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The Mercedes-AMG GLC Coupé, a new addition to the successful midsize series by Mercedes-AMG, exemplifies a blend of dynamic and characteristic AMG features. This model, like its SUV counterpart, is a powerful and sporty offering, appealing to customers seeking a sporty lifestyle coupled with impressive performance.

Design and Aesthetics

The GLC Coupé boasts a sporty silhouette characterized by a flowing transition towards the rear, accentuating its width and creating an impression of dynamic movement. The design elements, such as the AMG-specific radiator trim, front apron, and precise side edges, underline the sporty proportions of the vehicle. Additionally, the powerful wheel arches and the wheel options ranging from 19 to 21 inches add to the confident appearance.

The interior of it is carefully designed to provide a sporty and luxurious atmosphere. Features like AMG seats in Artico man-made leather / Microcut AMG microfibre, the AMG Performance steering wheel, and illuminated door sills with AMG lettering contribute to the overall sporty aesthetic.

Performance and Drivetrain

The heart of the GLC Coupé is the AMG 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine, known as M139l, incorporating innovative technologies and high performance while maintaining efficiency. One notable feature is the electric exhaust gas turbocharger powered by a 48-volt on-board electrical system. This setup ensures a highly responsive engine across the speed range, leading to a more dynamic driving experience and improved efficiency.

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Mini Malaysia has introduced the Mini Countryman Roof Art Edition, featuring a unique design by local artist Jared Lim, also known as ‘Professional Crayon’. The ‘Foliage’ design on the roof blends the essence of adventure with vibrant elements of Malaysian culture, resulting in a charming iteration of the Mini Countryman.

The artwork showcases the rich tapestry of Malaysian flowers, with the wings of the Mini logo gracefully emerging through waves and weaves of Malaysian flora. A hibiscus blossom represents the encounters and adventures that await on one’s journey. The design also encapsulates the Union Jack tail lights, a speedometer, and a compass, symbolising the adventurer’s relentless pursuit of new experiences.

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Shell Malaysia, through its business mobility division, Shell Fleet Solutions, has launched its Accelerate to Zero (A2Z) Programme in Malaysia. The A2Z programme aims to assist fleet owners in optimising their operations, achieving sustainability goals, and navigating challenges such as supply chain disruptions, driver shortages, and the pressure to decarbonise.

The A2Z programme includes various integrated solutions:

  1. Shell Card: A revamped Shell Card acts as the key to unlock all the solutions, enabling integration for a fleet’s day-to-day mobility expenses, including fuel, telematics, lubricants, and electric vehicle (EV) charging through the Shell network.
  2. Shell Recharge: Shell’s EV charging ecosystem offers corporate fleets a comprehensive package of hardware, software services, and support solutions to meet specific EV infrastructure requirements. Customers can access Shell’s expanding network of charging points.
  3. Shell Telematics: This solution combines integrated Shell Card data, ‘live’ vehicle tracking, vehicle performance monitoring, and more to provide corporate fleets with critical data and business intelligence to help them achieve greater sustainability.
  4. Carbon Compensation: Fleet owners can opt to compensate for the carbon emissions from their fuel purchases through carbon credits generated by Shell projects.
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The Nissan Concept 20-23 is a creative venture by a team, including young members of NDE (Nissan Design Europe), tasked with designing an enjoyable city car for London, where NDE has spent 20 years. The name “20-23” is a combination of NDE’s 20 years, the numbers 2 and 3, and the current year. It pays homage to Nissan’s playful tradition with hatchbacks and city cars, drawing from the legacy of Nissan’s Pike cars like Be-1, Pao, Figaro, and S-Cargo.

Alfonso Albaisa, Nissan’s Senior Vice President for global design, praised the Concept 20-23 for encapsulating fun, electric city driving inspired by the online racing world. The design reflects the blend of modern city living, online gaming, and zero-emissions mobility.

Drawing from online racing and Nissan’s participation in Formula E, the Concept 20-23 features a compact 3-door hatchback body-style with extreme aerodynamic elements. These include deep skirts to channel airflow, brake-cooling ducts, and a unique nose design housing headlights and turn signals with distinctive LED technology.

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The Toyota Gazoo Racing team is upping the ante on the already high-performing GR Corolla for 2024. They’re bringing back the sought-after Circuit Edition for another year, offering it in a striking Blue Flame paint colour. Additionally, they’re introducing a new GR Corolla Premium Grade, elevating the model’s features with high-performance components as standard for enthusiasts.

The GR Corolla has received an overwhelming response, capturing a passion for driving. The new Premium Grade maintains the focus on the driving experience. It comes with dual LSD (Limited Slip Differential) to maximise traction and torque distribution during cornering. Brake cooling ducts come standard, and the interior receives an upgrade with heated seats, a heated steering wheel, front/rear parking sensors, JBL Premium Audio, and a wireless cell phone charger.

For 2024, the Circuit Edition will be available in Blue Flame and Ice Cap colours. It features standard black forged aluminium 18-inch BBS wheels, reducing weight for an even more agile model. The Circuit Edition also boasts a bulge hood, forged carbon fibre roof, gloss black high-mounted rear spoiler, black side rocker graphics, a leather-wrapped shift knob with a blue sightline, and a forged carbon fibre accent on the shifter top plate.

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Okay before starting this off, let’s get one thing clear first – the Lexus LFA is undoubtedly one of the greatest supercars ever made. It is also powered by one of the greatest engines mankind has ever produced, not from a sheer horsepower perspective alone (the LFA offers 560hp) but from the sheer aural joy that it has to offer.

In a time where car makers would rather bend over backwards than be seen as producing carbon emitting engines, it is safe to say that there will never be another engine like the naturally-aspirated V10 of the Lexus LFA ever again.

While the team at Lexus received special help from Formula 1 and MotoGP engineers, the sound of the LFA’s V10 was specially curated by Yamaha, and its wail is so glorious that it can shatter glass between 7,000 – 9,000rpm. Don’t believe us? Check out the video below:

So it is no surprise then that the Lexus LFA will go down as one of the greatest cars ever produced by mankind.

And sadly, there will never be another car like it again as manufacturers blindly turn to electric cars as the immediate solution to global warming and to reduce carbon emissions. Which means that prices for cars like the Lexus LFA are bound to skyrocket.

According to a recent Facebook sales post (above), a Malaysian car dealer tried to sell a UK spec LFA for an estimated RM8 million to RM10 million. A quick check online shows that used prices for the LFA in the UK are now hovering at about 650,000 Pounds Sterling, which is just under RM4 million before taxes.

We know the LFA is great but with prices skyrocketing up to RM10 million, which is an insane amount of money (!) and sadly that just means that owners with an eye on profiteering will perhaps rather lock up their LFA’s and keep their engines silent in hopes to make even more money. Inevitably denying the modern world of the glorious sound of arguably one of the greatest engines ever engineered.

So do you think the Lexus LFA is worth RM10 million already? Let us know in the comments section.

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