Visteon Corporation, a leading global supplier of automotive cockpit solutions, is developing the digital cockpit for future cars which will not only be smart but will also have the ability to learn. New technologies will be necessary in the age of the autonomous vehicle and Visteon is looking at cockpit […]
You now have airbags offering protection at the front and the sides, with the rear not being considered vital to have an airbag since occupants move forward or sideways during a violent accident. Generally, the frontal airbags and side/curtain airbags provide protection upon the first impact, inflating with air blowing […]
One of McLaren Automotive’s latest Ultimate Series models bear the legendary Senna name and is said to ‘offer the purest connection yet between man and machine’. Priced at £750,000 each (almost RM4 million), all 500 units to be produced have already been taken up by buyers around the world. The […]
Toyota is on a winning streak: in less than 12 months, the company’s teams have won the Le Mans, the World Rally Championship (WRC) and just a day ago, the world’s most gruelling off-road race, the Dakar Rally. While being WRC champions is not new to Toyota – before 2018, […]
Although there are Malaysians who criticise collaboration (in product development or even a wider scope) by Proton and Perodua with other carmakers, such a practice has been commonplace in the industry for a long time. Although every carmaker would like to carry out their business independently, the reality is that […]
Hyundai Motorsport has finished runner-up in the World Rally Championship (WRC) three times in a row, having fought hard all the way to through final round. It’s had enough of being No.2 and will contest the 2019 WRC with its sights set firmly on both the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ titles. […]
Following one of the most manic races in Formula E history, it was Mahindra Racing’s Jerome d’Ambrosio who clinched his first chequered flag in his 5-year Formula E career at the second round of the championship in Marrakesh, Morocco, this weekend. Meanwhile, Audi too made Formula E history when, thanks […]
With values of heritage models at an all-time high and possible future legislation that may restrict the use of classic cars on public roads, Aston Martin Lagonda has pioneered a bold new plan: to future-proof these increasingly precious machines by creating the world’s first reversible EV (electric vehicle) powertrain conversion. […]
Just 3 days before the all-new Toyota Supra will have its global debut in Detroit, the carmaker has announced that it will compete with a racing version in next year’s Super GT championship in Japan. Confirmation of the GT500 class racing program, based on the GR Supra Racing Concept (latest […]
Have you ever dreamed of making your own car? Assembling it at the factory instead of letting someone else do it? Well, not everyone may have such a dream but for those who do, Volkswagen has a special program where customers can actually be involved in the production of the […]