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Mark Webber drove a phenomenal race yesterday at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Webber had an awful start and had his front wing damaged by Grosjean at turn 1. Having dropped to 14th place, Webber made his way up the grid and finished the race at P2. Although Webber [...]
Kuala Lumpur, 26th June, 2013 BMW Group Malaysia just launched the big kahuna of the 6 Series, the M6 Gran Coupé today. The 4-door, performance-centric variant from BMWs illustrious M division is expected to be slotted midway between the 4-door M5 saloon and the 2-door M6 coupé. First and...
Petaling Jaya, 26th June, 2013 The Shell FuelSave Challenge 2013 segment slated for 1Utama, Petaling Jaya, this weekend (28th-30th June, 2013) will be postponed until further notice due to the current haze situation. Shell Malaysia wishes to extend their sincere apologies for this unfortunate...
The very first Mazda 3 was launched in 2003 with 2.2 million of it being sold worldwide. 6 years later, the current smiley face Mazda 3 was launched and to date, 1.4 million units found home globally. Overall, the Mazda 3 has won 136 awards thus far. Given such huge [...]
Kuala Lumpur, 24th June, 2013 Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors launched their flagship SUV, the Santa Fe, at the Grand Hyatt today. First seen during last years New York Auto Show, the Santa Fe continues to embody the fluidic sculpture design philosophy seen in Hyundai Motor Companys recent...
J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study is in its 27th year running and is the industry barometer for new vehicle quality. The study is measured in problems per 100 vehicles (PP100). The industry average is 113 PP100. Porsche ranks the highest with 80 PP100, followed by, surprise, surprise,...
Come 26th June, Lexus Malaysia will be launching the new IS250. There will be 4 trims available; Base, Luxury, F-Sport and 300h. On-the-road price without insurance ranges from RM 269,900 to RM 383,000.00. UMW Toyota Motor (sole distributor of new Lexus in Malaysia) announced that order taking starts on...
In light of rising crime in the urban areas of Malaysia, UMW Toyota Motor brought back Tribe Toyotas Safety and Survival Skill Workshop with the aim of equipping Toyota owners with knowledge on road safety and personal security. The morning session saw Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr. Foo Chek...
Great news!Volvo is making a come back to racing! Volvo Cars announces that it will have an official Volvo Polestar Racing team on the grid in V8 Supercars Championship 2014 season and will be racing its S60. A partnership with the well renowned V8 Supercars team Garry Rogers Motorsport form the Volvo...
We have received EfficientGrip SUV tyres from Goodyear for review since end of December last year,and today 10,000 km were spent running the tyres. Frequent KLIA / LCCT trips were made and not to mention the outstation trip during festive season too. In summary, tyres ran in well, and overall, I find them...
Launched as the fourth generation of BMW’s sporty mid-size Coupe, the new BMW 4 Series Coupe is visibly larger in width and wheelbase than the outgoing BMW 3 Series Coupe, and its dynamically stretched coupe silhouette sits considerably lower to the road. A new element of the BMW 4 Series Coupe are the...
Come Goodwood Festival of Speed on 12th July, which will be held for the 20th time, Peugeot will be launching the RCZ R, which will be powered by 260 bhp 1.6 litre THP petrol engine. In order to keep the heightened power in check on its front wheels, it will be equipped with Torsen® limited slip [...]
Volkswagen calls it long distance express car and its not hard to see why. The 2.0 TDI produces 380 Nm of maximum torque at 1,750 to 3,250 rpm and uses only a combined consumption of 4.2 l / 100 km while accelerates to 100 km/h in just 7.5 seconds. Top speed in 6 speed manual [...]
The compact sedan market segment that Toyota is competing in is getting crowded with Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, Kia Forte, Ford Focus and Chevrolet Cruze to name a few. The arrival of the 2014 Corolla signals the preparation of Toyota to challenge the pre-conceptions and at the same time more appealing...
Good news! Effective 1st June 2013, all Honda Hybrid Models will be entitled to 8 years warranty with unlimited mileage for the hybrid batteries. The extended warranty is also applicable for customers who purchased their vehicles between Jan 2011 and May 2013. The Honda Hybrid family includes CKD and CBU...
So, we have the Honda CRV, Mazda CX-5, Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson and Nissan X-Trail, with prices ranges between RM 138,888 to RM 160,000 in the SUV market in Malaysia. And, Ford is about to crash the party with the Kuga. If you head over to Fords website, you would have found some information...
The founder of the Sports Activity Vehicle segment, BMW X5, has evolved in its 3rd iteration with a more powerful, alert front end look with the headlight units now extending into the BMW kidney grille. Newly designed Air Curtains, Air Breathers and Aero Blades are integrated to the rear window to enhance...
An avid reader of CarsGuide Australia snapped 2 photos of what could be a Ford Everest undergoing testing down under at Melbourne. It is clear that the front up to the drivers door is from ranger, where as the rear door onwards is from Ford Territory, a model which is native to the Australian...
Under the agreement between Williams F1 team and Mercedes Benz, Williams will be supplied with 1.6 V6 turbocharged engine plus Energy Recovery System (exhaust turbine and rear axle on top of KERS) from 2014 Formula One World Championship season onwards. Williams will continue to manufacture its own...
Competition Package is now available for the new BMW M5, M6 Coupe, M6 Convertible and M6 Gran Coupe models. The Competition Package boosts output to 575 hp in the high-revving V8 engine with M TwinPower turbo used in the 4 models. At the same time, the developers at BMW M GmbH have applied extensive...