News: SHELL HELIX TRADE PARTNERS ENJOY UNIQUE BMW MOTORSPORT DRIVING EXPERIENCE IN MUNICH

Shell Malaysia had sent a total of eighteen top performing workshop owners from different regions across the country to this money-cannot-buy experience with BMW. They were given the opportunity to drive the latest BMW models under the tutelage of expert drivers from BMW Motorsport in Munich, Germany

MMU students participate in Ford's Driving Skills for Life programme

Recently a group of students from the Malaysian Multimedia University (MMU) was given the chance to participate in Ford's half day Driving Skills for Life programme. This half day, free of charge programme is aimed at raising awareness of safe driving and if actually beneficial for newly licensed drivers like these university students from MMU. 

News: Shell in Sabah aims to raise up to RM40,000 towards building a schoolgirl's hostel at Tamparuli, Sabah

Shell employees and retailers, led by Ariff Shahbudin, Retail District Manager-Sabah, Shell Timur Sdn. Bhd. (Centre), with representatives from Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu South

Shell Timur Sdn Bhd with retailers aims to raise up to RM40,000 towards building a schoolgirl's hostel in Kg Bantayan, Tamparuli, Sabah. For this cause, Shell Retailers in Sabah will contribute 1 cent for every 1 litre fuel pumped at any Shell station in Sabah and Labuan on 21st December 2015. If you need to pump fuel on that day in Sabah, make sure it is at a Shell station.

Industry News: Hyundai Motor’s Genesis and Tucson Earn IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Awards

Hyundai Genesis premium sedan and the Hyundai Tucson SUV have won the 2016 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards over in the U.S. of A. 

The Shell V-Power LEGO Collection - Bringing families and people together

The year end school holidays is the longest of all the school holidays here in Malaysia. Most Malaysian parents would be either looking forward to this period or actually dreading the fact that they now have their hands full trying to keep their children busy with things to do or places to see. Or the usual family holiday of course. But I would have to say that this time around parents have a little bit of help from Shell with the Shell V-power LEGO collection.

New contest by Caltex: Win Up to RM10,000 of Free Fuel at Caltex

Heads up people. There is now a chance to win some fuel at Caltex stations nationwide. The Caltex ‘Big Fuel Giveaway’ kicked off on 1 December, 2015 and will take place over a period of 3 months before ending on 29 February, 2016. Throughout the promotion period, customers stand a chance to win one of the following great prizes i.e. RM90,000 worth of free fuel, RM150,000 of cash prizes, RM27,000 of StarCash and nine (9) Samsung Galaxy Note 5s. 

Firdaus Asri's POV: Volkswagen Mk7 Golf R - Best Hot Hatch ever?

Most of you folks out there know that here at motoring-malaysia we have a whole lot of original posts that you can never find on other Malaysian automotive websites. This time we get Volkswagen Golf R Mk6 owner Firdaus Asri to tell you what he thinks of the latest Golf R Mk7 as I had arranged for him to bring out his Mk6 R to tango with the Mk7 R. 

Now according to him, the BEST HOT HATCH ever, is the Mk7 Golf R. 

Firdaus. I told you, you bought the wrong R! 

VW Mk7 Golf R - The best hot hatch ever? I can't think of a better one. By Firdaus Asri 

Ford Ranger keeps Ford sales up in November

The Ford Ranger is really making Ford's sales in Malaysia soar. Out of 830 units of retail sales in November, 707 units from this is the Ranger XLT and also the 3.2liter Ranger WildTrak. The Ranger is indeed a fabulous pick-up as I had the opportunity to test drive one a sometime ago (not this latest facelifted one but that was actually competent enough for most of us). 

MOTORSPORTS: RENAULT ANNOUNCES RETURN TO FORMULA 1 IN 2016

And suddenly....Renault have decided to return to Formula 1 in 2016. This is always the case with manufacturers and F1. It is like a love-hate relationship. Maybe it is the accountants that somehow convinces the CEO or the Board that they are spending too much money. Then suddenly the CEO or the Board says that the brand has not enough exposure or that F1 gives good publicity. 

So the saga continues...Renault. Formula 1. 2016.

The 375th and final example of the McLaren P1 Hypercar produced

I don't know whether it is applicable to say the phrase 'All good things come to an end' in the case of the completion of all 375 units of the McLaren P1 hypercar. Whatever it is, the P1 is monumental and has its place etched in super sports car history. 

Volkswagen Golf R is 2015 ASEAN Driver's Car of the Year!

The Volkswagen Golf R has been awarded the "Driver's Car of the Year" at the 2015 ASEAN Car of the Year (ACOTY) awards yesterday. This is the first ACOTY Awards and it  is an automotive industry award programme formed exclusively to reward outstanding vehicles in the ASEAN region and is honored by a non-profit community of motoring journalist from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia as well as industry experts from the ASEAN region. 

Industry News: Ford and Sime Darby Auto Connexion Kick Off Their Second World Cup Sales Competition

Sometimes, you have got to motivate your employees in a big way in order for customers to ultimately benefit. Ford, together with Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC), Ford Motor Company’s distribution partner in Malaysia, recently held its second annual World Cup Sales Competition. This is a training program for Ford sales personnel, and not soccer.

