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This golf ball could help you cheat by finding hole every ti...
29 August 2019
TOKYO: Nissan has developed a golf ball that will help you make a putt with your eyes closed. As a proof of concept, the carmaker unveiled a video on Tuesday, whereby a toddler ...
Formula One releases record 22-race draft calendar
29 August 2019
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Formula One will have a record 22 races next season, a draft of the 2020 calendar released by the sport's US-based commercial rights holders Liberty Med...
Honda City in two new colours and extra kit
29 August 2019
PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia today introduced a special edition City that comes in two new colours and additional equipment. The City Special Edition, only available for the E ...
New auto tech can irk drivers, says survey
29 August 2019
DETROIT: Alerts from new driver assist systems can be so annoying that some motorists are turning the features off, according to a new survey. The 2019 J.D. Power Tech Experienc...
NXP tech promises fix to keyless car theft vulnerability
29 August 2019
EINDHOVEN (The Netherlands): Despite being more comfortable to use, cars with keyless systems are still much more prone to being stolen than those with conventional keys. But no...
Miros invites public to weigh in on motorcycle e-hailing
29 August 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) is carrying out a survey on road users’ perceptions on the viability of motorcycle e-hailing services from tod...
'Fastest woman on four wheels' Jessi Combs killed in bid to ...
29 August 2019
Combs, 39, was attempting to become the fastest woman on Earth in her 52,000hp jet-powered car when she was killed. — AFP LOS ANGELES: Race car driver Jessi Combs, host of the tel...
Mitsubishi opens showroom in Sitiawan
29 August 2019
SITIAWAN: A new Mitsubishi Motors 3S centre (sales, service and spare parts) was opened in Sitiawan, Perak recently by authorised dealer Lofty Ambition Sdn Bhd. This is Lofty Am...
One-off BMW X6 finished in 'world's blackest black' to go on...
29 August 2019
MUNICH: At this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, which kicks off next month, BMW will display the only vehicle ever finished in Vantablack, the "world's blackest black" which makes obj...
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé to launch at Frankfurt Motor Sh...
28 August 2019
STUTTGART: The new Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé will be unveiled at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show which starts September 12. Like the GLE and the GLS, as a member of the large premiu...
2020 Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+ Coupé to launch at Frankfur...
28 August 2019
STUTTGART: The new Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+ Coupé will be unveiled at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show which starts September 12. Impressive agility is guaranteed by the 435hp 3...
US to test mirrorless, camera-based systems in autos
28 August 2019
WASHINGTON: The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional rearview mirrors in automobiles, a technology a...
Syed Saddiq meets with Dego Ride CEO
28 August 2019
PETALING JAYA: The Youth and Sports Minister has met with Dego Ride chief executive officer Nabil Feisal Bamadhaj, after snubbing the Johor-based motorcycle taxi company for Indone...
Insurers see drop in car thefts in Malaysia
28 August 2019
A cannibalised Wira. KUALA LUMPUR: The number of car thefts reported in the country has dropped by almost half over the past five years, according to the General Insurance Associ...
Toyota pulls Suzuki firmly into its orbit through stake deal
28 August 2019
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp will take small equity stakes in each other, the Japanese car makers said today, as they seek to develop newer technologies and meet ...
Peugeot 3008 and 5008 SUV Plus launched from RM151K
27 August 2019
PETALING JAYA: Peugeot distributor Nasim San Bhd has launched the new 3008 SUV Plus and 5008 SUV Plus. The refreshed sport utility vehicles (SUVs), assembled at the company's Na...
Volkswagen's former chairman Ferdinand Piech dies
27 August 2019
FRANKFURT: Ferdinand Piech, Volkswagen AG’s former chairman and chief executive, who transformed the German company from a struggling midsized carmaker into a global automotive pow...
BMW M8 Gran Coupe to make world premiere at 2019 LA Auto Sho...
27 August 2019
MUNICH: Concluding a press release outlining their recent series of successful launches, BMW confirmed that the M8 Gran Coupe will make its world premiere at the 2019 Los Angeles A...
Audi to unveil all-electric off-road concept car at Frankfur...
27 August 2019
INGOLSTADT: Audi will be taking to the International Motor Show in Frankfurt this September to introduce its 100-percent electric off-road concept car to the world. The vehicle,...
Can power napping solve electric car charging challenge?
27 August 2019
STUTTGART: Automakers around the world are pushing hard for new networks that can charge electric cars fast. In Europe, some power companies and grid operators are testing whether ...