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Recently, Mazda had unveiled a new concept called the Shinari during a private press event at Milan. Shinari is a four door coupe concept which represents the future direction of design language Mazda family. Public can see how is the look of new Mazda car in the future.

The previous design concept that is “Kodo”, which mean “soul of motion”, alredy replaced the oddball Nagare design language where we still can see this concept from their recent car – Mazda5 MV. “Kodo” is a joint effort between Mazda’s design studios in Japan, U.S. and Germany. According to Ikuo Maeda General Manager of Mazda Motor Corp design division, he believe that new design language that will be used in the new models will lead the next generation of Mazda into new elements.

Besides, Mazda also have planned to improve the quality...

During the Belgian GP, there was an accident of Sebastian Vettel crashing Jenson Button’s car when the time they are racing for second place and at last both of them were out of the race. On the lap 16, Vettel is still leading Button and he was trying to catch out McLaren that in his front. However, he failed when he tried to close up to McLaren and pulled out dramatically, he lost control and crash Button from the side.

“It was not what you would expect to see in F1 – more reminiscent of junior formulae. A drive-through seemed a pretty light punishment to me. I would rather he did it with his team-mates rather than do it with us,” said McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh after the race.

Vettel said sorry for the...

One of the GM’s European divisions, Opel decided to move on by getting their brand into market of China. They will join other GM brands in China such as Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet. Eventually, Opel have the chance to involve in other Asia Pacific region, Australia and South America through China market. “We will market Opel as a European designed car in the premium segment. There are a growing number of Chinese who like European cars and have the money to afford them,” said company spokesman Andreas Kroemer talking to a German publication.

However, the actual date of launching is not announced yet. Opel had tested the China market with around 4,000 cars sold during the testing period, through Buick, which included the Opel Insignia-based Buick Regal in its product portfolio. This cooperation will be continuing until...

Proton EMAS concept now changed with Lotus badged. This new car will aim for different market from original Proton EMAS with different power train combinations although they are still sharing the production platform in order to save the cost. From the information we got, , the Lotus Global Small Car will be positioned at a premium, with a shorter wheelbase and a three-door hatch body compared to the Proton badged version. The new power trains may include the plug-in EV or series hybrid with range extender (just like Lotus Omnivore) or maybe a turbocharged small engine of around 1.2 liters of capacity or lower. And the Benchmark models for this car are vehicles like the MINI EV or the electric Smart.

The new image of Lotus-badged version EMAS was just unveiled this week. From the photo we...

After long time, finally Goodyear Malaysia announced a new range of its tyre, that is, – the Wrangler AT/SA. The “AT” here AT stands for All Terrain and SA is short for SilentArmor technology. Kevlar, a material that’s five times stronger than steel is used to strengthen and reinforce the Wrangler AT/SA tyre in two layers, and Goodyear’s Durawall sidewall which promotes cut resistance. Besides, Goodyear also make the improvement for their Durawall’s two-ply sidewall construction and its compound where it can make the new Wrangler become more robust off the beaten path.

The Wrangler AT/SA also featured by the tyre’s open intermediate rib design, which can helps on soft surfaces; multiple biting edges, to produce more grip; and deep shoulder notches, that help “claw” the vehicle out in tough conditions. These features are used to help to enhance...

When we talk about hybrid engine, we might only think the hype petrol engines. However, Peugeot seem to have new thought with the diesel hybrid engine with its Prologue HYmotion4, and finally this new ultimate fuel-efficient vehicle is turn into production as Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4. This engine can produce 200 horses power with 500 Nm of torque, with a source of 163hp, 2.0 litre HDi FAP diesel engine. This engine will power to front wheels whereas rear wheels are drive by a 37hp electric motor. This concept is just like the four wheel drive vehicle and it can reach the top speed of 209 km/h and 0 -100 in 8.8 seconds.

Furthermore, this fuel efficiency technology is also supported by a Stop and Start system, which connected to the electronically controlled manual six-speed sequential gearbox. A 7...