300 hp Audi S3 now offered in 5-door Sportback guise
Just as we’re about done salivating over the Audi S3 unveiled late last year, here comes the 5-door Sportback version of the premium hot hatchback. Longer than the standard S3 with an …
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Volkswagen Polo R takes maiden WRC win in Sweden
Up and coming star Sébastien Ogier has clinched the Volkswagen Polo R’s first victory in the World Rally Championship (WRC) in Sweden, in what was only the team and car’s second competitive …
First peek at the McLaren P1’s minimalist interior
Ahead of its official reveal in Geneva in a few weeks’ time, we’ve seen plenty of the McLaren P1 already. The show car the British sports car maker unveiled in Paris last …
SsangYong makes up for past sins with SIV-1 concept
SsangYong seems to be on a fast track to make amends for its past sins, first with the redesigned Stavic (or Korando Turismo) unveiled last week and then this brand new concept …
cross up! joins VW’s lifestyle-oriented Cross family
Unveiled ahead of its Geneva debut is this, the new Volkswagen cross up!. Essentially a dressed up variant of the company’s ingenious city car, it joins the existing members of Volkswagen’s Cross …
New Nissan GT-R Track Edition and 370Z Nismo for US
Though it had no brand new models to show at the Chicago Auto Show, Nissan entertained the crowd with new variants of its two most exciting cars – a more hardcore version …
Geneva-bound Citroën Technospace previews next C4 Picasso; uses new EMP2 platform to shock the market
Set to appear at the Geneva Motor Show next month, the Citroen Technospace concept is a thinly veiled precursor to the production C4 Picasso. We’ve already seen the real thing completely uncovered …
All-new Kia Forte 5-door hatchback makes world debut at Chicago Auto Show; gets up to 201 hp GDI engine!
With the ongoing Chicago Auto Show and Geneva Motor Show on the horizon, you’ll be seeing the word ‘debut’ here a lot. Like a whole lot. To start the ball rolling, the …
McLaren set to show production ready P1 at Geneva
The McLaren P1, successor to the legendary F1 hypercar, will make its debut in production-ready form at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The rendered picture above is largely identical to the …
Volkswagen still eyeing more brands, says chairman
Sometimes a dozen is just not enough. Maybe a baker’s dozen is more like it. Well at least that’s how Volkswagen’s Chairman Ferdinand Piech feels about his empire’s brands tally. Not content …
Suzuki SX4 hatchback to receive a major facelift soon
When Suzuki unveiled the facelifted SX4 hatchback (or sport crossover if you must) some time back, we knew something was up as they hardly changed anything on it. With this China Car …
SPYSHOT: Next-generation Citroën C4 Picasso caught undisguised, goes even further left field than before
Citroëns have never been caught on the right side of conventional, and the next C4 Picasso is set to continue that trend. This set of spyshots uncovered by Spanish site Highmotor shows …
Next Ford Focus RS (reportedly) confirmed for a 2015 launch; new 330 bhp engine to drive the front wheels
Ford Motor Company has finally confirmed that the next generation Focus RS is going into production. This car has circled the rumour mills before, and the latest report from Autocar UK sheds …
Brace yourself, the new Bentley Flying Spur is coming
The guys over at Crewe have got something cooking and it smells good. Really good. With a not-so-cryptic message saying “the new Bentley Flying Spur is coming”, we are told to expect …
VIDEO: First ‘Fast & Furious 6’ official trailer debuts!
Car manufacturers aren’t the only ones blowing millions of their marketing budget on some screen time during America’s biggest television event of the year, Super Bowl XLVII (check out the car-related TVCs …
2013 World Car Awards top 10 finalists announced
The international Car of the Year season is upon us! The top contenders for the European Car of the Year awards have been revealed late last year, and now it’s time for …
BL1M programme offers more affordable B2 licence
Malaysians who wish to apply for a B2 motorcycle licence can now do so at a reduced cost with the help of the BL1M (Bantuan Lesen 1 Malaysia) programme. Instead of paying …
UMW Toyota mulling over local assembly of hybrids
UMW Toyota Motor is currently in talks with Toyota Motor Company over the possibility of setting up a CKD hybrid production plant here in Malaysia, as reported by Bernama. Which model it …
DRIVEN: New Mazda6 sedan to Bukit Tinggi and back
The new Mazda6 is such a seductively smooth machine that it could encourage a tattooed thug to sing along with Sade: “No need to ask, he’s a smooth operator… Smooth Operatoor.” And …
