Volvo Car Malaysia, whose Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric became the first locally-assembled (CKD) battery electric vehicle (BEV) to be launched in Malaysia, is aiming to attain the No.1 position for luxury EVs here. Speaking at today’s preview of the Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, Managing Director Charles Frump says Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) is not only committed to the Volvo Car Group’s global target for carbon neutrality, which is to have 50 percent of its total sales contributed by bat

This week's WapCar Ratings returns to SUVs, and we have the 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 AMG Line with us here today. At RM 475k, it outprices all other SUVs we have tested, but will it thoroughly outdo them as well? Just as with every other model, scores here are relative to the GLE's segment and not the new-car market as a whole. For every other car, they're in our Ratings page which can be accessed here. Mercedes-Benz GLE 450: Driving Performance - 34.5/50, Smooth operator Mercedes-Benz GLE 450

Starting April 2021, the Mercedes-Benz CLS gets an update to bring it in line with the rest of its siblings. Updates extend to the exterior, and also interior to enhance its looks and give it more dynamism. Safety and convenience technology are also ramped up in this update. Outside, the most obvious change is the front bumper that has more striking air intakes and a sportier physog. The AMG Line exterior looks especially menacing with its sporty-yet-classy trim around the front intakes and radi

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia have announced that the all-new 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA (H247 generation) will be launched via an online, digital premiere event on Facebook on 15 December, 11 am. The launch of the GLA, a 5-seater compact SUV comes about 4 months after the launch of its 5+2 seater sister car, the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB. Together with the A-Class hatchback, A-Class sedan, B-Class, and CLA-Class, the GLA and GLB complete Mercedes-Benz’s MFA-II platform compact car family. Mechanically, all t

Think quintessential German sedans and your minds will most probably conjure images of big and roomy cars like the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W210). A fair few of you will recall one exactly like this. Probably your rich uncle had one. In my case, the dentist always had a silver example outside his clinic. Anime aficionados will also recall a certain Papa driving one... Rose-tinted glasses aside, the W210 really did push the carmaker's envelope in terms luxury, looks and comfort. A short history les

Mercedes-Benz User Experience, or MBUX for short, is the company’s latest and greatest infotainment to date. How so? For starters, you can speak to the infotainment system, issuing commands like “Hey Mercedes, I’m feeling warm” and the car would then lower the air-conditioning temperature. All these can be done without the driver touching the air-conditioning controls. This is made possible by Linguatronic, Mercedes-Benz’s own ‘Siri’ voice command system. Then there’s the completely revamped use