New F1 Logo Fails to Impress

Just after the conclusion of this year’s Formula 1 season with the Abu Dhabi GP, a new F1 logo was unveiled, much to the dismay of drivers and fans who felt that it doesn’t live up to the supreme motorsporting event. The new logo is painful to look at it. While the old logo represented F1 accurately, the new logo looks tired and subdued. Nothing to denote the frenetic pace that is F1.

Test Drive: The All-New Perodua Myvi Advance 1.5

Amidst overwhelming response and sales numbers after the launch of the All-New Myvi, I test drove the Advance variant to experience first-hand this national icon—and a national icon it is. Many households have a Myvi as a first, second or third car; such is the appeal of this compact automobile.

Volvo Opens New Showroom in Kuala Lumpur

Volvo Cars Malaysia just opened a brand new showroom in the heart of Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Sisma Auto, an authorized dealer, converted this ground floor showroom that was formerly home to Jaguar Land Rover into a new one for Volvo.

Power Plants First, Green Technology Second

The wave that is causing a seismic movement towards electric vehicles (EV) is pretty overwhelming at times, to say the least. Every day, we are bombarded with green technology messages and visuals—green cars, green buildings, green environment and the like. However, do we truly grasp what it all means?

Uber to buy 24,000 Driverless Volvos

Volvo, the boxy but good Swedish carmaker that is really Chinese-owned, has announced the signing of a ‘framework agreement’ with Uber, the self-titled ride-sharing company, to develop 24,000 autonomous-capable vehicles between 2019 and 2021. The Volvo XC90 is to become the base vehicle that will come fairly autonomous, and will be specially modified to be capable of having Uber’s self-developed and thus proprietary driverless bits and pieces bolted on, making the car fully autonomous.