Ghostrider: the robotic motorcycle
The 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge is a 130 mile desert course – while this might seem mild compared to the Baja 1000 or other similiar off-road courses, what makes the DARPA Grand Challenge special is […]
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Aston Martin in technology talks with Mercedes-Benz
Future Aston Martins could use Mercedes Benz technologies, as the luxury carmaker has had talks with the Daimler AG luxury automobile arm. It also wants to increase its production up to 8,000 cars in 2008 […]
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Proton Waja Campro 1.6 Premium (CPS) Details
Click to enlarge The latest revision to the Waja as scooped earlier this week is the new Proton Waja Campro 1.6 Premium (CPS) as it is officially called, and these are the official details. Let’s […]
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Proton David Arumugam CNY Greetings
It seems that most of us like David Arumugam so I suppose Proton made the right call with the production of this Chinese New Year greeting video. It also emphasizes on our multi-cultural rojak society. […]
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Proton Perdana Replacement Model Artist’s Impression based on Mitsubishi Galant
Click to enlarge I was thinking the other day about how the Proton Perdana V6 and the Proton Arena are pretty much the only Proton cars from the old generation still on sale now, with […]
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Fiat happy about Tata’s Jaguar/Land Rover buy
Tata is inching very closely to acquiring Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Company, and everyone is already assuming the two companies are in Tata’s hands, in a deal that analysts have pegged at […]
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Former Shell boss calls for guzzler ban
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart was formerly chairman of oil company Shell. I am not sure where he is working at now, or whether he is retired, but he has been getting press coverage lately because of […]
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Renault to start using double clutch transmissions
Renault is the latest car manufacturer to join the dual clutch transmission club, however no launch date, no specs and pretty much nothing else was revealed. All that was revealed to motoring publications by Renault’s […]
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Volvo fined 200,000 Euros for alleged failed brakes
The French court fined Swedish carmaker Volvo a sum of 200,000 Euros because allegedly the faulty brakes of a Volvo 850 TDI caused an accident which claimed two lives and injured one. The accident happened […]
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Lexus studying possibility of compact SUV
Toyota is currently evaluating the possibility of a small Lexus SUV-like vehicle, despite earlier stands that a compact vehicle would diminish the Lexus brand and overlap with Toyota-badged vehicles. “A small Lexus SUV could be […]
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Proton Waja CPS 1.6 now in showrooms!
Click to enlarge I have just returned from a Proton Edar showroom in the neighbourhood and snapped photos of the new Proton Waja CPS to share with you. The showroom I visited only had the […]
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BMW: “Don’t trust advertising. Only trust yourself.”
BMW recently saw the switch from Jung von Matt (which left the BMW account for Mercedes-Benz) to Media Audience Beratung, and MAB’s first ad campaign for BMW carries the tagline: “Don’t trust advertising. Only trust […]
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Bosch to start turbocharger business with Mahle
With the trend of engines moving towards smaller displacement engines with forced induction, we are looking at more companies entering the turbocharger business currently dominated by Garrett (Honeywell), Borgwarner, and IHI, of whom in total […]
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Nissan Latio 1.6 and 1.8 Short Test Drive Experience
Click to enlarge The new Nissan Latio has arrived on our local shores a few months ago, and has redefined the B-class economy sedan segment somewhat. We are very used to the baseline Japanese models […]
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Facelifted 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse at Chicago 08
The facelifted Mitsubishi Galant will be joined at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show by its sportier sibling the fourth generation Mitsubishi Eclipse which also receives a mid-life facelift. The new facelift features a new front […]
