Narain Karthikeyan returns to Formula 1 via HRT
Indian driver Narain Karthikeyan is making a Formula 1 comeback, and his 2011 race seat will be courtesy of HRT. There's no official statement from the Spanish-based team yet, but Karthikeyan has …
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2012 ‘Baby Buick’ Verano revealed ahead of Detroit debut
This is the "baby Buick" that will make its world debut at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show. Verano, as it is called, is a "compact sedan" (in US terms of course) based …
Go topless! – Peugeot 308 CC launched in Malaysia
Nasim kicked off the 2011 new car launch calendar today with the market introduction of its Peugeot 308 CC, the first of four new models the company is planning to unveil here …
BMW Malaysia spreads CNY joy with Open House at 15 dealerships and three Special Edition 3-Series variants
For BMW Group Malaysia, it has become tradition to celebrate Chinese New Year with events and the introduction of special edition variants, and 2011 is no different. This year's CNY@BMW event will …
Porsche 918 Spyder coupe set to debut in Detroit
Porsche is set to lift the wraps off a coupe version of its 918 Spyder next week at the Detroit show. The 918 Spyder hybrid, which made its debut last year as …
Ferrari’s China sales jumps by nearly 50% in 2010
China is the promised land for automakers today, not only for the mass market ones that want to tap into the huge population and growing affluence, but for the premium and exotic …
MINI signs Citroen’s Dani Sordo for WRC 2011 campaign
MINI has signed Dani Sordo to drive its WRC car for the 2011 season. The 27-year old Spaniard crosses over from the successful Citroen team, and will join ex-IRC champ Kris Meeke …
Hyundai Veloster Coupe – opening doors to a new take
Click to enlarge It does get convoluted with doors, sometimes, what with two-, three-, four- and five-doors to contend with, mentally speaking. You can imagine a coupe or hatch for the first …
Detroit Electric e63 spotted in Subang – is something up?
After a serious bout of activity and publicity a couple of years ago, news from Detroit Electric, which was aiming to produce electric vehicles based on Proton's Persona and GEN2 models, has …
America’s top 10 of 2010 – Ford F-Series reigns supreme
The vehicles sales data for 2010 is out in America, and we see the usual suspects from both the truck segment and the family favourites. There aren't any surprises in the top …
Customer MINI rally car beats works team to WRC debut
As we now know, BMW owned MINI is back the rally scene with Prodrive and will join selected events in this season's WRC before committing to a full season in 2012. But …
Mercury rolls into the history books after 71 years
Ford's Mercury sub-brand has finally joined Pontiac on the list of Detroit brand names consigned to the automotive history books - the last Mercury, a Grand Marquis, rolled off the production line …
Luxgen SUV Sports and MPV Elegance launched in Taiwan
Click to enlarge Taiwanese brand Luxgen has launched the LUXGEN7 SUV Sports+ and LUXGEN7 MPV Elegance+ at the 2011 Taipei Automobile & Accessories Exhibition. The LUXGEN7 SUV Sports+ looks much better than …
RON97 up 10 sen to RM2.40 per litre at midnight
What goes up does not come down - RON97 has been hiked again by 10 sen to RM2.40 a litre effective midnight, just about a month after the last hike on the …
Proton to complete strategic blueprint for India by Q1
According to news reports, Proton says it is hoping to conclude defining the strategies needed for its business expansion into India's automotive market by the first quarter of this year. Currently, Proton …
ix-Metro concept car joins Hyundai’s 1 Utama roadshow
Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors, importer and distributor of Hyundai vehicles in Malaysia, took the effort to bring in a concept car for the recent KLIMS 2010 motor show, shown alongside the facelifted Santa …
Mazda3 MPS spotted in JPJ Putrajaya!
Things are certainly looking good for those into their performance hatches, especially in manual transmission form. By the looks of it, the Mazda3 MPS - also known as the Mazdaspeed3 - should …
Proton R3 Rally Team to compete full 2011 season of the IRC and APRC, starting with Monte Carlo Rally this month
Click to enlarge The Proton R3 Malaysia Rally Team will compete the full 2011 season of both the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) and the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), as announced …
First images of 2011 Kia Picanto – Geneva debut!
Kia have released the first photos of the next generation Kia Picanto - now larger and longer both in terms of length and wheelbase, though official figures have not been revealed. This …
Volkswagen to finally unveil New Midsize Sedan in Detroit
It's been a while coming, ever since news came about in 2009 that Volkswagen would be introducing its New Midsize Sedan bound for the US market, but it looks like Wolfsburg is …
