Jaguar XK safety lid
Not sure if stuff like these belong in gadget blogs or a car blog! Jaguar has showcased it's new Pyrotechnic Pedestrian Deployable Bonnet System used on the Jaguar XK. When your sleek …
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Volkswagen Golf GTI Advertisement
I love this ad... keeps me wondering what on earth the guys were doing right until the very end!
SEAT in hot soup?
Volkswagen is in crisis lately, hit by a strong Euro and weak sales. Some of it's measures to counter this are plans to cut down it's workforce by almost 10,000 German jobs, …
Vehicles Stolen in Malaysia
Statistics have shown that in the first six months this year alone, 35,888 vehicles were stolen, leading to RM357 million ringgit in losses. The number is broken down to motorcycles - 26096 …
Porsche to buy 20% stake in Volkswagen AG
Der Spiegel has reported that Porsche is preparing to purchase 20 percent of Volkswagen AG shares to become the main shareholder in the company. The main reason behind this? Porsche wants to …
Brabus Rocket CLS V12 S Biturbo
I previously blogged about the Brabus E V12 Biturbo based on the new Mercedes E-class. Brabus brings us another luxurious monster at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2005. This is the Brabus CLS …
Something to do while waiting for the bus
Everyone knows Malaysia's public transportation system leaves something to desire. Here's something to do while you wait for the bus ;) PS2 button bubblewrap! :P I heard this is McCann-Erickson's doing in …
EDAG Show Car No 8
EDAG Engineering + Design AG presents this car at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2005. It's known as the EDAG Show Car No. 8. The car is built on a SMART Roadster platform, …
How to solve Proton Gen2 door problem
I found this little gem on the Cari Chinese forums. Forumer Blackgenius007 has a solution for Proton Gen2 owners who have trouble closing their Gen2 doors. It's pretty common. The Gen2's door …
Government has no plans to abolish APs
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah has shed some light on the National Automotive Policy that is currently being formulated. He says there are no plans to …
Visionary Vehicles to bring Chery to USA
I previously blogged about China Pirates, where Chinese automobile makers were ripping off Japanese and other automobile manufacturers blatantly. Inside China they are virtually invulnerable. They rip off without a second thought, …
Google Wifi
Google has launched a free Wi-Fi service in San Fransisco. Together with it's Wi-Fi service, it has also launched a free VPN service so that Wi-Fi users can encrypt their over-the-air data. …
Proton doing well in South Africa
Proton seems to be doing well in South Africa. According to a report by Business Day, sales of Proton vehicles exceeded the Imperial Group's optimistic forecasts after the launch of the marque …
German Chamber of Commerce supports Proton-VW tie-up
The Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC) has high hopes for Proton and Volkswagen to form an alliance together. The discussions between them are still ongoing. We hope they will come …
Hyundai rejects Toyota offer
This may be old news but I have not blogged on it before as it happened way back in February 2005 before I shifted the focus of my blog to automobiles. A …
Volkswagen implements RFID tracking
Volkswagen has implemented Identec's i-Q8 active arphid tag in their post-production/pre-delivery line for their Autostadt (Auto-City). An arphid is a term for RFID tags. RFID is pronounced "arphid". Identec's i-Q8 active arphid …
Daihatsu HVS Concept
The Daihatsu Hybrid Vehicle Sports Concept is a lightweight sports car that puts emphasis on the joy of driving together with 'environmental compatibility'. I like the term they use - environmental compatibility! …
Daihatsu D-Compact 4X4
The Daihatsu D-Compact 4x4 is what they call their 'proposal' for a new compact SUV style of look. It looks very much like the Toyota RAV4. Though that's not a crime, they …
Daihatsu Copen ZZ
This new Daihatsu Copen ZZ concept is the sports car embodiment of Daihatsu's compact car engineering skills. For Initial D fans, think of the Suzuki Cappucino that you saw going against Takumi. …
MINI Traveller Concept
This is the MINI Concept Frankfurt, a new concept version of the popular new Mini based on the old Mini Traveller launched 45 years ago in September 1960. The old Mini Traveller …
