Proton sales up 21% in July
Proton's car registrations with the Road Transport Department went up 21% to 10,018 cars in July compared to 8,328 cars in June - effectively increasing it's total industry volume in July to …
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New Honda Jazz Facelift in Malaysia
Malaysia's hottest CBU hatchback has just undergone a mid-life facelift. This was pretty much expected since rival company Toyota launched the Toyota Yaris hatch a few months ago, so Honda has to …
How does Variable Turbine Geometry work?
Variable Turbine Geometry technology is the next generation in turbocharger technology where the turbo uses variable vanes to control exhaust flow against the turbine blades. See, the problem with the turbocharger that …
LMG Tourer Details
Okay, so we've looked at LMG's pick-up truck offering, now let's look at it's other newly launched vehicle, the LMG Tourer. The LMG Tourer is a 7 seater SUV, likely based on …
LMG Trekker Details
Okay, so we know the LMG Trekker and the LMG Tourer SUV and pick-up trucks have the new Hydroxene technology, but what about the rest of the details? The LMG Trekker is …
LMG Tourer with Hydroxene technology
Some of you may remember a piece of news in July where a team of Universiti Sains Malaysia researches led by Dr Syamsul Rizal Abd Shukor came up with a way to …
Isuzu MU-7 SUV based on D-MAX
Much like the Toyota Fortuner was conceived through the IMV ladder frame of the Toyota Hilux, Isuzu has created an SUV based on the Isuzu D-MAX. Like it's pick-up brother, the 7-seater …
BMW unveils 2nd gen MINI Cooper
When the new MINI Cooper by BMW was released, we had to refer to the old school model as the old MINI or old school MINI, and the new MINI Cooper as …
Kia Sorento Pickup Truck Photoshop
The Kia Sorento is available locally with a Naza badge as the Naza Sorento. The mid-sized SUV is based on a ladder frame as opposed to a monocoque chassis, so this should …
Kia cee’d to debut at the 2006 Paris Motor Show
I posted about the Kia ED previously, which was also shown as the cee'd concept at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Kia has announced that the production car based on …
Ford eliminates gas caps on future vehicles
Ford plans to implement the capless fuel filler intakes it first introduced in the production Ford GT supercar on all it's vehicles beginning with the 2008 Lincoln MKS, though details on exactly …
Miles ZX40 / Qingyuan Xinfu Happy Messenger
This little electric run-about started off as a Daihatsu Move, much like the Perodua Kenari we see on our local shores. Chinese automotive manufacturer FAW took it, and rebadged it for the …
2009 Chevrolet Camaro coming soon
Good news for fans of the Chevrolet Camaro Concept above, General Motors has given the green light for a production Chevrolet Camaro Sports Coupe based on the concept due for a 2009 …
Nissan Q2 sales drop 18%
Nissan distributor Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd experienced an 18% drop in sales figures for Q2 2006, selling only 5,496 units compared to 6,705 units in Q2 2005. Tan Chong attributed …
Mercedes Benz B200 Turbo Short Test Drive Review
To turbo or not to turbo? Apparently, this is a pertinent question resonating in the heads of decision makers and auto engineers alike at headquarters of some of the top German luxury …
Who’s your Dadi?
After that short speculation in my previous post, it's quite obvious the new car to be launched this Tuesday in Johor will be a Dadi SUV or pick-up truck with an LMG …
US road death rate down due to safer cars
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) of the United States has released a study that shows declining death rates for road accidents in the US are due to safer vehicles, not …
New national car this Tuesday?
UPDATE: The new cars launched are the LMG Tourer 7-seater SUV and the LMG Trekker double cab pick-up truck, both of which include Hydroxene water-petrol hybrid technology. The Star carried a newspaper …
Honda Hybrid goes “Moo”
Meet Clover, Honda's ambassador to the Fruitstock festival. Honda is using this 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid with a Heifer cow based paintjob to promote hybrid technology as well as educate the public …
BMW Space Functional Concept – possible BMW V5
Despite the challenges of making an MPV an "Ultimate Driving Machine", BMW is responding to market needs by developing an MPV which might be called the BMW V5. The project is called …
