Hot 2017 cars at the Singapore Motor Show

The Singapore Motor Show is back again on its third consecutive year after a 6-year hiatus held from January 12 to 15 at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Center. This year’s Singapore Motor Show saw the unveiling and preview of over 20 models, including the new model launches of the Audi Q2 and A5, Citroen Grand C4 Piscasso BlueHDi and Grand C4 Picasso THP, DS DS3 Cabrio, Honda NSX, Hyundai Ioniq, Infiniti Q50 Red Sport 400, Kia Niro, Lexus IS and RC Turbo, Mazda MX-5 RF and CX-9, Mitsubishi ASX, Nissan Pulsar and Note, Peugeot 3008 SUV, Renault Megane Sedan, Megane GT and Megane GT-Line, Subaru Impreza, Suzuki Ignis, Toyota C-HR, Volkswagen Tiguan and Beetle Cabriolet and Volvo V90 and S90. Audi also held a preview of the all-new R8 Spyder while Infiniti held the preview of its Q60 Coupe.

The island city-state of Singapore is among the strongest economies in the region. Despite its high cost of vehicle ownership and market size, it has a large appetite for premium and luxury vehicles.

According to Glenn Tan, president of the Motor Traders Association and executive director of the Tan Chong Group, the holding company that owns Motor Image, the distributor of Subaru the ASEAN region including the Philippine market and distributor for Nissan in Singapore, last year’s show had over 58,000 visitors in the 4-day weekend event.

One of the main attractions of the event was the Russ Swift show by Subaru, where the world’s best precision driver Russ Swift of UK performs four times daily using the current model Subaru cars including the all-new Subaru Impreza which was unveiled to the public on the first day of the event.  One lucky visitor will also be taking home an all-new Subaru Impreza that was raffled off in the 4-day weekend event.