Hybrid powerhouse: BMW ActiveHybrid 7 driven in Munich
Over the past month, I've sighted on average five to six Honda Insights in my daily travels in Klang Valley. The costlier "full hybrid" Toyota Prius is a less common sight than …
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Confirmed! Proton to pair CVT with its CamPro engines
Proton has officially announced that it will be introducing Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) technology to its upcoming range of cars. This move should come as no surprise to readers of this website, …
Ford Fiesta XTR Sapphire edition to debut end-July
Looks like the limited-edition Ford Fiesta XTR Sapphire is set to begin its run towards the end of the month, when the first examples will come on line. The mules were first …
K4GP Sepang 24 Hours winning Kia donated to the team
Naza Kia is donating the Kia Picanto which won the GP-4 category at this year’s K4GP Sepang 24-Hours Endurance Race to the team that drove it, Adi Haslam Motorsports (AHM). The team, …
F12/F13 BMW 6-Series now available as M Sport
Both the BMW 6-Series Coupe and Cabriolet are now available with the M Sport package. We only have a few pix of this new red coupe for now, but we'll update the …
F07 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo M Sport revealed
BMW has finally added the M Sport package to the BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo - probably one of the longest a BMW has gone without an M Sport bodykit to accompany it. …
F10 BMW 5-Series gets new 2.0L turbocharged inline-4
BMW has revised the F10 5-Series model range, with these new engines added for the September 2011 production. Most of the updates concern four cylinder engines, but keep reading and there'll be …
2012 Toyota Camry to get fall debut – gets teased in a video featuring Akio Toyoda himself!
The next generation 2012 Toyota Camry is set to be unveiled in fall this year, according to a teaser video by Toyota featuring the company's president Akio Toyoda himself. The teaser video …
BMW Motorrad bikes to get Dynamic Damper Control
BMW has rolled out dynamic damper control across nearly all their new cars recently, and now BMW Motorrad is doing the same with their bikes. Motorrad's DDC is a semiactive suspension system …
Ford 1.0 litre EcoBoost three-cylinder to be introduced in 105 PS and 120 PS output forms
The idea of a 1.0 litre engine pulling a Ford Fiesta about may not sound very appealing, but throw in the likes of a turbocharger and direct injection with say, 120 PS …
New Chevrolet Cruze and Chevrolet Captiva police patrol cars handed over for evaluation
Chevrolet's Malaysian distributor Naza Quest handed over three evaluation "Proof of Concept" units over the the Royal Malaysian Police earlier this week at the 2nd General Police & Special Equipment Exhibition and …
Adrian Newey: Audi flirted with four-cylinder F1 future
Earlier today, we posted about FIA ratifying the adoption of 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines, which will be used in F1 from 2014. This overrides the previous direction announced last December, which would …
Ford reveals FPV Concept – it’s black all the way
Click to enlarge Ford Performance Vehicles has revealed its first-ever ‘concept car’ at the Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. The all-black GT-based FPV concept features a number of bespoke features and …
Mad for matte: Limited edition Peugeot RCZ Asphalt for UK
Click to enlarge This is probably the first Limited Edition for the Peugeot RCZ, the French Audi TT fighter that first went on sale last May. Limited to only 75 right-hand-drive units …
F1 to use V6 turbo engines from 2014 instead of four-pot
Late last year, the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) approved new regulations which will see 1.6-litre four-cylinder engines replace the current 2.4L V8s from 2013 in Formula 1. It didn't really …
