we're glad to see our local Motorshow back after a three-year hiatus, now festooned with EVs and hybrids After the pandemic-wrought shutdown wrecked plans for the past three years, Suntec City Level 4 is now bustling with cars once again at the Singapore Motorshow 2023. While relatively modest compared to previous shows, it's a welcome start nonetheless. Here are our five must-see green picks and six notable mentions. Nissan Ariya Built on the ...
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the e-2008 reminds us why French cars can be charming in their own inimitable way First, an admission to kick things off. Most friends would characterize me as a hardcore Saab (rest in peace) fan and an Alfa Romeo apologist, but what most of them DON'T know is that I've always had a soft spot for French cars as well. Rather than this article becoming the length of a doctoral dissertation, ...
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Sienta Hybrid's game-theory offers something for everyone with this latest 3rd generation Moving seven people around in a cost-effective way is what the Sienta Hybrid is best known for. Pretty sure there have been more than a few occasions when a private-hire vehicle was booked, and a Sienta turned up – for good reason. In this segment, the Sienta Hybrid’s closest competitor is the also newly-launched Honda Freed. Both mini-MPVs feature ...
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electric-performance makes more sense in a compact car like the Abarth 500e Abarth, for some backstory, is the in-house tuning arm and performance division of Fiat. Formed independently in 1949 and subsequently taken over by Fiat in 1971, Abarth is responsible for bonkers creations such as the classic and modern day 695, which both took a Fiat 500 of their respective generations and added power, performance, handling and insane quirky touches, ...
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Alfa Romeo’s Tonale PHEV answer to the Audi Q3 and BMW X1 promises to be as fun to drive as it is fuel efficient Okay, enough with the ’toenail’ jokes already… While understandable why phonetically it may LOOK that way, especially to those who aren't familiar with Italian pronunciations, it is pronounced tow-NA-ley. Tonale. Now with more plug-in hybrid electric vehicle-ness (PHEV) on-board, Alfa Romeo calls it the Tonale Plug-In Hybrid ...
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Charles Rolls didn't see electrification as a spectre, but as the future. The relevant dictionary definition of ‘Spectre’, as applied in context to Rolls-Royce, is “a ghost.” Fitting, since Rollers past have been named after other-worldly entities such as Phantom, Ghost, Wraith, Spirit, Seraph and Shadow. However, one cannot help but to think of the other definition, "something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurrence", which could also be apropos ...
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The Citroën oli may still be a concept, but it's bold enough for us to sit up and take notes... When I first saw the word 'oli', I immediately thought of the Tamil word of the same pronunciation, which means 'light'. Imagine my disappointment, then, when it was discovered that 'oli' is pronounced [all-ë] in French. However, not all is lost, because the Citroën oli concept could yet prove to be ...
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Ostentatious Lexus badge combined with frugal appetite for fuel maketh the NX 350h. The new Lexus NX in its standard internal combustion engine (ICE) form (NX 350 F Sport) left our dear writer Sheldon underwhelmed due to its gruff engine. Now that this author has managed to get his mingy mitts on the NX 350h's steering wheel - does the "high-breed" version make for a better luxury SUV? The major difference between ...
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Audi Singapore and Charge+ collaborate to bring AC and DC chargers to lifestyle locations. Up to DC 120kW offered in some locations. Remember the time when this author and his friend Jegan had their minds blown away by the Audi RS e-tron GT? Remember this pic from that article of the RS e-tron GT at a Charge+ DC charger? As it turns out, Audi Singapore and Charge+ have joined forces to ...
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After being baited by a sketch, we finally get to see what the new IONIQ 6 looks like, and take a peek under the hood. And to say it puts the 'six' in… 'sexy' would be an understatement. Geddit... okay, nevermind. Hyundai previously teased what its upcoming 'streamliner', the IONIQ 6 could look like, albeit in sketch. Well, now they've taken the covers off. 'Streamliner' indeed. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 ...
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