Keeping cars as light as possible – in an intelligent way – is what carmakers pursue with great effort and McLaren Automotive is well known for its innovative light weighting technology. They teamed up with Sparco (which is synonymous with motorsport safety clothes) to develop what is claimed to be […]
Shopping preferences have changed with consumers favouring convenience, efficiency and an ability to shop interchangeably online and in physical stores. Responding to this, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is introducing a completely new tyre shopping and installation experience in selected areas of the USA, starting with the Washington DC […]
At the third bi-annual awards ceremony of ASEAN NCAP (the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries) held in Indonesia, Toyota received four awards including the ASEAN NCAP Excellence Award for the Most 5-Star Brand (2017-2018). Other awards were the ASEAN NCAP Excellence Award for Continuous Safety Improvement for […]
2019 will see the 15th crossing of Australia as the teams of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge aim to produce even more impressive results with new or improved sustainable solar-powered electric vehicles. Entries for the event are open and new regulations have been released. The biennial event will run from […]
Final round in Abu Dhabi on November 25 [Chips Yap]
Race starts at 3:10 pm in Brazil/1:10 am in Malaysia (Monday) The 2018 Formula 1 World Championship is coming to the end of the season and this weekend, the second last round is the Brazilian Grand Prix, held at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, more commonly referred to as Interlagos. […]
Up till the end of the 1990s, Proton was selling its cars in some 50 countries and exported almost 28,000 cars in a single year (1997). However, after that, the number of export markets declined as the carmaker focussed on the domestic market even though it was always recognised that […]
Parents who want ‘The Best or nothing’ for their little ones can let them travel in the all-new Mercedes-Benz baby carriage Avantgarde. Working with the German family firm Hartan, which has been producing high-quality baby carriages since the 1950s, the Mercedes-Benz Design department introduces ergonomic functionality, tested safety and innovative […]
Today, the pick-up has become more of a lifestyle vehicle used for daily commuting as well as recreation. It’s still used for rough work, so it has to be tough underneath but looks-wise, style is now important where before it was a secondary matter. The carmakers have responded accordingly to […]
James Bond, the secret agent, may be strongly associated with Aston Martins but Ian Fleming, who created the character in his series of novels, actually associated Bond with Bentleys. He owned and used them in at least four of the books and they included the 1933 4½ Litre Bentley ‘Blower’. […]
