Association plays a powerful role in our purchase decisions. We admire the watches and clothes worn by celebrities and personalities, desire to visit the places they travel, and even crave the food they eat. This drive for association is at the core of human aspiration. The same principle applies to the cars we drive. Whether it's the iconic Aston Martin DB5 from James Bond or the legendary Toyota Corolla (AE86) known for its "drifty" tofu deliveries, we are drawn to the cars that cool people/ch

BMW Malaysia has launched the first-ever BMW XM. The brand's first standalone M model (since 1978's mighty M1) is priced at RM 1,398,800 (OTR without insurance, with extended warranty and service package). The BMW XM is fully imported (CBU) from the South Carolina plant in the US. Note that the car you see here is a pre-production unit, as the left-hand drive configuration suggests. Powering the massive BMW XM is a 4.4-litre V8 (S68) that puts out 489 PS and 650 Nm own its own. That twin-turbo e

In more recent times, it has become known as the ‘SUV fit for a King’, and now it’s made bigger and better than ever. Hyundai Sime Darby Malaysia has just launched the new 2023 Hyundai Palisade Facelift. A little longer than a year after first being introduced to the Malaysian market, Hyundai’s flagship SUV now receives a raft of styling, equipment and safety updates in its facelift model, along with a marginal increase in prices. Also read: Fit for a King, Hyundai Palisade revealed to be Agong'

New 2023 Hyundai Palisade facelift to debut in New York New front-end design, new dashboard Larger 12.3-inch infotainment screen It’s only several months ago that Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors launched the 2022 Hyundai Palisade in December 2021. Now, Hyundai Motor has announced that it will be debuting a new 2023 Hyundai Palisade facelift next week on 13-April, at the New York International Auto Show. The two teaser photos shared show a more angular front-end design, with a different grille and head

The largest SUV Hyundai has in its arsenal is now on sale in Malaysia, the 2022 Hyundai Palisade comes fully imported from Ulsan, Korea and will go up against the Mazda CX-9 7/8-seater SUV. Prices for the Palisade starts at RM 328,888 to RM 358,888 with four variants and two engines to choose from. The two engine choices are a 3.8-litre V6 petrol engine that produces 295 PS and 355 Nm and a 2.2-litre CRDi turbodiesel engine that churns out 200 PS and 440 Nm. Hyundai's H-TRAC 4-wheel-drive is onl

Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has just launched its latest model, the 2022 Hyundai Palisade in Malaysia. The large SUV is the fourth model to be launched by the Korean ‘Lambang H’ in Malaysia in 2021 after the Elantra, Kona facelift, and Staria. Fully imported (CBU) from Korea, the Palisade is available here with a choice of two engine options split across four variants which are: 2.2 Diesel 8-seater (Executive 8) - From RM 328,888 3.8 GDI 8-seater (Luxe 8) - From RM 338,888 2.2 Diesel 7-seat