Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 – supercharged V8, 550 hp
Chevrolet has unveiled its highest-performing Camaro at the Chicago Auto Show, and it's all brutish with the ZL1, which is due to enter the market in early 2012. The ZL1 gets its …
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Nick Heidfeld in line to replace Kubica at Lotus Renault GP
With lead driver Robert Kubica possibly out for the entire 2011 F1 season after his serious rallying accident, Lotus Renault GP is expected to overlook its bench of reserve drivers and seek …
Nissan ESFLOW – sports car body for LEAF EV technology
This is the Nissan ESFLOW concept car, which marries sports car looks and performance with zero emissions EV technology from the Nissan LEAF, the reigning European Car of the Year. Fear that …
Karun Chandhok tests with Team Lotus, eyes reserve seat
Indian driver Karun Chandhok will test with Team Lotus this week in Jerez, Spain, with the ultimate hope of landing the test and reserve driver spot for TL this season. He was …
De Tomaso SLC Crossover Concept to debut at Geneva
De Tomaso is coming back to town - and it will unveil its first modern concept car at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The concept is referred to simply as the …
Chevrolet Orlando 7-seater MPV due for Malaysian debut in second half of 2011
Malaysian Chevrolet distributor Naza Quest Sdn Bhd have revealed that they will be launching the Chevrolet Orlando 7-seater MPV in Malaysia in the second half of 2011. The Chevrolet Orlando is built …
Honda Fit Shuttle to make Japanese market debut in March
Honda will only be officially launching its new Fit Shuttle in Japan in March, but the company has already set about featuring information about the vehicle for the domestic market via a …
Suzuki to premiere Swift S-Concept in Geneva
Suzuki is set to premiere its Swift S-Concept at next month's Geneva Motor Show. No details have been announced, save that the concept is based on the new Swift hatchback, and that …
Dodge Charger SRT8: Evo nose, 6.4 litres of HEMI muscle
If the Evo reincarnated as a muscle car, this would be it, the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8. To be unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show, this 2012 model year hot Charger gets …
Takanobu Ito: Honda to revive NSX replacement plans
The Honda NSX deserves a successor, but plans for one were scrapped along with Honda's Formula 1 involvement back in 2008. It was the power of the accountant, not dreams, that was …
Cutting back on green subsidies topples the Prius
Well, it had to end at some point. Figures of Japanese car sales released late last week saw the Toyota Prius being toppled from the monthly No 1 spot as Japan's best-selling …
Toyota Highlander and Subaru Tribeca to share platform?
The sharing, caring world grows ever so bigger, which makes sense in this day and age. Reports are rife that Toyota and Subaru is working towards using the same platform for their …
U.S. Dept of Transport: Toyota e-throttles not defective
It's sweet vindication for Toyota after the U.S. Department of Transportation said that electric systems and electromagnetic interference played no role in unintended acceleration cases. Reports of runaway cars and the subsequent …
Hispania shows off its 2011 Formula 1 machine – the F111
Spain's Hispania Racing has officially unveiled its 2011 contender. Called the F111, it now looks way better than its dull-looking predecessor. Hollywood concept designer Daniel Simon was responsible for the livery of …
Q&A with Team Lotus’ Malaysian engineering personnel
Ever since Malaysia first ventured into Formula 1, via Petronas' sponsorship of the Sauber Formula 1 team back in 1995, many wondered if there would be a personnel tie-up that would see …
The Proton R3 Satria Neo – by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts
Click to enlarge Proton has introduced an upped performance variant of its Satria Neo, called the R3 Satria Neo. There's quite a bit of kit strapped on to this limited production run …
Ssangyong SUT 1 – more Actyon Sports to thrill you
If it looks familiar, it's because it is - Ssangyong's latest concept, called the SUT 1, is a reworking of its Actyon Sports, all dressed up and ready to go. To Geneva, …
Pakatan to table “radical solution” to reduce car taxes
Do you know that hire-purchase loans allegedly account for about RM118 billion total worth of Malaysian household debt? This was revealed by PKR deputy president Azmin Ali at a press conference today, …
Citroën E-3POD Antistatic: in between bike and car
Click to enlarge This here is Heikki Juvonen’s E-3POD Antistatic, a single-seat concept that bagged the top prize in a Citroën sponsored project in the UK called the Double Challenge. The project, …
Mazda celebrates another MX-5 milestone – 900,000 built
Click to enlarge Okay, so they didn't wait till a million before breaking into the really big song and dance, but 900,000 is kinda good enough to pop the bubbly, in this …
