World’s first BMW M showroom in Singapore
Singapore will be the first country in the world to get its very own BMW M showroom. I believe this is something necessary in Singapore as there a high interest in high-performance …
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New Volkswagen Polo – made in South Africa!
Volkswagen has announced that its South African plant will be a global production center of the new Volkswagen Polo. The plant near Port Elizabeth will be exporting the Polo to various countries …
Porsche 911 GT3 R replaces the GT3 Cup S
The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S has been replaced by this new model - the Porsche 911 GT3 R, adding yet another variant to the neverending list of different 911 GT3 models. …
Honda “P-NUT” to make LA 2009 debut
When I first read Honda's most recent press release for the 2009 Los Angeles Autoshow, I thought they were pulling off a very belated April Fool's joke, judging from the car's funny …
Kia cars to get GDI engines from 2010 onwards
The new Hyundai-Kia Motor Group Theta II GDI engine you saw earlier this week will be making its way into Kias as early as the first half of 2010 in South Korea. …
Perodua D46T MPV test drive units on trailer en route to Perodua showrooms?
Click for enlarged image Trailerloads of the Perodua D46T MPV are on their way somewhere, and from the looks of the livery on the side of one of the exposed vehicles, it …
UK offers £30 million grant to encourage EVs
The UK government will be spending 30 million pounds (RM170 million) in a program called Plugged-In Places to add thousands of new electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid vehicle charging points around the …
New Proton Exora Basic from RM57,548!
The new Proton Exora Basic (also known as the B-Line) is Proton's cheapest Exora variant, priced at only RM57,548.00 for the manual transmission solid white model for the Peninsular Malaysia. The following …
UK market Hyundai Santa Fe facelift announced
Hmm, it looks like Hyundai's new 'angry crab' look on the Santa Fe does not apply to all markets. This shot of a UK market Santa Fe from the UK press kit …
Honda Civic Type R facelift has arrived!
New stocks of the Honda Civic Type R is officially in Malaysia! The car is very much the same track car for the road as before, but there are a few changes …
Exora “B-Line” to stave off Perodua attack
We saw a new variant of the Proton Exora with steel wheels (with wheel cover) back in July 2009. This indicates a cheaper "B-Line" variant and with the Perodua MPV launch creeping …
Hyundai’s 2.4L Theta II gets direct injection
Of all the GEMA manufacturers, the Hyundai-Kia Group has been setting the best track record in terms of extracting the most power and torque out of their engines. The current generation Sonata …
Geely targets Volvo annual sales up to 1 million by 2013 – possible?
Geely already has some grand plans for Volvo when it finally takes over the Swedish brand known for safety. It's a twist of irony for many as Chinese car companies are rather …
Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 off to Scotland!
The Proton R3 Malaysia Rally Team's Satria Neo Super 2000 was making decent progress at the Rally of China last weekend when it had the unfortune of a damaged suspension, forcing the …
BAIC BE701 – a self-developed electric car?
BAIC (Beijing Automotive) has unveiled in China its first self-developed electric car, the BE701. The BE701 was built by BAIC's Beijing New Energy Automotive subsidiary. Claimed specifications for the car so far …
New E-Class Sedan and Coupe at Carcosa
A reader sent in these shots of the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan and E-Class Coupe at a private preview at Carcosa Seri Negara sometime earlier this month. Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has already taken …
Brawn GP to be called Mercedes GP!
We should have known this would happen. McLaren and Mercedes-Benz had begun slowly severing their ties, and you can see that from the introduction of the new SLS AMG and the McLaren …
Bufori BMS R1: race version of the Bufori CS
Click for enlarged image This is the Bufori BMS R1, a FIA GT3 specification car brought together by the people at Axle Motorsport and Bufori's Bufori Motor Sport (BMS) division in just …
Lotus F1 Racing has signed their first driver
Tony Fernandes tweeted the above message yesterday, confirming that Lotus F1 has signed on their first driver. He did not mention who the driver is. Our very own Fairuz Fauzy who has …
New fuel subsidy system in May 2010?
According to Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung, the new fuel subsidy management system will be implemented from May 2010 onwards, so I suggest everyone be prepared to restructure your household's …