Electric vehicles, with their instant torque and high output, already give a strong sportscar acceleration (and right from almost standstill). For those who are still not satisfied with that level of performance, PHS Automotive Malaysia (PHSAM) now offers additional...
Boustead Petroleum Marketing Sdn Bhd, which markets BHPetrol fuels and lubricants, recently announced Nichias FGS Sdn Bhd as its first customer for BHPetrol Liquified Natural Gas (LNG). It is the second oil company in Malaysia that supplies LNG, with...
The Ford Ranger had a big impact on the pick-up truck segment in Malaysia when it arrived in the late 1990s. It changed the image of the business workhorse to a lifestyle machine and continued on to influence trucks...
Due to their heavier weight and quieter running, as well as even greater importance for low rolling resistance, electric vehicles require a new generation of tyres. Those that are designed for vehicles with combustion engines are okay but they...
There’s a group of policemen (and women) in the Dubai Police who drive very special cars as part of the daily job of patrolling the roads. These are not cars with special equipment like some James Bond car but...
Although smart has just begun selling its EVs in Malaysia (actually the second time as it was here in the mid-2000s), the brand has been around for 25 years already. Before it was taken over by Mercedes-Benz and before...
With 9.650 units of the Isuzu D-MAX delivered nationwide in 2023, the pick-up truck set a new record for Isuzu Malaysia. The new record reaffirms the model’s impressive design and features that have made it a popular choice, an...
After a successful inaugural event in June 2023, the Tokyo Auto Salon Kuala Lumpur returns this year for the second time. Making the announcement from the Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 now on in Japan, the organisers said that the...
Ten years after its appearance, Porsche’s smallest SUV – the Macan – is about to go into its second generation. Unlike the generation changes of other models, this is a significant one in two ways – it will have...
While some markets have the latest Honda Civic with a manual transmission, the model sold in the Japanese market has only a CVT. So the Civic RS prototype unveiled at the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon this week is of...
Hertz, which has one of the largest car rental fleets in the world, began adding EVs to its fleet in 2021. It ordered 100,000 EVs (mostly Model 3) from Tesla starting from October that year, one of the largest...
Like a number of other companies these days, Hyundai Motor also has a performance sub-brand which is known as N. The brand has been in existence since 2012 and has become established in rallying as one of the teams...
