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Hi guys! 👋 Sgcarmart will be hosting our first-ever electrified car showcase, Beyond Motion, at Suntec Convention Centre (Halls 403-404), from 9am to 9pm on 21-22 March 2026 (Saturday & Sunday). This one's going to be a little different from our usual roadshows! We're putting a bigger focus on education, conversations, and the future of mobility, not just the cars. On Day 1 (Saturday), there will be a keynote session and panel discussion featuring industry leaders and experts from LTA, DBS, SP Mobility, Huawei and more. Whether you're planning to switch to an EV, still sitting on the fence or have burning questions about long-term sustainability, battery disposal, charging infrastructure, or ownership costs, this is your chance to get answers straight from the experts. If you can't make it, feel free to drop your questions in this thread and we'll try to raise them during the panel session. You can also check out the topics that will be covered via the event link here. Of course, what's a car showcase without the cars? 😆 We'll have eight participating brands showcasing their latest electric and hybrid cars: BYD, Denza, Dong Feng, GAC Motor, Jaecoo, Omoda, Proton, Subaru and Toyota. If you're already in the market looking for an EV or hybrid, this is a great chance to check out your options in one place and keep an eye out for event-exclusive deals and promotions while you're at it. There'll also be kids' activities to keep the little ones entertained while you explore the showcase. And for the longtime Sgcarmart or Mycarforum users and members, we haven't forgotten you! There'll be sure-win prizes and Sgcarmart collectibles just for joining us at the event. More details coming soon as we get closer to the date! 📆Save the date and register for free! (Registration is required for access to the hall.) Hope to see you guys there! 🚗⚡

Large sedans are image bearers for the people that use them as well as the car manufacturers that sell them. This is the same with Chinese car manufacturers and the GAC Trumpchi is GAC's latest large sedan. Now over here in this part of South East Asia Chinese automobiles have a small presence limited to small hatchbacks like the Chana Era and the Hafei Lobo and small family sized sedans like the Geely CK and the Chery A5 (pictured below). The 1.6liter A5 (sounds so much like an Audi moniker) is the largest 'made in China' car that you can buy over here these days but what you get is a decent sized car with a tacky extra large chrome grill (for added 'bling' even though its more 'bleargh' than 'bling'), a tacky slab sided dashboard that is all hard plastics, cream and grey (read utterly dull, uninspired and ultra cheap looking), slightly harsh engine note and suspect handling all rolled into one 'value for money' package. And this is one of their biggest and 'best' looking made in China 4 door sedan sold over here, mind you. Anyway, feel free to disagree about what I wrote above as the people over at GAC (part of the Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group Co Ltd) have come up with the impressive looking Trumpchi. The name may sound like an anagram of TOP TRUMP CHINA. Corny. Very Corny. This large 4 door sedan is an in-house design development. It is very proportioned and has a certain flair to it. It may be like a mix of a Kia Optima, Nissan Cefiro/Teana, some Audi cues, the previous Hyundai Sonata, Honda Accord and parts of a BMW 5 series but it looks pretty original. Maybe it's because GAC and its subsidiaries license manufacture, assemble and/or jointly sell Toyota Camrys, Hondas, Fiats and Isuzu. So many sources and influences to steal, er, borrow designs from. I quite like the strong character line that starts off curving round the front wheel arch which continues all the way to the rear of the car. Anyway, the Trumpchi (boy, it really needs a better name) is said to come in a 1.8liter engine as well as a 2.0liter 4 cylinder 16 valve engine that is reported to give pretty bad (or not?) fuel consumption