As the marque’s first series production mid-engine supercar, there’s a lot of expectations on the Aston Martin Valhalla and the carmarker is leveraging its Formula 1 tech to speed up development. The technical crossover between Aston Martin and its Formula 1 team is facilitated by the consulting arm of the team, Aston Martin Performance Technologies (AMPT). AMPT is directly assisting Aston Martin's performance engineering team in three key areas of development - dynamics, aerodynamics and materi

The all-new 2022 Hyundai Palisade has been tipped to launch in Malaysia since last year, but plans have been postponed due to the lockdown. Now the car has finally arrived on our shores with the driver’s seat on the right side. Pun intended. Back in May, Hyundai’s largest SUV was spotted in a parking lot in Malaysia. However, the particular car was a left-hand-drive unit, dashing hopes that Hyundai Sime Darby Malaysia (HSDM) will be launching the car then. But this time, the driver’s seat can cl

Imagine if your pride and joy got destroyed when all it needed was just a car wash. That was the nightmare faced by Genoa goalkeeper Federico Marchetti when his Ferrari 812 Superfast was destroyed by a car wash worker. Following days of downpour, the former Italy international decided to get his prized Ferrari professionally taken care of. He dropped off his prancing horse at a car wash last Monday before heading off to train with the Serie A club. The Ferrari 812 Superfast is one of the most po

Hyundai is on a roll lately, making some nice cars - look at how the newly-launched in Malaysia 2021 Hyundai Elantra makes segment rivals' designs feel archaic. In Indonesia, they've just added a new model to their line-up: the 2021 Hyundai Palisade, now open for booking ahead of its January launch there. Scheduled to be officially launched in Indonesia in January 2021, the 7-seat SUV is available in three variants. The variants and prices start are as below: Prime: IDR 777 mil (~ RM 223k) Signa

When BMW unveiled the updated 5 Series range yesterday, they did not reveal the top-of-the-line F90 M5. That said, a photo has been circulating on social media, which could very well be the 2021 F90 BMW M5 LCI (Life Cycle Impulse, facelift in BMW language). As seen BMW M boss Markus Flasch's Instagram account, he took the covers off the upcoming F90 M5, giving us a quick glimpse at the new sports sedan. Compared to the outgoing F90 M5, the upcoming facelifted model is expected to gain a revised

As much as enthusiasts such as myself lament the inevitable demise of manual transmissions (MT), there is simply no business case for manufacturers to continue offering a manual option. Instead, dual-clutch transmissions (DCT) or traditional automatic transmissions (AT) are taking over their place. Admittedly, I have defended manual transmissions since the birth of YouTube comment section, not that I participate in them, it's only mental replies. But no longer am I oblivious to the preferences o