The all-new 2025 Audi A5 has made its global debut. The big news is that the Audi A4 is now replaced by the A5 as part of Audi's new naming strategy. This strategy differentiates between electric and combustion-engine models, with even numbers for electric models and odd numbers for combustion engines. The 2025 Audi A5 is available in four variants: A5 Sedan, S5 Sedan, A5 Avant, and S5 Avant, all built on the new Premium Platform Combustion (PPC). And as the name suggests, the A5 is no longer a

Shaun

Jul 17, 2024

GAC Aion has opened its Rayong plant in Thailand which is the Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) maker’s first facility outside China. The 85,000-square-metre assembly plant has an annual production capacity of 20,000 units but plans are in place to expand to 70,000 cars a year. The Rayong facility will produce cars not just for Thai domestic sales but will also serve as a hub for right-hand drive (RHD) markets around the world. Currently, Aion’s RHD markets are in Southeast Asia, namely Tha

CY Foong

Jul 17, 2024

Sime Darby Auto Performance (SDAP) has expanded the variant lineup for the second-generation 2024 Porsche Macan EV. It now includes two new variants: the base Macan and the Macan 4S, joining the existing Macan 4 and Macan Turbo that was previewed last month. All Macan variants are available for order, with expected delivery by the end of 2024. Below is an overview of all variants and pricing: Macan – RM 430,000 Battery: 100 kWh (95 kWh usable), NMC Motor: Rear-mounted, 340 PS (360 PS with overbo

Shaun

Jul 17, 2024

BMW did not invent the coupe-SUV crossover look but it helped popularise it, for better or worse. When the folks from Munich introduced the BMW X6 seventeen years ago, it caught the attention of rivals like Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Eventually, almost every other carmaker from Honda to Porsche presented their take on melding the sportiness of a coupe with the tall height of an SUV. Some stumbled and some succeeded but what was initially thought to be just a fad of the industry became a mainstay. B

CY Foong

Jul 17, 2024

Malaysian automotive icons are increasingly gaining interest among car enthusiasts and collectors. Like the Proton Saga before it, the humble Perodua Kancil once just a cheap means of transport, is notably witnessing a surge in interest amongst enthusiasts, resellers and collectors. And with rising interest, so too will prices, we suspect - you heard it here first. Why? Well it's nostalgia. For many 30- and 40-year-olds today, their families owned one, or perhaps it was the hand-me-down that too

Arvind

Jul 17, 2024