New R56 MINI Cooper Crash Test – 5 Stars!
The new R56 MINI Cooper has gone through the Euro NCAP Crash Test and managed to score a 5 Star crash test rating, scoring 13 out of 16 points for deformation behaviour …
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BMW Concept CS revealed at Shanghai Motor Show
This is what BMW had promised for us at the Shanghai Motor Show. Before this, people were saying it was going to be the successor to the special Z8 supercar called the …
New Proton GEN2 Sedan Spotted!
Reader acbc wrote in with these photos of the upcoming Proton GEN2 Sedan on road tests! It doesn't look very much different other than the fact that it's a GEN2 with a …
Another spyshot of the BMW M3 Sedan
Here is another spyshot of the upcoming E90 BMW M3 Sedan, which will join it's Coupe brother the E92 BMW M3 Coupe soon. Another variant of the BMW M3 coming up soon …
Honda’s i-VTEC I Engine: Direct Injection
An engine that has surfaced and pretty much faded in a short time is Honda's i-VTEC I Engine, a variant of the K-series DOHC engine family featuring gasoline direct injection. It made …
Peugeot 308 Spyshots
A reader of South African website Wheels24 sent in these spyshots of the upcoming Peugeot 308 C-segment hatchback to the website. The photos were taken during a commercial shooting so the car …
New Ford Ranger coming soon
[ UPDATE: The new 2007 Ford Ranger TDCi has been launched. Click here for more details. ] Motor Trader has spyshots of the new Ford Ranger in Ford Malaysia's holding bays at …
Perodua Viva to launch in May 2007
[ UPDATE: The Perodua Viva has been launched! Click here for full details on specifications and pricing, as well as many clear photos of both exterior and interior! ] The Perodua Kancil …
Shell buys ProJET
Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips signed an agreement yesterday to transfer 100% of Conoco Jet (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd shares to Royal Dutch Shell, in a move that would mean Shell now owns …
Proton sales up 54% in Australia
Both Lotus and it's parent company Proton have been flourishing in the Australian market lately. Lotus was rated at the fastest growing brand in Australia, with a 450% increase in sales volume …
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
Something new to the internal combustion engine world is HCCI — Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition, yet to be seen in any production vehicle by any manufacturer. A few car manufacturers have been …
Honda files Advanced VTEC patent
Through a patent filing filed by Honda Motor Co Japan, we now have a preview on how Honda's next generation AVTEC system will work. Basically, AVTEC enhances the features of VTEC and …
Kicherer K35 CS C-Class
Another tuner lays it's hands on the new W204 Mercedes Benz C-Class - this time it's Kicherer. The Kicherer K35 CS takes the C350 up 34 horses to 306 horsepower, while it's …
Honda Malaysia updates the Honda Civic 2.0S
Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd has updated the 2.0S version of it's 8th generation 2006 Honda Civic, a move that I see as an effort to further differentiate the 1.8S and 2.0S models. …
Mofaz’s rationale for Proton stake
The Mofaz Group says it's marketing and distribution strengths will be able to help turn Proton around, and is banking on this fact to win the Khazanah Nasional stake in Proton. “Technically, …
Mercedes gunning for the 335i with upcoming C400
Autobild says Mercedes Benz is currently working on a Mercedes Benz C400 to compete with the BMW 335i. Mercedes Benz's current highest spec non-AMG C-class is the C350, which at 272hp and …
Wiedeking: Bugatti and Lamborghini to go
Wendelin Wiedeking has indicated that the Volkswagen Group could possibly ditch Bugatti and Lamborghini. Wiedeking is the current president and CEO of Porsche, and sits on the Volkswagen supervisory board. Since Porsche …
Ford Malaysia’s Ford Ranger Matchbox
This advertisement for the Ford Ranger back in 2006 was developed by JW Thompson's Malaysian team for Ford Malaysia. It's basically a matchbox with matchsticks in them (what else did you expect?) …
New Volkswagen low-cost car spied!
These are spyshots of an unknown Volkswagen sedan being tested in a snowy environment. It looks pretty much like a Jetta with a slightly different shape, sharing much of the Jetta's front …
Hyundai’s new model naming scheme
As you've known, Hyundai has changed it's naming scheme. Rather than using pretentious un-Korean names like Velacruz and Santa Fe, it has decided to adopt an alphanumeric naming scheme, ala BMW and …
