Make no mistake, the affordable sports car of the future will either go the way of the dodo bird or burn a hole in your wallet. Mazda wants to fix that with one of the most controversial powertrain combinations that’s being previewed in its Mazda Iconic SP concept. What’s running it? A rotary electric hybrid. Yeah, kind of wild but we’re digging it. The concept was first unveiled virtually last year as the “Vision Study Model.” In the metal, it’s the Iconic SP. Once you delve under its streamlin

The current ND generation Mazda MX-5 made its global debut in 2014 but it didn’t go on sale until mid-2015. Soon, the world’s best-selling roadster will be a decade old. The MX-5 is due for a replacement and a new NE generation model is expected by 2025. If you’ve been following the global automotive trend, you could already predict that the end is near for the MX-5, also known as the Miata in the US. Environmental regulations are changing, and so are today’s car buyers. The new generation of ex

Ferrari S.p.A has found a new partner for their Malaysian operations in Ital Auto Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., which have been appointed as the supercar maker's authorised importer in our country. Ital Auto Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a subsidiary of Singapore-based Ital Auto Pte. Ltd, which also holds the same role in the island nation and in turn an affiliate of Komoco Holdings Pte. Ltd, a Shanghai-based regional automotive group that also dabbles in the fields of luxury retail, property, and food business.

Ferrari S.p.A. has confirmed that it will be ending its business partnership with Naza Italia, currently the sole authorized distributor of Ferrari vehicles in Malaysia. “The cessation of the business partnership between Ferrari S.p.A. and Naza Italia Sdn Bhd (Ferrari Malaysia) will be effective 8th April 2023. Naza Italia will continue to fulfill its responsibilities to customers for Sales & Aftersales activities until then,” said a spokesperson for Ferrari Far East & Middle East Hub, in an ema

Toyota and Mazda are two very different car companies. Toyota is a corporate giant, the world’s largest car maker that makes everything from commercial vans, to sedans for Japanese salaryman to large SUVs and minivans for American families. Mazda on the other hand, sells just one tenth of Toyota’s volume, and only wants to build cars for people who love cars. At the same time, Toyota is undergoing a rapid change in character. Its President Akio Toyoda is the only car company boss who actively pa

While it’s cool you can tell a car to lower the air-conditioning temperature, but have you tried ordering chicken rice using your BMW? Yes, with the BMW Concierge Service, you can in fact order chicken rice (or in this case, navigate to a chicken rice shop) from the comfort of your car with just the press of a button. BMW Concierge Service is just one of many services that BMW offers under its ConnectedDrive umbrella. But that’s not all. With the BMW Connected app (available for Apple and Androi