PROTON MAY RAISE PRICES OF ITS CARS IN 2016 DUE TO WEAK RINGGIT

Proton may increase the prices of its cars by January 2016 due to the weakening Ringgit. Now whilst Proton has up to 90% local content for most of its cars, most of the raw material is still imported. Anything made out of steel and aluminium has its raw material imported in as Malaysia does not have enough of these resources locally. So even Proton is affected by the underperforming Ringgit.   

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PROTON REEVALUATES ITS PRICING STRUCTURE FOR 2016

Test Drive: 2015 Hyundai Veloster Turbo - Better than before...but does it hit the spot?

It has been an interesting couple of years in terms of performance cars here in Malaysia. Car manufacturers have been busy launching performance biased cars. We've had a whole slew of junior hot hatches, hybrid sports cars, warm hatches and other interesting cars. Even Hyundai has joined in after a hiatus of sorts with a lack of a sports car in its local lineup after it stopped bringing in the Hyundai Scoupe years ago. They came back with the Veloster sometime in 2013. I drove that car back inAugust 2013 and found it tasteful in terms of looks and styling but sorely lacking in grunt.

SKN Tuned AUDI RS6 - 730HP and a lesson in translation

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Im Video der SKN AUDI RS6 - 730 PS
910 PS Variante folgt in Kürze

Nichts verpassen - schnell SKN Youtube abonnieren!

Aktueller Auszug vom Pressebericht (04.12.2015) bei EVOCARS:

Mehr als ein Jahrzehnt ist es her, da hatten die Jungs von SKN Tuning mit Ihrem Audi RS6 Avant den Sieg bei der Wahl zum SUPERCAR 2003 abgeräumt (Galerie unten). Sie brachten den Renn-Kombi, einen 2003er RS6 C5 mit seinem aufgeladenen 4,2-Liter-V8 Turbo auf damals sagenhafte 510 PS und 650 Nm. Damit ging’s rauf bis 307 km/h Topspeed. Seinen direkten Nachfolger mit dem Biturbo-V10 pushte das SKN-Team damals schon auf 720 PS. Doch die Zeiten ändern sich und so ist heute eine Leistungsausbeute von 730 PS beim aktuellen Audi RS6 mit seinem Vierliter-Biturbo-V8 unter der Haube „lediglich“ die meistverkaufte SKN Ausbaustufe, aber keinesfalls die leistungsstärkste.

Derzeit begnügt sich die Firma aus Benstorf noch damit, dem Biturbo-Motor eine neue Steuersoftware, sowie eine strömungsoptimierte und nebenbei deutlich aggressiver klingende Abgasanlage (siehe/höre Video unten), konkave 21-Zöller von Oxigin und ein neues Fahrwerk zu spendieren. Doch schon diese präzisen Eingriffe heben den großen Audi in andere Sphären und lassen die Serienversion verblassen. Dank der Leitung von 730 PS und seinen 900 Nm Drehmoment fällt nach nur 3,3 Sekunden die 100 km/h-Marke und nach nur 10,6 Sekunden pulverisiert der Trumm die 200 km/h Grenze, um dann unaufhaltsam Richtung...

SPOTTED FOR SALE: 2004 Honda Accord 3.0 VTi - Big CC Honda thrills for somewhat little money

This time in Spotted For Sale is another Honda. This time it's a 7th generation Accord that went on sale in 2003 to around 2008. What's interesting about this CM series Honda Accord is that it has a 3.0liter V6 engine shoved into it. Somehow at the time this car was launched in Malaysia in 2002-2003, Honda decided that it was a good idea to sell this large CC Honda Accord to Malaysians. 

Ford and Sime Darby Auto Connexion celebrates the Ford Ranger with a lot of events and promotions

From now to 13 December 2015, those wanting to find out more about the Ford Ranger can visit any Ford showroom nationwide, register their interest and answer a simple question to stand a chance to win a shopping voucher.

Volkswagen opens a new Sales and Technical Service Centre in Selayang

Volkswagen Malaysia has a new 4S Center in Selayang. Volkswagen Selayang is Malaysia's second full fledged Volkswagen Technical Service Centre and is operated by Goh Brothers Motor. It covers everything from sales to aftersales, from the normal servicing to major repairs.

Truck & Bus News: Volvo Trucks' Flagship Dealership now open in Port Klang

Volvo Trucks Malaysia has opened its flagship dealership in Port Klang. This is their largest dealership among the current twelve located through Malaysia.  It has 20 workstations at the space area of 10 double bays and is able to accommodate service and repair work for up to 24 Volvo trucks a day. 

Industry News: Proton Parts Centre receives renewal of its ISO9001:2008 Cert

Proton Parts Centre Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Proton Holdings Berhad has obtained a renewal of their ISO9001:2008 certification. This basically means that Proton has a proper system in place when it comes to the supply of spare parts to the 4 million Proton car owners out there, locally and abroad.