DRIVEN: Porsche 911 Turbo S – the mega 991 on track
Porsche 911 Turbo. A name synonymous with ballistic pace, mega AWD traction and everyday usability. A stupendously fast supercar you can use to cross borders in record time, and then drive to …
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DRIVEN: F26 BMW X4 – the X3 redrawn as a ‘coupe’
There are many ways to expand reach and extend market share, and spin-offs are a good way to go about it. Television uses it to great effect, and automakers are getting big …
DRIVEN: Peugeot 3008 THP 165 facelift first drive
Cars are generally cast into rigid segments, each featuring a set range of competitors with the same bodystyles, virtually identical dimensions, similar engine capacities and carefully-matched performance and fuel efficiency figures. The …
DRIVEN: F36 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe in Spain
They say life is all about choices, and some bright sparks at BMW have definitely been paying close attention, as attempts to fulfil that adage have shown. The 2000s saw an unfettered …
DRIVEN: 2014 Nissan Teana ups the D-segment ante
Well, this is quite something. It’s a brand new Japanese D-segment sedan that has the looks and presence of something beyond its stature. Bigger, classier, the lot. The Toyota Camry seems boring, …
DRIVEN: Ford EcoSport 1.5 in Hua Hin, Thailand
Introducing a new segment to a car market as yet small but as competitive as ours is a brave endeavour. See, in big markets with more vast buying populations, needs are generally …
DRIVEN: Nissan Almera Nismo Performance Package
It's a peculiar place, the local B-segment sedan market. The heartland of the automotive scene in Malaysia, these small, ungainly-looking booted hatches regularly stirs the emotions of the buying public in a …
DRIVEN: New Nissan Sylphy 1.8 is a smooth operator
Say hello to the new Nissan Sylphy, which is now open for booking ahead of an official launch later this month. Those who follow Nissan Malaysia's Facebook page might not be surprised, …
DRIVEN: Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG – a double take
It wasn't a great way to start life with a new ride. Flat and uninspiring aren't terms you'd normally use to describe a 250 hp and 340 Nm hatchback, but the Ford …
DRIVEN: New Hyundai i30 plays a good round of Golf
The first-generation Hyundai i30 didn't make much on an impact when it was launched in Malaysia in 2009. Not many knew of its existence then, much less remember the car today, but …
DRIVEN: F56 MINI Cooper, Cooper S in Puerto Rico
Reinventing an icon isn’t a walk in the park. Instead of simply writing a new book, you effectively take an existing book, study the earlier and later chapters, and then come up …
DRIVEN: 2014 Honda City i-VTEC previewed in Phuket
Small cars are big business. As other industries gnash their teeth over sales declines and predict the end of the world, the automotive players, those with B-segment contenders in particular, are doing …
DRIVEN: 2014 Range Rover Sport tested in the UK
The opener at the checkpoint was memorable, simply because of its uniqueness. “Morning, gentlemen. Ever driven a large SUV through the length of a 747, entering from economy and emerging from first-class?” …
DRIVEN: Mitsubishi Attrage – 21 km/l claims put to test
It's a very competitive market out there these days, especially in the B-segment, where the cars are bigger than ever, with prices that have never been lower. The sub-RM100k buyer has never …
DRIVEN: VW Polo 1.6 – locally-built, German quality?
This is a story of the third way. Choosing the right car, especially in the sub-RM100,000 bracket, has always been a case of catch-22. Modern options with powerful downsized-turbo engines are fun, …
DRIVEN: W212 Mercedes-Benz E 400 Avantgarde
With the W212 facelift, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class range has finally gone all turbo. While Mercedes-Benz has embraced the downsized force induction formula with its Kompressor (then CGI) range of engines which represent …
DRIVEN: BMW 435i Convertible tested in Las Vegas
We want to give the reader fair warning before we get into the review. This is not a “test drive” so much as a “I looked at it up close, sat in …
DRIVEN: W212 Mercedes E-Class facelift – E 200, E 250
It has long been the car for the prosperous – the premium sedan with unequalled class and an impressive bloodline. But the Mercedes-Benz E-Class has lately become a victim of its own …
DRIVEN: BMW M235i Coupe tested in Las Vegas
BMW has trotted out its impeccably preserved compact sporting car at a media launch of its smallest sports coupe to hammer home the point that part of BMW’s DNA will always be …
DRIVEN: Jaguar XF 2.0 Ti – pouncing on all four pots
If this were a normal test of a Jaguar model, I’d be talking earnestly about its suave British style, impeccable refinement and comfort, while grumbling about the absolute quality of the drive. …
