The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is Malaysia’s most trusted business sedan, for good reasons. No other nameplate can match the E-Class’ steeped heritage, a trust that has been passed down from one generation to another. Tales of a family business’ rags to riches story is not complete without a Mercedes-Benz E-Class (or its predecessors) in it. The history of Mercedes-Benz in Malaysia is essentially the history of the E-Class, as the first Mercedes-Benz passenger car sold in Malaysia was the W136 genera

About a month ago, the W213 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class facelift was launched in Malaysia, with two variants on offer – E200 Avantgarde and E300 AMG Line, priced at RM 326,943 and RM 375,432 respectively (OTR sans insurance and SST). Now, let’s take a closer look at both the facelifted Mercedes-Benz E200 and E300. Also read: New 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class facelift vs 2016 E-Class – What’s new? 2021 Mercedes-Benz E200 Avantgarde Up front, the E200 gets the Avantgarde styling pack, with less aggres

BMW Malaysia launched the new 2021 G30 BMW 530i facelift (LCI) in Malaysia a couple of days ago. The model is locally-assembled (CKD) at BMW’s Kulim plant. Two variants are available at launch, namely the 530e and the 530i, but we’re focusing on the latter. The 530i is the current range-topping variant in BMW Malaysia's 5 Series line-up. The G30 BMW 530i LCI is priced at RM 384,941 (on-the-road, without insurance and SST, with extended warranty and service package). The SST-exempt price is valid

The BMW 5 Series, a perennial favourite in the luxury sedan segment, is set to one up its arch-nemesis, the Mercedes Benz E-Class in our local market. Our sources indicate that the G30-generation LCI (facelift in BMW-lingo) BMW 5 Series will be unveiled in the first half of this year. While we await news of the facelifted W213 Mercedes E-Class to be launched in our local market (it has been launched in neighbouring Thailand), BMW is set to steal a march by launching the LCI 5-er earlier, to cons

Back in late-April, photos of the upcoming 2020 G20 BMW 5 Series facelift leaked out, giving us a sneak peak of BMW’s executive sedan in its M Sport trim. Courtesy of Autohome, we now have a good look at other variants of the new 5 Series facelift, including the plug-in hybrid version. For the first time ever, not only do we have a good look at the new 5 Series in its Luxury trim, but we also know what other options one can get with the new model. Two styling packages are available in China – M

The majority of us tend to take car buying decision rationally. We look at price, overall value proposition, after sales service, brand reputation, or even resale value. After all, buying a car is most often the second biggest purchase in life after buying a house. So it is only natural to avoid risks and play it “safe”. But if we decided to take a plunge in buying a car and ignore the naysayers, it opens up to a field of cars that are often overlooked, some of which are actually superb cars. To