Ever since BMW Group Malaysia was established almost 20 years ago, the network of authorised BMW and MINI dealerships has been constantly expanding. With growing demand for the vehicles of the two brands, more dealerships have been opened, especially in fast-growing townships around the country.

Wheelcorp Premium is one of the authorised dealerships which has been associated with the brands for 10 years and has now added a brand new showroom located in Bukit Tinggi, Selangor. The 170,000 sq ft premises will be home to new models from the BMW, BMW i, BMW M and MINI, as well as the BMW Premium Selection of pre-owned products.

While many companies are now focussed on developing more battery electric vehicles (BEVs), a few are also looking further at other alternative fuels, particularly hydrogen. This gas is available in abundance and with technology from the space program, it has been possible to make a fuel cell whereby hydrogen’s chemical energy is converted into electrical energy. This can then be used to power motors and the process generates only moisture.

Some companies have developed fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) to a stage where they can be commercialised and are sold or leased to the public. Honda is one of those companies and in fact, the Japanese carmaker has over 20 years of experience in FCEVs. As far back as 2002, Honda had a running model called the FCX which was the FCEV to be certified by two US agencies – the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board.

The Isuzu D-MAX has a reputation for reliability and toughness, with the ability to take passengers and cargo across extreme terrain. It is durable enough to last a long time and many owners do keep their D-MAX trucks for many years. New trucks may come along but they come to rely on their trusty D-MAX which gets their jobs done.

One owner has kept his D-MAX for 8 years and in that time, it has covered an astounding 351,364 miles (565,465 kms). Those are just 6 digits but to have an idea of just how far the truck has travelled, it is a distance equal to 14 times round our planet. Or to put it another way, it could have travelled to the moon and be halfway back to Earth, having covered an average of 43,750 miles (70,408 kms) per year.