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7.2

VW Tiguan Allspace Highline 1.4 TSI: A balancing act

07 October 2021

Walk into a VW showroom and one will see where the marketing emphasis is on the Tiguan Allspace. With stickers that announce “+ 2 seats”, it’s obvious where the focus is. Unlike...

Maybach S 680: Can Mercedes beat Bentley at extreme luxury?

26 August 2021

Mercedes-Bnez has a special offer for anyone with money to spend on extreme luxury. If you like the S-Class but wish it were made by Bentley and Rolls-Royce, then the new Maybach v...

8.1

BMW 330e M Sport: The fast and frugal

15 July 2021

AS one of BMW’s key models, the 3 Series has been getting innovations in every new generation to maintain its established image as the premium sports sedan to beat. Now in its s...

7.8

Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 AMG Line: Compact attraction

14 July 2021

You can tell the Mercedes-Benz GLA has come far. Where the first-generation looked like an elevated A-Class hatchback that seemed a bit awkward, the second-generation comes acro...

Mercedes-AMG A 35 hatchback and A 35 sedan: A flashy or matu...

01 July 2021

After establishing a solid foundation and following for its mainstream luxury models, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia seems intent on building up the appeal of the niche high-performance Me...

8.2

Ferrari F8 Tributo: Press and grin

17 June 2021

This Ferrari. It's the ready excuse for taking the longest route to a destination every time. While the F8 Tributo has been around in Malaysia for the past two years, this piece...

8.2

Porsche Taycan 4S: A spirited force

03 June 2021

While Porsche is synonymous with motorsports and high-performance turbocharged road cars, it has a history of dabbling in electric-powered cars in the early 20th century. Unable...

8.2

Lexus LC 500 Convertible: Open up to pleasure

03 June 2021

Ours is a country of sedans and increasingly SUVs. Open-top motoring has and will always be a niche pursuit. In the Malaysian context, where the weather is either hot or rainy, ...

Isuzu D-Max X-Terrain: Packing fresh appeal

20 May 2021

WHILE 4X4 pick-up trucks have a hard-core following, their appeal to general buyers seems to fall behind their more stylish albeit less rugged sports utility vehicle (SUV) cousin. ...

7.5

BMW X1 sDrive20i M Sport: A capable runner

20 May 2021

The X1 sDrive20i M Sport (F48) may be among the BMW Malaysia’s entry-level sports activity vehicle (SAV) model that’s locally-assembled but that doesn’t mean it should be overlooke...

Porsche Taycan Experience: Electric rush

19 May 2021

Call it good timing or luck. Porsche in Malaysia managed to show off the Taycan and its capabilities in Sepang before the country slipped back into the third movement control or...

Mitsubishi Triton Athlete: Verve escalated

06 May 2021

THE Mitsubishi Triton Athlete is the flagship variant but that status doesn’t make it any less of a tough pick-up truck than the lower ranked line-up; what it means is that it woul...

Toyota GR Yaris and Vios GR-S: Having a GReat time

15 April 2021

WITH Toyota’s Gazoo Racing (GR) brand taking a more prominent stage in international racing, it should bode well for the Japanese car maker to offer its legion of loyal fans a tast...

First drive: Nissan Navara Pro-4X

15 April 2021

This new year seems to be like a season of new pick-up trucks, with various manufacturers vying to tempt the public with their offerings. In this matter, I was happy to be given...

McLaren Elva test: What it's like to drive a supercar with n...

12 April 2021

Put on your goggles, because McLaren is taking you on the ride of a lifetime. The British maker has gone ballistic with the Elva which offers amazing performance while cutting the ...

First drive: Toyota Corolla Cross 1.8G

01 April 2021

One arrives, another exits. We are referring to the launch last week of the Toyota Corolla Cross that also saw the C-HR being retired. The sports utility vehicle (SUV) love-f...

7.6

Hyundai Kona 1.6T: Fun fling

18 March 2021

Right off the bat, the Hyundai Kona 1.6T is a snazzy looking piece of hardware on wheels. We hear from friends and colleagues that if not for the price, they would have been rec...

8.2

Volvo XC40 Recharge T5: Change up

11 March 2021

The XC40 Recharge T5 has important symbolism for Volvo. It marks the company's transition to an all-electric future it has embraced. Volvo uses the Recharge moniker to refer to ...

Hitting the road with the MINI Clubmans

03 March 2021

Welcome to the company of Clubmans. On one hand, we have the Cooper S Clubman. On the other, the brawny John Cooper Works (JCW) version. Sorry, no base Cooper here. Being...

Brief test drive of D55L SUV in Rawang: most refined Perodua...

25 February 2021

RAWANG: The new Perodua D55L compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) is really the most refined and impressively engineered car the national automaker has ever produced, based on a b...