A Road Trip in the Volvo V60 Wagon

04/27/22 • 50 min

In this episode, Daniel brings us a story of a person who has successfully rescued his flood-stricken Subaru XV from the muddy pits of despair, before we discuss a viral case of insurance fraud, dashcams and motor oil prices going up. In Part 2, we talk Volvo's first batch of XC40 Recharge electric cars, the huge local and global demand for the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR86, and BMW's extremely divisive new flagship 7-series.

Finally in Part 3, weeks after Daniel Fernandez called the V60 a 'long hot hatch', Ariff finally gets his turn with the Volvo V60 T8 Inscription, taking it on a 1,200km road trip around Peninsular Malaysia. He details his journey to Kota Bharu for keropok, reports on what makes this Volvo V60 such a fantastic car, and discusses why he feels wagons make so much more sense on our roads. Will this convince you to get yourself a wagon?

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A Modern Classic BMW For Under RM100k

In this week's show, we discuss a driver's journey in a Tesla Model 3 from Singapore to Penang, tourists charging their cars, and a brand-new Automotive Hi-Tech Valley launched in Tanjung Malim. In Part 2, we go through the car launches, starting with the oddly-named and underwhelming-looking Smart #1 (pronounced hashtag-1), the newly-launched Mercedes-EQ S SUV, and the arrival of the RM1.1 million Lotus Emira in Malaysia.

Finally in Part 3, Daniel brings up what's sure to be a modern classic BMW: the small, spicy and twin turbocharged 2007 BMW 135i (E82). With over 300hp, a six-speed manual and a rear wheel drive platform, it's a true driver's car that's extremely hard to ignore (and find in the used car market), and for RM100k right now, it's a perfectly reasonable buy.

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Lexus NX Debuts in Malaysia

Cruise Control returns this week with the usual banter between Daniel and Richard; this time joined by producer Ali Johan. The trio share their thoughts on the PDRM drones patrolling from the skies for traffic offenders before going through some mouth-watering new cars just launched. The all new Audi Q5 Sportback might be more pricey than its competitors but the luxe touches more than make up for it; also Porsche unveils its latest Heritage Design model - the 911 Sport Classic - we hear there are only 1250 units will be made globally, contact your local showroom to book yours! On the local front, the Proton Saga gets a 2022 facelift, and yes, a new price, but unfortunately without any major mechanical changes.

This week's discussion is centered around Elon Musk and Tesla; as Daniel shares his thoughts on the region's preparedness for EV manufacturing infrastructures and how Malaysia risks losing out to Indonesia and Singapore in pursuit of an electric future.

As usual, we end with a report on the new Lexus NX 350 F-Sport after a brief spin at the Sepang International Circuit last week.

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