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

Hybrid cars are not new to Malaysians, seeing that they have been available in Malaysia for roughly 15 years with the introduction of the FD-generation Honda Civic Hybrid. And today, hybrids are even more popular, as manufacturers like Honda, Toyota, and Nissan all offer at least one hybrid model in their line-up here in Malaysia. More recently, Perodua has thrown their hat in the ring with the 2022 Perodua Ativa Hybrid. On one of the presentation slides that Perodua showed, the second national

Volvo Car Malaysia introduced its first dedicated body repair and paint service facilities through the launch of the Volvo Certified Damage Repair Centre (VCDR), and it's a service that's now available at Federal Auto Cars, Glenmarie. Nick Connor, Head of Volvo Cars APEC, was present with Charles Frump, Managing Director of Volvo Cars to officially launch VCDR. “We are very happy to be able to witness the milestones that Volvo Car Malaysia has achieved thus far,” said Nick Connor. “From the impl

A true successor to the Volvo 850 T5R Menacingly fast hybrid, classy and premium looking Bigger boot than XC60 but rear space still a drawback If there’s one thing the 2022 Volvo V60 T8 or any other modern wagon/estate stands for – it’s for being unique, and utterly cool – the equivalent of a hard-hitting disco funk band in a sea of conveyer belt K-Pop groups. But it’s been years since James Brown or Kool and the Gang made the Billboard charts. And the likes of BTS and Blackpink, in this case, u

All new Volvos (except some variants of the XC40) from model year 2023 to receive OTA updates Reaches 190k cars globally in this week's release Malaysian market included Volvo has announced that all new Volvo car models from 2023 onwards are available with over-the-air (OTA) software update capability. The OTA capability now comes to the Volvo XC90, Volvo S60 and Volvo V60, and follows the technology’s initial introduction on Volvo Cars’ fully electric cars. This means that the company’s full po

In a class of one, with no direct competitors For those who don't want an SUV, but want the added practicality RM 4k more than the Volvo S60 The Volvo V60 Recharge T8 Inscription is now officially launched, priced at RM 286,909 (OTR without insurance and SST). Before we continue, we'd like to extend our appreciation to Federal Auto Cars for the hospitality and making this photoshoot possible. As its nomenclature suggests, the Volvo V60 Recharge T8 Inscription comes with a turbocharged and superc