HMS V12 Dragster Bike
I previously posted about a car powered by a motorcycle engine, so what about motorcycles powered by car engines? I am sure you remember the Dodge Tomahawk powered by the Dodge Viper's …
April 2006
Best Motoring – 2 liter VTEC Challenge
Best Motoring pitches the 2 litre VTEC superstar Honda S2000 against two other Hondas with similiar displacements. Going up against it is a Honda Accord Euro R with a 2.2 litre H22A …
Smartuki – Smart ForTwo with Suzuki GSXR1000 superbike engine
Peter Bee, a Smart car enthusiast wanted somemore power out of his little Smart ForTwo. The original Mitsubishi engine in the Smart ForTwo made about 60hp, and through some tweaking he managed …
BMW 3 Series Coupe – BMW 335i
After the launch of the new E90 BMW 3-series (and E91 BMW 3-series station wagon) which has been on Malaysian roads for quite some time now, BMW has finally revealed the 2-door …
Syed Zainal: 100 days in the hot seat
It's been a little over 100 days since Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, a former Perodua executive was appointed as the Managing Director of Proton Holdings Bhd after a long search …
Proton and Lotus plan new low-end Lotus
Proton is making plans to manufacture low-end Lotus cars in Malaysia in late 2007 or 2008, and both Lotus and Proton management have agreed with this plan. The companies are currently identifying …
Volkswagen DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox)
Volkswagen's Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) is the world's first dual-clutch automated manual gearbox in a production car. This provides the driver the ease-of-drive of a car equipped with an automatic transmission, but …
Naza Sutera Sports Concept
Naza's R&D Team has developed this special Sports Concept version of the Naza Sutera. From what I can see from this photo sent in by reader Xefron, it's clad in some nice …
2006 Naza Sutera 1.1 Manual
[ UPDATE: The Naza Sutera is now known as the Naza Forza. Click the link for a test drive report. ] Naza has launched it's new car, the Naza Sutera on Saturday, …
Naza Sutera (Naza NX-01) to be launched tomorrow
Naza will be launching it's new Naza Sutera (Naza NX-01) tomorrow in Bertam, Penang. The Naza Sutera will be Naza's first foray into the national mini car market, currently dominated by the …
Ghosn says not time for hybrids yet
Hybrid sales could be seeing a sales slowdown and Carlos Ghosn was one of the very few people who had enough foresight to see this during the days of the hybrid hype …
Airbags may be compulsory for road safety plan
The government plans to start a 5-year road safety plan costing as much as RM50 million to promote safe driving habits and encourage the use or rear seatbelts. The government says it …
Volkswagen Polo Built to Protect Advertisement
This is Volkswagen's advertisement for the Volkswagen Polo in the UK produced by DDB London. It was created based on the slogan for the Volkswagen Polo - "Built to Protect". Lots of …
Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen recalls vehicles
Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile Company Ltd, a joint venture company between French company PSA Peugeot Citroen and Chinese automobile company Dongfeng Motor Group is recalling nearly 20,000 cars due to a faulty …
2007 Kia Carens
I posted sketches and spyshots of the 2007 Kia Carens a few days ago. Many of you wondered how come the sketches looked so different from the actual camouflaged spyshots. Well, wonder …
DRB-HICOM granted it’s own APs
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has granted Appoved Permits for all CBU models imported by DRB-HICOM into Malaysia. DRB-HICOM currently brings in the Chevrolet, Citroen, Honda, Mahindra, Suzuki, Audi …
NAP After-Effects: Chevrolet CBU prices expected to go up
Hicomobil will maintain it's prices for the Chevrolet CBU models it brings into Malaysia until new stocks have to be ordered. When the new stocks come in, prices are expected to go …
Toyota Mark X Special Version
Toyota Modellista has released a special 100 unit run of the Toyota Mark X. It comes with a Modellista bodykit and a Tom's Supercharger bolted on to the 3GR-FE 3.0 V6 engine. …
Brilliance Zhonghua Junjie
This is the Zhonghua Junjie, China Brilliance Auto's 2nd passenger car. The name Junjie means Triumphant Horse, or Winning Gold. The sporty mid-sized sedan was designed by the Italian design firm Pininfarina. …
Daihatsu Boon X4
Daihatsu has released a new variant of the Daihatsu Boon called the Daihatsu Boon X4. It reminds me of the old Daihatsu Charade GTTI. The Daihatsu Boon X4 looks like a great …
