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Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback To Be Launched In Malaysia?
We all know that pretty soon Mitsubishi won’t be the only company selling the Lancer here in Malaysia – a Proton styled variant is expected to hit Proton showrooms before the end of the year. For those that still want a Mitsubishi-badged C-segment product, you probably won’t have to settle for the Lancer sedan as [...]...

Selamat Hari Raya And Have A Safe Balik Kampung Trip!
Humor always works in getting a message through © 2010 Paul Tan's Automotive News. All Rights Reserved.This story originally appeared on Paul Tan's Automotive News on Thu, 09 Sep 10 18:43:28 +0000....

FIA: No New Teams For 2011 Formula 1 Season
Looks like there won’t be a 13th team on next year’s F1 grid after all. This is after the sport’s governing body announced that none of the parties bidding for the slot vacated by USF1 have met its requirements. “Following the press release of 19 March 2010 calling for expressions of interest to participate in [...]...

Ferrari Escapes Further Punishment Over Team Orders Row
Ferrari has escaped further punishment over the “team orders” incident at the German GP, where race leader Massa was ordered to let Alonso pass him to win the race. The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council met in Paris yesterday and announced that the $100,000 fine dished out to the Italian team would be upheld. No [...]...

Lexus Malaysia Reaches 1,000-unit Sales Milestone
UMW Toyota Motor’s Lexus Malaysia division recently reached the milestone of 1,000 units sold since the premium brand was officially launched here at the end of 2006. The 1,000th unit was a Lexus RX 350. “This is a big achievement for the Lexus brand as it has only been around in the country for just [...]...

Stick To The Law, JPJ Is Watching Via Army Of MMS Snipers!
While we use our camera phones to bring you spyshots, many have been using them to catch traffic offenders in action. Bernama reports that the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has received 26,880 picture-attached complaints via MMS from the public. The department’s director-general, Datuk Solah Mat Hassan, said of that total received between January and August [...]...

Production Of BMW M6 And Its Mighty 5.0-litre V10 Ends
It’s the end of the road for the current BMW M6 as Munich has announced the end of production of the M6 Coupé and Convertible. In total 14,152 examples were built since 2005 – 9,087 Coupés and 5,065 units of the Convertible. This comes after M division announced the death of the E60 M5 in [...]...

Mitsubishi Pajero Launch Confirmed, Open For Booking Now
Readers of this blog would already know that the Mitsubishi Pajero is coming back to Malaysia, and Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has confirmed that the launch is set for the end of this month. Order books are open as we type. As revealed in our test drive report, Malaysia will get the highest spec Pajero [...]...

JDM Honda Inspire Facelifted, Our Accord To Follow?
The Accord is still a global name, but it has stopped being a true global car since the sixth-generation model. Since then, Honda created an Accord for each major type of market: Japan, Europe and North America. Japan and Europe started sharing a more compact version of the Accord since the seventh generation, while the [...]...

Opel GTC Paris Concept Previews Three-door Astra Hatch
This is the Opel GTC Paris Concept that will be unwrapped at the Paris Motor Show next month. Much more than just a show car, it previews the three-door hatchback version and the VXR performance flagship of the current Opel/Vauxhall Astra, which made its debut last year as a five-door hatch. A wagon version called [...]...

Chip Foose’s Latest Design: Oakley Three Palms Shoes!
Do you watch Overhaulin’ on TV? My favourite part of the show is when Chip Foose comes up with the main concept of the episode’s car. While all of us can have a great picture in our minds, transferring that image onto paper is a different thing altogether. Foose’s renderings are nothing short of amazing, [...]...

Lotus Wants Renault Engines, Cosworth Contract In The Way
The word linking Lotus Racing and Renault engines for next season isn’t new, but Autosport now reports that a deal has been agreed in principle between the two parties, which could see the Malaysian owned team use the same Renault customer engines as Red Bull. Lotus and Renault last worked together in 1986. While Lotus [...]...

Petronas Merdeka 2010 Short Film – Kereta Buruk
© 2010 Paul Tan's Automotive News. All Rights Reserved.This story originally appeared on Paul Tan's Automotive News on Thu, 09 Sep 10 18:43:28 +0000....

Kamui Kobayashi Retained By Sauber For 2011
Talented young Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi has been retained by Sauber for the 2011 season. The news was released today, when team owner Peter Sauber spoke of how impressed they were with the 24-year old. “We enjoy having our rookie as part of the team – both as a driver and a person. We never [...]...

Kia Motors Boss Steps Down Due To Mass Recalls
Chung Sung-Eun, the co-CEO of South Korea’s Kia Motors has resigned to take responsibility for the mass vehicle recalls the carmaker is facing. Chung, also a vice chairman of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, will see his duties be assumed by co-CEO and president Seo Yeoung-jong and co-president Lee Hyeong-geun. Kia had to issue a global [...]...

Turbo And Ground Effect Cars Making Return To Formula 1?
Is Formula 1 making a return back to 80s with ground effect cars and turbo engines? Seems likely as the teams are close to finalising all-new regulations for 2013. Autosport also reports that several Working Groups have been set up to get consensus on moves to both improve the spectacle of F1 and ensure the [...]...

