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Toyota has unveiled its new RAV4 EV, with the all-electric SUV making its debut at the 26th Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles. Built in collaboration with Tesla Motors, the vehicle … 
BMW is lining up the Porsche Boxster in its sights and will do so with the next-generation Z4, according to a report from Insideline. The report quotes well-placed company sources, who als … 
Click to enlarge image The Bug is coming! We’ve spotted an ad of the new Volkswagen Beetle on auto classifieds site oto.my. Placed by a Volkswagen salesman from Penang, the new (not New) Beetle is listed as having two engine options – 1.2 TSI and 1.4 TSI – and starts from RM138,888. The figure is ...No related posts. 
With the local introduction of the all new F30 BMW 3-Series took place just months ago, Auto Bavaria Sg. Besi is set to off load the previous generation E90 BMW 3-Series with the introduction of attractive financing packages where you can walk home with a pre-registered 2012 E90 320i from as low as RM1,888 per ...Related posts:RHB Auto Bavaria Sg. Besi Experience Days: test … 
Right, time to be bashful about it. Not. No, we’re going to ask, unashamedly at that, but very nicely. See, we’re in the running in the Lowyat.net: Fave Tech Head category in t … 
Since we’re back on a bit of a roll, here’s another one from Beijing. Geely’s GLEagle GX7 is the first SUV from the company which owns Volvo, and the seven-seater has just made its market debut in China. Shape-wise, you’ll again probably see that reinterpreted from elsewhere, but the lines look clean enough on the ...Related posts:Geely exports second … 
Formula 1 fans, do you want to own a part of the sport you love? Well, you can technically do so soon, as F1 is all set to make its debut on the Singapore stock exchange. The floatation on SGX, scheduled to happen next month, is expected to offer up to 30% of shares to ...Related posts:Silver Arrows rebranded, now officially called ‘Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One … 
More from the sifted pile of Beijing pix. The name sounds like a play on the name of the son of the Greek god Helios, which of course adorns a certain German luxury sedan. But Changan’s Raeton 1.8T is very much its own car, and is very much a move into the upmarket side of ...Related posts:Youngman Lotus L3 sedan given a minor facelift SPIED: Changan Alsvin sedan … 
Good news. The Nissan Juke-R will go into production. The bad news: Juke-R will be made in limited numbers on built-to-order basis. The price remains undisclosed but as my ex-Creative Dire … 
The Fiat Linea, which is a sedan bodied Punto with extended wheelbase for developing countries, has received a facelift. The front end of the Linea is now more rounded in appearance, compared to the “single grille divided in two” look of the original Grande Punto, which it’s based on. Lots of chrome for the front ...Related posts:Youngman Lotus L3 sedan … 
Found this while sifting through the plethora of photos taken at Auto China, and it’s of the Youngman Lotus L3 sedan, which might be of interest to Proton anoraks. The Persona form there has been given a very, very minor facelift, as the GT variant shows. Pretty sedate outing this, boring even if you compare ...Related posts:Youngman Lotus T5 – some photos of the … 
Some news on the cooperation and partnership front. The latest talk about bedfellows concerns BMW and Hyundai – according to reports, the two companies are supposedly discussing a possible tie-up in engine development and other areas. Talks are at an early stage, said a source close to the matter. Automobil Produktion, a German industry publication, ...Related … 
Chinese auto giant SAIC Motor is looking to set up shop in Thailand, eyeing our northern neighbour as a right-hand drive production hub for export to RHD countries in ASEAN and beyond. SAIC is working with Thailand’s CP Group on this, Bangkok Post reported. According to CP vice-chairman Thanakorn Seriburi, both parties will complete feasibility ...Related … 
Goodyear don’t just make good tyres, they make really helpful mobile applications too. The app is called Goodyear Highway Helper and it puts plenty of roadside assistance information in … 
Yes, it’s the Peugeot 408 caught on camera, again! But these latest sightings are different from the previous ones – not only are the cars fully uncovered, they are in groups, as opposed to roaming/testing solo. First, reader Khairul Affendi Bin Johani sent in a set of pics of the Peugeot 408 on trailers. Spotted ...Related posts:Peugeot 408 Turbo is the name, … 
This is Peugeot’s arrow-tip for the 208 range. Its full name is the Peugeot 208 R2 and yes, it is a rally car that you can buy. If you’re living in Europe, that is. The R2 has been in deve … 
Alright, here’s something off the beaten track to wind down the Monday with, and it has all to do with a bicycle, one that can, quite literally, deafen you. Over in the UK, a bike called the Hornster has been launched. This isn’t an everyday garden variety two-wheeler, even if it does look like one. ...No related posts. 
The Renault-Nissan Alliance and state corporation Russian Technologies have agreed to create a joint venture that will takeover AvtoVAZ, Russia’s largest carmaker. The deal, which will see Renault-Nissan invest about US$750 million, gives the Alliance an indirect majority stake in AvtoVAZ, maker of Lada cars. The US$750 million investment will give the French-Japanese … 
The Cima luxury nameplate is back, after Nissan announced in 2010 that had stopped producing the Japan market Cima and President. No V8 engine this time around, and if the curvy looks are familiar, yes, it’s a long wheelbase version of the Infiniti M, or Nissan Fuga in Japan. To go on sale in Japan ...Related posts:Infiniti adds hybrid M35h and entry M25 to its local … 
Jaguar has decided to go the Nürburgring taxi ride route, and has picked a long wheelbase XJ Supersport for the job as the company’s particular Nordschleife cab. Finished in non-stan … 
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