST) exemption for cars – cut sales tax on CKD cars, while offering 50% sales tax discount for CBU models as part of the Penjana stimulus package. It was supposed to last until 31-December 2020 but in a twist that brought mixed reactions in the local automotive industry, the Ministry of Finance extended the exemption to 30-June 2021. So, if you’re interested to buy a new car, now might be the right time to take advantage