Hertz to add Nissan Leaf electric car to its rental fleet
Want to drive and experience the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle? It may not be as impossible as you think, as you will be able to do so on your next holiday to …
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Lotus in Monaco: Early shower for Heikki and Trulli
It wasn't a good Monaco debut for Lotus Racing, after Heikki Kovalainen succumbed to mechanical problems and Jarno Trulli missed the chequered flag with a few laps to go. The Italian was …
Schumacher the opportunist penalised, Mercedes appeals
Yesterday's Monaco GP saw plenty of action, right till the final corner of the race when the safety car returned to its bay for the fourth time. Everyone else took the last …
KBS Goodyear Drift Challenge in Putrajaya this weekend
As part of an effort to promote drifting, Goodyear Malaysia has teamed up with the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS), to kick start the KBS Goodyear Drift Challenge 2010 as part …
Citroën DS3 roof and dashboard design competition
Citroën's DS3, the "anti-retro" rival to BMW's MINI, was conceived as a customisable small car where unique colours and trims can be specified in (dashboard, seat, key fob) and out (floating roof, …
Volvo S80 2.5T facelift – extra 31 bhp, 40 Nm and safety kit
Volvo has unveiled the facelifted S80 this morning. No more CBU 3.2 model for Malaysia, but the locally assembled 2.5T variant lives on and has a lot more to offer than before, …
BMW celebrates 30 years of GS with special edition
The iconic BMW GS is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and BMW Motorrad takes the opportunity to offer a special "30 Years GS" edition, an exclusive model to commemorate three decades …
Iran president opens biggest car plant in the Middle East, unveils locally designed Tiba car by Saipa
Click to enlarge Last Sunday, Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad opened a car plant that is said to be the biggest in the Middle East. It belongs to state-run automobile company Saipa. Located …
MINI JCW Championship 50 – Singapore gets two units!
In 1959, Alec Issigonis created one of the great automotive icons, the Mini. That same year, sports car constructor John Cooper won his first F1 World Championship title with Jack Brabham at …
Nasim forecasts higher sales, Peugeot 3008 launch next month, revised spec 308 VTi coming soon!
Nasim Sdn Bhd, the official distributor of Peugeot in Malaysia, has revised upwards its 2010 sales forecast by nearly 30% to 3,800 units from 2,930 units in line with increasing demand and …
GALLERY: More Renault Megane CC beauty shots released!
In conjunction with the start of European sales this month, Renault has released a huge gallery of beauty shots featuring the new Megane CC, the coupe-convertible variant of Renault's third-generation C-segment entrant. …
Peugeot scores satisfying one-two finish in topsy turvy Le Mans rehearsal, Audi finished third at Spa
The 1,000 km endurance race at Spa-Francorchamps over the weekend is the most important warm up for teams preparing for Le Mans (12-13 June), with front runners Audi and Peugeot both calling …
Matte military green MINI Cooper S by Nowack Motors
To all you tennis fans out there, no, Novak Djokovic isn't running a side business. I've never heard of them before, but Nowack Motors is a German based tuner that preys on …
GALLERY: BMW Gran Coupe Concept – behind the scenes
Here is a just released gallery of "behind the scenes" images featuring the BMW Gran Coupe Concept that was unveiled in Beijing last month, where you'll get to see design sketches of …
Ferrari removes disputed bar code from its cars
Did you notice something different about the Ferraris at the Spanish GP? The Scuderia has removed the "bar code" design from Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa's F10 race cars, after some noisy …
Optional “picnic set” for the MINI Countryman
The new MINI Countryman is targeted to those who love the outdoors, as its name suggests, and this cute picnic set called the MINI Countryman Getaway Package should be a desirable option. …
First Aston Martin Rapide rolls out from Austrian factory
The first of the Rapides have rolled out from Magna Steyr's factory in Austria for delivery to customers. The four-door sports car is set to reach buyers and Aston Martin’s 125 showrooms …
Lotus Racing at the Spanish GP – Moving forward?
Lotus Racing talks about being closer to the midfield lately, but race day at the Spanish GP panned out to be pretty much the same like we've seen so far - ahead …
Lotus Racing – closer to midfield, further from rookies
Lotus Racing was very happy with its showing in yesterday's qualifying session for the Spanish GP, which will start hours from now. With new updates to the T127, the Malaysian owned team …
BMW unveils all-new F10 5-Series – 523i and 535i
After the nice "appetiser" where BMW assembled past 5-Series models from E12 to E60, here's the main event - the Malaysian launch of the all new 5-Series codenamed F10. Two CBU variants …