200 km/h rollercoaster at Ferrari World theme park!
Abu Dhabi is slowly but surely catching up with its showy sister emirate Dubai. It's already a Formula 1 host, and later this year we'll see the world's largest indoor theme park …
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Lexus LFA to compete in Nürburgring 24 Hours
The Lexus LFA is heading back to Nürburgring this May, the place where it clocked plenty of testing miles in pre-production form. This time, the mission is to challenge for glory in …
Toyota fights fire with facts in runaway Prius case
Toyotas running away from their owners are occuring at a frequent rate these days, but are all cases genuine or is there something sinister behind the allegations? Could it be like the …
ABT breeds a more dangerous R8 Spyder
The Audi R8 Spyder may be very stylish, but it's no mere poser - the open top variant of Ironman's machine comes only in V10 form with 525 bhp and 530Nm, good …
GM Advanced Design boss moves to Renault
GM Europe's Director of Advanced Design, Anthony Lo, will move to become Vice President of Exterior Design at Renault. In France, he will work under recently appointed Design Director Laurens van den …
Stock clearance promo: Buy Hummer, free shotgun!
Well, this sounds quite disturbing, to me at least. As we all know, Hummer's proposed sale to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines failed, and GM is in the process of winding …
Hyundai overtakes Japanese in brand loyalty chart
According to the latest Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence data, Hyundai in the US recently surpassed Honda and Toyota when it comes to making customers happy and retaining them. In addition, Hyundai …
2010 Bahrain Grand Prix – Image gallery!
We have managed to get hold of some high-res images of yesterday's Bahrain Grand Prix which served as the 2010 season opener. Fernando Alonso was the first driver to cross the finish …
VIDEO: Official Pagani Zonda R Commercial
While the rest of its competitors have slung back and sleek cab rearward designs, the Zonda is unique with its unusual cab forward design. This is the official video commercial for the …
Lotus boss Tony Fernandes “over the moon” with Bahrain GP showing
Lotus Racing fared the best among the rookie teams in yesterday's Bahrain GP, with both Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli classified as finishers (15th and 17th). In contrast, the two Virgin and …
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says Bahrain was boring, calls for rule tweaks
How many of you thought that yesterday's Formula 1 season opener was boring? I did. Although Bahrain was a much anticipated event, and it's always fascinating to see new teams, new faces …
Nissan starts March production in Thailand
Nissan Motor Thailand (NMT) has announced that the new Nissan March will be the first model offered for sale under Thailand’s “eco-car” program, created to encourage the development of energy-efficient vehicles. Still …
Ford Focus 2.0 TDCi Powershift – RM128,888!
You've already read about it here on this blog, and now you can buy it in the showrooms. The Focus TDCi is now officially part of the Sime Darby Auto ConneXion line-up …
Getrag’s new Boosted Range Extender Hybrid
The world threatens to move towards the electric vehicle with every motorshow that passes by with the various concept cars that are being released. With range extender electric vehicles like the Chevrolet …
Lotus-Cosworth to join IndyCar, pilot is Takuma Sato
Lotus and Cosworth will partner established IndyCar competitors KV Racing Technology to run in the 2010 IndyCar Series. Behind this deal is the "real Lotus", unlike Formula 1's Malaysian owned Lotus Racing, …
New Kia Optima official images released!
These are the first official images of the new Kia Optima (Magentis in some markets) that will make its world premiere at the New York International Auto Show on April 1st. The …
Volvo V50 2.0 Powershift Test Drive Report
Estates, or station wagons as they're more commonly known here, appeal to a very small segment of buyers in Malaysia. Most associate them with hearses, but there are fans. I for one, …
Ferrari takes 1-2 victory, Lotus completes the Bahrain GP!
Ferrari is officially the team to beat as the Prancing Horse scored a 1-2 victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Double World Champion Fernando Alonso was the leading Ferrari as he crossed …
Ford’s Noise Vision Technology for quieter Fords
I had the privilege of visiting Ford's development centre in Dearborn, Michigan earlier this year during the Detroit Motor Show. Ford wanted to show us some of the technologies they used in …
F11 BMW 5-Series Touring – first looks
BMW has unveiled the wagon version of the new 5-Series, and it's called the BMW 5-Series Touring, which I find amusing because the "Touring" seems to have a larger storage area than …