Virtual racing replaces real world racing

As the world confronts Coronavirus, causing events to cancel, fans are turning to virtual Simulator Racing events, to make up for the real world races lost to the pandemic.
23 April 2020, 18:00 PM

What the auto industry is doing to help during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 has successfully caused the global economy to come to a standstill. The global car market has taken a nosedive with light vehicle sales in the US alone being dropped by 39%. Car production around the world has been shut down to prevent the spread of the virus,
16 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Motorsport legend Sir Stirling Moss dies aged 90

Motorsport great Sir Stirling Moss has died aged 90 following a long illness, the British driver's wife announced Sunday.
12 April 2020, 12:06 PM

Spirited away in a 2012 Mazda RX8 Spirit R S2

I remember my brief (and first) encounter with a rx8 and recall being bewildered by its suicide doors.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

In pictures: Vintage Expo 2020

Vintage car collectors of Dhaka gathered at the Millennium Center at the capital's Tejgaon area today to showcase the automotive treasures of Bangladesh through immaculately maintained and restored classics.
13 March 2020, 13:25 PM

Future ultra rare garage queens

Future ultra rare garage queens
12 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Automophiles Tuner Meet 2020

The meet held on the helipad area was organized and managed by the Automophiles crew and sponsored by Speedfire motorsport, Global Automotive, Dnk Customs BD and Bengal Corporation.
12 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Auto Rebellion underground meet 2020

Auto Rebellion underground meet 2020
5 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Moscow police seize custom made ‘Batmobile’

Police officials in Moscow recently seized a custom-made vehicle with a likeness to the ‘Batmobile’ used by fictional crime-fighting superhero Batman in the “Batman V Superman” film, claiming the car does not fit road safety regulations.
2 March 2020, 11:13 AM

Kings of Quirk: 100 years of Citroen

There’s a neat little signalling trick that creatives use when they want to convey to the audience of their art a sense of setting. At least it used to be neat, till Hollywood overused it and drove it into the ground. Now, for every time the Muslim call to prayer is heard in yet another war movie centred around the Middle East, you have at least one counter-culture filmmaker like Wes Anderson trying to keep the locations vague so as to focus on the story of the film.
27 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Hero to ramp up production in Jashore plant

Hero MotoCorp plans to increase the production capacity of its factory in Bangladesh seeing the huge growth potential of the country’s automotive industry, said its chairman Pawan Munjal.
24 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Do you speak petrolhead?

Car geeks are a weird bunch. If you’ve ever been part of a conversation with more than one car geek present, you’d be forgiven for
20 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Tesla in talks to use CATL’s cobalt-free batteries in China-made cars

Tesla is in advanced stages of talks to use batteries from CATL that contain no cobalt - one of the most expensive metals in electric vehicle (EV) batteries - in cars made at its China plant, people familiar with the matter said.
18 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Best of the best: luxury cars for Bangladesh

The facelift of this German luxury barge came with a giant kidney grill, Napa leather seats and a Samsung tablet with which you can control a bunch of options at the back. For power, it uses the same 3.0 litre straight-six powerplant found in the new Z4 and MkV Toyota Supra,
6 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Frankenstein’s Mustang in 1:64

Saif Khan built this amazing 1:64 replica of the star car from the 2008 movie Death Race starring Jason Staham.
6 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Motorcycle crash aftermath, a survivor’s perspective

It is said the best accidents are the ones that you can walk away from. Although any injury is arguably better than ending up in a grave, not being able to use your right arm because of a crushed wrist is also miserable, speaking from personal experience. Here are the few steps I took that saved my life and few I ignored that came to haunt me.
30 January 2020, 18:00 PM

‘‘Bullitt” Mustang fetches record 3.7 million USD auction price

The 1968 Ford Mustang GT featured in the film “Bullitt” was sold at the annual Mecum collector car aution in Kissimmee, Floridafor 3.7 million USD last Friday, making it the most expensive Mustang ever sold.
16 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Upstarts in the EV race

Ever wanted a mobile living room equipped only with Sony products? Well, they just made one.
16 January 2020, 18:00 PM

The whacky world of Chinese SUVs

Looks like a Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, but the link to the Japanese manufacturer doesn’t end there – it’s also powered by a 2.4 petrol derived from them.
9 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Factory tuned

Think of the most specced out brand new car you can think of in Bangladesh. Chances are, you’ll be thinking of a top-end luxury
9 January 2020, 18:00 PM