Thai trucks to invade USA
A free trade agreement has just been signed between the United States and Thailand. This could lead to the influx of cheap Thai trucks into the US market. This would result in …
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Porsche Panamera
The Porsche Panamera will be on exhibit at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September 2005. This coupe and sedan crossover fusion will have space for four adults and it will have four …
Diesel Lamborghini Soon
Italian supercar company Lamborghini is currently testing a diesel-powered version of the Lamborghini Gallardo. The car is propelled by a Volkswagen V10 Turbodiesel Diesel engine. The engine is a 5 litre making …
AP Permit Figures
Rafidah says there were 66,277 units of approved AP last year (2004). [Source, Source] Mahathir says there were 67,000 APs released last year (2004). [Source] The Prime Minister's Office released a list …
Myvi Sales Skyrocket!
The Perodua Myvi is selling like hotcakes! Sales figures are at a mind-blowing average of 10,188 units a month, exceeding the original monthly target of 4800 units. Myvi sales have hit 40,751 …
Volkswagen and Proton Partnership
Volkswagen says it will take at least 7 years of working with Proton before it will consider a more permanent partnership such as taking up equity in the company. Currently cooperation between …
Proton Ultimate – Lotus Europa?
It seems that the new sports car we've been seeing around is not a Proton but a Lotus Europa. The picture above was from the latest issue of Autocars in UK. Here's …
Talks between Proton and Volkswagen stalled
Talks between Proton and Volkswagen AG have been stalled due to a disagreement between Volkswagen and Proton top management on the amount of equity which Volkswagen wished to take in the company. …
Campro for Jet Boats
Proton has a small R&D team working on how to adapt the Campro engine for marine usage in jet boats. They are currently marinising the engine and matching impeller sizes. The engines …
Perdana Replacement Model Photoshop
A pretty good Photoshop showing how the Proton Perdana replacement model based on an extended Volkswagen Passat platform could look like. This artist's impression was done by a talented guy named Theophilus. …
New people mover for Malaysia: Suzuki APV
Suzuki Malaysia launched it's second model, the Suzuki APV (All Purpose Vehicle) here on Thursday. The Suzuki APV is a 8-seater small rear-wheel drive MPV that runs on a 1.6 aluminium block …
2006 Cosworth 2.4 V8 F1 Engine
Formula One will switch to 2.4 litre V8 engines in 2006. Cosworth has already begun dyno testing it's V8 engine. The engine revs all the way up to 20,000rpm where the electronic …
Italian and German Fusion: The RK Spyder
A fusion of German engineering and Italian style, with a Ruf-tuned engine. You're looking at the RK Spyder from StudioTorino. StudioTorino is a joint venture between Italian designer Alfredo Stola and German …
Proton Satria Replacement Model Filling Up at Esso
These are shots of the Satria Replacement Models being filled up at an ESSO petrol station. This could have been a good opportunity for anyone to grab as many spy shots are …
Gen2 R3 at DreamCarsAsia
I wanted to go to DreamCarsAsia to get photos of the Gen2 R3 prototype but as I did not have a camera, couldn't do anything. Autoworld has some photos here. Looks hot. …
Faux Boxer
Today I had a short feel of what driving a boxer engine felt like. Well, in terms of sound anyway, not power. I was driving back from a mamak session. First gear, …
Camless Solenoid Valve Engines
Welcome to the next step in engine technology. Camless engines use solenoid valves instead of the conventional camshaft, cams, gears, rocker arms combination. Solenoid valves are driven electronically allowing completely freedom of …
A Ferrari SUV?
It's pretty interesting what Photoshop can do in skillful idle hands. If Porsche can come up with an SUV, so can Ferrari! Will it ever come true? Very possible! Ferrari has decided …
Brabus E V12 Biturbo
The world's fastest sedan record has been broken again with the introduction of the Brabus E V12 Biturbo sedan, based on the current Mercedes Benz W211 E-Class sedan. The 2005 Brabus E …
Ku Li: “Proton Tak Terdaya Maju”
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, or Ku Li bashes Proton in this unmarked video interview on 9th July 2005. He says that Malaysia has no capacity to make cars. This is one case where …
