This is the new 2024 Land Rover Defender Octa, the most powerful and dynamically capable Defender model ever, unveiled ahead of its world debut. Based on the Defender 110 model, the Defender Octa takes it up a notch with tech and design updates that push the boundaries of off-road performance and luxury. Starting with the engine, the Defender Octa is powered by a 4.4-litre Twin Turbo mild-hybrid (MHEV) V8 engine. This powertrain delivers an impressive 635 PS and up to 750 Nm of torque. The engin

Due to historical reservations Koreans hold towards Japanese products—stemming from Japan's brutal occupation of Korea during World War 2 and the decades leading up to it—Japanese cars have traditionally received a lukewarm reception in Korea. For example, Honda is largely ignored there. However, Korean buyers rank among the most discerning when it comes to high-end luxury products. They make exceptions for Japanese luxury brands like Lexus. In fact, Korea is probably the only country where Lexu

Premiering simultaneously, the all-new 2023 Toyota Alphard and Vellfire now raise the bar for luxury MPVs even higher, delivering greater standards of luxury refinement and improved powertrains. Although these two large MPVs are today's definition of chauffeur-driven luxury, they came from more humble beginnings. Such that one Akio Toyoda, then a Director at Toyota was told to "get out of the way" once; after he arrived for an important meeting in an Alphard, instead of a Toyota Century, the pre

Roughly 11 months after making its global debut, Lexus Malaysia has debuted the all-new 2023 Lexus RX here. For the Malaysian market, only one variant of the Lexus RX will be offered – the RX 350. This sole variant is priced from RM 468,888 (on-the-road, without insurance) and the model is imported (CBU) from Japan. Power for the 2023 Lexus RX comes from a turbocharged 2.4-litre T24A-FTS 4-cylinder petrol engine that does 279 PS and 430 Nm. The engine is mated to an 8-speed Direct Shift-8AT auto

Recently, we've seen a slew of new cars being unveiled that heralds a new era. No, I'm not talking about just electrification. You see, quietly but deceptively, carmakers (yes you, Mercedes, VW and Renault) started rolling out speed limiters in their new products (Locally, almost all Volvo models are now capped at 180 km/h). Also read: Never mind Volvo's 180 km/h speed limit, many more speed-capped cars are coming I thought the whole point of making ever better cars is to do away with a feature

The Toyota Alphard and Vellfire have been awarded the highest rank awards in JNCAP’s safety assessment. JNCAP tested the ADAS aspect of the Alphard and Vellfire and awarded the duo with the “ASV +++” score, as the luxury MPVs from Toyota scored full points (141 out of 141). The scoring takes into account these criteria: Autonomous Emergency Braking Autonomous Emergency Braking (Pedestrian) Lane Keep Assist Reverse camera system Headlights Pedal Misoperation control Furthermore, the Toyota Alphar