Latest Stories (Page 3358)
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Many tuners claim to improve on perfection, but this tweaked Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 looks rather credible. Tuned by German based Edo Competition, who is no stranger to tinkering with Italian exotica, it now bears some […]
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Learning how to drift – a novice’s perspective
To be honest, I haven’t had much interest in drifting as a form of motorsports. Sure, cars going sideways and doing burnouts and donuts are all cool and fun, but I just somehow didn’t really […]
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Alfa Romeo Brera Italia Independent
Alfa Romeos are stylish things, and the brand possesses a somewhat exotic image among mass market manufacturers. Perhaps it’s the Italian heritage, or the usually sexy design of its cars, but many of us do […]
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Ward’s 10 Best Engines – America embrace diesels
Long before the International Engine of the Year awards came to prominance, I remember one engine honouring award – Ward’s 10 Best Engines. This US based annual award is organised by Ward’s Automotive Group, a […]
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CPT’s RegEnBoost system – how it works?
Remember CPT’s VTES electric supercharger? It was installed onto a 1.2 litre turbo engine to complement the turbo and results were pretty impressive. The VTES has been positioned as a motor assist system similar to […]
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Toyota compact car for India to debut at Delhi
India is a place where you can sell cheap and cheerful mini cars with completely insane volumes, and everyone wants to cash in. The current market leader is Suzuki but more companies have announced that […]
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Lighting upgrade for the Mk6 Golf GTI
[zenphotopress number=999 album=672] Click each image above to view enlarged versions It would be a tad bit disappointing if the only thing that the Golf R had over the GTI in terms of looks were […]
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Lotus Omnivore 2-stroke HCCI engine – details
Click for enlarged image You remember the Lotus Omnivore project don’t you? We first heard word of this project back in August 2008 and Lotus exhibited a concept engine at the Geneva show earlier this […]
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New Mercedes-Benz ML 350 AMG Sports Edition
Click for enlarged image The ML 350 is now available with an AMG Sports Edition package here in Malaysia, which adds AMG front and rear aprons, AMG twin oval exhaust tailpipes, aluminum running boards, and […]
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New Honda CB Twister unveiled in India
Honda’s Indian operations have just launched the new Honda CB Twister in India, a 110cc 4-stroke air-cooled motorcycle which will be sold at about 42,000 Rupee, which translates to about RM3,063. 110cc motorcycles account for […]
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Dacia Duster – a cheap and economical 4WD
The new Dacia Duster is an econo-4WD, probably designed on the same platform as the Logan, Sandero, Logan Van, Logan MCV and Logan pick-up. It will be manufactured in Romania for the European, Turkish and […]
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Charge your EV to 80% in half an hour?
We are so used to checking 0 to 100 numbers when we look at car specs, but when electric cars start penetrating the market in a bigger way, we might be looking at another kind […]
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Volkswagen reinvents the teh tarik hook
Click for enlarge image The funny-looking little gizmo you see above is called the “Snakey” and it is sold by the Volkswagen Accessories division. Volkswagen says the Snakey will help keep your car organized so […]
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eRUF Stormster – not what people usually have in mind when you talk about EVs
The big green monster you see above is the eRUF Stormster grun (German for Green), a Porsche Cayenne powered by a Siemens electric motor and lithium ion batteries from Li-Tec. You can get it either […]
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Goodyear develops Biolsoprene biomass tyre
The tyre you see on the left is a ‘concept tyre’ that Goodyear made using BioIsoprene technology. BioIsoprene basically replaces a petrochemically-produced ingredient in the manufacturing of synthetic rubber with renewable biomass, hence this is […]