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  Lamborghini Terzo Millennio – future-forward supercar

  8 November 2017 / 3 comments

  Remember the Lamborghini concept teased over the weekend? Well, here it is in all its glory, and it looks as though it has leapt straight out of Blade Runner. The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio, as the […]

   

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  BMW, Daimler, Ford and VW Group form joint venture – IONITY, a Pan-Euro network of fast-charging stations

  6 November 2017 / 3 comments

  BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche have recently formed a joint venture called IONITY. The new company will develop and implement a High-Power Charging (HPC) network […]

   

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  Ex-Ford engineer files one cylinder, one turbo patent

  20 October 2017 / 37 comments

  Former Ford engineer, Jim Clarke, has filed a patent for the installation of an individual turbocharger for each cylinder of an internal combustion engine. Yes, going by this concept, that’s one turbo per cylinder, which […]

   

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  Mechanical Automated Parking System (MAPS) in KL

  20 October 2017 / 83 comments

  The heart of Kuala Lumpur is set to receive a premier parking tower on Jalan Tun Razak soon, aimed at solving the perennial shortage of parking spaces in the city centre. The Mechanical Automated Parking […]

   

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  Toyota Sora – fuel cell bus concept with 200 km range

  20 October 2017 / 6 comments

  Toyota has finally given a name – Sora – to its fuel cell bus concept, along with a sleeker new design. The Japanese company plans to introduce over 100 fully functioning units to operate within […]

   

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  Uber creates simulated city to test autonomous cars

  20 October 2017 / 2 comments

  In its efforts toward developing self-driving vehicles, ride-sharing company Uber has constructed a purpose-built ‘fake city’ for the testing of its autonomous cars, which already run in San Francisco. Dubbed Almono, the facility is built […]

   

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  Elon Musk’s self-driving claims “full of crap” – GM

  11 October 2017 / 10 comments

  The director of autonomous integration at General Motors, Scott Miller, said Elon Musk’s claims on Tesla’s autonomous driving capabilities are “full of crap” and entirely false, according to a report by Car Advice. One such […]

   

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  Mitsubishi e-Evolution to get high-tech electric drive

  5 October 2017 / 7 comments

  As you’d know by now, the great Evo nameplate is making a comeback, although not quite in the manner we’d desired. It’s going to be a crossover of sorts, possibly sharing the same platform as […]

   

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  Hyundai alert system to remind of kids in rear seats

  4 October 2017 / 27 comments

  Children forgotten about and left behind in a locked vehicle is one of many things which could go wrong. Hyundai aims to rectify that with the Rear Occupant Alert System, which uses ultrasonic sensors to […]

   

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  Lamborghini says it will be the last to go autonomous

  28 September 2017 / 5 comments

  Lamborghini says it is not interested in the race to go autonomous as other makes are and is happy to let owners of its products do as much of the driving as possible, Digital Trends […]

   

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  Care by Volvo leasing service launched in Europe

  27 September 2017 / 6 comments

  Swedish automaker Volvo has launched a twist on traditional car leasing, named Care by Volvo. The plan is a 24-month subscription service which aims to make “having a car as transparent, easy and hassle free […]

   

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  Baidu launches RM6.2bil fund for autonomous driving

  27 September 2017 / 1 comment

  Tech companies like Apple and Google have been working on autonomous vehicles for some time, and Chinese firms are intent on catching up. Search engine Baidu has launched a 9.8 billion yuan (RM6.2 billion) Apollo […]

   

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  VIDEO: Volkswagen Budack engine cycle explained

  26 September 2017 / 12 comments

  What exactly is the Budack Cycle? It’s a question you may have asked since news of an engine thus configured has surfaced. Named after one of its powertrain engineers, the Budack Cycle – developed by […]

   

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  Ford files patent for retractable table with airbag

  20 September 2017 / 0 comments

  Less than a month after filing a patent for a self-levelling cup holder design, Ford submitted more schematics of a retractable table design (with airbags!) for patenting. According to the Blue Oval, the application of […]

   

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  BMW plans to get rid of car keys – what do you think?

  19 September 2017 / 15 comments

  BMW is the latest carmaker to reveal imminent plans of ditching the conventional car key altogether, according to a report by Reuters. It’s a matter of convenience, apparently, which is interesting coming from BMW, considering […]

   

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