There are few silver linings to the COVID-19 pandemic, but free-flowing traffic is certainly one of them!
For the essential workers who still must commute each day, driving to work has suddenly become much easier. The same applies to the trucks delivering our surging e-commerce orders. Removing so many cars from the roads has even led to cleaner air, clearer views, and more room for outdoor recreation, even in major cities.
And for the rest of us? Well, maybe it's time to go car shopping again as there’s definitely no better to enjoy the highways surrounding your suburb than now! And the following are some of the top picks from the myriad of automotive releases in our neck of the woods for you to consider.
This article was first featured in The Peak Malaysia's 2/2021 Issue
BMW 740Le
The 740Le PHEV comes with a B58B30 3.0 litre turbocharged straight-six engine, replacing the previous B48B20 2.0 litre turbo four-pot. The inline-six delivers 286 PS from 5000 rpm and 450 Nm of torque from 1,500 rpm, and it’s married to a slightly more powerful electric motor that makes 113 PS at 3,170 rpm and 265 Nm. The e-motor is integrated into the eight-speed Steptronic gearbox, and together with the standard xDrive all-wheel-drive system, the total system output is rated at 394 PS and 600 Nm. That’s quite a leap over the older 740Le’s 326 PS and 500 Nm mark and ensures the more than two-and-a-half-ton car will hit 100 km/h from a standstill in 5.1 seconds and hit 250 km/h!