Luxury Spec Nissan GT-R ‘Egoist’ To Be Launched Soon
There will be a more luxury oriented Nissan GT-R that’s set to be launched next month in Japan, when Nissan rolls out the facelifted version of its performance flagship. First rumoured to be called Spec M, the luxury GT-R will now be called ‘Egoist’, according to prominent Japan based auto journo Peter Lyon. The Autocar [...]...

Renault Interested In Buying Back Formula 1 Team?
The same thought that crossed my mind after watching the last F1 race must have crossed Renault’s mind. Which is the one where Renault collecting more and more podium finishes, not to mention a capable driver they have in Kubica. Word is that Renault SA are interested in buying back into the Formula 1 team [...]...

Naza Seeks To Be Regional Production Hub For GM Chevrolet
Naza, GM’s latest Malaysian partner, is aiming to be much more than just an importer and distributor of Chevrolet cars in the country; the company wants to be the ASEAN production hub for GM. This ambition was revealed by Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin, joint group executive chairman of the Naza Group. “GM sees Malaysia [...]...

JE Design Wide Body Tuning Kit For The VW Touareg TDI
Both the Mk1 and current Volkswagen Touareg are among the more macho looking big 4X4s in the market, with square edges and a buff body. Here, tuner JE Design enhances this image by adding a wide body kit that consists of a new sport radiator grill, front spoiler, front and back wheel arch kit, rear [...]...

Volvo And Heico Team Up To Release Limited Edition S60 T6
After Heico Sportiv’s recent release of a tuning kit for the Volvo S60 T6, Volvo in association with the tuning firm, has brought out a special edition model employing the same upgrades. This sees the standard six-cylinder turbo engine being pumped up to 326 hp along with torque that stands at 460 Nm. Mated to [...]...

DRB-HICOM To Manufacture Westfield Sports Cars In Malaysia, Parts And CKD Kits To Be Exported To UK
DRB-HICOM and Potenza Sports Cars Ltd, owner and manufacturer of Westfield cars, have entered into a joint venture agreement that will result in the production of a new line of eco-friendly and affordable sports cars in Malaysia. The cars, which will include electric and hybrid versions, are to be made in Pekan for the domestic [...]...

Proton P390A Based On Mitsubishi Lancer Previewed On TV3
Proton decided to give Media Prima’s TV3 a scoop on the new Proton Waja replacement “P390A” model based on the current generation Mitsubishi Lancer. A TV3 program earlier this week had shots of a covered Proton-badged Lancer with a red paintjob. The cover was lifted up a little momentarily at different sections of the car [...]...

Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback Revealed Ahead Of Paris Debut!
We posted two days ago about the possibility of a hatchback version of the Chevrolet Cruze appearing at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, and here’s the said car in its full glory, revealed by GM ahead of its official debut. While it wears a Chevrolet badge and will be a global car, this five-door Cruze [...]...

Holden Exports Commodore Saloon To Brazil As The Special Edition Chevrolet Omega Fittipaldi
GM’s Australian arm Holden will resume exports of its big Series II Commodore saloon to Brazil, to be sold as the Chevrolet Omega in the South American country from November this year. This niche-volume program marks the return of Holden exports to Brazil which ran from 1998 with the VT-based Chevrolet Omega till 2008. Holden [...]...

Malaysian Nabil Jeffri Is The Youngest Ever F1 Test Driver
The Lotus Racing team and a young Malaysian have made it into Formula One’s history books. 16-year old Nabil Jeffri became the youngest ever F1 test driver when he stepped into the Lotus T127 at the Imperial War Museum runway in Duxford, England. Jeffri, an AirAsia ASEAN Driver Development programme member, conducted a day of [...]...

Renault Releases Pictures Of Facelifted Laguna Range
Renault has released pictures of the facelifted Laguna sedan and station wagon that will be making their public debut at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. New within the line-up is the 1.5-litre dCi 110 hp, which has better green credentials, emitting only 120g/km of CO2. Renault will also introduce 4Control, which employs all four wheels [...]...

New 2011 Dodge Durango – It’s Big, Black And Blinged!
There’s a lot of 4X4/SUV talent at the Chrysler Group, and shortly after they unveiled the handsome new Jeep Grand Cherokee, comes this equally good looking 2011 Dodge Durango, which they call a “Performance SUV with a Soul”. We won’t be betting on it against the Porsche Cayenne and BMW X5, although Dodge makes a [...]...

Nissan To Launch Murano CrossCabriolet For The US Market- Will It Work?
Nissan has officially confirmed that it will be putting the Murano CrossCabriolet into production. No pictures were released with the announcement, thus its first public debut would be at the Los Angeles Auto Show this year. Meant for the American market, it will be the world’s first “all wheel drive crossover convertible”, with space for [...]...

Hyundai To Premiere New Ix20 B-segment MPV At Paris
This is the first sketch released of an upcoming new Hyundai model called the Hyundai ix20. Despite the x in its name which so far has been given to new Hyundai SUV models, the ix20 is actually a B-segment MPV, according to Hyundai at least. This could possibly be a replacement for the seriously aging [...]...

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