I made a short trip with the family up north to Penang quite recently as we had a wedding to attend in Butterworth. The fun thing about Penang is that it is a nice mix of old and new. There are old buildings located almost everywhere in the island city of Georgetown and it has that slightly colonial feeling if you spend some time driving through its streets. The hotel where we stayed was a typical highrise building but right in front it was a Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food restaurant that was
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Suzuki has unveiled a photo, one measly photo of the 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport to the world. This little teaser is ahead of its launch at this year
A powerful typhoon struck Japan today, causing four deaths and forcing companies including Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. to close some plants, company spokesmen said. Typhoon Roke, the second big storm to hit Japan this month, was packing winds of up to 220 km per hour. The storm cut power to more than 575,500 households in Tokyo Electric Power Co's service area.
Toyota, like other Japanese producers, has become overly cautious after March
After more than a year later after Ken Block and his Hoonigan team teased us with their latest film, Gymkhana Ten is finally here.
Obviously the 10th film of the series, Ken Block new film features five different Fords in five different locations, bucking the previous series' trend of having one car at one location.
Included in the video is his latest vehicle, the 1977 F-150 Hoonitruck and a drift truck looks cooler than his other cars in our opinion. Elsewhere in the film, one can also
Here are the first images of what the new Volkswagen Polo GTI will look like and it will be unveiled in the flesh at next month's Geneva Motor Show. It definitely looks like it deserves the GTI badge, and goes like one too.
The highly anticipated new hot hatch will be powered by Volkswagen's 1.4 litre TSI engine which pumps out 177bhp which is quite a lot for a hatch this size, and of course, it comes with the standard 7 speed DSG transmission. It also features Volkswagen's XDS electronic
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Right on schedule, Audi has pulled the sheets off its next-generation Le Mans prototype. As had been rumored before the unveil, the R18 has abandoned the open-top design of its forefathers
After drifting through the whole of Nurburgring, Vaughn Gitten Jr. thought that drifting through a U.S. highway interchange would be something fun.
The interchange he chose was in Texas and shaped like a cloverleaf, with the turns a constant radius. Probably not as tough nor dangerous as drifting at the Green Hell, it still makes for some good entertainment if you like watching cars go sideways.
His choice of weapon for this stunt is a naturally-aspirated Roush Yates-bui
Honda has decided to join into the developing nations small car market with the Brio concept car at the Thailand International Motor Show recently. The tiny city car is meant for the emerging markets as Honda states that they intend to start sales of the Brio in Thailand and India in 2011. The car seems to have edgier design cues and it looks like a smaller Mazda 2 with a huge chrome Honda grille. This look is unexpected as it looks different from the pretty feminine Jazz supermini, the most com
We all know the Land Rover Defender is coming and it seems like someone has managed to take a photo of it without camouflage.
Leaked online through a number of Land Rover forums before making its way onto Twitter, the photo is actually a photo of the new Defender’s digital gauge cluster.
From that digital side view of the new SUV, we can see that it is more modern and rounded than its predecessor. We also noticed that there seem to be a small side window incorporated in
Although the market is being increasingly flooded by super-minis these days, the super-mini giant is still the Mini.. ironically. There hasn't been much competition until recently with the launch of the new Fiat 500 and the Audi A1. Now though, theres a new challenger creeping up its back. And its no German Eurobox, its a French Citroen!
The DS3 has just been let loose not too long ago and I'm going bonkers over it because I think its such a cute little car and with such a cool yet modern ye
First, Rolls Royce says you can customise your Rolls on your Iphone. Then comes Toyo tires with an Iphone app about tires. And not to mention the various Ihpone/Ipod touch apps with car adverts as games such as Volkswagen and Audi. Even Red Bull racing has come up with a free app for you to 'race' their F1 car. Apple is totally taking over the motoring world with their apps and the concept of it all. And I love it!
Now Volkswagen have become the first to publish a magazine specifically for A
This year's edition of the Paris show will see the VW Group's Skoda brand unveiling its first-ever electric-powered vehicle called the Octavia Green E Line. Skoda says it is planning to create a special test fleet of Octavias Green E Line in 2011 with the goal of obtaining additional information relevant to the further development of the electric drive.
The concept model is based on the Octavia Combi and is powered by an electric motor delivering a constant power of 80-hp with a maximum out
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-Automobili Lamborghini Boutique, located in Aberdeen Centre, Vancouver,Canada-
I recently received news that Lamborghini is participating in the
FoMoCo, or the Ford Motor Company had last Thursday announced a US$450 million plan to build a new vehicle manufacturing plant in Rayong, Thailand. The plant will produce passenger cars mainly for the ASEAN market as well as the Australia-Oceania region and will have an annual capacity of 150,000 units.
