My first few moments with the Smart #1 Brabus were filled with laughter. My two driving companions were bemused as I was cackling non-stop throughout our lap around the Pinnacle Kart circuit in Subang Jaya. While the Smart #1 Brabus has as much pin-up potential as a picture of a pitted prune, its acceleration figures are deemed worthy among posterized supercars that plastered the bedroom walls of our younger days. Smart claims it can go from 0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and though I didn’t reach th

Japanese automotive giants are set to channel a total of THB 150 billion baht (~RM 20 billion) into Thailand over the next five years, bolstering the nation's shift towards electric vehicle (EV) production, according to a government spokesperson on Monday, reports Reuters. In this substantial investment commitment, Toyota and Honda are poised to contribute approximately THB 50 billion each (~RM 6.7 billion), Isuzu will invest THB 30 billion (~RM 4 billion), and Mitsubishi Motors will allocate TH

Smart has secured 8 billion Chinese Yuan (about RM 5.2 billion) in credit from a syndicate of 7 Chinese banks. The banks are: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, China Construction Bank, Bohai Bank, Bank of Communications, Agricultural Bank of China, China Minsheng Bank, and China Guangfa Bank. The Hangzhou-based, Geely-Mercedes-Benz co-owned small electric car company say the “credit fund will be used to further boost production efficiency, accelerate future product research and development, adva

Let’s talk BMW M3. What comes to mind when you think of post-2010 BMW M3s? Chances are, you don’t have much feelings nor opinions about them. You know they are brilliant machines, but are they as evocative as the older M3s? Which begs the question: has BMW reached, and grew past its peak? I, for one, certainly think so. To many, the E30 M3 is perhaps the most iconic of them all, but I would argue that it is mainly due to its heritage. When it comes to performance, sure, it’s great - but it’s the

Talk about oopsies - an image of the G01 2021 BMW X3 facelift (LCI) was prematurely featured on BMW Spain’s website. It has been taken down but you know what they say, “Once it’s on the internet, it’s there forever.” Not much can be seen in the photo as it predominantly shows off the side profile of the X3 LCI. The headlamps appear to feature redesigned graphics and the front grilles look ever so slightly larger. The taillamps appear to be of a darker shade, similar to the G30 BMW 5 Series LCI.

Geely is on a roll with introducing SUVs recently. Over the past couple of months, the company introduced a slew of SUVs, ranging from the Xingyue, Binyue Pro, Icon, and Haoyue. And the Zhejiang-based company isn’t slowing down one bit. Seen here is the upcoming Geely KX11, a model that is said to be positioned above the already-XXXL-sized Geely Haoyue. We recently rendered the Haoyue as a Proton X90, which sources say is a more viable model for Proton than the Geely Jiaji/Proton V70. If the lar