Mazda 2 production begins at Rayong, Thailand
There has been talk going around for quite some time now on the possibility of the Mazda 2 being offered here in Malaysia, but this piece of news released by Mazda Japan …
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New world land speed record (for the blind)
A new world land speed record was set with a Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series this week. The car hit 322.5km/h at an Upington International Airport runway. The best part is …
Honda releases new images showing Accord Crosstour’s interior and luggage room
The Honda Accord Crosstour may look like a Japanese take on the BMW X6, but at least it has seating for five. They've just released a new set of images showing the …
Rally Indonesia: power steering problems for McRae’s Proton Satria Neo S2000
Alister McRae's debut in the Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 rally car at the Rally Indonesia last weekend did not end too well despite setting some very competitive times at first. He …
VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 in “Gran Turismo”-vision
Want to see the new Toyota FT-86 Concept in action? Well, you can't see a real one on the roads in action just yet, but thanks to Gran Turismo we have this …
Neiman Marcus XJ for 2009’s Christmas Book
Click for enlarged image I thought BMW was the only car company that has special Neiman Marcus Edition cars for sale in their Christmas Book. Last year's Christmas Book featured the very …
Robert Kubica moves to Renault F1
Renault has quickly found a replacement for Fernando Alonso, who will be moving to Ferrari next year. Filling Alonso's seat will be Robert Kubica, who will be leaving his current BMW Sauber …
Mitsubishi i-MiEV police car trial in the UK
Some UK police departments will begin trialling Mitsubishi i-MiEV police cars, starting with the West Midlands police department in December 2009. A small zero emissions city car like this will be perfect …
E30 nicely racking up the bills – rust, cracks and worn bushings to be fixed up
Think it's time to post something new on the progress of fixing up the BMW E30! When I got the car, it was quite driveable but it looks like before I purchased …
New Shell FuelSave Unleaded 95 and 97
Click for enlarged image It's just been a month since Shell was supposed to have officially rolled out their new RON95 fuel, but now they've decided to introduce an updated formula. Their …
Ex-Ford man to lead new Volvo takeover bid
Things have looked like Volvo was going to fall into the hands of a Chinese auto group for a few months now but here's some good news for those who for some …
Toyota FT-EV II runs on auto-pilot mode
When the first Toyota FT-EV concept car was displayed at the Detroit show earlier this year, It looked much closer to a production electric Toyota iQ than this new concept car called …
Toyota FT-86: AE86 successor finally previewed!
It's finally here, some kind of glimpse of the new AE86 spiritual successor. It's even got the numbers 86 in its name. The new Toyota FT-86 Concept will be displayed at the …
Marchionne spins off Dodge Ram business as RAM
Chrysler has decided to grab the axe and split Dodge right in half, severing the ties between Dodge's Ram truck business and the rest of the company that makes passenger vehicles. Apparently …
Next generation R36 GT-R to arrive by 2013
The current model R35 GT-R This comes as quite a surprise to me but it looks like the GT-R will receive a typical Japanese lifecycle of 5 years, to mirror Porsche's lifecycle …
Special Chinese-themed limited Ferrari 599
What exactly is a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE China Limited Edition? For some xenophobes, anything that's associated with the word China is likely to be scorned upon. But maybe this car …
Chevrolet Caprice police car returns to the US!
Chevrolet has developed a new Chevrolet Caprice PPV for the US market, and as indicated by its PPV suffix (Police Patrol Vehicle) it will be police-only. The new Caprice PPV is based …
S-Tronic Audi A3 gets auto start-stop system
Audi has added start-stop technology to its automatic transmission cars. Normally other than in a hybrid paired to some kind of CVT or e-CVT, auto start-stop systems have traditionally only been available …
Beijing Auto to buy rights for old Saab 9-5?
It looks like Beijing Auto has fast-tracked its plan to reap the benefits from its Koenigsegg/Saab investment. But of course knowing the mainland Chinese stuff like this were probably the plan all …
Japan GP: Vettel goes from pole to podium
Sebastian Vettel was the first driver to cross the finish line at the 2009 Japanese GP after 53 laps and a last minute safety car situation. Second place went to Toyota’s Jarno …