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Audi Prologue Avant concept hints at CLS Brake rival

18 February 2015 / 1 comment

Remember the long, low and wide Audi Prologue concept coupe from the 2014 Los Angeles show? Well, now Audi has shown the projectile-like Avant version ahead of the 2015 Geneva show next month. It seems the […]

Mazda CX-5 2.5 CKD, CX-5 facelift expected this year

17 February 2015 / 15 comments

Mazda Malaysia is clearly on a roll – not content with targeting to launch the CX-3, CKD Mazda 3 (including hatchback!) and the Mazda 6 facelift this year, it’s also aiming to introduce the locally-assembled […]

Mazda 3 CKD expected in March, including hatchback!

16 February 2015 / 52 comments

Last month we cited a CIMB research report which revealed a slew of details on upcoming Mazda models for Malaysia. Now a source from Bermaz has told us that the locally-assembled (CKD) Mazda 3 is indeed heading […]

VIDEO: 2015 Honda HR-V Grade V walk-around tour

12 February 2015 / 55 comments

You saw this one coming, didn’t you? One of the most highly-anticipated cars of the year, and the vehicle that’s expected to get the B-segment crossover ball rolling for real in Malaysia, needs no introduction. We’ve […]

Honda Jade Hybrid six-seater goes on sale in Japan

12 February 2015 / 22 comments

Sales of the Honda Jade Hybrid have begun in Japan – the six-seater MPV (2-2-2) gets a Sport Hybrid i-DCD powertrain, incorporating a 1.5 litre i-VTEC Atkinson-cycle engine and an electric motor built into a seven-speed twin-clutch […]

Eleven new UN regulations on vehicle lighting and signalling to be enforced in 2017, including DRLs

12 February 2015 / 42 comments

A couple of months ago we attended a Malaysia Automotive Institute-Society of Automotive Engineers technical talk on tyre-related UN regulations and standards; now we’ve just come back from one on those pertaining to vehicle lighting […]

Motul to partner Nissan and Nismo in FIA WEC

11 February 2015 / 1 comment

Remember the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo we showed you earlier this month? The bonkers front-wheel drive LMP1 hybrid racer, which will face up to the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Toyota TS040 Hybrid and Porsche 919 Hybrid in the FIA World Endurance […]

France to offer diesel drivers up to 10k euro to go EV

11 February 2015 / 14 comments

Following an earlier report on France planning to gradually phase out the use of diesel for passenger cars and implement a pollution ranking system for cars, Bloomberg and Automotive News Europe have reported that from April, […]

New Kia Optima to be previewed by Geneva concept

10 February 2015 / 24 comments

At the Geneva show in March, we’re set to see a concept that previews the next-gen Kia Optima – the Korean carmaker has released the sole teaser image you see here. We wouldn’t be surprised […]

Perodua sedan based on Myvi facelift rendered!

10 February 2015 / 53 comments

Master automotive manipulator Theophilus Chin has visualised a Perodua sedan based on the 2015 Myvi facelift. From what he says on his site, he isn’t too happy with it – deeming it a “fail attempt,” […]