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  F45 BMW 225xe Active Tourer receives 10 kWh battery

  13 August 2019 / 0 comments

  The F45 BMW 225xe Active Tourer has been updated with a new battery, which increases the efficiency and all-electric driving range of the MPV. According to the German carmaker, these improvements are a result of […]

   

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  Singaporean firm Catalyst Motors to launch retro-style two-door sports car in 2023, uses hand-built chassis

  13 August 2019 / 6 comments

  Pictured: Volkswagen’s MQB (Modulare Querbaukasten) platform Catalyst Motors, a Singaporean automotive manufacturing start-up, is planning to introduce a working prototype of its retro-styled two-door sports car in 2023. It is currently in the final stages […]

   

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  Chinese car sales continue downturn as demand shrinks; Geely sales drop 20% for 4th straight month

  13 August 2019 / 31 comments

  It wasn’t too long ago that the meteoric rise of the Chinese car market made it the darling of the automotive industry, but a perfect storm of unfavourable market conditions has left local carmakers punch […]

   

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  2020 Porsche Taycan to make official debut on Sept 4

  13 August 2019 / 8 comments

  It’s official. The 2020 Porsche Taycan will be making its world debut on September 4, and the all-electric sports car has already amassed nearly 30,000 bookings worldwide. In fact, reports suggest that the Taycan will […]

   

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  GALLERY: Porsche 911 GT3 – 20 years, six versions

  13 August 2019 / 2 comments

  With the introduction of the 911 GT3 in 1999, the then-new alphanumeric affixed to the three-digit model name of the famous rear-engined sports car referenced the GT class of sports cars in which future competition […]

   

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  Sole 1939 Bentley Corniche fully restorated by Mulliner

  9 August 2019 / 13 comments

  The Bentley Corniche you see before your eyes is the one and only model of its kind. Built in 1939 as a design study, the car featured a more streamlined body to deliver greater speed […]

   

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  2020 Honda NSX now offered in Indy Yellow Pearl hue

  9 August 2019 / 6 comments

  For purists, the links between the latest Honda NSX and the seminal original – which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary – are tenuous at best. Despite both being space-age at the time and rich in […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz electrified concept, production EQV Frankfurt-bound; PHEVs, Merc-AMG GLB 35 to launch

  9 August 2019 / 3 comments

  Mercedes-Benz will be going to the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show with a string of new plug-in hybrid models, among which will be a brand new concept model. This new concept will be part of the […]

   

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  Jokowi signs decree to start EV industry in Indonesia

  9 August 2019 / 16 comments

  Indonesia’s plan to kickstart an electric vehicle (EV) industry is official. According to the republic’s cabinet secretariat, Indonesian President Joko Widodo yesterday signed a decree that lays out government support to build an EV industry, […]

   

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  Volkswagen Virtus launched in Mexico, from RM60k

  9 August 2019 / 14 comments

  While the Mk5 Polo-based Volkswagen Vento continues to be sold in Malaysia, over in the Americas, its successor – the Virtus – has just been launched in Mexico. The small sedan, now sitting on the […]

   

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  Ford Territory to be sold in Brazil, Argentina in 2020

  9 August 2019 / 6 comments

  The new China-only Ford Territory SUV will soon be sold in South America, with Brazil and Argentina named as first recipients of the affordable midsize SUV. In the republic, the Territory is powered by a […]

   

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  Takata begins restitution payments to inflator victims

  9 August 2019 / 9 comments

  Driver of vehicles with faulty airbags manufactured by Takata will collectively receive nearly $9.8 million (RM41 million) from a restitution fund a part of the auto parts supplier’s guilt plea for the production of airbag […]

   

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  Next Audi R8 may be co-developed with Rimac – report

  9 August 2019 / 8 comments

  It appears that Audi is looking to Rimac for help to develop the all-electric successor of the R8 sports car, and the two companies could give birth to the RS e-tron, Car Magazine reports. Early […]

   

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  Maserati Quattroporte S Q4, Levante S GranSport special editions at Monterey – limited to 50 units each

  8 August 2019 / 1 comment

  A pair of special edition Maseratis will be at the Monterey Car Week – the Maserati Quattroporte S Q4 GranLusso and the Maserati Levante S GranSport, each limited to a run of 50 units and […]

   

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  Geely Coolray in Philippines Q4 2019 – CBU Binyue

  8 August 2019 / 25 comments

  The Geely Binyue is slated to enter the Philippines market as the Coolray in the fourth quarter of this year, according to Wheels.ph. This will go on sale in the Philippines fully imported from China, […]

   

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