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Getting a press car for five or six days is practically unheard of. Standard protocol gives you two, maybe three days, just enough time to log a quick commute and form a general impression. So when BMW Asia broke the mould and handed over the keys to the new iX3 …

The transition from petrol to pixels hasn’t just changed how we drive; it’s changed how we “build.” In the golden era of internal combustion, a hot, fast Mini was a canvas. If the factory didn’t give you enough poke, a weekend in the garage with a larger intercooler, a more …

The car we have today is, on the face of it, a pretty decent thing. The BMW 216 Gran Coupe doesn’t really shout for attention. It sits low and wide, with sharp LED eyes, a sloping roofline and just enough attitude in its stance to remind you that it carries …

When we wanted a Mini Cooper with a bit more space in the past, we could have the Countryman, which solved the space problem but changed the Cooper’s attitude entirely, and while the slightly longer Cooper 5-Door offered marginally more room, it still felt a tad tight in the rear, …

The latest BMW 1-Series (offered locally as either the 116 or the full-blown M135 xDrive) might not fit everyone’s idea of an “entry-level” car — at least when it comes to the wallet. But that’s the reality in Singapore these days. With COEs at sky-high levels and taxes pushing up …