JD Power recently released its 2023 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), which showed that vehicle reliability has increased with an industry average of 186 problems per 100 (PP100) vehicles, an improvement of 6 PP100 from 2022. For context, a lower PP100 score is better. Even premium marques scored an improvement, lowering their score by 23 PP100. Vehicles from the 2020 model year were the focus of this study. Unsurprisingly, Lexus took the top spot of dependability in the premium brands seg

McDonald’s has the Golden Arches, Coca-Cola has the contour bottle shape, and BMW has the kidney grilles. These are some of the most iconic brand symbols of all time but while the other 2 remain the same throughout the years, the kidney grille has been making quite a few changes, some you might not even notice. I’m thinking of this as I look at the official photos of the latest G80 M3 and G84 M4. Some might think the vertically extended kidney grilles leave a sight for sore eyes, especially on t

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has introduced the enhanced Mercedes-Benz C 200 Coupé AMG Line, with a new 2.0-litre 4-cylinder Turbocharged engine under its hood. The four banger churns out 204 PS of maximum power and 300 Nm of maximum torque. 0 – 100 km/h is achieved in just 7.2 seconds. The C 200 Coupé is now equipped with the Mercedes me connect – enhancing the connection between driver and the vehicle The connected car service is designed to make the lives of Mercedes-Benz owners easier and at ease,

Like modern day smartphones, BMW sees their cars as a digital platform. As such, like a smartphone, BMW plans to roll out features/upgrades remotely, over-the-air style. That means that owners will need to pay to “unlock” features that are already installed on their cars, such as Active Cruise Control (ACC) with Stop & Go feature, High Beam Assistant, BMW Driver Recorder, BMW IconicSounds Sport, and Adaptive M Suspension. Like a trial software (think WinRAR), owners can try the feature out for a

The all-new BMW 4 Series (G22 generation) made its global debut yesterday. The model will go on sale in Europe starting October 2020. Unlike the previous 4 Series, this all-new G22 generation 4 Series sports a distinctively different design from 3 Series sedan that it based on. European sales will start in October with 5 variants: 420i 430i M440i xDrive 420d 420d xDrive The 430d xDrive and M440i xDrive will join the line-up in March 2021. The flagship M440i model is powered by a 3-litre twin tur

Ahead of its global debut in June, BMW has dropped several official teaser photos of its upcoming 2-door coupe. Although the 4 Series is still covered in copious amount of camouflage, BMW did mention that the range-topping model will be the M440i xDrive. Power for the M440i xDrive is derived from BMW’s B58 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six that does 374 PS, hooked up to a 48V mild-hybrid system. The 48V mild-hybrid system contributes an additional 11 PS that helps improve acceleration. All tho