AC Schnitzer ACS1 – 360 horsepower twin turbo!
The AC Schitnizer ACS1 3.5i is a tuned up BMW 1-Series coupe, the 135i variant of course. The 3.0 litre twin turbocharged engine has had it's power upped from 306 PS to …
November 2007
Renault to revive Alpine badge with MR sports car
The Renault Alpine 210 RS Concept Renault wants to revive its Alpine brand with a new range of Alpine-badged cars, including an exclusive Alpine car that will have a mid-engined layout. The …
Chevrolet Captiva Sport unveiled in Europe
Chevrolet has released this kitted up Chevrolet Captiva in the European market, and it is called rather predictably: the Chevrolet Captiva Sport. The Captiva Sport is basically your run of the mill …
Nissan Bluebird Sylphy spotted in Malaysia
Reader Chris sent in these photos of several Nissan Bluebird Sylphy units spotted in Segambut. The cars have their badges taped up and bear trade plates. ETCM must be doing local road …
Ford Verve Sedan Concept unveiled in China
There are now two Ford Verve Concepts, with the latest addition being a 4-door notchback recently unveiled at the 2007 Guangzhou International Auto Show, rather befitting as apparently the Chinese love notchbacks. …
Woolsey: Hydrogen single worst decision in years
Car manufacturers who have been advocating going the hydrogen and fuel cell way have just been slammed by the chairman of the Clean Fuels Foundation, James Woolsey. "Hydrogen and fuel cells are …
MIER: Brace for petrol hike of 30 to 40 sen!
The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) forecasts a petrol price increase of between 30 to 40 sen after the general elections, based on rising costs of fuel subsidies which have amounted …
The Kia Rio Hybrid in action
Kia Motors will supply the Korean Ministry an additional 3,390 hybrid vehicles over the next two years, which includes the Kia Rio Hybrid shown in this post. This is part of an …
ETCM begins export of Nissan Sentra to Indonesia
Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd will begin exporting Nissan Sentras to Indonesia, with a first batch of 136 units already on their way to Indonesia. Both Tan Chong and Nissan Motor …
Kia Mohave: Korean domestic market Borrego
No, Kia did not put the Kia Mojave pick-up truck concept into production. This new large SUV from Kia is called the Kia Mohave, and it is basically the Korean domestic market …
10-year ban for doing a wheelie in Miami
Our government should take a leaf out of this book - a new bill has been filed in Miami for new laws to be applied to motorcyclists - crazy antics will result …
Chevrolet Captiva unveiled in Malaysia
Hicom-Chevrolet Sdn Bhd unveiled the Chevrolet Captiva's Malaysian line-up yesterday, and although exact prices have not been determined yet, we now at least know a price range as well as spec levels …
Cause of burning Audi RS8 prototype revealed to be overheating twin turbo V10
Some of you who follow the development of the automotive industry through foreign sites may remember a photo of an Audi R8 burned to the ground on the Nurburgring sometime earlier this …
Proposed “Islamic car” angers IKIM director general
Dr Syed Ali Tawfik al-Attas, director-general of Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia feels insulted because the whole Islamic car plan. I quote him, "A car is not the right place for the Quran, …
Daimler and Fiat end platform-sharing talks
Talks between Daimler and Fiat on a possible platform-sharing venture have ended with no positive results. It seems that during the talks, Daimler found out that a platform-sharing cooperation with Fiat would …
Honda Civic Type-R Track Experience
It's been several months since it was simultaneously launched with its Hybrid cousin, and finally, the media got their hands on the Honda Civic Type-R. It's been so difficult simply because the …
Mitsubishi set to update model range
Click to enlarge A slew of next generation Mitsubishi models is on the way, set to bring the whole model range of Mitsubishi cars up to date with current times and current …
Proton and the Indian automotive industry
While reading the NST sometime last week, I spotted this column by Rehman Rashid, on the breakdown of the Proton and Volkswagen talks. It was a very pro-Proton column, but there was …
Hyundai Genesis Sedan Concept
This is the sedan version of Hyundai's two new RWD cars, the Hyundai Genesis Sedan. Hyundai has taken care to give the car a decent 53:47 weight distribution, and claim the body …
Renault unveils second generation Renault Kangoo
After 10 years of being one of the most popular light commercial vehicles around (2,300,000 sold), Renault has launched the second generation Renault Kangoo, and it is bigger now as it is …
