Needless to say, Subaru fans have been waiting for a long time for the Japanese car manufacturer to come out with a meaner and angrier machine. The wait might be over soon enough as Subaru has finally shed some light on what it seems to be their next star in the performance category. Debuting at the New York International Auto Show is the all-new WRX Concept Car.
Nasim Sdn Bhd is targeting mid-April to launch the Peugeot 208 after having won multiple ‘Car of the Year’ awards in Europe and Nasim is expecting the 208 to be a major hit here in Malaysia; once it rolls out of its plant in Poissy, France and onto our shores.
Renault has been working hard for years, trying to prove that the FF layout is not a laughing matter. And as testament of their relentless effort, the Megane RS is one of the most impressive FF car not only for the looks, but also for its intimidating performance that allows the Trophy version to lap the Nurburgring in just 8:07.97, leaving cars like the Audi RS4 and the BMW M6 E63 behind. So with the new Clio RS 200 EDC now out in the open, is it any good like the Megane?
The Sepang International Circuit was where the stage was set for BMW Group Malaysia to unveil their latest two-wheel offering; the BMW HP4 (High Performance), that’s pretty much worthy of all your lusting for this particular high-powered Bavarian crotch-rocket with a 999cc 4-cylinder motor screaming its way up to 13,000rpm.
Remember the bit that we reported a while back about Alpine making a comeback into the 24 Hours of Le Mans? After an absence of 35 years, they are now ready to tackle the challenges that lie ahead in the grueling endurance race with the recently-revealed 2013 Le Mans racer, simply named as “Alpine No36”.
The Tokyo Auto Salon may have been over and done with back in January of 2013, but things just seem to be getting better, not to mention closer to us Malaysians. Rather than having to exchange our Ringgit for some expensive Yen just to attend the illustrious event that’s been going on in Japan for the last 30 years, it’s now as close as crossing over the Causeway into Singapore.
Jaguar’s XK series might already be a serious machine to some, especially with the XKR or the much meaner XKR-S. But apparently there are still some areas left unexplored in achieving the “ultimate road-going XK” in which Jaguar plans to unveil this new model on the upcoming New York Auto Show.
It is a bit awkward for a person behind the birth of a company to leave the empire that he had built, especially when the company proudly bears his name. But that was what Henrik Fisker had done as the co-founder, executive chairman and designer of Fisker Automotive officially resigns from the company.
Although Mok Weng Sun only managed to end up in fourth position during qualifying, that is certainly not an indicator for him to miss in taking home the checkered flag. The three-time Malaysian Super Series (MSS) champion later on showed how the game is played in the opening race of the B series by catapulting to the front and blitzing away to victory.
Having been around for almost a decade now, here’s the third generation Suzuki Swift that was just launched here in Malaysia in January, to take over the reigns from the previous generation 1.5L Swift to take over the reigns of being a small and fun driver’s 5-door hatch back.