This new plant, scheduled for completion in 2012 is part of the automotive giant's expansion campaign in Asia. Joe Hinrichs, president of Ford Asia Pacific and Africa had stated that this new
Lamborghini has revealed the new Huracán Evo Spyder in full ahead of its first public sighting at the Geneva motor show next week.
The convertible supercar follows the launch of the Huracán Evo, an updated and more powerful Huracán coupé, late last year. It features the same 631bhp 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10, resulting in a 0-62mph time in 3.1 seconds. That's 0.2 sec slower than the hard-top model.
The 201mph top speed is identical to the coupé, however, despit
The first ever sgCarMart E-MarkDown with Skoda saw over 500 viewers introduced to the best deals online through an engaging Facebook live session. Nothing can stop sgCarMart and Skoda from getting the best deals for its members and followers. That is why, in post-pandemic 2020, the first-ever sgCarMart E-MarkDown event was kicked off with a Facebook livestream at the familiar Skoda showroom at 26 Leng Kee Road, hosted by the entertaining duo, Julian and Idris, from sgCarMart's Editorial Team.
Volkswagen and Ford will confirm a wide-ranging 'global alliance' that will include co-operation in commercial, autonomous and electric vehicles at the Detroit motor show, according to reports.
The two car giants have already announced a deal to work together on commercial technology, and VW boss Herbert Diess recently said they has "identified other potential cooperation". Sources have now told Reuters that a deal is close to being agreed that will also involve working together on the futur
In an attempt to capture a larger number of sales in the competitive European wagon category, the new Volvo V60 has been launched as the sporty five-door version of the all-new S60. The car is being offered with eight different engines in an attempt to lure at least 50,000 new customers annually.
The V60 is available with four inline-four petrol engines, including two 1.6-liter Ecoboost units that produce up to 240 Nm of torque with either 150 or 180 horsepower, and two 2.0-liter models that
It seemed only like yesterday when Hyundai surprised the world with its curvy new Sonata (also known as the I45 in Singapore). Now, the Korean Giant has released its mildly face-lifted Sonata in its home market. Can you spot the difference?
The light cosmetic surgery on the exterior brings a revamped front grille with slightly less chrome on top and around the sides. In addition, the rear benefits from new LED taillights. The reshaped mirror casings and a fresh choice of 18-inch alloy wheel
Set to make its debut early next year, the 2012 Audi A6 has been completely revamped with styling cues borrowed from the bigger A8.
The new A6 hides plenty of lightweight aluminum and high-tech steel components under its revised exterior. Inside, the A6 benefits from a wrap-around cockpit that envelopes both the driver and front passenger with leather and wood. Luxury amenities range from heated/ventilated seats to optional massage functionality.
The available powertrains include two gas
Porsche says its Taycan can do 30 consecutive launches with no issues
Here are some more updates for fans of the BMW M3. BMW M boss Markus Flasch has confirmed that the car will have the same new S58 engine that the German company is using in its X3 M and X4 M.
According to Car Magazine, this would mean that the sports sedan would have 473bhp in the standard model and 503 hp in the Competition variant thanks to a 3.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder engine.
Compared
MKB has unveiled a new performance package for the Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series.
Dubbed the P 1000, the package includes new air intakes, larger turbochargers, improved cooling systems, a revised ECU and high performance camshafts. The company also modified the automatic transmission and offers a variety of limited slip differentials.
Thanks to these modifications, the 6.0-liter V12 engine produces 1,000 bhp and an electronically limited 1,300 Nm of torque. These impressive figures mea
Just days after brochure images of the new Mercedes SL were leaked onto the internet; Mercedes Benz has finally unveiled their latest SL-Class model officially. Just like its predecessors, the new SL continues to offer S-Class luxuries and innovations in a sleek, open-top package.
With a body made out of 89% aluminium, the new car weighs 136kg less than its predecessor. This will give the car a better dynamic driving feel and better fuel consumption. It comes with an all new V8 engine
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About 4 years ago in May 2007, ZF unveiled their 8 speed automatic transmission which found its place under the bonnets of the BMW 760LI saloon, Rolls-Royce Ghost and many others. In the quest for efficiency, car manufacturers have increased the number of gear selection to their products and even a base model such as the latest BMW 1 series is benefiting from an 8 speed transmission. Recognizing such a need, ZF launched the world
