Last weekend saw 15 of the best sim racers in the region battle it out virtually over 3 challenging courses to be crowned the Gazoo Racing (GR) GT Cup Asia 2023 champion and in the end, Indonesia Andika Rama stood atop the podium after placing his odds on a bold strategy. E-motorsports enthusiasts saw 15 local qualifiers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand pit their driving skills for a spot in the regional finals that would go down the same day. This years format saw a

Exclusivity is just as vital as opulence and performance in the world of luxury performance cars and Aston Martin Kuala Lumpur has just introduced 2 ultra-exclusive editions of its Vantage, the Iron Wolf and Midnight Viper. How exclusive you might be wondering? Well, there’s only 1 of each edition. The Vantage Iron Wolf is the one shrouded in the green-ish hue of Titanium Grey. In fact, this is the first time in Aston Martin Kuala Lumpur history for such unique colour specifications. Further acc

Very few cars age as gracefully as the current generation Mazda 3. The fourth-generation BP was first unveiled at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show though sales began in 2019 which was also the year Bermaz introduced the model in Malaysia. Four years later, the Mazda 3 is still admired even by those who aren’t into cars. Whenever I introduced it to my friends who view all cars as four wheels with a metal body and an engine underneath, they too find the Kodo design to be gorgeous. There is a bit of

When Geely purchased a 49.9 percent stake in Proton from DRB-Hicom in 2017, the Chinese carmaker was upbeat about its goal to become the third largest automotive brand in the Southeast Asian ASEAN trade bloc by 2027. 5 years later, we are now at the midpoint of Geely’s 10-year goal for Proton. To the credit of the new team at Proton, the Malayan Tiger marque is now on a much stronger footing than it ever has since 2013. Proton ended 2022 with 141,432 cars delivered, up 23.3 percent from 2021, bu

When the Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya starts his own YouTube channel, you’re probably expecting nothing but tuned cars and exotic machinery going full throttle on the touge or one of the many circuits littering Japan but let’s not forget that the man is still very much human and like all mortal beings, requires the occasional sustenance. No, he doesn’t take a swig of racing fuel or a chug of engine oil and keeps on going. In fact, seems like Dorikin loves himself the occasional Happy Meal from Mc

The Proton Iriz was conceived back in 2014 as Proton’s effort to counter the ever-popular Perodua Myvi. Back then, the Iriz offered considerably more safety equipment than the Perodua Myvi, but response from the market remained lukewarm at best. Proton updated the Iriz a couple of times, with the latest update being introduced earlier this year. Five variants are available in total, up from the four variants from the 2017 update. Specifications for Proton Iriz 1.3: Engine: 1.3-litre VVT four-cyl