Among the listings in the Guinness World Records is the Largest Roundabout in the World, and it is located in Malaysia, specifically in the government administrative city of Putrajaya to the south of Kuala Lumpur. Officially known as Persiaran...
Calty was Toyota’s earliest overseas R&D facility, having been established in 1973. It was situated in California, where new design trends often began and provided Toyota with ideas on the direction to take in future vehicle design, especially for...
Though the modern pick-up trucks are used more in urban areas nowadays, they still have the capability to go off-road through jungles and over rough terrain. Models like the Ford Ranger have stylish looks but are still very capable...
Renault’s Technocentre, opened in 1998, is one of the leading R&D facilities in Europe for new vehicle development. Within the buildings of the 370-acre site, activities taking place design and development of vehicles, engines, and gearboxes for Groupe Renault...
Today, the Porsche badge is familiar to just about anyone and regarded as a famous design in automotive history. However, its design was not on the first car of the brand in 1948; in the early years, all that...
Sime Darby Auto ConneXion is the first Ford distributor in the ASEAN region to start selling the Platinum version of the latest Ranger. Priced from RM183,888 (without insurance), this new version takes pick-ups to a higher level with a...
Japanese carmakers like Lexus apply the concept of omotenashi carmakers to provide the highest levels of hospitality for those who travel in their luxury models. It begins from the time a person enters the car and embarks on a...
The handbrake or manual parking brake or parking brake as we know it is heading into the history books. A common feature for decades, usually located between the front seats, the long lever is found on less and less...
The Audi TT celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and sadly, it is also the year that production of the Coupe and Roadster models will end. A pivotal model for the German carmaker in the 1990s, the TT was...
The concept of carbon fibres goes back over 150 years but it was not till the 1960s that the unique properties of carbonfibre – high strength and rigidity but light in weight among them – came to be used...
Interior designers often focus on the driver when considering the layout of a car’s cabin, especially with sporty models. After all, it is the driver who controls the car and therefore should be provided an environment that allows him...
