This here is the world's first glimpse of the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R facelift (Mk 8.5) attacking the Austrian Ice Race in Zell Am See, to serve as an appetiser before its global debut in the middle of this year. "Unmistakeably R", as Volkswagen says, hence the updated Golf R was brought to show its all-wheel drive prowess by racing legends Hans-Joachim Stuck (3 times 24 Hours of Le Mans winner) and Johan Kristoffersson (6 times World Rallycross Champion) in the wintry town's fourth edition of it

The Japan Automobile Importers Association (JAIA) has released sales data of imported (CBU) cars for the first half of 2022. In Japan, the first half of fiscal year is recorded from April to September and the best-selling imported brand is none other than Mercedes-Benz. A grand total of 23,479 units of Mercedes-Benz were sold in that period, capturing a 20.41 percent market share in the process. While Mercedes-Benz is the top-selling marque in Japan for fiscal year 1H 2022, it marks a 13.9 perce

First announced back in 2017 before going into production two years later, Mazda’s innovative SkyActiv-X engines could be axed in the near future, as reported by Japan’s BestCarWeb. For those in the dark, Mazda’s SkyActiv-X engine features a lean burning and supercharged 2.0-litre Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SPCCI) engine, producing 180 PS and 224 Nm. Think of SkyActiv-X as the engine that combines the benefits of both gasoline and diesel engines into one. According to the report by B

Forget your Bugatti Chiron or 740 PS Volkswagen Golf, the Ford Focus is in fact the fastest car in the world. That’s exactly what an Italian woman woke up to when she was sent a speeding fine claiming she zipped past a speed trap at 703 km/h in a 70 km/h zone. That’s almost the cruising speed of a Boeing 747 and probably broke a couple of rules, so she was fined EUR 864 and docked 10 points off her licence. Putting two and two together we know that it’s caused by a faulty camera, but bureaucracy

Hold on to your rotaries as Mazda has released an official teaser of their first ever electric car. We previously heard that Mazda was quietly testing an electric-powered CX-30 e-TPV (Electric Technology Prove-Out Vehicle) prototype. And while it was a quiet preview, there was barely any coverage when the car was touring around Oslo, Norway. From what little we can see of the video, it looks like the electrified Mazda will have a sloping roof and four doors. It will most probably adopt the same

At RM 348,888, the A35 sedan is the same price as the old A45 M260 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo, 306 PS & 400 Nm Cheapest AMG on sale in Malaysia Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) has just introduced the Mercedes-AMG A35 4MATIC Sedan, the first AMG 35 model to arrive on local shores. The price tag of RM 348,888 raised some eyebrows during the launch as it costs the same amount of money as the previous generation W176 Mercedes-AMG A45 4MATIC Hatchback. Mind you, the W176 A45 came with more horsepower