Latest Stories (Page 1158)

• 

  2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo to debut soon – nearly 1 mil test kilometres done; off-road capable!

  25 February 2021 / 1 comment

  The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is nearing the end of its final test phase, and it is well on track for market introduction in the next few months. According to the automaker, the Cross Turismo […]

   

  ---




• 

  2022 Lexus NX leaked – all-new design, NX 200, NX 350 and NX 450h+ plug-in hybrid, no more Remote Touch!

  25 February 2021 / 16 comments

  After nearly seven years on the market, the Lexus NX is due for a replacement, and its successor was outed in a hilarious fashion yesterday. Toyota’s luxury offshoot appears to have accidentally posted a reveal […]

   

  ---




• 

  2022 Land Rover Defender V8 – 525 PS, 625 Nm; model range gets optional 11.4-inch touchscreen upgrade

  25 February 2021 / 1 comment

  The Land Rover Defender now gains a V8 model, aptly named the Defender V8, and comes in two bodystyles – the 90 and the 110. The bent-eight petrol-powered version comes slightly more than a year […]

   

  ---




• 

  Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 launched in Malaysia – from RM242k; 1.5L 3-cylinder PHEV; 262 PS, 44 km EV range

  25 February 2021 / 33 comments

  Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) today launched the Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 R-Design, which is the plug-in hybrid variant of the brand’s compact SUV. It joins the existing XC40 T5 AWD R-Design that arrived much earlier […]

   

  ---




• 

  Toyota and Nissan brake supplier Akebono admits to falsifying inspection data in more than 100,000 cases

  25 February 2021 / 15 comments

  Everyone fibs now and then, but it’s probably not on when you do it more than 100,000 times, and not when it involves an item such as braking components on a car. But that’s what […]

   

  ---




• 

  Geely & Volvo deepen collaboration, scrap merger plan

  25 February 2021 / 13 comments

  Volvo Cars and Geely Auto have decided to scrap their merger plans and instead chose to deepen collaboration. Volvo said in a press release that the collaboration will see both automakers pool powertrain, EV architecture, […]

   

  ---




• 

  REVIEW: Perodua Ativa D55L SUV, first impressions

  24 February 2021 / 115 comments

  Peroduas aren’t known for refinement. They may have improved beyond recognition in many areas, but refinement; well, it has been a weak point. But considering the fact that the folks from Rawang are selling the […]

   

  ---




• 

  Gran Turismo 7 launch delayed to 2022 due to Covid

  24 February 2021 / 4 comments

  In June last year, Polyphony Digital released an announcement trailer for Gran Turismo 7, which is the next entry in the company’s famous racing simulator series. It’s been more than eight months since we saw […]

   

  ---




• 

  Perodua impacted by chip shortage – production of Myvi, Aruz and Alza affected; for Myvi, well into March

  24 February 2021 / 19 comments

  Over the past few months, a shortage of semiconductor chips has led to significant disruptions in global automotive production, with carmakers forced to halt or scale back vehicle assembly as a result of the supply […]

   

  ---




• 

  Perodua Ativa D55L SUV – virtual launch on March 3!

  24 February 2021 / 14 comments

  We’ve been waiting a while for Perodua’s forthcoming compact SUV – its codename, D55L, first surfaced back in 2019. Well, the wait will soon be over, as the national carmaker has confirmed that the car […]

   

  ---




• 

  Michelin tyres to become 100% sustainable by 2050

  24 February 2021 / 1 comment

  Michelin aims to become a fully sustainable manufacturer of tyres from fully sustainable materials and processes by 2050. At present, nearly 30% of components used by Michelin in the manufacture of tyres are already from […]

   

  ---




• 

  2021 CFMoto 700CL-X Heritage in Malaysia year end?

  24 February 2021 / 2 comments

  Launched in Malaysia as a brand back in 2019 with the CFMoto 250NK, followed by the CFMoto 250SR, a hint has been dropped by importers KTNS Holdings that the 2021 CFMoto 700CL-X Heritage will be […]

   

  ---




• 

  BMW Operating System 7 gets updated – deeper Alexa integration, improved driver profiles, BMW M Laptimer

  24 February 2021 / 2 comments

  BMW Operating System 7 has been given another update, with version 11/20 rolling out to over one million vehicles worldwide across more than 20 models as of February 22, 2021. As with previous over-the-air (OTA) […]

   

  ---




• 

  Daihatsu Rocky hybrid planned, to debut later this year

  24 February 2021 / 8 comments

  It looks like Daihatsu is planning to roll out a hybrid version of the Rocky SUV later this year. According to a Nikkei report, the move will mark the automaker’s second attempt at hybrid technology, […]

   

  ---




• 

  Perodua Ativa – how D-CVT is different to other CVTs

  24 February 2021 / 40 comments

  Welcome to part three of our deep dive series into the Perodua Ativa (also known as the D55L), where the focus this time is on the transmission that will be used by the compact B-segment […]

   

  ---

Latest Fuel Prices