On-board Charger (OBC) 6.4 kW update for PHEV models A new exterior colour option, Vapour Grey Panoramic sunroof fitted as standard Volvo Car Malaysia has announced a series of updates and enhancements for its 2024 lineup of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), including the XC90, XC60, S90, S60, and V60 models. These updates include a more powerful on-board charger, which Volvo Car Malaysia says it accommodates up to 6.4 kW two- or three-phase charging (up from single-phase 3.6 kW charging

Primed to pull tycoons' gazes away from the likes of the BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE, the 2023 Lexus RX 500h F Sport has just been launched in Malaysia, priced from RM 498,888, fully imported (CBU) from Japan. Turbo-hybrid performance Big headline figures for the RX 500h; a combined 371 PS and 550 Nm of torque comes off its 2.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine (T24A-FTS) and hybrid system, good enough to give the RX 500h a 0 to 100 km/h time of 6.2 seconds. As the h implies, there's elec

BMW Group to raise sales contribution of BEVs from 9 percent to 15 percent in 2023 More than 50 percent of sales to come from BEVs by 2030 Past 2030, hydrogen FCEV tech is mature enough to complement BEVs About 100 units of BMW iX5 Hydrogen will begin pilot trials this year at international markets. Unlike regular BMW X5s built in Spartanburg, USA, these hydrogen-fueled fully electric variants of the X5 are built at BMW Group’s pilot plant at its Research and Innovation Centre (FIZ) in Munich. B

Volvo has unveiled its flagship SUV, Volvo EX90. It’s a fully-electric (EV) 7-seater SUV and the company’s first purpose-built EV from the ground up. Popular opinion is that it will succeed the Volvo XC90 but since it uses a new EX naming convention, we think otherwise. Anyway, from how Volvo describes the EX90, it’s practically a computer on wheels. There are sensors like cameras, radars and lidar are connected to the car’s high-performance core computers, where the NVIDIA Drive runs Volvo Cars

X254 generation 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC to adopt C-Class’ new M254 engine Second generation MBUX with augmented reality, 'transparent hood' video feed in off-road mode Improved driving assistance package After the launch of the W206 2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, it’s only natural for the C-Class’ SUV derivative model, the X254 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC, to adopt the C-Class’ new 2.0-litre M254 4-cylinder engine and second generation MBUX infotainment system. While the market launch of the 2023 Mercede

For the longest time, if anyone was looking at sports sedan ownership, one would naturally gravitate to the usual German suspects. After all, they're the game's best right? Not if you have stepped into the Volvo S60 T8 R-Design. Take a look at it, drink it in. Gorgeous, isn't it? Many manufacturers have been accused of looking too much like each other (G20 BMW 3 Series and GN Honda City anyone?), not Volvo. From just about every angle, you won't mistake the Volvo S60 for anything else on the roa