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Porsche Cayenne S Diesel Starts at $250,000 in Malaysia
Porsche Cayenne S Diesel Starts at $250,000 in Malaysia

15 May 2013, 15:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The most powerful diesel engine ever offered on by Porsche made its official debut in Malaysia a party held by the official importer. The model in question is, of course, the Cayenne S Diesel, the p...

 
Motor Trend Takes a Look at the Lexus LFA’s End of Production
Motor Trend Takes a Look at the Lexus LFA’s End of Production

15 May 2013, 13:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Lexus LFA, Japan’s katana in supercars matters, sadly exited production in December last year, after only 500 units were handbuilt by the skillful craftsmen in the Motomachi plant. Unti...

 
2014 Lexus IS Tested for 1.6 Million Kilometers
2014 Lexus IS Tested for 1.6 Million Kilometers

15 May 2013, 08:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The upcoming Lexus IS generation tests covered 1.6 million kilometers, equivalent to a trip to the Moon and back... twice! Although it never sow the void of space, the car faced every other harsh co...

 
Custom Toyota GT 86 by Abflug
Custom Toyota GT 86 by Abflug

15 May 2013, 08:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you bought yourself a back-to-basics Toyota GT 86 driver’s car and want it to be a bit more special, why not conside this Spiral 86 styling and performance pack from Japanese tuner Abflug? ...

 
Sedan Crashes Into Truck, Sending It Off a Bridge
Sedan Crashes Into Truck, Sending It Off a Bridge

1 May 2013, 14:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A silver sedan lost control and crashed into a truck somewhere in Asia, sending the latter off the bridge they were driving on. Driving in the rain implies a bit of danger due to the lack of adhe...

 
Stupid Speeding Scooter Silly Smash
Stupid Speeding Scooter Silly Smash

25 Apr 2013, 14:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After years in a row of asking how stupid people can be, we gave up trying to find and answer. However, from time to time, we run into videos such as this one and the question pops once more in mind...

 
Ignorant Tuk-Tuk Driver Crashes Hard into Unsuspecting Scooter
Ignorant Tuk-Tuk Driver Crashes Hard into Unsuspecting Scooter

23 Apr 2013, 11:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Mirrors are of no use if motorists don't check them as they prepare to change direction or lanes. And usually, when they don't check what's going on in their surroundings, crashes occ...

 
Terra Motors Launches e-Trike, Announces Electric Scooter
Terra Motors Launches e-Trike, Announces Electric Scooter

16 Apr 2013, 13:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Last autumn we announced that the Japanese EV company Terra Motors were planning to build an electric trike we used to call the "tuk-tuk of the future". Well, the dream is over: this trike...

 
Ducati Announces the Asia Monster Gathering
Ducati Announces the Asia Monster Gathering

5 Apr 2013, 11:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati has just announced the official date for the biggest Monster event in all Asia: 11-12 May, 2013. So if you're not planning a trip to Germany's Big Bike Europe, here's anothe...

 
Subaru BRZ Also Coming to China
Subaru BRZ Also Coming to China

12 Mar 2013, 16:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've just told you that Toyota's GT 86 sports coupe is available in China for CNY269,000 ($43,250 at the current exchange rate), a very decent price for what is undoubtably a cult car of ...

 
Safety and Law Fail: 4-Year Riding a Motorbike in Traffic
Safety and Law Fail: 4-Year Riding a Motorbike in Traffic

3 Mar 2013, 10:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Pick any 2 or 3 nasty words and you're already close to a description of this video. The father of this little girl is not only letting her steer the motorcycle, but also rides pretty fast, in ...

 
Kawasaki Surfaces 2013 Z250 Asian Market Bike
Kawasaki Surfaces 2013 Z250 Asian Market Bike

1 Feb 2013, 11:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good and bad news from Team Green: their all-new Z250 street machine has surfaced and looks awesome, but it will be sold only in Asia, at least for the moment. In its essence, the 2013 Z250 is a ...

 
Lamborghini Murcielago Becomes One With Tree
Lamborghini Murcielago Becomes One With Tree

25 Jan 2013, 16:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You must drive your Lamborghini Really hard to have it become part of a tree. You have to drive the car much faster than you think is necessary, for the tree to pierce the bodywork, and for the car ...

 
Proton Wants to Make 500,000 Cars Per Year by 2018
Proton Wants to Make 500,000 Cars Per Year by 2018

17 Jan 2013, 14:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea /  Malaysian automaker Proton, a brand owned by the same people who are in control at Lotus, DRB Hicom, has announced that it wants to more than triple their current annual output of 150,000 car...

 
Koreans Are Bad Insurance Scammers
Koreans Are Bad Insurance Scammers

10 Jan 2013, 09:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / There used to be a time when con men and women used to take pride in being on the wrong side of the law, and did things as we only see them in the movies now. They did their ‘jobs’ right...

 
Chinese Automotive Production Set to Grow By 10.1% in 2013
Chinese Automotive Production Set to Grow By 10.1% in 2013

3 Jan 2013, 17:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Automotive production in China is set to grow by an additional 10.1%, by the end of the year, according to analysts. The growth will be driven by the ever-increasing demand for new locally-produced ...

 
Perfectly Placed Alleyway Saves Korean Driver from Out of Control Bus
Perfectly Placed Alleyway Saves Korean Driver from Out of Control Bus

20 Dec 2012, 15:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have stated on numerous other occasions that luck plays a very important role in car safety, and if you actually stop and think about it, you don`t need airbags, crumple zones and strengthening b...

 
Volvo Trucks Deliveries Down 17% in November
Volvo Trucks Deliveries Down 17% in November

20 Dec 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While selling 9,446 vehicles in one month may seem like an impressive feat for Volvo Trucks, it isn`t and it represents a 17% drop in sales and deliveries, compared to the same month of 2011. Oddly ...

 
First Malaysian-Built Subaru XV Rolls Off the Production Line
First Malaysian-Built Subaru XV Rolls Off the Production Line

19 Dec 2012, 13:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In order to better satisfy the local demand for their new Impreza-based XV crossover, Subaru has announced that the first example has already rolled off the production line, at the Tan Chong Motor A...

 
Irresponsible Honda CR-V Driver Nearly Knocks Over Father and Son On Scooter
Irresponsible Honda CR-V Driver Nearly Knocks Over Father and Son On Scooter

18 Dec 2012, 12:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have seen our fair share of irresponsible drivers, both in the multitude of videos we have posted in order to raise awareness, as well as our daily commutes and journeys. Sadly, such people are m...