The Motor Muse
Like it or not, the tiny Alfa Romeo Tonale crossover was going to happen. Like it or not, it will be appealing to hip urbanites instead of the traditional Alfisti. And, whether you like it or not, it will sport some “disruptive” non-driver related tech to get it trending. In the Tonale’s case, that fad it is […]
After more than two decades and two successive generations, Mercedes-Benz has put the “Leicht” back into the SL-class’s “Sport Leicht”. Gone is the cumbersome folding hard top that made the German carmaker’s flagship roadster more land yacht than a roadster. In its place, the good old traditional soft top makes its comeback. An arrangement not seen on […]
Ever since hybrid supercars burst onto the scene, there is a Mexican standoff going on in the automotive industry. And it all hinges on the question of “who will pull the trigger on the next hybrid-electric performance rush?” Porsche took the lead with its hybrid Cayenne and Panamera a decade ago. But since then, no one else […]
It is a strange world to be living in when the most exciting enthusiast car of the year is a Toyota Yaris with a three-cylinder engine. Okay, there is more to the Toyota GR Yaris than its squashed bodybuilder physique. Underneath its inflated arches lies a bespoke three-cylinder engine and a melange of chassis parts lifted […]
Who would have foreseen BMW and PSA’s love-child, the “Prince” engine is still soldiering on in 2020? That’s not all. Despite BMW moving onto its own engines, the 1.6-litre Prince is still the top petrol option of PSA’s model range. And now it is used to power the company’s new performance flagship, the Peugeot 508 […]
I’m not a fan of touchscreen infotainment systems in cars. Let’s get that out of the way first. I even made a whole rant about it as a guest writer on Wapcar.my. Furthermore, I suspect that I might not be the only one with this opinion. Many are wising up to the difficulty of using […]
If there is one thing you should know about this site is that it rarely covers new car launches. Not out of inattentiveness but out of sheer apathy. Ever since perfecting the wonders of platform sharing and streamlining product lines, the automotive industry has been a cavalcade of cookie-cutter creations with barely enough authenticity to […]
Considering that we have walked on the moon, overcame the consumption, and synthesize materials that will outlast our own collective existence, it is rather galling that we as a species are often given to the side of pessimism. A remnant of our Cro-magnon survival mechanism it may be, pessimism has not only ensured that our […]
With the 2010s drawing to a close, it would be very remiss of this site not to join the year-end tradition of dedicating a commemorative epilogue to be tossed into the trough of the internet. But where does one begin? Even in the context of the automotive industry, the 2010s reads like a Greek epic […]
As the clock counts down to the end of 2018 talking heads will definitely be going over the big events of the past 365 days. Most certainly there will be a lot of talking points when it comes to international events, politics, and a tiresome triade of celebrity gossip, but when it comes to tech […]