Volvo Trucks Malaysia’s annual Fuelwatch Challenge which has returned for the 8th consecutive time this year has created history by confirming that a female truck driver has qualified into the final round of the competition to be held on 25th and 26th August 2017 in Shah Alam. Prai-based Junaidah Bte Ibrahim (above), 32 years of age, has been working as …

Tyres can easily put a huge dent on your wallet depending on how often you use your car and your driving behavior. Even if you only change your tyres every few years, it is still be an unwelcome expense to your maintenance budget. Since the price for a set of new tyres can costs more than a thousand ringgit, I try my …

The Renault Twingo is undoubtedly is a super chic car and an ideal choice for lady drivers who need to get about town but who are also attentive to fashion and looks. In order to make the city car more appealing to the fairer sex, the French automaker has introduced a line of nail polishes to match their daily ride! …

When you think of Mercedes-Benz’s performance brand, AMG, what comes to mind are images of throaty V8 engines found in big, powerful car that create raucous exhaust notes and smoke the tyres as you exit corners. While big and powerful engines found in the C63 S Coupé for instance, could possibly cost an arm and a leg – not to …

The Jaguar F-Pace has been named ‘Supreme Winner’ at the 2016 Women’s World Car of the Year Awards. As well as collecting the top accolade, the premium SUV was also named as Women’s World SUV/Crossover of the Year. The Jaguar F-Pace was part of a vast list of 294 cars nominated by a panel of 17 judges from 14 countries. A master list …

While some may only get as far as dreaming about a ride around the world someday, Anita Yusof has actually successfully done it, and on a Yamaha FZ150i no less! Travelling more than 65,000kms in total alone, her FZ150i only required minor servicing during her epic journey. Most surprisingly, having been an avid backpacker previously, she’d only learned to ride …

There are hundreds of automotive brands that produce and mass market relatively good cars out there, but very few focus on “ultimate sheer driving pleasure” like BMW. While there are a plethora of BMWs for you to choose from, the bread-and-butter of BMW, the 3 Series is well regarded as one of the more decently priced must-have rides for petrol-heads …

Malaysia’s motorsport athlete, Leona Chin solidified her place as Asia’s top female racer by securing another double 2nd place finishes of the Renault Clio Cup China Series at the Shanghai International Circuit recently. Following Zhuhai (China), Seoul (Korea) and Buriram (Thailand) earlier this year, this was her 4th consecutive podium success in a different circuit. Starting 2nd on the grid in both races, Leona was …

The Koenigsegg One:1 is one of the most exclusive production hypercars around with only 7 examples available worldwide. It’s powered by a 5.0-liter, twin-turbo V8 producing 1360hp to go with its 1360kg weight, making it the first car ever put into production with a one-to-one power-to-weight ratio. Proving that hypercars also appeal to the fairer sex,  Portuguese lady racer, Carina Lima …

Princess Al Hawi of Abu Dhabi certainly has good taste as she recently took delivery of a stunning BMW i8 dressed in Lava Red. This one-off i8 was commissioned by Abu Dhabi Motors located in the United Arab Emirates’ capital and it was fitted with a plethora of aftermarket parts from German tuning company, AC Schnitzer such as five-spoke wheels, a big carbon …

No one was hurt after a Ferrari rear-ended a Proton, proving that our local made cars are just as tough as imported vehicles. The accident occurred at around 6am on Sunday along the Jalan Tun Razak flyover heading towards Jalan Ampang. Judging from the photos above, the Proton Preve car suffered from minimal damage to the backseat while the pink Ferrari’s front end …

Following the footsteps of Singapore lady driver Claire Jedrek, Geraldine Read made her debut in the Malaysia Championship Series (MCS) in Sepang last weekend, with hopes to break the male dominance in the sport. “Well, the main intention is for me to have fun and enjoy the race. I have always loved motor racing, and I am a competitive person. It has been …

  Spectacular. If I had to sum-up the on-going BIMS2016 in one word, that would be it, really. Apart from the fact that it’s held in the largest pillar-less hall in SEA (above), the IMPACT Challenger, which makes covering the entire show very easy, It’s also the fact that all the carmakers participating take this show very seriously… Sure there’s …

It’s the gallery that you guys have been waiting for! AF proudly presents the lovely ladies of BIMS2016! It’s long been said that Girls and Motorshows go hand-in-hand like peanut-butter and jelly.   While some may call this form of eye-candy at any car show a tad sexist, it’s a tradition of sorts, and nowhere else on earth – except …