Author: Jonathan Lee
Launched earlier this week, the Tesla Model Y L is finally available to order on the Malaysian website, and with that comes official pricing for the six-seater electric SUV. The automobile costs exactly as estimated, retailing at a pleasant round RM260,000 nett, or RM262,615 on-the-road without insurance. This makes the L RM17,550 dearer than the regular Premium Long Range AWD, which is in regards to the same as in Australia – although the reverse is true in Thailand. As with every other Tesla, the automobile is out there with several cost options, including any color apart from the usual Stealth…
Nearly 12 years because it left us, the Freelander name is back on a automotive – but it surely’s not a Land Rover. As a substitute, Chery has licenced the moniker from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on a brand new electrified brand to affix its myriad of other marques. That is the primary fruit of the Chinese giant’s labour, the Concept 97, referencing the debut of the much-loved original baby LR in 1997. But there’s nothing baby about this Freelander, since it has grown right into a full-sized SUV with three rows of seats. That much is reflected within the…
Well, it was sure to occur. With Honda ditching its 0 Series sedan and SUV earlier this month, it will little sense to maintain the related Afeela models around, so the corporate and its partner Sony have jointly announced their cancellation. The news affects each the Afeela 1 sedan – which, just like the 0 Series, was only months away from entering production at Honda’s shiny recent EV hub in Ohio – in addition to the SUV that was previewed by a prototype at CES just this yr. In line with the press release, the cancellation of the 0 Series…
The Volkswagen ID.3 hasn’t exactly had a very good time of it because it was revealed just before the COVID-19 pandemic. Software issues delayed its market launch by several months, and once it did go on sale it was lambasted over its poor quality, sluggish tech and value sacrifices within the name of reduced switchgear. A facelift in 2023 helped to handle a few of these problems, but in a bid to tide buyers over until a brand recent ID. Golf arrives in 2028, the ID.3 is about to receive a far-reaching revamp come mid-April. Now christened the ID.3 Neo…
Tesla Malaysia has announced it has delivered its first vehicles in Kuching, marking the beginning of its presence in East Malaysia. This comes after the corporate arrange a pop-up showroom in Vivacity Megamall within the Sarawakian capital early last month. This expansion to Borneo is the corporate’s sixth outlet locally, following locations within the Klang Valley, Penang and Johor Bahru. We must always indicate, nevertheless, that there are not any service centres in Sarawak just yet. Tesla Malaysia also confirmed that as of early 2026, it operates 18 Supercharging stations with 76 Superchargers and 17 Destination Charging stations with 79…
The brand new BMW Alpina sub-brand has released a trickle of knowledge for the reason that starting of the 12 months, when BMW took the marque over from the Bovensiepen family. Having already shown its wordmark, the corporate has now revealed the brand that may adorn a brand new range of high-performance vehicles. Featuring a version of Alpina’s original asymmetric typeface, the roundel remains to be recognisable but has been simplified and sharpened up. The red and blue shield is gone, and while the throttle bodies and crankshaft remain, their designs have been made more abstract – not surprising, provided that…
At its media appreciation night today, Chery Corporate Malaysia has outlined its plans for the approaching 12 months. The corporate announced that 4 latest models can be launched, joining the Tiggo 8 that was introduced earlier this month. While the corporate did indirectly name the cars which might be on their way, we are able to already deduce that “redefining flagship luxury” within the second quarter refers back to the Tiggo 9. Chery already confirmed that the automotive could be coming here in the primary half of the 12 months. In China, where it’s sold because the 9X, the Tiggo…
Two weeks after prices for the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Veloce were leaked, Alfa Romeo Malaysia has finally released official prices for the 2 cars. This comes two months after the CBU fully-imported compact executive sedan and SUV were previewed as a part of the storied Italian brand’s return to the country. The figures are exactly as what was revealed, the Giulia Veloce retailing at RM438,800 nett excluding on-the-road costs, and the Stelvio Veloce at RM478,800. The on-the-road prices are RM440,078 and RM480,128 respectively, significantly higher than the previous estimate of RM400,000. Interestingly, Alfa Romeo Malaysia also provided duty-free…
Capping off a smorgasbord of Volvo news today, the Swedish carmaker has announced it should roll out Google’s Gemini generative AI to an enormous 2.5 million cars in what it has dubbed “one in all the largest over-the-air updates within the history of the world” – just hours after revealing the EX60 with the feature. In accordance with Autocar, the virtual assistant – which can replace the old Google Assistant – shall be rolled out to each Volvo running on the corporate’s Android Automotive-based operating system, first introduced on the XC40 Recharge EV (now called the EX40) back in 2020.…
Just days out from its reveal on Wednesday, the all-new Volvo EX60 has been scooped within the buff, showing the XC60 substitute’s front three-quarter design in full. These images of the electrical compact executive SUV, sighted on Reddit, were apparently mistakenly uploaded onto a Norwegian newspaper’s website ahead of time. It looks like Volvo is pursuing a “Russian doll” design language, since the EX60 sports some obvious design cues from Sweden’s other latest models – most notably, the also-new XC70. This includes the split LED headlight setup, as unlike the EX90, the “Thor’s Hammer” daytime running lights don’t pop open…