Far from just making EVs as most other ASEAN countries are aspiring to do, Singapore has already gone one step further by producing fully autonomous Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV robotaxis for export at the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS). The first production-ready Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV robotaxis – built at HMGICS – will soon be deployed for active commercial service in the US, starting in 2024. These Ioniq 5 robotaxis are amongst the first fully autonomous SAE Level 4 autonomous veh

Mazda is all about Jinba-Ittai to enthusiasts but their bread and butter these days are SUVs whether those same keyboard warriors like it or not. The Mazda CX-8 was given a powerful 2.5-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder (230 PS/420 Nm) back in June and though that is a boost to the 3-row SUV’s performance capability, it’s more than that. Priced from RM 220,000 and locally assembled (CKD) at the Inokom plant in Kulim, the turbocharged CX-8 is the highest petrol-powered variant offered in Malaysia. Th

Our burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) market welcomes a new face as the 2022 Ioniq 5 has just been launched in Malaysia. There's three variants on offer, and prices are as below: Ioniq 5 Lite: RM 199,888 Ioniq 5 Plus: RM 229,888 Ioniq 5 Max: RM 259,888 All prices are inclusive SST discount, valid until 30-June 2022. Beginning July, full sales tax will apply to the model, but the Ioniq 5's status as a fully-imported (CBU Korea) battery-EV means import and excise duties, as well as road tax will be

The 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe has been spotted in Indonesia ahead of its launch, which is slated in April. As seen in the global debut, the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe facelift features a grille that dominates the front-end, with headlights that merge smoothly with the grille and the split LED DRLs. The DRLs bear a resemblance to the Thor’s hammer headlights of a certain Swedish brand albeit vertical. At the rear, there’s a strip connecting the taillamps across the rear tailgate. The strip is not just for

Following our earlier report of the all-new 2021 Kia Grand Carnival heading to Indonesia, we have also learnt that it'll be joined by the all-new 2021 Kia Sorento as well. Information found on the archipelago's Samsat database (think our Road Transport Department, JPJ) points towards the SUV being powered by a 2.2-litre diesel engine (202 PS / 404 Nm) paired to a new 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT). Indonesia is the second country to receive the fourth-generation Sorento in the

According to USA’s J.D Power IQS survey, the highest quality car is not made Mercedes-Benz or Lexus, but Hyundai’s Genesis brand, which has unseated Toyota’s Lexus to claim to the top spot for the last four years. In Europe - the spiritual homeground for good handling cars - the Hyundai i30N is now more popular than the BMW M135i, and it's rated higher by the automotive press there too. Hyundai cars don’t just match the best of Germany and Japan - they are actually better. It is hard to imagine