1996-1998 Audi A4 1.8T
Does anyone have any experience or comments about this German car? Share your experiences if you don't mind :) Looking for the recently launched B8 Audi A4 1.8T?
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Forbes Automotive Turkeys of 2005
Forbes has published a list of the Automotive Turkeys of 2005. Turkeys, like lemons, are words used to describe failures. Maybe sales are bad. Maybe they fall apart after a few drives. …
SUV versus Cars crash tests
With the abundance of SUVs and trucks on the road these days, the issue of what would happen when a higher SUV bumper collides with a car. Most of the times, the …
Proton Audit
An audit has revealed there may be traces of bribery between Proton and the media when it comes to reviewing Proton cars. Apparently Proton had been very generous with the time spans …
Proton-VW updates: 40% stake in manufacturing arm?
Yet more updates on the Volkswagen-Proton parnership. The Malay Mail reports Volkswagen AG may buy 40% of Proton's manufacturing arm, and assume management control over that unit. Proton's board of directors had …
Volkswagen Passat R GT
I previously blogged about the Volkswagen Jetta R GT concept, one of the three concept vehicles which Volkswagen AG unveiled at the 2005 SEMA show. Now let's have a look at the …
Proton Savvy Automated Manual Transmission
The Proton Savvy Automated Manual Transmission was launched yesterday. The car uses a manual transmission with a computer controlled clutch, supposedly supplied by Magneti Marelli, similiar to the Renault Quickshift 5 available …
Volkswagen Jetta R GT
Volkswagen unveiled a series of vehicles under the R GT concept line for the 2005 SEMA auto show. This is the first of the three vehicles based on a Volkswagen Jetta. Let's …
HLG on the automotive industry share market
HLG Research expects non-national cars to make up 50% of car sales on the overall by 2007, and 47% by next year. HLG expects industry volume for both passenger and commercial vehicles …
Proton Celebrity Champion’s Drive
A special celebrity Champion's Drive will be held at next week's A1 Grand prix at the Sepang circuit. Malaysia's A1 Team and Proton has organised a 10 lap race, which involves celebrities …
No made in Malaysia Lotus
In a strange change of events, Lotus and Proton technicians are dismantling Lotus equipment here for shipping back to the UK. Production for the Lotus Esprit V8, supposed to be built here …
Proton reviews non-core investments
Sources say that Proton Holdings Bhd is reviewing it's investments in MV Agusta Motor and the Lotus Group International. No decision made so far, but Proton might cut down on such investments …
BMW M6 with 5.0 liter V10
BMW launched the M version of the 6-series in the UK - the BMW M6, powered by the same venerable 5 litre V10 engine found in the ultimate luxury sports sedan - …
The Autobahn
Seeing that the post on the highway speed limit was quite hot, let's have a look at the German Autobahn. The Autobahns are a series of highways in Germany, though there are …
Mini Cooper vs Ford F-150 Crash Test
Let's have a look at crash test results again shall we. These tests were done by the American Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS), an independent, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization dedicated …
Highway speed limit to remain at 110km/h
Those who hoped proposal to raise the highway speed limits to 120km/h are in for a disappointment, as Minister of Works Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the government had rejected the …
Proton to re-visit Mitsubishi partnership?
The Edge reported on Monday that Proton Holdings Bhd is exploring partnership options with other automers including Mitsubishi Motors Corp of Japan. Talks between Proton and Volkswagen AG seems to have run …
My dyno tuning experience
I got my GReddy E-Manage installed today at N1 Racing in Sunway. I managed to get the last unit. I was actually aiming for the second hand unit but someone had bought …
Mitsubishi to supply new engines to Smart
Mitsubishi Motors and Smart gmbh have signed an agreement where Mitsubishi will supply its next generation normally aspirated and turbocharged small-capacity engines to smart to be used in the successor to the …
Sorry for the lack of updates
Sorry for the hiatus. I have been busy with my car. My Proton Satria 1.6 went through a 'heart surgery' after overheating problems screwed up the engine head. Something happened to the …