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Bikers rejoice, a maintenance-free chain has been developed
03 September 2020
MUNICH: BMW Motorrad has shown off an innovative chain that could considerably change the life of many bikers. Its new M Endurance chain requires less maintenance and no lubricant ...
Tesla tests the circuits for German energy market push
03 September 2020
FRANKFURT: Elon Musk appears to be opening a new front in the European battle for electric car supremacy: the power behind the wheel.
Musk’s Tesla has recently acquired a licenc...
Waze made me do it: Two investigated for driving cars on mot...
03 September 2020
Generic pic of a Waze map on a vehicle. Two motorists have tried to pin the blame on Waze for straying onto a motorcycle lane in the Klang Valley.
PETALING JAYA: Two motorists hav...
Doctors and nurses invited to closed Italian GP at Monza
03 September 2020
MONZA: Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix will be held behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic but 250 doctors and nurses will watch from the grandstands as guests, Ferrari said ...
Mercedes' new S-Class can literally massage you 10 different...
03 September 2020
STUTTGART: Mercedes has unveiled the latest edition of its most prized car, a new S-Class that sees the luxury sedan yet again growing in size and its range of digital features.
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For Daimler, everything is riding on one new car and one new...
03 September 2020
KARLSRUHE: After some bitter setbacks involving plant closures and furloughed workers during the pandemic, carmaker Daimler is trying to turn things around with the launch of a new...
Mercedes draws up electric Maybach to defend luxury position
03 September 2020
Källenius (right) plays host to German politicians at the opening of Factory 56 in the Sindelfingen plant on Wednesday.The new S-Class is built at Factory 56, which represents the ...
Afghan firm eyes emerging middle class with new cars, trucks
03 September 2020
A man checking out the hybrid solar-powered vehicles made by Amin Noor. — Reuters
KABUL: An Afghan company has unveiled a range of small trucks and passenger vans which it hopes w...
W223 Mercedes-Benz S-Class: By the numbers
02 September 2020
Sometimes numbers say more than a thousand words.
> The turning circle is reduced by up to 2 metres with rear-axle steering compared to a model without it.
> The maximu...
Honda Malaysia enhances HiP insurance coverage
02 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia has introduced an enhanced version of its Honda Insurance Plus (HiP) programme.
Introduced since 2002, the insurance package is exclusively availab...
Audi vehicles won't rock n' roll
02 September 2020
INGOLSTADT: How do you provide a large SUV with sporty road-holding properties and minimal body roll without impairing ride comfort?
Audi has resolved this conflict of objective...
Japan has mobile power, thanks to Toyota and Honda
02 September 2020
TOKYO: Toyota and Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (Honda) will create a mobile power generation/output system for emergency use.
The system called Moving e consists of a fuel cell bus t...
Nico Rosberg welcomes a Rimac
02 September 2020
ZAGREB: Ex-Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg is one of just 150 people worldwide who will own a C_Two, having ordered his car in early 2019, following a viewing with the founder and CE...
New Kia Sorento PHEV revealed
02 September 2020
FRANKFURT: Kia Motors has revealed the new Sorento Plug-in Hybrid, the brand’s flagship global SUV which touts practicality with low running costs and a lot of power.
The new So...
Batman and The Riddler now available in Waze
02 September 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Waze, the GPS navigation software app has partnered with Warner Bros Consumer Products (WBCP) and Detective Comics (DC) to introduce Batman and The Riddler.
From n...
Mercedes straddles old and new with electric S-Class reboot
02 September 2020
FRANKFURT: For decades, the Mercedes S-Class has defined the gold standard in luxury sedans, chauffeuring around captains of industry and heads of state. But as more consumers grav...
Rolls-Royce says demand for luxury cars is recovering
02 September 2020
Technicians inspecting a Rolls-Royce on the production line of the Goodwood factory, near Chichester, Britain, on Sept 1. — Reuters
LONDON: The chief executive of Rolls-Royce said...
Garage find: Tun M's Proton Perdana gathering dust in UK
02 September 2020
PETALING JAYA: It's official. The Proton Perdana found among other luxury cars in a lot in Surrey, UK belongs to former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as confirmed by his F...
No parking charges in Penang as PSP system still down
02 September 2020
GEORGE TOWN: Parking fees will not be imposed until the Penang Smart Parking (PSP) system is up and running again without any glitches, says state local government committee chairm...
Can I just use a normal socket to charge a plug-in hybrid?
02 September 2020
BERLIN: In addition to a regular combustion engine, plug-in hybrids have an electric motor on board, which can travel certain distances using purely electric power. But how do you ...
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