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Porsche 911 GT3 Smashes Nurburgring Lap Record

4 days ago | carlist.com | Peter Lyon

Peter Lyon April 20, 2025 Porsche has just smashed another Nürburgring record, this time winning the title of fastest production car to lap the Green Hell with a manual gearbox. With a sizzling lap time of 6:56:294 minutes, the manual 911 GT3 broke the previous record set by the Dodge Viper ACR, which had stood by nearly ten seconds for seven years.
Subaru’s Greatest Ever Road Car Is This STI S210

4 days ago | forbes.com | Peter Lyon

The STI S210 could well be the last pure turbocharged, boxer-engined, gasoline powered sports sedan made by Subaru before the model is hybridized. The S210 is based on the WRX S4 sedan but employs upgrades and bespoke parts that elevate this car from ballsy to ballistic. But like all super high achievers, there are conditions—it will be limited to just 500 units, it has no 6-speed manual option, and all are destined for Japanese buyers only. For the present at least.
New Nissan Leaf Delivers Competitive Range Of Over 300 Miles

5 days ago | carlist.com | Peter Lyon

Peter Lyon April 19, 2025 When the Leaf debuted in 2010, it took home the North American and World Car of the Year awards. That’s right, the Nissan came out before the popular Tesla Model S. The Leaf also just happened to be the first-ever mass produced electric vehicle but only offered around 75 miles of range.
New Leapmotor B10 And C10 To Debut In Malaysia

6 days ago | carlist.com | Peter Lyon

Peter Lyon April 18, 2025 According to local media reports, Stellantis Malaysia intends to debut several Leapmotor models in Malaysia shortly, including the B10 and C10 Range Extender variant. Although the company was tight-lipped with information ahead of the launch, it did suggest that they would be locally assembled at the Stellantis Gurun plant in Kedah, which it hopes will become the ASEAN region’s production hub.
Subaru’s Only EV Gets More Power, Better Range And Tesla Charging

1 week ago | forbes.com | Peter Lyon

When Subaru’s first-ever fully electric vehicle—the Solterra SUV—surfaced back in 2022, it hardly caused a ripple on the EV radar. Co-developed by Toyota, the Subaru EV had ho-hum looks, average acceleration, just acceptable range and unsatisfactory charging infrastructure. Compared to the Tesla Model Y, which Cox Automotive says sold over 372,000 units in 2024, the Subaru Solterra sold a meagre 8,063 units last year.
New Land Rover Defender V8 Lands In Malaysia

1 week ago | carlist.com | Peter Lyon

Peter Lyon April 14, 2025 Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia has debuted the all-new Defender V8 in Malaysia, just in time to join the current P400 inline-six and high-performance Octa models. There are two body variants for the V8-powered “regular” Defender— the 110 and the longer, eight-seater 130. Prices start at RM998,000. The 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine, which produces 525 horsepower and 652 Nm of torque on the 110, is undoubtedly the highlight spec.
Subaru Teases Its New EV Ahead Of New York Auto Show

1 week ago | carlist.com | Peter Lyon

Peter Lyon April 13, 2025 Last Friday, Subaru finally revealed the name of its long-awaited second electric vehicle. And in the same vein as its well-known Forester and Crosstrek models, which conjure up off-road adventures, the brand’s all-new name is Trailseeker, and later this month, it will debut at the New York International Auto Show.
New BYD Sealion 7 And Geely EX5 Awarded 5-Star NCAP Ratings

1 week ago | carlist.com | Peter Lyon

Peter Lyon April 12, 2025 Chinese cars have come a long way from the days when their safety levels were questioned. The European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP) and the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), which exchange testing data and procedures, have both just awarded the Geely EX5 and BYD Sealion 7 a five-star safety rating.
Lotus Pays Tribute To Ayrton Senna’s First F1 Win

2 weeks ago | carlist.com | Peter Lyon

Peter Lyon April 10, 2025 Ayrton Senna is arguably the greatest F1 racing driver of them all. So when a milestone of this magnitude—remembering his first F1 victory!—comes along, it cannot be ignored. April 21 marks a historic milestone in the Lotus and Formula 1 history books—the 40th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first Grand Prix victory.
Mazda MX-5 Debuts New 35th Anniversary Edition in Malaysia

2 weeks ago | carlist.com | Peter Lyon

Peter Lyon April 9, 2025 It may be a car that was launched in Japan late last year, but the 35th Anniversary Edition of Mazda’s iconic MX-5, has just surfaced in Malaysia. As a model that came onto the market in 1989, sparking a boom in roadsters that led to the birth of the Z3, TT, SLK, Boxster and Barchetta, what the Hiroshima based carmaker has debuted is a fitting tribute to the million-plus Mazda roadsters that have sold over the past three and a half decades 35.