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  BHPetrol Save & Win contest – mother of two bags the first prize of RM50,000 in September draw

  9 November 2011 / 6 comments

  BHPetrol’s Save & Win contest’s September draw saw Ayu Rohaida Haji Muda walking off with the first prize of RM50,000 – the mother of two from Temerloh, Pahang, who works in the Temerloh hospital, was […]

   

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  J.D. Power Asia Pacific report finds that overall new vehicle quality in Malaysia is up notably from 2010

  8 November 2011 / 86 comments

  According to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2011 Malaysia Initial Quality Study (IQS), overall new-vehicle initial quality in Malaysia has improved from 2010. The study – fielded between March and July this year – is […]

   

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  RAC Future Car Challenge Brighton to London: Proton wins two awards, Gordon Murray T.27 is overall winner

  6 November 2011 / 176 comments

  We’re in London now where the RAC Future Car Challenge 2011 finished yesterday. The 64 cars, which included the best electric powered and alternative fuel green vehicles around, started the 92 km journey from Brighton […]

   

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  RAC Future Car Challenge Brighton to London: Proton targets three category wins, Persona REEV tipped to star

  5 November 2011 / 91 comments

  We’re in Brighton, England, to witness the RAC Future Car Challenge from this charming seaside town to London. The race starts early tomorrow morning here, and we’ve just got back from the Hilton Metropole, the […]

   

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  EXCLUSIVE: Battery-powered Proton Saga EV driven

  4 November 2011 / 86 comments

  Greetings from England! We’re here braving the wet and cold weather to witness the RAC Future Car Challenge from Brighton to London. The challenge (it’s not a race, according to organisers Royal Automobile Club of […]

   

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  Honda CR-Z launched – RM115k OTR with insurance

  3 November 2011 / 344 comments

  Honda Malaysia earlier this evening launched the CR-Z, making Malaysia the first country in Southeast Asia to offer the three-door hybrid hatch to car enthusiasts. The third Honda hybrid to be introduced in the country […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia: delivery of Triton and Pajero Sport affected by Thai flood situation

  3 November 2011 / 4 comments

  Another Japanese car company affected by the floods in Thailand – this time it’s Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia, who have just announced that it will be temporarily halting the delivery of the Pajero Sport and Triton […]

   

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  Proton Inspira R3 – new hi-res image and more details

  2 November 2011 / 309 comments

  And we’re back with more details on the new Proton Inspira R3. We’ve managed to obtain one high resolution product marketing image, which seems to depict a different alloy wheel design compared to the pictures […]

   

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  Range Rover Evoque launched – RM353k to RM393k

  2 November 2011 / 101 comments

  Land Rover Malaysia has officially launched the Range Rover Evoque – the car arrives in three variant forms, these being a 2.0 litre petrol three-door Coupe as well as two five-door examples, a 2.0 litre […]

   

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  Ferrari introduces free 7-year maintenance programme

  2 November 2011 / 18 comments

  Ferrari has announced a new customer care service, where clients ordering a California, 458 Italia, FF or 458 Spider from the authorised dealership network will be entitled to a free seven-year scheduled maintenance programme. The […]

   

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  Subaru Palm Challenge 2011: Singaporean Chong Kiat Chi wins the Impreza WRX, lasts 75 hours and 36 minutes!

  2 November 2011 / 38 comments

  We just got home from Singapore, where the MediaCorp Subaru Impreza WRX Challenge 2011 came to a close last evening. As the contest entered day four, three men were determined to be the last man […]

   

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  Free parking for hybrid vehicles in PJ for three months

  1 November 2011 / 85 comments

  Three months of free parking in Petaling Jaya – that’s the cheery news awaiting new hybrid vehicle owners. The Petaling Jaya City Council, or MBPJ, has announced the free parking initiative as part of its […]

   

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  MediaCorp Subaru Impreza WRX Challenge 2011: Only six still standing, last Malaysian dropped out this morning

  1 November 2011 / 19 comments

  The MediaCorp Subaru Impreza WRX Challenge 2011 is well into its fourth day now, and after last night’s “critical period” only six contestants remain – all locals. The last of the regional contestants was Neblasca […]

   

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  Stock Renault Megane RS 250 Cup makes almost 300hp!

  31 October 2011 / 39 comments

  When we talk about high-performance hot hatches, only few come to mind. These few include the Volkswagen Golf and Scirocco R, the Ford Focus RS, the Mazda 3 MPS and as the title suggests, the […]

   

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  My Proton Makeover – next up, a 17-year-old Wira sedan!

  31 October 2011 / 81 comments

  The next recipient of the My Proton Makeover programme has been identified – Sashideran Radha Krishnan’s 17-year-old Proton Wira, which he inherited from his father, will be given the reworking treatment by the R3 unit […]

   

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