Honda Malaysia Racing Team wins Sepang 1,000 km
The Honda Malaysia Racing Team (HMRT) emerged as overall winners in the Sepang 1,000 km (S1K) race last weekend, when its Honda City (Car 27) finished the 181-lap endurance race a full …
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South Korea signals its KL-Singapore HSR intent
As bidding continues for the KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, South Korea has signalled its intent to be involved in it with the creation of a showroom to highlight its HSR prowess …
Tan Chong Motor to pump in RM211 million into Myanmar business, to build new assembly plant
Back in September 2013, it was reported that Tan Chong Motor Holdings (TCM) was set to construct an assembly plant in Myanmar to build small passenger cars and pickup trucks for the …
No increase in Mazda pricing, Berjaya Auto reiterates
Back in October, it was reported that Berjaya Auto said it would not be raising the prices of Mazda cars despite the ringgit's slide against foreign currencies. This remains very much the …
Ferrari 488 Spider makes ASEAN debut – Malaysian pricing estimated at RM1.2 mil, arrives mid-2016
Two months after its 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show premiere, the Ferrari 488 Spider has made its ASEAN debut - the regional launch for the droptop version of the 488 GTB took place …
Chevrolet Aveo scores zero-star crash test rating – LATIN NCAP calls on GM to improve safety aspects
Last week, Latin New Car Assessment Programme (Latin NCAP) released six new crash test results for the Latin America and the Caribbean region. While Honda achieved five-star ratings for all its three …
Citroen plans to debut new, novel suspension in 2017
Citroen may be retiring its long-serving hydropneumatic suspension, but the novelty is set to continue in another form, Autocar reports. Come 2017, the brand is set to debut a new suspension system …
DRIVEN: 2017 Honda NSX – everyday greatness, again
Two and a half decades is a long time to wait for a replacement, and as such the anticipation that awaits the successor is definitely going to be is high. So too …
DRIVEN: Honda 1.0 and 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo – first impressions via a Euro Civic hatch and Jade RS MPV
Still a little while to go before Honda joins the downsized turbo party in a widespread manner, but the announcement that it'll be deploying two smaller capacity blown mills by 2017 will …
Tokyo 2015: Novelties – Honda Wander Stand / Wander Walker, Toyota COMS Connect, Toyoda Gosei Flesby
Tokyo is always good for novelties, and the 44th edition of the show had quite a few of these - let's take a look at a quartet of futuristic vehicles as our …
Tokyo 2015: Suzuki Hustler J Style II – facelift debuts
Two years ago, the Suzuki Hustler was presented as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show. Since then, the minicar crossover has entered series production, and for this year's show appeared in …
Tokyo 2015: Suzuki Ignis – production iM-4 debuts
Yet another debutant at the 44th TMS was the Suzuki Ignis, seen earlier in Ignis Trail Concept guise, which reworks the new compact crossover into a more rugged-looking adventure vehicle. Less limelight …
Tokyo 2015: Toyota Motor East Japan – Sienta Cross, Sienta Hearts and Aqua Cross II offer a bright view
While not as flashy as that seen at the neighbouring Toyota Auto Body stand (Alphard Hercule, HiAce Platinum Lounge and Noah Active Cross), Toyota Motor East Japan's exhibits at the Tokyo Motor …
Tokyo 2015: Suzuki Feel Free Go! and Hustler Scoot
Suzuki also had two-wheelers on show in Tokyo, and the central displays were of two debutants, the first of which is the wonderfully-named Feel Free Go!, a motorised hybrid bicycle. This one …
Tokyo 2015: Honda Super Cub Concept and EV Cub Concept – leading the parade of two-wheelers
Cars weren’t the only items at Honda’s Tokyo Motor Show stand - there were a host of motorcycles to be found as well, and the two-wheeled displays were led by the Super …
DRIVEN: Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG Coupe and E 63 AMG S – wet and wild in Köln with a couple of 5.5s
There was a time when the local Mercedes-Benz Malaysia model range could be deemed playing it too safe, but that seems a lifetime ago. Conservative is certainly not the descriptor in use …
Tokyo 2015: Honda MBEV Concept – slot-in novelty
This is the Honda MBEV Concept, the acronym standing for Mobile Battery EV, a two-seater the automaker premiered at the Tokyo Motor Show. The rugged-looking study was not grouped with the main …
Tokyo 2015: Honda S660 Motor Show Special Collection – the kei-roadster goes the stealth route
Tokyo saw the Honda S660 continue to be trumped up, despite the fact that the car's entire 2015 production run has already been snapped up by the hungry hordes - the 8,600 …
Tokyo 2015: Suzuki Works Alto – sporting it up
Aside from the big three ticket items it debuted at the show (the Mighty Deck, Air Triser and Ignis Trail Concept), Suzuki also had a large collection of vehicles on display at …
Free rides from new LRT stations to Sri Petaling in Nov
Prasarana has announced that the Light Rail Transport (LRT) service on the Ampang Line’s four new stations to Sri Petaling will be free for the month of November, The Star reports. Prasarana …
