Prodrive and Lola not entering Formula 1 in 2011
The FIA recently invited possible entrants for the 2011 Formula 1 season to register their interest, but the recruitment drive wasn't too successful. The deadline is up, and apart from former GP2 …
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Audi A8L with W12 engine to make Beijing debut
The Chinese love everything long, when it comes to cars that is. China's nouveau riche lust after German premium cars, but find them too constricting, which is why there's a "L" version …
New 2WD variant of Mitsubishi Pajero Sport launched
Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has introduced a new variant of its Pajero Sport SUV. Called the Pajero Sport GL, it's essentially a 2WD version of the seven-seater SUV that was launched mid …
Ford expands its EcoBoost range with 4-potters
Ford has announced a few more engines that will join its EcoBoost range of 'downsized' turbocharged engines with direct injection. One is a 1.6 litre inline-4 EcoBoot which will be slotted into …
Toyota Vios Facelift for M’sia launched: RM72K-RM92K!
UMW Toyota has launched the facelifted Toyota Vios this afternoon. Like most MC (minor change in Toyota speak) cars, the makeover is limited to the front and rear look, wheels and cabin …
AD: Broadband has changed online content consumption
Broadband has changed alot of things with the online scene here in Malaysia. Without broadband, websites such as this simply would not exist. People would continue to refer to magazines and the …
Honda Malaysia achieves monthly record sales in March
March must be a very lucky month for the auto industry. Not only did Perodua achieve its best ever monthly figures, now Honda Malaysia has announced that the 4,041 units it sold …
Lexus IS 250C previewed up close and personal
The convertible version of the Lexus IS glided into our market quietly last month; only a press release alerted us of Lexus Malaysia's latest addition. There won't be test drive units available …
BMW Malaysia introduces 730Li and Individual 760Li
BMW Malaysia has fleshed out the local 7-Series range at both ends with this morning's introduction of the entry level 730Li and the range topping Individual 760Li. The two new variants bookend …
Virus to help split water into hydrogen for fuel cells?
This has to be the geekiest and coolest piece of news related to the alternative fuel industry that has come out in a while. A hydrogen fuel cell is one very clean …
Russian hybrid electric vehicle to roll out mid-2012
Russia's second (or first?) richest man is spearheading an effort to produce Russia's first hybrid electric car. Mikhail Prokhorov's Onexim Group and Russian truckmaker Yarovit is in a joint venture in which …
Peugeot to build new normally aspirated and turbocharged 3-cylinder engines
The trend of engine downsizing continues! PSA Peugeot Citroen is developing a new 1.2 litre inline-3 turbocharged engine to slot into its compact cars and will be investing 175 million Euros over …
Blackberry’s RIM acquires iDrive OS maker QNX
Could we see Blackberry Email being pushed to BMW's iDrive in the future for CEOs to check their email from the comfort of their F02 7-Series rear seat? It could definitely be …
Peugeot enters RCZ in 24 Hours of Nürburgring
Peugeot will campaign its RCZ in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring endurance race which happens next month (15-16 May). The French brand's Audi TT fighter will earn its racing stripes in the …
GALLERY: BMW 5-Series Heritage
BMW Press have released over 30 photos of all the 5-Series they have built to date. If you own a classic 5-series you'll probably be interested in checking out the photo gallery …
Perodua breaks sales and service records in Q1 2010
Is the economy back in full swing and fully recovered from the global financial crisis? It has to be, because sales records are tumbling everywhere, from Audi to Perodua. Malaysia's automotive market …
Saab 9-5 – 500,000km of European chassis testing
Now that the whole drama about whether Saab will go on as a car company has ended since it has been sold to Spyker, it's time to see its first post-GM car …
The BHPetrol Double Barrel Hunt
Tune in to season one of Driven at 10.30pm on 8TV every Sunday and find out the number of times BHPetrol’s Double Barrel Nozzle appears on the show. Then log on Driven's …
ZF Sachs develops carbon fiber suspension damper
Carbon fiber has been used in many exotic applications in cars but I've never seen a carbon fiber damper before! Unlike the Bose suspension system which is exotic in its own complicated …
Audi surpasses Mercedes in sales, next target is BMW
Audi is ambitious and aggressive. The brand with the four rings wants to overtake both BMW and Mercedes by 2015 to be the world’s leading luxury carmaker with sales of 1.5 million …