No racing future for McLaren MP4-12C?
Looks every bit the race car, doesn't it? But McLaren boss Ron Dennis has ruled out the company fielding a factory team to race its new MP4-12C supercar, according to Autosport. "We …
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Hyundai’s top US marketing man jumps to Nissan
Nissan North America has "captured" Hyundai America's top marketing man. Joel Ewanick, who was vice president of marketing at the Korean company, is credited with the effective Hyundai Assurance Program, where Hyundai …
Chrysler’s new Pentastar V6 arrives… finally
As far as I know there have been three auto-related projects with the name 'Phoenix' so far. First and most important to us Malaysians is of course, Proton's new engine range which …
Maserati GranCabrio company car for Alonso
Ferrari's highest profile employee, two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso, has chosen a Maserati GranCabrio as his company car. The Scuderia's race winner at the season opening Bahrain GP "collected" his new …
Matt black MX-5 from Mazda France
Here's what Mazda France came up with to celebrate 20 years of the MX-5 in the country - a matt black version of Mazda's super successful roadster. To be paraded at the …
McLaren MP4-12C gets approval from F1 champs
The Honda NSX is a legend, and owners can always boast that another legend, Formula 1 great Ayrton Senna, had a hand in the mid-engined sportscar's development. Now, future owners of the …
Nissan Leaf production on-track, sales start this year
Every carmaker has an electric car "planned", but most of these concepts are what they are - concepts - and few actually "walk the talk". However, some of them mean business. Mitsubishi …
VIDEO: Datuk Syed Zainal presents the Proton Persona Elegance facelift at the COE
Proton invited a few Persona Elegance pre-launch booking customers from East Malaysia to the launch of the new Persona Elegance at their COE headquarters by the KESAS highway yesterday. They were also …
Wooden gear lever for Heico’s Volvo C70
Thonet, a furniture brand, showed off its first automotive part at the Geneva show: a gear shift lever. Done in cooperation with famous Volvo tuner Heico Sportiv and the Swedish carmaker itself, …
BMW M Bike: Don’t worry, I’m still rear-wheel drive!
We've posted about smaller BMWs going front-wheel drive, but here's a small BMW that keeps it true - it's by the M division, lightweight and rear driven! This limited edition BMW M …
Lexus opens 3S facility in Penang, JB is next in line
Lexus Malaysia has opened a new 3S facility in Penang, the brand's second outlet after Mutiara Damansara. The RM1.5 million facility is situated at Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Georgetown, and the showroom …
Proton Persona Elegance facelift – full details!
We just got back from the launch of the facelifted Proton Persona, which is officially called the Proton Persona Elegance. Available in three trim levels - Base Line, Medium Line and High …
New Suzuki Swift cabin spied, UK sales to start in Q3
This is the dashboard of the new Suzuki Swift, which was caught on camera and published by Italian website alvolante.it. According to reports, the new Swift will be launched in UK sometime …
Front wheel drive BMWs confirmed by CEO
BMW's Dr Norbert Reithofer unveiled today what we were sort of expecting for quite some time now. It is the finishing touch in completely rewriting the rules of what one expects a …
Volkswagen’s R is now a separate full-fledged performance division
Mercedes-Benz has AMG, BMW has its M and now Volkswagen's R joins these famous names as a proper, full-fledged performance division. From now on, Volkswagen R GmbH will be responsible for sporty, …
Peugeot to introduce new “hors-série” sub-brand for more upmarket models
Following the footsteps of its quirky sister brand Citroen, Peugeot will be launching a new sub-brand that will be used on more upmarket models with higher profit margins, similiar to Citroen's DS …
Petrobras to sponsor Lotus Racing?
Brazilian news agencies have started reporting that a deal has been sealed between Lotus Racing's F1 team and Brazilian oil company Petrobras. A nice match in terms of aesthetics at least since …
Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept – beautiful in black
Remember Bugatti's 16C Galibier concept? Unveiled at last year's Frankfurt show to a very select audience, the "four-door Veyron" remains a concept for now, but new images have surfaced showing the Galibier …
Supercharged Ferrari California by Novitec Rosso
The Ferrari California does very well for an "entry-level" model, with its front-mid mounted 460 bhp/485 Nm 4.3-litre V8 paired to a 7-speed dual clutch gearbox for 0-100 km/h in four seconds …
Honda Odyssey is the latest to be recalled, JDM variant sold in Malaysia not involved
Honda will recall about 344,000 Odysseys and 68,000 Elements in the US from 2007 and 2008 model years to fix the "vehicle stability assist modulator" after receiving customer complaints about "brake pedals …
