Always taking the non-conventional route, Mazda has once again proven that there are different means of powering a vehicle just as it did with its legendary rotary engine. Word has it that the next incarnation of the RX series, the RX-9 will be powered by a hydrogen engine. Read more

Nissan has revealed a so-called Eco Pedal accelerator designed to discourage drivers from putting their foot down too hard and driving in a fuel-wasting fashion. This new system calculates the most fuel efficient rate of acceleration and pushes the gas pedal back against the driver’s lead foot. Read more

Lets face it, the world is a much filthier place than it was 20 years ago and everyone is to blame though us motorist get most of the rap. I don’t quite understand that though considering that a 747 flying across the Atlantic emits much more pollution than an entire season of Formula 1 combined. Read more

How good are you at reverse parking? If you are not, maybe it’ll be a good idea to start practicing now.

According to a new research, drivers can save up fuel simply by reversing into carpark spaces, instead of going into them front first. Read more

Looking at how expensive the petrol price is now, it might just make sense to convert to electric cars. Even the guys at Proton has come up with electric powered Lotus.

Here’s the new ‘Nice-MyCar’, a two-seat electric city car that will be revealed at the 2008 British Motor Show. Styled by the Giugiaro design studio and built in Hong Kong, the MyCar can do 65km/hand around 65km between recharges. A recharge takes 6 to 8 hours. Read more

Ferrari is planning to cut the CO2 emissions of its cars by 40 per cent before 2012. The company’s president, Luca di Montezemolo has suggested that hybrid power will be part of that process. His comment will be seen as confirmation that Ferrari is developing a road version of the Kinetic Energy Regeneration System (KERS) that the Ferrari F1 team will be using from next season. Read more

Spy pictures of Panamera pop up every once in a while, as if to remind us that it’s coming, but no shots have been as clear as this, which shows that the Panamera is still as ugly as when we first saw it. The Panamera is an important product for Porsche and that’s maybe why ‘ze Germans’ have been testing it in various different locations around the world; South Africa, it’s own backyard at Stuttgart and more importantly at the ‘Ring, but Porsche is not stopping at that, now they’re at the Arctic Circle. Read more

Honda’s 3S Campaign is back! Honda Malaysia today announced that all 53 Honda authorized dealers throughout Malaysia will be participating in the Honda 3S Campaign which starts 1st July 2008 till 30th September 2008.

“Experience Honda 3S Campaign” aims to reward anyone who steps into any Honda authorized dealers to experience the sales, service and spare parts services; whether its to test-drive a Honda, service your car or make a purchase. 3S stands for sales, service and spare parts. Honda’s 3S centers provide sales, service, spare parts and body repair services under one roof thus allowing customers to experience its new products while perusing the after-sales facilities available; all to their convenience. Read more

The highly anticipated Honda NSX replacement model has finally been revealed without its zebra camouflage revealing a beautiful design worthy of succeeding the legendary NSX. Honda’s V10 supercar is still in its development stage at the ‘Ring and Honda’s engineers have set out to achieve two targets. Read more

The latest BBC’s Top Gear aired on Sunday last week (UK time) casts doubt upon the notion that a hybrid car would be the most fuel efficient in every circumstances.

Clarkson chose the most extreme examples to make the point — a sedan equipped with a V-8 engine producing 414 horsepower against the Toyota Prius with its 76 horsepower hybrid motor. The EPA rates the BMW at 14 miles per gallon in the city, and 20 on the highway which compares unfavorably to the 48 and 45 figures for the Prius. Read more