The BMW iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet, launched in February, recently completed rigorous hot-weather testing in the United Arab Emirates. BMW says the fuel cell drive system demonstrated impressive performance under extreme conditions, including 45-degree Celsius temperatures, sand, dust, varying gradients, and humidity fluctuations. The tests validated the efficiency of the fuel cell system, hydrogen tanks, electric motor, and power battery, all controlled by a central unit. The vehicles maintained

Need a car large enough to fit your bank accounts? Then our final article of our "SUVs coming to Malaysia in 2023 three-parter" centres around opulence, this time focusing on Luxury SUVs reaching our shores next year. And there's plenty to expect – from silent BEVs to frothy V12s. Hold on to your Amex Black, we're going in... BMW X7 facelift Revealed in April this year, the facelifted X7 continues Munich's recent trends of, uh, trendsetting designs with a grille-heavy face that's now closer to t

Towards the end of the video unveiling Lexus’ first dedicated EV, the 2023 Lexus RZ, the luxury carmaker announced that it will be revealing a new model in the summer of 2022. This was accompanied by a few shots of a camouflaged SUV doing some tests. Lexus is, of course, keeping mum about what this new SUV is but it is likely to be the all-new fifth-generation Lexus RX. The RX is Lexus’ first crossover SUV and though it is no longer associated with the Toyota Harrier (that honour goes to the Lex

When the E71 BMW X6 was launched back in 2007, it was unlike any other SUV at the time. So much so, it coined a new sub-segment BMW called the Sports Activity Coupe (SAC). Instead of a square and upright profile of a traditional SUV (like the BMW X5), the X6 had a more slippery, sloping profile towards the rear end. To say the design was polarising was selling it short. Nonetheless, other carmakers caught on to this SUV-coupe template, and this segment has now become more commonplace. As for the

An all-new Lexus RX is due to be launched in 2022, according to information gathered by Japanese media. Before that, the current-gen model will receive a few small updates in Japan come July 2021. The current RX-series (AL20) made its debut in 2015. The model was then facelifted in May 2019, coming with additional tech and safety features, as well as a visual nip-and-tuck. Malaysians received the facelifted model in September that year. Either way, it's already a 6-year old model, and a major re

BMW Malaysia has teased the imminent arrival of the all-new 2020 BMW X5 xDrive45e. The second-generation plug-in hybrid version of BMW’s popular SUV will be unveiled via livestream on 17th June, on both Facebook and YouTube. Under the hood, the all-new X5 xDrive45e gets a 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six petrol engine that does 286 PS and 450 Nm, hooked up to an 8-speed automatic transmission. The petrol engine is hooked up to an electric motor that does 113 PS and 265 Nm, allowing for a comb