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...
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...
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.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
A car has, on average, 30,000 parts if you count right down to the nuts, bolts and screws. Apart from requiring all these parts when making each new car, a carmaker also needs to stock additional parts for replacement...
James Bond aka Agent 007 has been known to use many cars, with the Aston Martin DB5 being his favourite. Over the years, we saw him provided with different cars by ‘Q’ but never a Saab. In the Ian...
To most motorists, one engine oil is the same as the next and as long as it meets an international standard like the one established by the American Petroleum Institute (API), it is good enough for use in virtually...
