Volkswagen Tiguan facelift to debut in Geneva
Volkswagen's Tiguan compact SUV has been given a mid-life facelift, and the first photos of the revised 4WD vehicle have been revealed ahead of the its public debut at the Geneva Motor …
Ferrari FF – yet more dynamic photos of the four-seater
Ferrari has released another set of photographs of its upcoming FF four-seater, and these have the car in action in the snow. The photos show both an advanced prototype and a final …
Brabus S 350 BlueTEC – first tuned car to meet Euro VI
Click to enlarge Brabus has introduced its ECO PowerXtra D6S performance kit on the new Mercedes-Benz S 350 BlueTEC, making it the world's first tuned car to meet the new Euro VI …
What is a diesel MINI Cooper S? The Cooper SD of course!
Click to enlarge The MINI family has the Cooper S, the performance petrol version. The diesel MINI, which we don't get here in Malaysia, is the Cooper D. So naturally, the performance …
Proton hits Top Gear, with The Stig in the Satria Neo S2000
Proton Motorsports' Satria Neo S2000 has been featured in an Ashes Special episode of Top Gear, which ran earlier in the week. The episode pitted the UK Top Gear stooges, Messrs Clarkson, …
Kia Motors posts record sales and annual net profit in 2010
Another company reports cheery news - Kia Motors said that 2010 was its best ever in terms of net profit and sales volumes. The affiliate of Hyundai Motor recorded sales of 2.13 …
One more time – Jaguar may build new compact sedan
If at first you don't succeed, try again. That seems to be a definite line of thought for Jaguar at the moment - the company is more than merely toying with the …
Proton Satria Neo R3 Concept at Tokyo Auto Salon 2011
This red Proton Satria Neo R3 Concept was displayed at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this year alongside the CUSCO Proton Satria Neo rally car. According to R3, it was built …
Renault-Nissan Alliance flying, with record sales in 2010
It's all green and go for the 12-year-old Renault-Nissan Alliance, which reported a record year in global sales, with 7,276,398 units achieved in 2010, a 19.6% increase over 2009 in a market …
Audi A4 1.8 TFSI and Audi A6 2.0 TFSI in Indonesia are now locally assembled!
Audi has announced that it has setup an assembly facility in Indonesia in cooperation with INDOMOBIL/Garuda Mataram Motor, with the first vehicles to roll off the assembly line being the Audi A4 …
Toyota leads Indonesia vehicle sales with 37% market share, best selling Avanza still going strong
South East Asia is Toyota territory. The world's largest carmaker is almost like a "national carmaker" in Thailand and Indonesia, and is the top selling foreign brand in Malaysia, behind national carmakers …
Around the world in 125 days – fuel cell out to prove a point
Three Mercedes-Benz B-Class fuel cell vehicles have begun an epic 125-day circumnavigation of the world. The cars will travel 30,000 km across four continents and through 14 countries and will finish their …
Blind man drives car successfully, aided by nonvisual tech
In the US, a blind individual has driven a street vehicle for the first time in public without the assistance of a sighted person. Over the weekend, Mark Riccobono successfully navigated 2.4 …
Fuel cell prices expected to drop considerably, says Daimler
According to a report, Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler predicts that the cost of EV batteries and fuel cell cars will drop significantly in the next few years, especially for the latter, paving the …
Iran Khodro Runna set for mid-2011 domestic market entry
Well, nearly two years after it was announced, it looks like Iranian assembler Iran Khodro, or IKCO, will have its first Runna sedans reaching domestic customers in the middle of this year. …
Selespeed retired, Alfa MiTo first to get dual-clutch TCT
Designed to offer the best of both manual and automatic worlds, the Selespeed robotized manual transmission by Alfa Romeo wasn't as perfect as it could have been. The Magneti Marelli developed gearbox, …
Honda’s facelifted Euro Accord to be unveiled in Geneva
Click to enlarge Honda will be debuting its facelifted European Accord sedan and Tourer models at the Geneva Motor Show. Both forms will feature a number of minor changes - besides revised …
Volkswagen Race Touareg 3 Qatar – a street-legal concept
Here's something that's bound to get Dakar followers going. Volkswagen has put out a concept study of its Race Touareg 3 - which won the recent 2011 Dakar - at the Qatar …
Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid to debut in Geneva
Volvo will unveil its V60 Plug-in Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in March, and says that the debutant is virtually production-ready. Developed in close cooperation with Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall, the …
Mazda to build Premacy variant for Nissan in Japan
Mazda and Nissan have announced an agreement to expand the scope of Mazda’s original equipment manufacturing (OEM) supply to Nissan - as part of this new accord, Mazda will begin supplying its …
