2021 Proton Suprima S, Gen2 rendered as a hatchback
Many people were fans of the original Proton Suprima S. The car was easy on the eyes, had the right proportions, and drove reasonably well, too. Wouldn't it be nice, then, for …
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East Coast Highway (LPT1) now fully open to traffic in KL, Kuantan directions – flood receded over weekend
Good news to those monitoring the East Coast Highway (LPT1) situation. The flood waters on various stretches of the highway have receded over the weekend, and the LPT1 is now finally open …
Toyota GR Supra gets 2.0L 4-cyl in UK, from RM252k
Having held off adding a four-cylinder model to the GR Supra range in the United Kingdom (whilst everyone in Europe has gotten it for the better part of a year), Toyota has …
Aprilia Tuono 660 sport naked – 94 hp, 183 kg kerb weight; 47 hp version for restricted license riders
Aprilia has now officially unveiled the Tuono 660, the naked sport bike equivalent to the RS660 middleweight sport bike that was unveiled in November 2019, when the Tuono 660 Concept was shown. …
Baidu plans to build EVs, have Geely assemble them
Chinese internet search engine provider Baidu is reportedly planning to form a company to build smart electric vehicles (EVs), and will be working together with Geely, which will assemble the vehicles at …
FIRST DRIVE: 2021 Mitsubishi Xpander review, RM91k
https://youtu.be/Orf6W1gnR2g The launch of the Mitsubishi Xpander once again revitalised the sub-RM100k seven-seater people carrier segment. Just one variant of the locally-assembled crossover is offered, and it's priced at RM91,369. That puts …
2021 Honda PCX 160 now in Thailand, from RM12,000
Launched a month ago for the Japanese market, the 2021 Honda PCX 160 has been launched in neighbouring Thailand. Pricing for the PCX 160 in Malaysia's ASEAN neighbour is 91,900 baht (RM12,348) …
2021 January week two fuel price – only diesel goes up
Time again for the usual weekly fuel price update. No change for petrol users, who will continue to pay what they did in the past week, but diesel users will have to …
East Coast Highway (LPT1) floods not receding – Chenor-Temerloh stretch now closed both ways
Flood waters on the East Coast Highway (LPT1) is not receding, and the main connection between the east and west coasts of Peninsular Malaysia is still not passable to traffic at various …
Miros wants mandatory helmets for Malaysian cyclists
Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) will soon forward a proposal to the Malaysian Ministry of Transport to make helmet use compulsory for cyclists. This was said in a Tweet by …
2021 European Car of the Year – seven finalists named
The 2021 European Car of the Year (ECOTY) award has move on to the next stage, with the initial list of 29 models now trimmed down to just seven finalists. A second …
SPYSHOTS: DS3 Crossback gets spotted in Malaysia
It was back in January last year that DS Automobiles Malaysia hinted at the possible debut of the DS3 Crossback, which will join the DS7 Crossback and DS5 in the local line-up. …
TKKR Racing’s Moto 3 Y15ZR prototype takes shape
It is said racing is the mother of invention, and Malaysian motorcycle racing team TKKR Racing's Moto 3 Y15ZR prototype seems to prove the point. Taking the favourite of the kapchai riders, …
Elon Musk becomes world’s richest person after Tesla stock surges past Facebook – RM788 billion net worth
Tesla boss Elon Musk was the 35th richest person in the world at the beginning of 2020, but the 49-year-old South African is now at the top of the Bloomberg billionaires index …
LG Electronics and Magna set up JV to make e-motors, inverters, chargers and full electric drive systems
LG Electronics and Magna International recently announced a joint venture to manufacture electric motors, inverters, on-board chargers and, for certain automakers, related e-drive systems to support the growing global shift toward vehicle …
Fifth-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee – L version brings three rows of seats; 4xe PHEV due end 2021
The Jeep Grand Cherokee enters its fifth generation in 2021, based on an all-new architecture and it now gains a third row of seats in the model called the Grand Cherokee L …
Mazda banking on RWD models to reverse fortunes
It's no secret that Mazda is having a tough time at the moment. Its move upmarket has backfired, and sales have been sliding even before the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with this grim …
JPJ offering free road tax, driving license, grant replacement for flood victims – sets up mobile units
The road transport department (JPJ) has announced measures to assist those who are affected by the current floods that have hit a couple of states badly. Replacement of the documents that are …
Volvo to triple electric car production at its Ghent plant – second fully-electric, CMA-based EV on the way
Volvo Cars has announced that it will triple electric vehicle production at its Ghent plant in Belgium by 2022, amounting to around 60% of the plant’s total production capacity. According to the …
Toyota Australia, BHP unveil new battery electric-converted Land Cruiser for underground mining use
Toyota Australia has announced a new partnership with BHP (a global resource company that has no relations to BHPetrol) for a pilot trial of a converted electric vehicle. The said EV is …
