Author: Chips Yap
Covering the motor industry since 1977 and still at it!
Miami, USA to have Formula 1 race in 2022
The US state of Florida, which has had the famous Daytona 500 race since 1959, will also have a round of the Formula 1 World Championship in 2022. Miami will be the 11th location in the USA since the modern F1 championship began in 1950. The other circuits have been at Riverside, Sebring, Watkins Glen, […]
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Volkswagen ID.4 is the third EV to win World Car of the Year title
The Volkswagen ID.4 becomes the third all-electric model to be chosen as World Car of the Year (WCOTY) in the 2021 edition of the awards. 93 international journalists from 28 countries that make up the World Car Awards jury panel chose the EV, giving the German carmaker its fifth WCOTY overall award since 2009 (the […]
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Special Edition of Polestar 1 to mark end of production later this year
Polestar, the independent Swedish electric performance car brand founded by Volvo Cars and Geely Holdings, has produced two models to date – the Polestar 1, a low-volume hybrid GT; and the Polestar 2 fastback which is the company’s first fully electric, high volume car. The Polestar 1 made its debut in 2017 and since 2019, […]
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Lamborghini Essenza SCV12 makes first public appearance at Auto Shanghai 2021
For this year’s Auto Shanghai motorshow, Lamborghini had three models on display, with the Essenza SCV12 hypercar making it global debut. The Essenza was accompanied by the road-homologated track car Huracan STO which makes its China debut along with the Huracan Fluo Capsule, the latest collection of the vibrant colours for V10 super sports cars […]
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Audi A6 e-tron concept (w/VIDEO)
‘PPE’ to most people today would refer to ‘Personal Protective Equipment’, the necessary items like gloves, facemask, overalls, etc that healthcare workers have to wear daily while attending to patients with COVID-19 infections. But for Audi, ‘PPE’ also means Premium Platform Electric, a completely new architecture which will serve as the technology platform for its […]
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Maserati Levante SUV gets hybrid variant
Electrification is unavoidable for carmakers as regulations tighten on exhaust emissions and even the reluctant ones have to at least go the hybrid route, if not full electric. Maserati, with its small range, has chosen the hybrid route which started with the mild hybrid Ghibli saloon last year and now extends to include its first […]
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Most extreme roadcar-based Bentley to compete in Pikes Peak event on biofuel
Bentley is no stranger to the famous Pike Peak International Hill Climb event in the USA, have set records in previous years – the Production SUV record in 2018 with a Bentayga W12, and the outright Production Car record scored in 2019 with a Continental GT. For this year’s event, to be run in late […]
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Mercedes-EQ EQS – the first luxury EV limousine
Electrification of product lines has picked up speed in recent years, partly because of tougher regulations in Europe. With the future clearly being electric, many companies are preparing their future zero emission product ranges to cover as many segments as possible, from bottom to top. Even Rolls-Royce and Bentley have plans to offer all-electric models […]
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Toyota bZ4X concept previews first model in new Battery Electric Vehicle series to go on sale from mid-2022
Toyota is known to be cautious in venturing into new segments, watching competition start first and seeing the shortcomings – and then coming in with products that are often better. With electrification, the company has had dominance in the hybrid segment but seemed to be slow to get into full electrification. This is not to […]
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