Why do people aspire to own a Mercedes-Benz, or a BMW? As a kid, I always marvelled when I saw a household with a Mercedes or BMW in the garage. When I asked my dad, why he bought a W201 Mercedes 190E, he told me, Mercedeses represented premium luxury, advanced engineering and peerless build quality. The 190E was, at that time, the entry point for Mercedes ownership. BMW is no stranger to this concept as well, its 3 Series lineage being the entry point for anyone aspiring to get a slice of premi

Making its world debut in Thailand last November, the 2021 Ford Ranger now sports a refreshed look and comes with a nifty party trick that we love. On the outside, the facelifted Ranger gets a racier look thanks to a new trapezoidal front grille, black alloy wheels and a smorgasbord of black trim pieces. The highlight of this update then has to be its Power Roller Shutter (PRS). It's exactly what it sounds like. Think of it as a powerboot for a pick-up truck - instead of having to physically lif

Decked in iconic Castrol colours, this 1998 JGTC Toyota Supra is undoubtedly one of the more iconic cars of our generation. If you’re anything like me and have spent some years playing Gran Turismo on the PlayStation, then you probably know this car. Like the ousted hero in action novels, it went missing for a while before turning up in least expected places - in this case, under a tarp in a Japanese warehouse. Nobody knows who put it there when, but it being found is good news. What’s bad news

Back in the early 90s, if you wanted to buy a performance car, you’d most probably choose the manual transmission option. The equivalent automatic option was probably heavier, slower-reacting, and had higher fuel consumption. My own uncle once told me back then, “In a sprint, my manual car would always be faster and more accelerative versus an automatic.” Those words stuck with me. Fast forward to today, and self-shifting transmissions have gotten so good, no human input could possibly match its

After teasing us for a few days, Toyota Malaysia has unveiled the updated 2020 Toyota GR Supra in our country. Here what's new; The upgrades centre around the BMW's B58 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six engine which now delivers 388 PS of power at between 5,800 and 6,500 rpm, a 48 PS increase. Maximum torque remains at 500 Nm, but has a wider band of 1,800 rpm – 5,000 rpm instead of 1,600 rpm to 4,500 rpm previously. The engineers increased the power output by using a new dual-branch exhaust man

UMW Toyota Motor just released a teaser video of the Toyota GR Supra, hinting that there might be a power hike. In the 10-second video, there is a stopwatch counting that ends in 4.10 seconds, with the caption, "Every second counts." You can watch the video below. As if the GR Supra needed any more horsepower. The current model's 3.0 straight six is rated at 340 PS and 500 Nm. Elsewhere, the Supra has been given an upgrade that bumps up its power to 387 PS (torque is maintained at 500 Nm), and s