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Mysterious Rolls-Royce Wraith Kryptos invites clientele to '...
07 July 2020
LONDON: With the latest iteration of the Wraith, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has brought about a unique Kryptos Collection that embeds an encrypted cipher within the car, inviting the c...
Future FWD-based BMWs could get up-rated sound system
07 July 2020
MUNICH: Rumours are currently floating about in the interweb that BMW will be providing a new sound system option for its future front-wheel-driven (FWD) vehicles.
Sonos, a US-b...
Ineos considers French factory for first vehicle, puts UK on...
07 July 2020
LONDON: Ineos, which said last year it would build its first off-roader in Britain, will now consider whether to build the vehicle in France after carmaker Daimler announced plans ...
Refreshed Lexus LS with improved driving assist debuts
07 July 2020
TOKYO: Lexus has unveiled the refreshed LS, and announced that sales in Japan will begin in late 2020.
As the flagship sedan of the Lexus brand, the LS has cumulatively sold 870...
Fiat 500 features in a new virtual museum
07 July 2020
TURIN: Fiat has presented a new virtual museum, the "Virtual Casa 500," devoted to its iconic compact car.
Internet users from all over the world will be able to discover the hi...
Karma eyes expansion into Germany, Switzerland and Austria
07 July 2020
LOS ANGELES: California-based electric car maker Karma Automotive is set to expand further into Europe. And it has set its sights on Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Karma has ...
Car-mad Italy experiencing a bicycle boom
07 July 2020
ROME: The scene looks a bit like the Giro d'Italia bike race except that the many cyclists going past the Colosseum in Rome aren't professional athletes but rather ordinary Romans....
Mercedes-Benz to preview next-gen S-Class on July 8
06 July 2020
BERLIN: Mercedes-Benz will preview its W223 S-Class ahead of its official launch in September.
The preview of Daimler's flagship model looks to be held on July 8, but for the ti...
Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation: First car complete...
06 July 2020
LONDON: The first customer car in the DB5 Goldfinger Continuation programme left the production line last week.
The "Job 1" DB5 is the first new DB5 to be built by Aston Martin ...
Shell to give away 500 bottles of Advance AX7 motorcycle eng...
06 July 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Shell is looking to give back to bikers and bike mechanics via its #OutrideAnything campaign and gets ready to give away 500 bottles of its Advance AX7 semi-synthetic...
SOCAR adds more pickup venues in Penang and Johor Baru
06 July 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: With the restrictions on interstate travel lifted, car-sharing app SOCAR has expanded its coverage area in Penang and Johor Baru.
The SOCAR app can be downloaded f...
Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia launches new insurance solut...
06 July 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Mercedes-Benz Protection, under Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia (MBSM), has introduced two new insurance and takaful solutions.
The solutions are a first-of-its-...
Art lovers can drive their cars into this Van Gogh show in C...
06 July 2020
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><small>People sitting in their cars as they experience a drive-in immersive Vincent Van Gogh art exhibit in Toronto. ...
First Hyundai hydrogen-powered trucks go to Switzerland
06 July 2020
FRANKFURT: Hyundai Motor Company today shipped the first 10 units of the Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck, to Switzerland.
Th...
Ford revives Bronco brand to lure off-road enthusiasts from ...
06 July 2020
NEW YORK: Ford Motor Co. is entering the fray for loyal off-road Jeep enthusiasts by reviving its historic Bronco brand, which has been dormant for a quarter century.
Originally...
AmInvestment bullish on auto sector, projects 565K TIV for 2...
06 July 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: AmInvestment Bank has maintained its "overweight" call on the automobile sector, with a total industry volume (TIV) projection of 565,000 units for 2020.
In a note...
FIA pledges €1mil to back diversity, drivers split on taking...
06 July 2020
Hamilton (centre), AlphaTauri's French driver Pierre Gasly (left) and Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel taking a knee ahead the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix race on Sunday. — AFP
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Toyota reproduces and sells spare parts for 2000GT
06 July 2020
TOKYO: Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) has announced that it will reproduce spare parts for the 2000GT as a GR Heritage Parts Project, and will sell them both domestically and overseas.
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Proton gears up for anniversary Saga with online contest
06 July 2020
SHAH ALAM: Proton is holding a slogan contest on its official website for the upcoming Saga Anniversary Edition model.
The Saga compact sedan was launched on July 9, 1985 and th...
This is how far you’re driving blind when you glance at your...
06 July 2020
BERLIN: Generally there’s no safety issue with speaking to someone through a phone on loudspeaker, and most countries don’t have specific laws against this.
But even if you keep...
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