Woman drives Mercedes Benz SL500 into river
A woman in her late 20s driving a Mercedes Benz SL500 costing £96,000 drove her car into a ford and ended up getting washed downstream the river until a stable-owner heard her …
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Shareholders want Chrysler name dropped from DaimlerChrysler
Two DaimlerChrysler Shareholders, Ekkehard Wenger and Leonhard Knoll have submitted a name change proposal to the DaimlerChrysler board of directors, detailing their wishes for the company to drop the name Chrysler regardless …
Zap releases more details on ZAP-X
Remember Zap? I reported earlier in February that US electric car maker Zap was employing the services of Lotus to develop the ZAP-X for them, an all-wheel drive crossover MPV which would …
BMW 1-Series Coupe Spyshot
The BMW 1-Series 5-door hatch and recently unveiled 3-door hatch will soon be joined by a 2-door coupe sibling, as seen in these spyshots. It will make it's debut together with the …
Aston Martin Rapide: Safety by Volvo
Aston Martin will be procuring Volvo's help to develop the Aston Martin Rapide 4-door sedan's safety system. Volvo's safety engineering expertise was also used previously on the DB9 and V8 Vantage models. …
Proton Cars Get Some International Attention
Proton's Gen2, Savvy and Satria Neo, regarded as the first few cars in a generation of Protons that attempt to breakaway from the Mitsubishi rebadging era have been making it's way around …
Porsche Cayenne Facelift launched in Malaysia
Porsche launched the Porsche Cayenne facelift on the 9th of March 2007. The new Cayenne sports a newly redesigned front end - much sleeker and shapelier lights which portray a more aggressive …
Gumpert Apollo Promo Video
Here is a promotional video of the Gumpert Apollo, the Audi powered road-going track car - brainchild of Audi's ex-motorsports manager Roland Gumpert. The Gumpert Apollo comes in 3 flavours, 4.2 normally …
Volkswagen to introduce new sedans once Proton deal is finalised
Volkswagen's head of international sales Kevin Rose says talks between Volkswagen and Proton are now at a fairly advanced stage, and both parties clearly know what they would want from such an …
Proton Updates in Indonesia
Proton says it has managed to position itself in the top three spot in Indonesia's taxi market, outselling other brands in a taxi market dominated by Toyota and Hyundai. This may be …
Assembly line for Suzuki Swift CKD ready
Somehow I missed this piece of news. The 4 robotic welding lines for the upcoming locally assembled Suzuki Swift has been up and ready to run since the end of February. The …
BMW E30 + E46 + E60 = ?!
This little Frankenstein of a BMW started off as a normal 4-door BMW E30 3-Series Sedan. Apparently the owner has decided to keep up with the times, somehow he managed to show-horn …
BMW M3 Sedan Spyshot
Now that we've seen the BMW M3 Concept in coupe form, what's remaining is the upcoming Sedan and also Cabriolet version. The E9x series M3 will mark the debut of the 4-door …
Mid-engined, rear wheel drive Volkswagen Polo Mk3
The big blue bottle in the engine bay looks lovely doesn't it? But wait a minute, where's the engine? Perhaps taking inspiration from Renault's Clio V6 with a V6 engine mounted at …
TV Poll: More than half of Germans want Autobahn speed limit imposed
You might remember how environmentalists petitioned for a speed limit to be imposed on the Autobahn some time back. Judging by your reactions, although most of you and me included would most …
Facelifted BMW X3 now in Malaysia
The new facelifted BMW X3 is now available in Malaysia, in one variant - the BMW X3 2.5si. This model is powered by BMW's updated straight-six 2.5 litre engine, now making 218hp …
Audi A5 Convertible and Audi RS5 in the works
Audi officials have hinted of a convertible version of the sleek Audi A5 coupe that might hit the market next year. While Audi clearly has access to coupe-convertible technology, as Volkswagen has …
Perodua Myvi SE (Special Edition) Details & Price
UPDATE: Perodua has launched a facelifted Perodua Myvi SE 2008 on the 10th of October 2008. Check out full details, photos and prices via the linked text. Perodua's new Perodua Myvi SE …
Spyker wants to buy Lotus
Dutch car manufacturer Spyker has made a bid for Lotus, reported Dutch auto magazine AutoWeek. AutoWeek's unnamed sources claims the Dutch company is already in talks with Proton about the possible porchase. …
Cerberus hires Bernhard to analyze Chrysler bid
Other than the obvious buyout by another car company - General Motors, two non-automotive companies have been interested in Chrysler - the Blackstone Group and Cerberus. Investment firm Blackstone is currently already …
