Driven Web Series 2014 – revisit all seven episodes!
Well folks, after an eventful and exciting roller-coaster ride of a year, we're fast approaching the end of 2014. Before we make our wishes and resolutions for 2015 and hurl ourselves once …
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LATAR Kundang Barat, Kundang Timur tolls to start charging January 1 – RM1.30 for Class 1 vehicles
The Malaysian Highways Authority (LLM) has announced that the KM 17.6 exit on the KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR), open to traffic since July 21, 2014, will begin toll charging from January 1, …
SPAD seizes five private cars in Uber operation in JB
The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has seized five private cars in an operation on ride-sharing app Uber conducted in Johor Bahru, Bernama reports. SPAD said in a statement that the cars …
Dongfeng-Renault to build new Koleos in China?
Following the Chinese's government approval of its joint-venture with Dongfeng Motor Corp in December 2013, Renault has announced that the first vehicle to be built at the new plant in Wuhan will …
Twenty of 50 Uber vehicles have no permits – SPAD
The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has said that 20 of the 50 vehicles under eight companies using the ride-sharing app Uber do not have the necessary permits, The Star reports. "As …
DRIVEN: W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class video review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WR3h1vuFmM Enjoyed our video review of the Proton Iriz? Well, we now elevate things a few notches, into compact exec territory. The second video in our brand new series, brought to you …
RM20 VEP fee for Singaporean vehicles entering Johor from mid-2015, Singapore to respond “in due course”
According to a report by Sinar Harian, the government has decided that from mid-2015, the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee for Singaporean vehicles entering Johor will be RM20 (S$7.56). Small change compared …
Proton ready to collaborate in ASEAN car project
Proton says it is ready to collaborate in the ASEAN car project, with CEO Datuk Abdul Harith Abdullah telling Bernama that as a household brand in the local industry, the Malaysian carmaker …
VIDEO: Ask The Experts #1 – F1 fuel for the road?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTZb8oqweqw Welcome to the Ask The Experts video series, where Driven guest host Megan Tan and I engage fuel experts from Petronas in light-hearted, yet informative conversation, and ask them everything you …
KL City Grand Prix launched – set for August 7-9, 2015
We recently hosted the first-ever Formula E on the roads of Putrajaya; now, the street racing edges closer to the capital with the KL City Grand Prix, which enjoyed its official launch …
Next-gen Nissan Leaf to get double the range – report
The next-gen Nissan Leaf is set to get newly-developed batteries that could increase its range two-fold, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has said in a Tokyo Business News interview on Japanese TV, according …
New Viva fully revealed, city car to go on sale in 2015
After the tantalising teaser in September, Vauxhall/Opel have let loose pictures of their new low-cost city car. In a homage to its successful 1963-1979 family car series, Vauxhall has called it the …
RON 97 supply should be back to normal this week
The nationwide supply of RON 97 petrol is expected to return to normal this week, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism minister Datuk Seri Hasan Malek has said, according to a Bernama report. …
DRIVEN: Proton Iriz 1.6 CVT Premium video review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6hhGKNmeFM Welcome to paultan.org's brand new video review series, brought to you by 4G LTE PortaWiFi by Celcom. Going hand-in-hand with the walk-around video series, where we show you some of the …
SPYSHOTS: Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe winter-testing
The Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe has been papped out and about again - we usually put on more layers in the cold, but the vehicle is undergoing winter testing here with barely a …
Tyre-related UN regulations and standards explained
Yesterday, after revealing the 23 new UN regulations under the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) to be gazetted by 2015, Road Transport Department (JPJ) automotive engineering assistant director Arif …
TPPA can benefit local automotive industry – Mustapa
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will help the government achieve its target of protecting the automotive and local industries, Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has said, according …
List of 23 new UN regulations gazetted by next year
At a seminar in October, Road Transport Department (JPJ) automotive engineering director Ir Haji Mohamad Dalib revealed that 22 new UN regulations, under the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP29), …
Mazda 2 Wagon imagined, complete with floating roof
This is perhaps even more unlikely than the Mazda 2 Coupe visualised by rendering guru Theophilus Chin - but it's all in estate of mind. Theo has bestowed the shapely Mazda 2 …
France to phase out diesel, rank cars for pollution
For a region so in love with diesel like Europe, this is news to us. France is planning to gradually phase out the use of diesel for passenger cars and implement a …
