Hamilton first to cross finish line in Singapore!
Lewis Hamilton was the first driver to cross the finish line after 61 laps at the 2009 Singapore Grand Prix. He started off with pole position. Hamilton finished ahead of Toyota’s Timo …
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Lexus HS250h to get Toyota SAI counterpart
When the Lexus brand was finally introduced back in its homeland of Japan, it marked the end of the Toyota-badged Lexus products such as the Toyota Harrier, which was essentially a Lexus …
Alex Yoong: Lotus F1 deputy team principal?
More updates on the new 1Malaysia F1 Team / Team Lotus / Litespeed / whatever you want to call it. Alex Yoong is going to be involved, but not as a driver. …
More details on the 1Malaysia F1 company
Litespeed's F3 race car Finally some details from the horses mouth - the 1Malaysia name apparently shares nothing more in common with Najib's 1Malaysia administration other than the similiar name, as a …
Renault loses both ING and Mutua Madrilena
In just one week, Renault has lost two of its sponsors. One is Dutch-based ING and the other is Spanish insurance company Mutua Madrilena. ING is no surprise really as even before …
McRae and Hayes to pilot Neo S2000 in Indonesia
It's confirmed - Karamjit will not be driving the left hand drive Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 at the Rally Indonesia 2009 and the official reason given by Proton is that he …
VIDEO: New Bentley Mulsanne Short Film
Bentley has produced a short film over just over 3 minutes in conjunction of the Bentley Mulsanne's launch. The contents are quite obviously aimed at letting us know how much handwork and …
It’s official: LRX concept to go into production as a compact Range Rover
It's more of a public secret by now but today Land Rover has officially come out to say that a small Land Rover based on the LRX concept will be built! After …
Honda’s very own Segway: the U3-X
Both Honda and Toyota seem to be quite interested in producing Segway-like personal mobility devices for human usage. Toyota has the i-REAL, and this latest gadget from Honda is called the U3-X. …
Ford rehashes old Fiesta as Ford Figo
The Fiesta is now in its 6th generation but the 5th has been rehashed for India as the "new" Ford Figo. Its name means "cool" in Italian. The Figo will be built …
CPT’s VTES electric supercharger shows impressive results in a Volkswagen Passat!
For the longest time we've known the most common method of forced induction to be either supercharging or turbocharging. Supercharging uses a compressor that's powered by the engine crank while a turbocharger …
Camry down-under: Toyota Aurion facelifted too!
For fans of the new facelifted Toyota Camry, here are some new shots of the car from its Australian launch where it is called the Toyota Aurion. I don't think any of …
Volkswagen Golf R and Scirocco R on a track
Can't decide between a Scirocco R or a Mk6 Golf R? This promo video featuring both the cars won't help you make that decision - both look equally good painted in the …
FIA delivers its crash-gate scandal verdict!
Renault has somehow managed to get away with only a small smack on the wrist from the FIA over the whole crash-gate scandal. They've been handed a 2 year "suspended disqualification". This …
Tony Fernandes to take the helm of Malaysian-backed Lotus F1 Team only temporarily
Tony Fernandes announced to Reuters that his position as the Team Principal of the new Malaysian-backed Team Lotus will not be permanent. Obviously he had something to do with initiating the project …
Crashgate: Renault’s fate announced very soon
Indy-gate, Crash-gate, lie-gate, spy-gate. Anyone watching F1 should be familiar with these terms. But have you ever wondered why the suffix gate is tagged onto all of these scandalous events? It isn't …
VIDEO: Official Lamborghini Reventón Roadster film
Lamborghini produced this short film for the unveiling of the limited edition Reventon Roadster at the Frankfurt show in 2009. How limited is limited you ask? Only twenty, and cars that can …
Audi sets up e-tron game in Playstation Home
Audi will be using the Playstation Home "gaming social media" service as part of its Audi e-tron concept's marketing campaign. I'm not sure if motoring and gaming go together so I think …
Alister McRae takes driver’s seat in Neo S2000
Apparently Karamjit Singh will be replaced by Scotsman Alister McRae at the next round of the APRC scheduled to take place in early October in Indonesia. The McRae name is synonymous with …
Perodua MPV teased in Hari Raya print ads
Click for enlarged image This may look like just another Hari Raya greeting from Perodua at first but for those who are follow the auto industry closely and are expecting something to …