The Datsun GO is Datsun’s first model since its resurrection. Target market for the GO is mainly for emerging markets, which includes India, Ind…
Safety
Sunday Musings – What To Do When You See This Happening [+video]
I just realised that a couple of months ago marked my 10th year anniversary in the working world. Yes, I graduated from university and started working…
SAFETY: ESP will be mandatory in cars sold in Europe beginning November 1st
With advanced technology, carmakers have developed an array of safety features to protect its consumers against possible crashes. While seat belts are…
AF EXCLUSIVE! Honda CR-V All-Wheel Drive Test
Very recently, the automotive world was rocked by claims that the Honda CR-V was more a 2WD /FWD than an actual AWD or All-Wheel Drive, as Honda claim…
JPJ Ops: New guidelines for number plates, crackdown on strobe lights & retrofit HIDs by November 2014
Earlier AF reported that the Road Transport Department (JPJ) announced an operation to crack down on the usage of both strobe lights an…
Hyundai Genesis receives highest safety score in ANCAP history
Hyundai’s new flagship luxury sedan, the Genesis has achieved the highest score in the 21-year history of ANCAP testing – 36.88 points out of a …
Active Safety vs. Passive Safety: Why we need both! [+videos]
It’s an age-old debate. Is it better to survive an accident with Passive Safety, or avoid one altogether with Active Safety? Well, in this day a…
PSA: Here’s why you should never wait for the last minute before exiting a highway [+Video]
Queue jumpers and those who always wait for the absolute last minute to exit a highway take note. Normally we don’t share videos of car crashes …
Toyota to recall 1.75 million vehicles globally, Malaysia’s Lexus IS and LS models affected
Toyota has announced another global recall, where this time a total of 1.75 million vehicles are affected over brake issues and potential problems wit…
BMW Group Malaysia Demonstrates its Technology and Capabilities for Safety at the BMW Active Safety Showcase
BMW Group Malaysia hosted an exhibition last weekend at Sunway Pyramid with the objective of creating greater awareness for the importance of Active S…
Crash Tests: Why they don’t work in the real world [+video]
Have you ever wondered why ‘crash tests’ like the one being conducted above are only done up to a certain speed? I mean, don’t you find it a tad ironi…
Monster Truck Stunt goes awfully wrong [+video]
A monster truck stunt in Netherlands goes horribly wrong when the truck goes out of control and ploughs straight into the crowd. Watch the video below…
Porsche 911 police car now servicing the NSW Police Force
The cops in Italy have the Huracan, and the Avon and Somerset Constabulary in the UK have the Ariel Atom as part of its effort in crime prevention. No…
AF Exclusive: LG Electronics Previews New Active Safety Features for Proton!
During the “Alami Proton” event last weekend, I stumbled upon (by accident) a group of engineers from LG electronics with a green Proton Iriz. What wa…
Budweiser’s Don’t Drink and Drive Ad
Over here at Autofreaks, safety is a key element especially when it comes to all things automotive. Drunk driving is one of them and sad to say that m…
UPDATED: Proton Iriz/PCC receives 5-star ASEAN NCAP rating [+video]
We are mere hours away from Proton lifting the covers off its latest compact car, and to build-up the anticipation, ASEAN NCAP has released the result…
Toyota Continues to Support Safety Campaign in Japan
Toyota Motor Corporation will conduct its annual autumn traffic safety campaign from September 21 to October 31 to coincide with the Japanese governme…
A special radar-gun to catch drivers texting while driving?
We have reported a few times on AF that using the phone for texting or taking a “selfie” while driving on the road is extremely dangerous.…
JPJ OPS: Cracking down on strobe lights & illegal number plates, what you need to know.
Earlier on we reported that the Road Transport Department ( JPJ ) will launch an operation in early October to crack down the usage of both strobe lig…
Driver kills elderly road user at 136kmh while browsing Facebook
Browsing Facebook while at the wheel? Then please put that phone away, as that action just cost a life in the United States recently. In North Dakota,…