Budget Daily: 1991 Toyota X81 Cressida

The Toyota Mark II has a long and storied past. Initially introduced as a mid-size sedan to cater to the emerging class of business owners and company executives in Japan—slotting neatly below the larger, more luxurious flagship model that is the Crown.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Return Of The King?

Return Of The King?
18 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Integration theory: 1991 Honda Integra DA

When Honda Motor Company expanded to North America as American Honda Motor Co. Inc. in Los Angeles in 1959, they made history
18 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Narayanganj local builds “Lamborghini”

“I had dreamt of buying a motorbike, but couldn’t due to fear of road accidents and lack of funds. But I did not let my dream of
18 June 2019, 18:00 PM

BMW brings back lost Garmisch concept

BMW has decided to bring back the Garmisch concept, a design study from Bertone that was originally debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in 1970.
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM

The passing of a phoenix: Rest in peace, Niki Lauda

From 1971 to 1985, the world of Formula 1—the pinnacle of motorsport and automotive technology—was graced by the presence of Niki Lauda.
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Butter smooth performance: 1991 Toyota Mark II X81

It’s a rare moment when a locally built project car leaves everyone on the Shift team in utter awe—having seen countless hack jobs and botched builds over six years of sourcing Bangladeshi enthusiast builds, we’ve pretty much seen the entire spectrum of what is possible with the unique constraints placed on project car owners in the country. This is one of those moments.
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM

All the Initial D Truenos

If you’re a fan of Initial D, you will want at least one model car sitting on your desk. The simplest and relatively inexpensive is the Dream Tomica AE86 Trueno.
21 May 2019, 18:00 PM

The Rolls Royce Cullinan for the tasteless and rich – Mansory Billionaire

Take the most offensive Rolls Royce ever made, hand it over to the masters of botching up perfectly fine cars, and what you get is the Mansory Billionaire—a lumbering monstrosity based on the Rolls Royce Cullinan.
21 May 2019, 18:00 PM

FWD Tofu run: Toyota AE91 Trueno

On May 1983, the world got the latest version of one of the most iconic sports cars from Toyota’s stable—a plucky, lightweight, chuck-able (albeit underpowered) two door coupe based on their best-selling sedan, the Corolla/Sprinter.
21 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Riders on the storm – AR Underground

Braving a cyclone to attend a car meet is no small feat. Yet, dedicated auto enthsuasists of the country showed up to Jamuna Future Park to attend Auto Rebellion Underground, a car meet featuring the cream of the crop of the car scene despite Cyclone Fani bearing down on them.
14 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Kawasaki Z125PRO

A motorcycle gets hit by a laser beam from Wayne Szalinski’s electromagnetic device and shrinks. But unlike his kids, it does not shrink to a quarter of an inch, which would have made a great collectible in its own right. Instead, it becomes the Kawasaki Z125, which is less science fiction
14 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Spanners in the works—how labour unrests shaped the auto industry as we know it today

Since the early days of the automobile, the importance of skilled labour was readily understood by the pioneers of the industry and in most cases, exploited.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM

2019 Toyota Camry Hybrid

The Toyota Camry, since the late 80s, has been a veritable superhero among cars, but a masked one. Like Superman, it has hidden in plain sight as a reliable, capable force of good—that no one ever recognises.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM

1:12 Aoshima Honda CB750F

I am not a bike person. I don’t really know how to ride one, I was never very well versed on things on four wheels, plus every ride on a
23 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Alfa’s new baby - Giulietta

Amid Alfa Romeo’s newfound mojo in building stellar products like the Giulia and the Stelvio, their smaller, city-friendly options have been crying out for a revamp.
23 April 2019, 18:00 PM

American style, Japanese power - 1988 Toyota Mark II X71

In a way, the Mark II is a best-of-both-worlds vehicle, combining the grace and style of America’s large sedans with the efficiency, reliability and handling afforded by Japan’s engineering ingenuity. Ziyaad Rahman’s restored Toyota X71 Mark II has a long history behind it—from family road trips to countless years of family bonding with the Mark II as a suitably large family sedan.
23 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Grill lift for the new 7-series

BMW has just released a facelift of their flagship, top-dog luxury sedan—the 7-series. Immediately, it has created divisions in the
9 April 2019, 18:00 PM

2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300

The world loves SUVs. Everybody is making one including Aston Martin, Porsche and Bentley whose creative ethos previously relied on
9 April 2019, 18:00 PM

1973 911 RS 1:18 from Welly

The 73 911 RS (Rennsport or ‘racing sport’) is considered by collectors to be one of the hottest classic Porsches ever. The 207
9 April 2019, 18:00 PM