Honda Civic Tourer to race in BTCC next year
Honda Yuasa Racing will be entering a Honda Civic Tourer in the 2014 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). The only estate car on the BTCC grid will make its track …
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Proton Persona SV launched – from RM44,938
We're at Proton's Bola! Bola! Bola! Mega Test Drive Carnival, where the national carmaker has launched a new variant of the Proton Persona called the Proton Persona SV. Following on from the …
GM to move international HQ from China to S’pore
General Motors will shift its international operations headquarters from Shanghai to Singapore in Q2 2014, according to Reuters. In a bid to make it easier to focus on the Middle Kingdom market, …
Proton Suprima S launched in Thailand, 805k baht
Following overseas launches in Indonesia, Australia and Brunei, the Proton Suprima S arrives in Thailand. The hatchback has turned up at the ongoing 2013 Thai Motor Expo, and is available in a …
Last R56 MINI Hatch rolls out of Plant Oxford
With every hello must come a goodbye. We've said hello to the new F56 MINI Hatch and its all-turbo engine line-up; now a farewell is due the outgoing R56 MINI Hatch. The …
Mitsubishi ASX CKD sighted – 2WD and 4WD variants
It was made official last month that the Mitsubishi ASX would be locally-assembled in Malaysia, and thanks to our regular contributor Anol Alias, we have photos of what likely are CKD examples …
Tokyo 2013: Nissan X-Trail, Japan-spec third-gen
The third-gen Nissan X-Trail, which broke cover at the Frankfurt show in September, turned up at the ongoing Tokyo show. It's set to go on sale in Japan next month, and an …
Volvo S60L unveiled in Guangzhou, 80-mm longer WB
Another carmaker panders to China's long-legged desires. The wraps have come off the imaginatively-named Volvo S60L at the 2013 Guangzhou show. The new-look compact exec's wheelbase has been elongated by 80 mm …
Tokyo 2013: Tum Create EVA, the S’porean EV taxi
Singapore-based Tum Create brought its EVA prototype to the ongoing 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. Explicitly designed as an electric taxi for "tropical megacities", the Tum Create EVA's party piece is its battery …
Tokyo 2013: Mazda3 Hybrid and CNG concept
Mazda's 2013 Tokyo Motor Show stand saw the SkyActiv-Hybrid and SkyActiv-CNG versions of the third-gen Mazda3 (Axela in Japan) on display. While the hybrid's already on sale in the country, the CNG …
Tokyo 2013: Honda Fit (Jazz) RS looking good
Sitting at the top of the third-gen Honda Fit (Jazz) range in Japan is the Fit RS - this one's FWD only, and is solely powered by a 1.5 litre i-VTEC four-cylinder …
New gen Honda City Hybrid to launch in Spring 2014
Honda will be unveiling a next generation Honda City Hybrid next year. This was revealed in a speech by Sho Minekawa, Managing Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Regional Sales Operations for …
Tokyo 2013: Honda N-WGN and N-WGN Custom
Here's a gallery of the Honda N-WGN at the ongoing Tokyo Motor Show - this is the fourth model in Honda's new N-Series kei line-up (the others are the N Box, N …
Tokyo 2013: Honda S660 Concept makes debut
You just can't stop the Beat. The Honda S660 Concept, which has made its debut at the ongoing Tokyo Motor Show, owes much of its rakish and energetic shape to the EV-STER …
Honda Vezel – Jazz-based SUV debuts in Tokyo
Konichiwa from Tokyo! We're at Honda's 2013 Tokyo Motor Show stand, where the carmaker has just pulled the covers off its B-segment SUV based on the third-gen Honda Jazz. Previewed by the …
GALLERY: Honda Jazz Hybrid at new Yorii plant
Here's a gallery of the new Honda Jazz Hybrid (Fit Hybrid in Japan), brought to you during a visit to the company's new Yorii plant at the Saitama factory. The vehicle is …
Infiniti Q50 makes Malaysian debut at KLIMS13, prices for new Q and QX line-up released
Lots of firsts here - Infiniti's first time at KLIMS and therefore the first time it's showing its new Q-badged line-up in Malaysia, plus, the car above is the first Infiniti to …
Porsche 911 Turbo S previewed, bookings open
Sime Darby Auto Performance held a Malaysian preview recently of the Porsche 911 Turbo S. Flaunting a 28-mm wider rump than the Carrera 4 models, two-tone forged 20-inch wheels with hub locks …
Toyota Camry Hybrid previewed at KLIMS13
Apart from the Toyota Previa, the Toyota Camry Hybrid was also on UMW Toyota Motor's stand at the ongoing KLIMS13. Dubbed a "Malaysian concept", the sedan features Modellista wheels and a subtle …
Hybrid incentives to go on until NAP is announced?
The much-anticipated National Automotive Policy (NAP) revision is currently yet to be tabled, but things should be finalised by year-end, according to Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. …
