Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 officially launched - We try it out at the Sepang International Circuit

The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 was officially launched earlier today at Sepang International Circuit. According to Goodyear, the new premium luxury sport tyre delivers 31% better wear performance and shorter braking distance on wet and dry roads. 

Promotions & Offers: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia has started its Hari Raya campaign offering nice rebates - Own a Volkswagen from as low as RM25* per day

In conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya festivities, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is running a special festive campaign offering a Volkswagen from as low as RM25* a day. During this campaign period, customers can enjoy cash rebates and savings on selected models such as the Polo, Vento, Jetta, Golf, Passat Comfortline and Trendline as well as the Tiguan Comfortline. Raya celebrations have started quite early in some ways.

Audi Malaysia announces appointment of its latest dealership operated by Rimau International in Setia Alam, Selangor

There's a new Audi dealership in the Klang Valley. Audi Malaysia today announced the official appointment of Rimau International as the latest authorised dealer to represent the Audi brand in Malaysia. The company has already started operations from a temporary facility in Setia Alam, Selangor since the fourth quarter of 2016. 

Mobil Lubricants chosen for Peugeot Service Centres throughout Malaysia

ExxonMobil’s distributor, Mobilub Trading Sdn Bhd (short for Mobil Lubricants), has signed a three-year agreement with Nasim Shd. Bhd., Peugeot’s authorized dealer in Malaysia. Mobilub will supply a range of Mobil lubricants to all 35 Peugeot outlets nationwide. 

SHELL LAUNCHES NEW PETROL AND DIESEL FUELS, DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENCY

Shell Malaysia today launched its new fuels in petrol and in diesel. The fuel are now available at Shell stations nationwide with the same range as before (FuelSave 95, V-Power 97, V-Power Racing, FuelSave Diesel and Euro 5 Diesel), the new fuels are designed to work with both modern as well as older vehicles. The new formulations contain Shell's latest formulation which they call DYNAFLEX technology. The new fuels are available at Shell stations nationwide from today, and also available to industrial customers and commercial fleet owners through Shell’s B2B channels 

Who does not need to wear seatbelts whilst driving here in Malaysia?

MOTOR VEHICLES (SAFETY SEATBELTS) RULES 1978 state that...

Article 7. 

Certain categories of persons exempted from wearing safety seat-belts.Rule 4 shall not apply

(a) to any person in a police, military or fire service motor vehicle or an ambulance;

Porsche launches the "Introduction to Porsche" Driving Programme for new Four Door Porsche Owners

Sime Darby Auto Performance (SDAP) officially introduced a new driving programme aptly titled "Introduction to Porsche" for owners of the new 4 foor Porsche models. The customers or new owners get to enhance their four-door sports car fascination and customer experience on the racetrack. This means that owners get more thrills every second even with a four door Porsche here in Malaysia

Motorsport: At the Audi R8 LMS Cup Rounds 1 & 2 at Sepang International Circuit - Photographs and Race Reports

The Audi R8 LMS Cup 2017 has started. The sixth season of the prestigious one-make championship happened this weekend with Rounds 1 and 2 at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit. This year, the 2017 Audi R8 LMS Cup season sees a number of exciting developments like new drivers, the entry of new Audi factory team WRT and two new race tracks on the race calendar. In addition to that, the push-to-pass button – whereby drivers receive a limited number of temporary boosts of 50 horsepower – returns, bringing an additional layer of strategy to each race. 

Happenings, Offers & Promotions: PROTON Offers ISOFIX Child Seats to new customers for RM299, Amazing 5 Value Campaign Offer Details & Experience the Drive Contest

The folks at PROTON have a lot going on in the month of May 2017. The most important item is the fact that if anyone buys a PROTON during this period, they are entitled to purchase a Certified Safety Child Seat with Isofix (ECE R44/04 compliant) worth RM1,000 for only RM299. 

Roadshows & Offers: Your Whee-lly Fun Day Carnival by Continental Tyres is happening this month of May

Continental Tyre Malaysia is having their first ever carnival extravaganza in Peninsular Malaysia. Three (3) roadshow carnivals will be held  in Penang, KL and JB for 3 weekends starting with this weekend in Auto City Juru Penang. Your Whee-lly Fun Day will consist of a number of activities such as a kids corner and ladies corner where respective visitors are able to take part in numerous challenges in winning exciting giveaways. Quite a historic event for Continental Tyre here in Malaysia.

TEST DRIVE: THE RENAULT KOLEOS 2.5L - Renault goes upmarket with this classy SUV

The thing with most cars these days is that they are mostly built to a certain level of standard and quality. If you bought a compact city sedan you most like would get a stunted looking car based on hatchback with hard plastics everywhere. If you bought a slightly larger compact family sedan like a Honda Civic everything moves up a notch but they’re still keeping lots of stuff out of the car in terms of material used and also bits that make it look classy as well as refined. Some even limit sound deadening material and some limit styling. Basically when you buy an affordable car you usually get less even though the specs say it has everything inside it.

The new Porsche 911 GT3 sets a blistering lap time at the Nürburgring - Beating the previous GT3's time by 12.3 seconds!

Unsurprisingly, the new Porsche 911 GT3 is faster than the previous GT3. Surprisingly, it is 12.3 seconds faster than the older model. Absolutely blistering in terms of raw pace, this new 911 GT3. It goes to show how much fine tuning Porsche has put into this car. 

Happenings: BMW Group Malaysia's successful unveiling of the to the Malaysian public in Bukit Bintang

BMW Group Malaysia had recently unveiled the All-New BMW 5 Series to the public via live telecast and live digital interaction on the largest digital screen in Malaysia at The Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. During the event, which was held on the 31st of March, a month and a bit more ago, BMW Malaysia also ran its #My5uccess contest where entries were broadcasted in real time onto the large digital interactive screen over The Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

Maxx ‘N Go by MaxxOil Malaysia appoints Datuk Lee Chong Wei as Brand Ambassador, collaborates with Grab Malaysia and the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Car Dealers & Credit Companies Association (FMC)

Recently, MaxxOil Malaysia had introduced a car service smartphone application (app) called Maxx 'N Go. Today, they have officially launched it in Kuala Lumpur and has signed up Datuk Wira Lee Chong Wei as its brand ambassador as well as Grab Malaysia  and Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Car Dealers & Credit Companies Association (FMC).