Rather quietly, registration of interest for the 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE Coupe has opened in Malaysia, roughly 7 months after it made its global debut in July 2023. Now, the CLE is an entirely new model, a spinoff developed to succeed both the C-Class and E-Class coupe and cabriolet versions, as part of the company's drive to streamline its model line-up. We're happy that it's stilll a couple in the traditional sense – with two doors, with an option for a convertible version too. Also read: Merce

Even though James Bond is always associated with Aston Martins, MI6’s finest agent has been driving all kinds of cars including BMWs, Lotuses, a Ford Mustang, and even a Toyota. But what if agent Bond followed Wakanda’s loving king in getting a Lexus? This design is one of the entries challenged by UK’s Autocar on the postgraduate students of Coventry University’s renowned automotive and transport design course. The challenge is to envision what a Bond car might look like in 10 years’ time. Call

BMW Malaysia has just unveiled the latest high-performance models to augment their Malaysian BMW M line-up, the M8, in Coupe and Gran Coupe flavours. The fully imported M8 models will set you back for a cool RM 1,452,960.88 for the Coupe and RM 1,455,145.25 for the Gran Coupe (both with SST discount, valid until 31 December 2020). These are on-the-road prices without insurance. Performance The M8 is powered by a 4.4-litre, twin-turbo V8 churning out 600 PS and 750 Nm. The power unit teams up wit

The BMW 8 Series replaced the 6 Series nameplate in 2018. This was a move made by the previous chairman, Harald Kruger, to position the 8 Series as a true luxury car. However, this strategy isn’t bearing fruit in the US as sales performance for the 8 Series is underwhelming. Automotive News reported that most BMW dealerships are facing an accumulation of 8 Series, which blocks inventories. While dealers pointed out that it was the lack of marketing campaign, the report says that the 8 Series doe

Let’s get right down to it, the top 5 most expensive road tax in Peninsular Malaysia (privately owned): 1. Bugatti Chiron 8.0L – RM 24,630 2. Rolls-Royce Phantom/Bentley Mulsanne 6.75L – RM 19,005 3. Rolls-Royce Ghost 6.6L – RM 18,330 4. Lamborghini Aventador/Ferrari 812 6.5L – RM 17,880 5. Bentley Continental GT 6.0L – RM 15,630 The figures above are not exact as engine capacities are almost never rounded to say, 6,000 cc for example, so there may be slight discrepancies. But even so, the actua

Now the BMW 8 Series is even more powerful! Hot off the launch of the BMW X5 M and X6 M, BMW M introduces the BMW M8 Gran Coupe. The new BMW M8 Gran Coupe is powered by a 4.4-litre V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo. The car produces 600 PS and 750 Nm of torque. The V8 engine is paired to an eight-speed M Steptronic transmission with Drivelogic and M xDrive all-wheel-drive system linked with M Differential. This allows the M8 Gran Coupe to make that century sprint in just 3.3 seconds and has a fue