Audi A1 To Debut Next Month
The small car market is probably the most competitive segment of it all, even for more established, upmarket brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes who have to compete with the kings of small cars; the Japanese brands.
BMW Confirms It’s Currently Working On Its First Electric City Car
Fuel-efficient city cars are all the rage at R&D and design departments of almost every automaker in the world, bar Ferrari and others in its league of course. It’s not surprising though as that’s exactly what the world needs and is calling out for. Among those to answer the call is BMW. CEO Norbert Reithofer …
Packeisen Widebody E92 BMW M3 V8 GTR Updated!
Okay, If you absolutely must have it fat, here’s an updated option of the Packeisen Widebody V8 M3 GTR. Check out both the prototype (below) and finished article like the above. If you intend to race the E92 M3, you have no where else to look!
Mercedes Fascination Concept Hints At E-Class Coupe; End of CLK?
Rumours have been circulating that Mercedes-Benz might be considering renaming the CLK to reflect its E-Class design cues and following the rumours is this, the Fascination Concept – set to debut at next month’s Paris Motor Show. The design of the concept appears to be something of a CLK ‘shooting brake’ style two-door wagon. The …
Subaru Set To Compete In World Touring Car Championship, Or Not
Subaru and rallying have been synonymous for a while now. The blue rex, together with its huge rear wing, the 555 decals and Colin McRae (Tommi Makinen and others as well) in the cockpit did not help the competition and their confidence one bit. The success of the Subaru Rally Team over the years have …
Top 100 Fugliest Cars
This is interesting, the 100 ugliest cars ever, a vote conducted by UKs Daily Telegraph landed some pretty shocking results. Seriously, I was suprised at what I found in the list, Porsche, BMW, VW, Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Perodua, even the Evo X found a spot in the list. The list is too large …
BMW Cancels Development of E92 M3 CSL
This is sad, this is really sad. Everytime I see or ride in our ‘official’ E46 M3 CSL, I secretly vow to own one someday but that is to be no more. A used E46 CSL just won’t work and by the time I could actually afford one, it’ll be obsolete. So news about BMW …
BMW Recalls 200,000 Vehicles
BMW is recalling 200,000 units of 3-series, 5-series and X3 models in the USA to fix faulty airbag sensors. The 2006 3-Series and 2004-2006 5-Series and X3 fitted with sports seats are affected; the front passenger seat may develop cracks in its covering and the weight-sensor beneath may be damaged, so the passenger airbag may …
Rendering: Next Generation Mercedes E-Class
I’m guessing it’s safe to say that Mercedes design language is departing from the round and soft edges of yesterday’s models to the sharper, bolder and edgier design of today. Think new C-Class. It’s safe to say that because even though these images may just be renderings of how the upcoming W212 E-Class could look …
Preview: 2010 Audi A8
The current generation Audi A8 or otherwise coded the D3 has been with us since 2003. Only receiving a few minimal facelifts, it’s rivals, the Mercedes S-Class, Lexus LS, BMW 7-Series and everything that falls within the same category have all but moved on past facelifts and onto new models already. That’s a fact but …
Video: New BMW 7-Series Technological Showcase
We know how advanced the new BMW 7-series is, it really is amazing what cars have come to today. The video runs you through all the new advancements for the 7-series working in real life conditions and how every new technology in the car works to make your driving all the more pleasant. But I’m …
Don’t Paint Your Car, Tape It!
Normally when you get bored with the colour of your car or it needs repainting, you would send it to a paint shop where it could take weeks, thousands of ringgit and no guarantee that you’ll get back everything as it was, except with a different colour of course. That’s what you and I would …
BMW Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo Diesel Coupe: High Performance, Low Consumption
A performance BMW that returns great mileage is something rare in current times, I’m sure it’ll be something very common in the near future but now now. Equally as rare is the sight of a Alpina tuned BMW here on Malaysian roads but there’s always hope. Based on the BMW 3-Series Coupe, the D3 Bi-Turbo …
BMW Confirms New Model To Debut Next Year – Progressive Activity Sedan
BMW has aggressively been expanding their line up these past few years. It’s not easy identifying a new niche in a old market but they successfully did so with their X6 and now this, the Progressive Activity Sedan (PAS), though its clear that the inspiration came from the success of the Mercedes CLS. Details about …
BMW Developing M Versions Of The X5 and X6 – Launch In 2010
We have heard this before but BMW has continuously denied that a M version of the X5. We have previously posted spy shots off a beefed up X5 prototype lapping the ‘Ring but BMW has dismissed it as nothing more than an X5 with the 400hp 4.8 twin-turbo V8 from the X6 xDrive50i.
2009 Updates from BMW M Division
BMW will be introducing a host of updates for its M range of cars in 2009, with a number of styling and mechanical changes, plus increased equipment found on the latest M3, M5 and M6 models. Major changes include the introduction of BMW’s new iDrive system throughout the range as well as a new ‘Competition …
