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Longest traffic jam in history in China

Every one of us have in some point experienced the perils of a major traffic jam in our country. City dwellers are the most hit where they have to combat the morning and evening traffic congestion on a daily basis. Being caught in a traffic jam is a torture upon your mental, physical and even [...]

The new killer: Tweeting while driving

Tell me, how many of you who drives a car, at some point, send out or reply SMSes while driving? I’m pretty sure many would admit they did, yours truly included. But do we know what are the dangers of texting on the steering wheel when we should be focusing on the big screen upfront [...]

One man’s gas is a Volkswagen’s fuel

If you wonder what happens to the sh*t from the people in UK goes, they end up in experimental VW Beetle! British engineers apparently build a ‘dung beetle’ that runs on processed waste that originates from humans’ bottoms. Runs on bio-gas, this “Bio-Bug” is Britain’s first car to run on methane gas and the conventional [...]

Suzuki Alto now open for bookings

SPECIAL PROMOTION: Purchase of a Suzuki Alto will receive a FREE GADGET. Clue: It wont make you sleepy while driving Only for the first 50 test drive request. To test drive the Suzuki Alto, send SMS ‘TEST DRIVE ALTO‘ to 0162054088 now. Short test drive report on 9th August 2010: The car is smaller than [...]

Car thefts on the rise

It is a sad fact that more and more cars are stolen every day in Malaysia. Many of those cars are luxury ones and are highly sought after from overseas market like United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. And because there is a demand from other countries, these car theft syndicates have [...]

Cars that preserve the Earth, kill humans?

Electric cars run on battery-powered motors on each wheels and because the motors are non-audible, these cars could pose a threat to pedestrians especially those who are visually challenged (blind). Running on high speeds causes wind noise and tyre sounds but when doing very low speeds around the neighbourhood, where people are most likely be [...]

First electric highway in Washington, USA

Many would-be owners of electric cars might have figured what if the car runs out of battery halfway on a freeway, what can be done? Charge it up of course! But where? And how? The people in America just created history by setting up a ‘green highway’ that enables electric cars to have a quick [...]

Happy 200th Anniversary, Peugeot! Félicitations!

Nasim Sdn. Bhd. just launched an after-sales and corporate social responsibility campaign that runs for three months to mark the 200th anniversary of Peugeot. Since the launch of the Peugeot 3008 SUV, Nasim has been overwhelmed with over 300 bookings of the vehicle The 3008 garnered a huge fan base in a short time since [...]

Super Auto Mix 2010 – See you there!

July is a month without public holidays. But if you are a motorhead, it will be a celebration because a sports motoring event will be held on 2nd to the 4th July 2010. The Super Auto Mix autoshow is not just another show of car exhibitionism, rather, it is a melting pot of anything on [...]

Honda is Freed-ing in a new compact MPV

*Updates: Honda Malaysia just launched the Honda Freed minutes ago. More details about the car soon. Stay tuned Throw a stone at any part of the Malaysian roads map and thats where an MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) can be spotted. It is very common now to see vehicles of this category ever since the Nissan Grand [...]