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Nissan’s alternative approach to electrification – e-POWER

The auto industry is focussed on electrification today as a way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and prevent further climate change. While the idea of electrified powertrains is not new and in fact, EVs had a large presence over...

Tap Dance at TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GT Cup

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Auto Union Type 52 is finally built – after 90 years

Auto Union AG, the merger of Audi, DKW, Horch, and Wanderer in 1932, was a well known participant in motorsport in the 1930s, especially Grands Prix. Its Silver Arrows became legendary as pioneering racing cars, setting records that took...

Honda’s hybrid (e:HEV) technology is 25 years old

Electrified powertrains have been known for long time and the first functional powertrain which used an electric motor with a combustion engine was designed by Ferdinand Porsche over 120 years ago. However, the current era of electrification began in...

Mobil 1 celebrates 50th birthday in 2024

In 2024, Mobil 1 celebrates 50 years in the market, still recognised as a leading synthetic oil brand. Though it has been sold since 1974, the fully synthetic automotive engine oil has continued to evolve as new technology has enabled...

SM Sung Siew starts Toyota Eco Youth project in Sandakan

Pollution of our oceans, seas and rivers with waste items has been a serious problem for some time and keeps growing. This problem is clearly a very serious environmental issue that needs to be addressed, if not eliminated altogether. Communities...

Important advice when carrying fuel away from petrol stations

The good thing about cars with petrol or diesel engines (ICE, as they are referred to) is that if you should run out of fuel, you can go to a petrol station and bring back fuel to continue your...

A brief history of speed traps in Malaysia

Speed traps using cameras have been used in Malaysia since the 1970s when equipment supplied by Gatso was acquired by the PDRM. The Gatso cameras, which became popular with law enforcement authorities worldwide, were invented by former racing driver Maurice...

Mercedes-Benz can now take x-ray images of a crash test

Computer simulations may speed up development work and also reduce cost (no need to crash so many cars as before) but physical crash tests still have a place in the development program of a new model. Although simulations with...

Origins of the 2-tone ‘floating roof’ styling feature

The 2-tone (usually black on top) colour scheme that has become common today can trace its origins to the first generation of the Renault Captur which was launched in 2013 in Europe. Although such an idea was available before...

Perodua has been offering free Tweckbot services since 2011

The Perodua Tweckbot team will be in Melaka this weekend to provide Perodua owners a free check of 50+ points of their vehicle. The location will be at Lotus’s Melaka Cheng and they will be there until March 10,...

This BMW i5 changes colours at the touch of a button

Customers had only one colour choice – black – when they bought a new Ford Model T in the early 20th century. Thankfully, car-buyers today have a choice of colours but they can still only have one for their...
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