Author: Mick Chan
Audi SQ6 e-tron in Beijing The Audi Q6 e-tron range that has recently been joined by the SQ6 e-tron performance variant will gain a good stronger variant, the RS Q6 e-tron that’s resulting from debut in 2025, Audi insiders have told Autocar. Because the naming convention suggests, this can be a high-end derivative of the range based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture that also underpins the newest Porsche Macan, which boasts of as much as 639 PS and 1,130 Nm in top Turbo guise with its dual-motor, all-wheel-drive powertrain. It’s a version of this powertrain that is predicted…
Peugeot Malaysia has announced that the recently-launched Peugeot 408 has accrued greater than 300 bookings for the reason that order books opened this 12 months, with the overwhelming majority choosing the highest trim level. The proportions for bookings split between variants were 60% for the GT, 22% for the Premium and 18% for the bottom Allure, based on Peugeot Malaysia, which it says is “testament to the market demand and recognition of the automotive”. Launched last month, the 2024 Peugeot 408 began from RM146,055 for the Allure, ranging as much as RM166,055 and RM196,055 for the Premium and GT variants,…
It’s Wednesday, and so it’s time for the standard weekly fuel price update, because the finance ministry has announced the retail prices of fuel for the approaching week of May 16 to 22, 2024. There continues to be no change in the worth of RON 97 petrol, and so it continues on the RM3.47 per litre rate from last week, and in reality has been since September last yr. As for RON 95 petrol, it continues at its ceiling price of RM2.05 per litre, as set by the Malaysian government in February 2021. Likewise, the establishment stays for diesel prices…
Completely satisfied Labour Day, and with it being a Wednesday, it’s time for the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, as announced by the finance ministry for the approaching week of May 2 to May 8, 2024. There continues to be no change in the value of RON 97 petrol, which has the premium grade of petrol proceed at its present rate of RM3.47 per litre because it has been last week, which has also been unchanged since September 2023. Meanwhile, RON 95 petrol continues at its ceiling price of RM2.05 per litre, as set by the Malaysian government in…
Following its preview in January this 12 months, the GAC GS3 Emzoom has now been officially launched in Malaysia, and the B-segment SUV model is obtainable in two variants; Exclusive, and Premium-R, each in fully imported (CBU) form, priced at RM118,900 and RM128,900 on-the-road without insurance, respectively. That is the Chinese brand’s entry that competes with the likes of the Chery Omoda 5, Honda HR-V and Proton X50, amongst others. First emerging locally as a completely imported (CBU) model, the GS3 Emzoom is now a CKD model that’s locally assembled within the Tan Chong Motor Assemblies (TCMA) plant in Segambut,…
National carmaker Proton is expecting to release its electric vehicle model in 2025, and this can be an all-new model that’s co-developed by Proton and Geely, and it can not be a rebadged version of an existing model, Proton deputy CEO Roslan Abdullah has said. The upcoming, fully electric model from this joint development may spawn each a Geely version in addition to a Proton version. This has accomplished its design and prototype stages, and it’s currently undergoing testing, Roslan said. As for the segment of the EV, “We are going to let you understand closer to the time of…
Tesla has began rolling out its Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta v12 driver assistance suite, in one of the crucial anticipated updates to the Tesla’s Level 2 ADAS system which the electrical carmaker hopes will eventually reach Level 4 or Level 5 functionality, Electrek has reported. The v12 iteration of Tesla’s FSD software introduces what CEO Elon Musk calls ‘end-to-end neural nets’, and the largest difference here in comparison with previous versions of FSD is that the vehicle’s controls are actually handled by neural nets, reasonably than coding that has been input by programmers. Tesla has been known for its…
A feasibility on lemon law for vehicles will probably be carried out this yr, in accordance with the ministry of domestic trade and value of living (KPDN), The Star has reported. The laws would empower consumers to say for losses if the vehicles they’ve purchased, have broken down or have did not abide by quality standards or performance criteria as stated by their supplier, KPDN minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said. “Once the study is accomplished, a policy decision will probably be made on the ministry level before the legal framework is carried out,” Armizan stated in a written reply…
Great Wall Motor Malaysia (GWM Malaysia) has announced that the Ora 07 – known elsewhere because the Grand Cat or Lightning Cat – is now available for booking within the country, through authorised dealers nationwide. Launched in Thailand last month, the Ora 07 is about to return to Malaysia also in two variants – the Long Range, with a front-mounted 204 PS/340 Nm motor, and the Performance, with a dual-motor AWD powertrain with 408 PS and 680 Nm, enabling a 0-100 km/h sprint in 4.3 seconds. The announcement from GWM Malaysia quotes a battery range of 640 km for the…
The Toyota Corolla Cross facelift has made its debut, over three years for the reason that original made its global premiere in Thailand. 4 variants comprised of 1 ICE version and three hybrids emerge on the facelift’s debut; 1.8L Sport Plus at 999,000 THB (RM133,093), HEV Premium at 1,094,000 THB (RM145,749), HEV Premium Luxury at 1,204,000 THB (RM160,404) and the HEV GR Sport at 1,254,000 THB (RM167,065). Visual updates bring the favored Asean-market SUV closer to the Corolla Cross sold in other markets, and changes include redesigned full-LED headlamps as seen on the Japanese– and European-market models. It’s unique elsewhere…
