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Lexus CT 200h Wins Australia’s Best Cars Awards

The Lexus CT 200h launched in Australia since March of this year, and this hybrid hatch has won a prestigious Australia’s Best Cars Awards in its first year on the market. The CT 200h took honours in the Best Small Car over $35,000 category, ahead of diesel-powered rivals from Europe.   [singlepic id=9206 w=630 h= float=] Judges from the motoring ...

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Mazda Launches Premacy ‘20S Prestige Style’ Special Edition in Japan

Mazda Motor Corporation today launched the special edition Mazda Premacy ’20S Prestige Style’ at all Mazda dealers throughout Japan. The Premacy is a 7-seat minivan that is known as the Mazda5 outside Japan. This 7-seat minivan is powered by 2.0-litre DOHC DISI engine mated with 5-speed automatic transmission to the front wheel.   The special edition 20S Prestige Style is ...

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Mazda to Reveal Biante GRANZ Minivan at 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

Mazda Motor Corporation will display the Biante GRANZ, a specially designed version of the mid-sized tall ‘high-roof’ Mazda Biante minivan, at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. The show will open to public from December 3, 2011 at the Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center).   The Mazda Biante GRANZ exhibits strength and quality levels that are a class above, ...

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Hyundai i10 / Inokom i10 1.25 Kappa CVVT High Spec Review in Malaysia

Back in July 2011, Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors Sdn Bhd (HSDM) introduced its facelift version of Hyundai i10 5-door hatchback subcompact. This supermini is locally assembled (CKD) in Kulim – Malaysia, and the car is also known as Inokom i10. The Hyundai i10/Inokom i10 offered in 3 variants – 1.1 Standard Spec (1.1 Epsilon), 1.25 Standard Spec (1.25 Kappa CVVT), and ...

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Toyota Unveils 86 Sports Car at Fuji International Speedway, Japan

A long-awaited new Toyota rear-wheel-drive sports car has now been unveiled in its home market, Japan. Toyota newest sports car is officially known as Toyota 86 or “hachi roku”.   [singlepic id=9169 w=630 h= float=] The unveiling occurred when Toyota president Akio Toyoda drove a production prototype down the main straight of the Fuji Speedway, south of Tokyo.   Mr ...

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18SX: A Girl in a Drifting Toyota Supra

  Lately, it is a bit quiet in FastMotoring community. Hopefully this awe-inspiring video is able to spice up your attention. So, make some noise please…   The story of this video is about a girl hop in a drifter’s Toyota Supra and her button just…… Anyway, just watch the video after the jump.   For 18 and below, you ...

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Volkswagen Amarok Pulls a Outback Road Train In Australia

Have you ever see a pick-up truck pulling a massive 32-tonnes truck with extended long trailers?     Check out the Volkswagen Amarok and six tradies being put to the test from Bondi to Broken Hill. This Australian reality show series – ‘The Rok Adventure’ will be on-air in Australia, Saturday 26th November on One HD – 6.30pm – 7.30pm.   ...

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Mazda ‘i-ELOOP’ World’s First Capacitor-Based Regenerative Braking System for Passenger Vehicles

In recent announcement by Mazda Motor Corporation, the Hiroshima-based automaker has developed the world’s first passenger vehicle regenerative braking system that uses a capacitor. The groundbreaking system, which Mazda calls ‘i-ELOOP’, will begin to appear in Mazda’s vehicles in 2012. In real-world driving conditions with frequent acceleration and braking, ‘i-ELOOP’ improves fuel economy by approximately 10 percent.    [singlepic id=9090 ...

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