Question time! What’s chunky, boxy, stylish, fun-sized and has its sights to become the top dog small-sized SUV of the year? If your answer is the Volvo XC40, you’d be half right because while the Volvo is, admittedly, the benchmark to beat, BMW’s latest X1, chassis code U11, is now set to challenge the Swede’s […]
Read more "Chunky, Chonky (not so little) runabout: Driving the BMW U11 X1 sDrive16i"In a rather shocking but perhaps unsurprising move just a day ago, the Singapore government’s latest attack on automotive enthusiasts has just reached yet another unprecedented level with a massive increase in car taxes yet again. With higher-end luxury cars taking the biggest hit with a massive 320% tax on their OMV (Open Market Value, […]
Read more "It has finally happened again… cars are even more expensive in Singapore."Now that the festivities, feasting and revelry have more or less concluded, I figured it’s time to wish everyone a Happy New Year and a blessed 2023. What a year 2022 was, from the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, the resumption of leisure travel and the return to a sense of normalcy for many of us. […]
Read more "Class of 2022: CARS & KOPI Winter 2022."Carved, cast, or excavated from a single piece of material, the Monolithic design ethos is a purposeful one, born of strength, power, presence, and solidity. Eschewing delicate lines for sharp chiselled edges, soft curvatures for strong bold surfaces, and unnecessary visuals for a clean minimalist visage. Whilst BMW’s current design philosophy isn’t debuting on their […]
Read more "Monumental Monolith: Driving the BMW G70 i7 xDrive60i"It was bound to happen, after being blessed with lovely weather for the numerous meet-ups for the last few sessions, the skies finally opened up and emptied themselves over Dempsey Hill on the morning of our third meet of the year, Not that it was entirely unexpected though, considering it had been raining every other […]
Read more "Oktober-rain. Cars & Kopi Autumn 2022."Hot on the heels of a private closed-door viewing of their brand-new i7, BMW has officially revealed the all-new BMW 7 Series, the seventh generation of the brand’s flagship model, in Singapore. While the unveiling of their brand new techno-laden flagship is cause for celebration indeed, the latest 7 also brings with it a brand […]
Read more "Seventh of Sevens: The G70 7-Series arrives in town"Back in May, ripples were made in our little automotive sphere as Eurokars was appointed as the second official dealer for BMW in Singapore. Since then, the team involved have been running at full speed to build up their fully-fledged dealership along the automotive shopping belt. While the flagship store has yet to be unveiled, […]
Read more "BMW Eurokars brings a new source of Joy to Singapore"There is no doubt we are living in rather daunting times, having just pulled ourselves through the worst (fingers crossed) of a global pandemic, we had hoped to see light at the end, but now, saddled with constantly unresolved conflicts around the world and an ever-changing climate upending the global economy and supply chains, inflation […]
Read more "Freude am Fahren: Driving the BMW G42 M240i xDrive Coupe in Singapore"I imagine being an automotive writer back in 1994 must have been quite difficult. After just 4 years since its introduction, Singapore’s infamous COE premiums peaked at a mega S$100,000. Having to continually conjure up engaging and relatable content for paying readers must have been quite a challenge, I know this because that is exactly […]
Read more "i For You?: Driving the BMW G26 i4 eDrive40i"Well, this was an unexpected one. With a long weekend over the country, my initial plans to sleep in seemed well and indeed thwarted after a couple of friends egged me on to call for a meet on our little public holiday. Figuring that putting the word out at such late notice might result in […]
Read more "Summertime madness. Cars & Kopi Summer 2022."
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