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SPIED: Mercedes W205 C-Class facelift spotted testing

21 February 2017 / 4 comments

The W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan has been spotted again, this time in what appears to be in more traditional, Exclusive trim, and as before, appears very subtle in its test mule camouflaging. In this instance, […]

SPYSHOTS: Volkswagen Touareg winter testing

21 February 2017 / 1 comment

The next-generation Volkswagen Touareg has been spotted again, this time undergoing cold weather trials. As before, we know that the upcoming Touareg will be based on the VW Group’s MLB Evo platform, which already underpins […]

SPYSHOTS: BMW Z5 does winter trials with Supra twin

21 February 2017 / 2 comments

It’s been a year since the BMW Z5 development mule was first spotted, and in these images captured in Sweden, our spy photographers have managed to catch the upcoming Z5 driving with its fabric roof […]

SPIED: Aston Martin DB11 to spawn hotter S variant

20 February 2017 / 1 comment

It is, perhaps a natural step in any car model’s progression – first, the all-new model arrives, and then follows the tweaked, refined and sportier-tuned variant. Where the DB11 boasts outputs of 600 hp and […]

All-new Kia Picanto to be offered with 1.0 litre turbo, manual transmission, GT-Line trim level in Europe

20 February 2017 / 6 comments

Set to make its debut at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, more images of the all-new, third-generation Kia Picanto have been unveiled ahead of its Swiss showing in March. What’s known as the Art Collection […]

Action can be taken against rural traffic offenders: JPJ

20 February 2017 / 8 comments

Road users who are caught breaking traffic laws on rural roads which are gazetted by the government can have action taken against them by the Road Transport Department (JPJ), according to a Bernama report. The […]

Ford could skip Level Three autonomous driving as test vehicles lull engineers to sleep – report

20 February 2017 / 6 comments

Rise and shine, top of the morning and all – though in the case of a Ford engineer working on the company’s self-driving technology, falling asleep at the wheel is part of a day’s work. […]

January 2017 Malaysia car sales – down 31% from Dec

17 February 2017 / 38 comments

The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has just released car sales figures in Malaysia for January 2017. Combined sales for commercial and passenger vehicles managed a slight gain over the same month last year, with a […]

SPYSHOTS: Next-gen Mercedes-Benz A-Class spotted – new interior to feature E-Class widescreen cockpit!

17 February 2017 / 5 comments

The first time it was spotted, the next Mercedes-Benz A-Class was seen heavily camouflaged underneath body cladding and disguises, and now for its winter testing runs the Stuttgart automaker’s compact hatchback has shed most of […]

VIDEO: Lamborghini forged composite technology teased ahead of Huracan Performante debut

16 February 2017 / 2 comments

Sant’Agata supercar manufacturer Lamborghini has been developing carbon-fibre manufacturing processes to make usage of the material more viable for a larger scale, and here with the yet-to-be-launched Huracan Performante, it has released a teaser video […]