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Another Volvo pops us with lots of bang for the buck. If only it could inspire. The all-new S60 sedan is another product from Volvo that has landed in Thai showrooms with lots of appeal for potential buyers to consider. And that’s even before driving one. Take a look at its on-paper stats, for a start. In T8 plug-in hybrid form, the S60 is equipped with 2.0-litre turbo and supercharged petrol engine. And when combined with the electrical system that supplements it, the combined power rises to an impressive 407hp for a scintillating 0-100kph time of less than 5sec. Mind, that’s a sprint time bracket of a Porsche 911 sports car. Then there’s the CO2-less driving ability of some 50km in the S60 T8, not to mention the all-wheel drive system supported the electric motor. This is an all-season performance sedan, you could easily say. Glance over at the rivals’ spec sheet of the S60 T8 and note that the BMW 330e and Mercedes-Benz C300e are supported by less fancy drivetrains ... » Learn More about Volvo S60 T8 R-Design plug-in hybrid (2020) review

The X5 has a new plug-in hybrid improving two key facets -- if used wisely. What’s new? The first X5 from BMW to receive a plug-in hybrid version to choose from was the fourth-generation model, coded F15. The so-called 40e boasted a 2.0-litre petrol-electric four-cylinder with a combined 313hp of power. Today’s fifth-gen model, designated G05, sees a greater hybrid system in which the petrol engine has been switched to a bigger 3.0-litre six-pot boosting maximum power to 394hp for the new 45e. The decision by BMW to go for a bigger motor could be due to the X5’s relatively big body and most of its competition having more than 400hp to play around with. A performance-oriented family SUV with plug-in facility, you could also say. The 45e is being sold in locally assembled form at 4.969 million baht. It comes at a time when archrival Mercedes-Benz has yet to renew the GLE500e, which is based on the old-gen body. The most direct rival for the 45e at the moment is the ... » Learn More about BMW X5 xDrive 45e M Sport (2020) review

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani will be hoping that third time’s the charm when they take on Denmark’s world No. 15 Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in the opening round of the Swiss Open today. The world No. 27 pair are out to upstage the former European champions for the first time after being outclassed in two previous meetings, the latest was in the last 16 of the Indian Open in 2019. Izzuddin believes they are ready to turn the tables on the Danes. “We have improved a lot since our last meeting two years ago, ” said Izzuddin. “We can take them down this time. For that to happen, we must play solid and consistent. We also need to mix our game to make it unpredictable because seasoned campaigners like them hardly make mistakes and are good at reading the game.” And the Malaysians can’t pick a better time to end their drought as Astrup-Rasmussen have suffered a dip in form lately. Since winning the Spain Masters last year, they have ... » Learn More about Sze Fei-Izzuddin believe they can turn tables on Anders-Rasmussen

Audi’s regular Q3 ought to be the one, but there are things to like about its sportier derv. When the coupe-like SUV took the streets for the first time in the early noughties, there was some sense of despair among driving enthusiasts and rational minds alike. They wondered why a relatively big vehicle is unnecessarily taking up so much road space and whether its large footprint is really doing any marvels to its handling. Worse, its appearance mostly feels decapacitated just to look like a sporty car. But that didn’t stop people from buying them. Fast forward two decades, all of Germany’s finest carmakers are offering a string of them in showrooms luring buyers who like everything from small to outlandish. It begins to make sense, though, in the strictest sense of car marketing. You see, when SUVs started to take over sedans in terms of popularity, there were some buyers who wanting something a little different and fun. Many car buyers these days end up driving alone ... » Learn More about Audi Q3 Sportback 35 TFSI S Line (2020) review