Latest Stories (Page 1179)
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Ken Block, otherwise known as the head Hoonigan in charge, has announced that he is officially a free agent after parting ways with Ford. The 53-year-old star of the Gymkhana video series has been associated […]
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Apple self-driving electric car ‘five to seven years’ from production, could still revert to systems-only approach
Tech giant Apple was reported to have its Project Titan self-driving electric car programme back in development, now with the tech firm set to incorporate its own breakthrough battery technology in the forthcoming vehicle. Its […]
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New Honda Civic Type R to remain pure ICE-powered – will it be the ultimate high-performance model, ever?
With more governments joining the green fuels crusade, many major automakers are forced to expedite the gradual demise of their conventional petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles. It’s a race against time in places such as the […]
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Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Ford and FCA impacted by shortage in semiconductor chips, to cut production
In December, news emerged that vehicle production could be disrupted early this year as the result of a shortage in semiconductor chips, with Volkswagen the first to sound the warning. Now, it looks like that […]
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Petronas deploys ROVR pick-up trucks to flood-hit Temerloh – two locations in town, till January 15
Last week, Petronas deployed its ROVR mobile refuelling truck to the flood-hit Kuala Lipis district in Pahang, providing much-needed fuel to emergency rescue teams as well as local residents. The regular ROVR lorry has a […]
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2021 Honda CB1300 Super in Japan – four variants
A blast from Honda’s retro past is the 2021 Honda CB1300 Super, a throwback to the days of the large displacement inline-fours of the 1980s. There are four variants of the CB1300 Super – the […]
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General Motors reveals new logo for its EV strategy
With electric vehicles being a strongpoint of General Motors’ future, the company has launched a new marketing campaign called “Everybody In” to accelerate the mass adoption of EVs. To go along with the new campaign, […]
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Toyota teases looks, sound of Le Mans Hypercar racer
With just four days to go until Toyota Gazoo Racing reveals its new race car for the 2021 World Endurance Championship, the teaser campaign has begun in earnest. The title-winning team has released videos showing […]
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Nio ET7 officially revealed with 653 PS and 150-kWh battery – over 1,000 km EV range; autonomous driving
Shanghai-based electric car maker Nio has revealed the new ET7 at its recent Nio Day 2020 event in Chengdu, China, and it certainly sounds very impressive on paper. However, it’ll be some time until customers […]
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Hyundai, Apple to sign autonomous EV partnership deal by March; 2024 start of production in US – report
Hyundai Kona Electric Hyundai is set to sign a partnership deal with Apple on autonomous electric vehicles by March this year, with production of the vehicle slated to commence in 2024 in the United States, […]
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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 a successor come […]
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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 again to traffic […]
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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 finally relented and […]
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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. The naked sport […]
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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 its plants. Sources […]