Sporty variant of new Toyota Yaris patented in Europe
The third-generation Toyota Yaris (or Vitz in Japan) was revealed at the end of last year, and there's a hybrid version of the supermini that will be shown at Geneva, but now …
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Volvo to invest $10 billion and build cars in Chengdu, targets 20% of China’s premium segment in 2015
Volvo, which is now owned by Chinese carmaker Geely, has revealed its ambitious plans in China, which is now the world's largest and most promising market. The Swedish brand will allocate $10 …
Production Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback revealed
Click to enlarge GM's Chevrolet will bring the production version of the Cruze hatchback to Geneva, and here are the official images of the five-door. We expected the concept revealed in Paris …
Lotus Elise Club Racer – entry level variant loses 24 kg
Click to enlarge As shown in Paris 2010, the future of Lotus may be gradually moving away from its basic, stripped out roots - one needs more luxury to tempt customers away …
Used car parts import ban deadline in June 2011 – is it still a green light or not?
Time flies, and we're already in the year 2011. The Malaysian auto industry landscape has certainly been more interesting than it has ever been. There are now far more choices available to …
Proton reports RM52 million loss in Q3 FY 2010/11
Proton has reported a loss of RM52 million for Q3 of its 2010/2011 financial year, down from a RM81 million profit in Q2 of the 2010/2011 financial year. This resulted in a …
Highway drama: drift car versus 3 police cars
I saw this Youtube link posted on Twitter this morning. It's basically two police Wajas and a police Evo X trying to stop a blue and bright drift car. Anyone know what …
Exclusive Q&A with Mercedes GP Petronas’ Norbert Haug
We have recently caught up with Mercedes GP Petronas' Norbert Haug at an official 2011 Formula 1 test session held recently at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spain. The 58 year old German …
Lexus CT200h hybrid hatchback hits Malaysian shores: the most affordable Lexus under RM200k
Lexus Malaysia has introduced the CT 200h to its local lineup, and the hybrid brings the number of models available in the Malaysian stable to seven. The five-door hatchback, which is made …
AC Schnitzer dumps a turbodiesel engine into the Z4
BMW are one of the very few car companies pushing diesel technology in Malaysia, but even they have not put an oil burner in all of their models. For the longest time, …
Facelifted Land Rover Freelander 2 SD4 now in Malaysia
Land Rover (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has updated the Land Rover Freelander 2 here in Malaysia for the 2011 model year, which brings our model up to date to the recently facelifted model …
Kia Forte Koup 2.0 launching in Malaysia in March 2011
One of the sexiest cars to come out of South Korea is finally going to hit Malaysian shores next month. Naza Kia has just announced that it will be launching the new …
Proton Exora with updated design spotted near Ayer Hitam?
This Proton Exora with some mild disguises and a tradeplate was spotted by reader Abdullah Kutan on the PLUS highway heading towards JB, just before Ayer Hitam. The front end of the …
Subaru BOXER Sports Car Architecture Concept Teaser
Subaru has released a higher resolution version of its Subaru BOXER Sports Car Architecture Concept image that we featured a few days ago. There's more of the concept car's outline to be …
Renault Megane RS 250 Cup wins “Best Sports and Convertible” and Judges Choice award
Now, it may just be three months into the game locally, but there's no denying that the Renault Megane RS 250 Cup has made some serious inroads with the performance car crowd …
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet is back – uses folding soft top
The Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet is back, having been absent from the Golf range since the "Mk3.5 Cabrio" which was essentially a Mk3 soft top with the Mk4's appearance. These are the first …
MINI Rocketman Concept – now this one is really mini!
The new MINI isn't very mini, and newer products like the MINI Countryman have pushed the boundaries in terms of size, but here's an interesting concept bound for Geneva - one that's …
Interesting new models coming from BMW Malaysia soon!
This F25 BMW X3 was spotted on a trailer in Klang yesterday afternoon. There was only a single X3 on the trailer it seems, the rest of the vehicles consisted of a …
Italdesign Giugiaro Volkswagen concept drawings leaked?
These drawings of what's supposed to be a range of Volkswagen concept cars by (now Volkswagen-owned) Italdesign Giugiaro have surfaced on the internet. They look like a C-segment and a B-segment hatchback, …
Europestar SUV based on Proton platform spied in China
Sometime last year we were informed that China's Youngman was developing an SUV of their own together with Lotus Engineering based on the Proton GEN2 platform. Basically this was one of the …
