New Knight Rider Movie 30 second spot
In a world of product placements where Bumblebee ends up as a concept Chevrolet Camaro instead of a Volkswagen Beetle, it's no surprise that the new Knight Rider movie will star a …
Ford’s turbocharged direct injection EcoBoost
The brand name TwinForce has been dropped for a new name called EcoBoost, which encompasses a far wider range of engines than just the twin turbocharged V6 we knew as the TwinForce. …
Naza Sutera now on sale in Singapore
Dato' SM Shalahuddin SM Amin, President of Naza Group of Companies and Mr John Ng, MD of Nascar Pte Ltd at the launch of the new Naza Sutera in Singapore on 5 …
Volkswagen looking at Thailand for ASEAN plant?
According to German publication Auto Motor und Sport, Volkswagen is seriously considering a factory in Thailand with at least a 100,000 units capacity. Total investment would be about 614 million Euros (RM3 …
New BIN5 urea injection turbodiesel from BMW
BMW has a new version of their award winning 3.0 litre twin turbodiesel engine equipped with a technology they call BMW BluePerformance. This particular version is emissions-legal for all 50 US states …
Bangkok Post interview with Proton’s Thai distributor
The Bangkok Post has an interesting interview with Thawatchai Jungsanguanpornsuk, who is the managing director of Phranakorn Auto Sales, the Phra Nakorn Automobile Group company which handles the Proton brand in Thailand. …
Oil reaches intraday high price of US$100 a barrel
Time to change our lifestyle - oil has reached for the first time in the history of oil prices an astronomical price of US$100 per barrel, on the 3rd of January 2008. …
Ford Focus ST and Fiesta ST get upgrade kits
Ford Europe has two performance upgrade kits for two of their hot hatches, the Ford Fiesta ST and the Ford Focus ST. The 2.0 litre Duratec in the Ford Fiesta ST gets …
New 2009 Subaru Forester 2.0X, 2.0XS and 2.0XT
The all new Subaru Forester was launched recently in Japan, in its third generation since it was first launched in 1997. There are three variants offered in Japan, the 2.0X, the 2.0XS …
Europestar RCR (Proton GEN2) en route to China
348 units of completely built up Proton GEN2 cars are already on their way to China, having left the port today. This is the second shipment, with an initial batch of 60 …
W204 C-Class scores 5 stars in Euro NCAP
Click to enlarge The new W204 Mercedes-Benz C-Class now has an Euro NCAP score - 5 stars, thanks to its 7 airbags, seatbelt tensioners, belt-force limiters, and NECK PRO head restraints - …
Nokia Eco Sensor Concept
The Nokia Eco Sensor Concept (click image to enlarge) features a high tech analyzer which can analyze carbon monoxide, and other particulates. If this mobile phone ever makes it into production, we …
Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart details
The "warm" version of the Lancer Evolution, the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart is expected to be unveiled sometime in 2008, and it is expected to be based on the 5-door hatch version of …
Honda Inspire for the Japanese market unveiled!
Click to enlarge The US domestic market Honda Accord (and our Asian version as well) is known as the Honda Inspire in Japan, because the Japanese Accord follows the smaller and sportier …
Mercedes-Benz to develop next gen A/B-Class alone
Mercedes Benz has decided to develop it's next generation Mercedes Benz A-Class and B-Class alone, without cooperation with a small car technical partner. The German company previously had talks with BMW and …
New facelifted R171 Mercedes-Benz SLK
Click to enlarge Mercedes-Benz has updated their R171 second generation Mercedes Benz SLK, the car that pioneered the modern hard top convertible (there were already hard top convertibles a long time ago …
New Toyota Venza (USDM) to debut at Detroit 2008
Toyota Mark X ZiO Toyota will be launching a new US model at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show in January next year called the Toyota Venza. Toyota has kept us in the …
Renault plans US$3,000 (Rs 1.19 Lakh) Car
Renault is looking into making a budget car even cheaper than the Renault Logan, and its production base and initial market will be India, home of the Rs 1-Lakh car project. Renault …
New 7-speed DSG now available in Golf and Golf Plus
The new BorgWarner DQ200 7-speed DSG gearbox is now available in the Volkswagen Golf and the Volkswagen Golf Plus, mated to either the new 122 horsepower 1.4 litre TSI engine or the …
No plans for full model change BMW 5-series in 2009
A source inside BMW attests that there will be no new BMW 5-series planned for introduction in any country at anytime in 2009, contrary to the story by Autocar UK earlier this …
