What grabbed the headlines this week was when Dr. Mahathir, our former Prime Minister, wrote on his blog about his thoughts regarding car prices. Quoting his blog post, Dr. Mahathir mentioned that: …
Sunday Musings: Weekend Excursions
Amidst a very wet and cooling day, Sundays seem to be filled with family activities, having brunch and to the car enthusiasts, the idea of a Sunday drive. Now what constitutes a Sunday drive? Like min…
FEATURE: 7 Reasons Why I Adore The Honda Civic 1.5 VTEC Turbo
The Honda Civic has been the key part of the company’s range from 1972. 45 years later and after going through a major overhaul for this 10th generation model, the Civic is still proving to be p…
TEST DRIVE REVIEW: Toyota Sienta 1.5V
If you are a parent, perhaps you can relate to this – picking up and dropping off your children to school, chauffeuring them to tuition or after school activities; taking them for a play-date an…
WEEKEND REVIEW: Mazda CX-5 FL 2.5 4WD GLS (CKD)
Although Mazda may not be the largest car manufacturer in the world, this Hiroshima-based company is highly regarded among car enthusiasts for its well-executed and affordable cars that genuinely fun …
TEST DRIVE REVIEW: BMW 118i Sport
While the BMW 1 Series might not be able to outsell the 2 Series in terms of cumulative sales worldwide, what makes this baby Bimmer so desirable amongst enthusiasts is that it remains the only car in…
TEST DRIVE REVIEW: Audi A6 1.8 TFSI
Can you remember the last time you drove an Audi? Well, here’s one you should consider testing, now. The Audi A6 has been a segment leader that builds its sterling reputation with impressive fea…
MID-WEEK FEATURE: 10 Reasons Why We Love the Mazda CX-3
SUVs are booming in the automotive market due to their overall practicality and affordability but the latest trend when shopping for an SUV is that buyers are eyeing for compact SUVs rather than a big…
TEST DRIVE REVIEW: LEXUS IS 200t F-Sport – The Smooth Operator
Is that song by Sade ringing in your ears yet? Well it should because in the compact executive sedan arena, the Lexus IS competes with other smooth operators like the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class, A…
Weekend Feature: Ford Ranger 3.2 Wildtrak – Taming the Beast…
The all-new Ford Ranger is quite possibly the company’s most important model for Ford Malaysia. Ever since it entered our market in October this year, the company’s overall retail sales in…
Sunday Feature: AF goes back to school at the BMW Advanced Driver Training programme!
Some 1.25 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes, with 20 to 50 million suffering from non-fatal injuries, reports the World Health Organization (WHO). While the vast majorit…
TEST DRIVE REVIEW: 2015 Hyundai Veloster 1.6 Turbo
They say symmetry is the key to good design, well, apparently, Hyundai didn’t get the memo when they came up with the Veloster……
Sunday Musings: Decision between the right move or the popular move?
The internet has made us all into the same animal. We hide behind the anonymity of what we call the world wide web while we throw criticism and our opinions (this is an opinion piece as well) at issue…
Sunday Musings: Tyres, Tyres, Tyres Part 7
This is a follow up piece of my tyre review articles. Do check out my earlier articles to get a better context of the story. I have finally hit the magical number of 100,000km mileage on my car and so…
Sunday Musings: Highway Pet Peeves
As we prepare for the exodus (which probably started yesterday) that is the Chinese New Year, let’s take a bit of time to plan for our journey which includes pit stops, toilet breaks and time to…
Mid-week Musings: What Constitutes As A True Petrolhead?
What is a petrolhead? Before you picture a petrol pump attached to a body, this is how Collins Dictionary defines it: However, the question here is what constitutes a true petrolhead? How to define a …
Sunday Musings: My Top 5 Favourite Hot Hatchbacks in Malaysia
You just gotta love them hot hatchbacks. A hot pocket rocket is what the doctor ordered and I fell in love with them ever since I saw and drove the Golf GTI. And that began my love for fun hot hatchba…
How Uber is gaining the headlines
You got to admit it, Uber has been making the headlines around the world as well as in our local news. Some news have been just news but the trend seems to be growing, and by trend, its a trend of the…
Sunday Musings: Biker Woes
Every single year we see more and more cars joining the ever growing list of vehicles on the road. Students graduate and get their driving licenses and as the economy gains some slight advantage, we s…
Sunday Musings: A Weekend with the KIA Sportage
I had an interesting mishap over the week. My first article which I wrote for this got wiped out. I think I probably didn’t manage to save a draft of it before I accidentally closed my Chrome wi…