New Fiat 500 crowned ‘Best Urban Electric Car’ by DrivingElectric
Praised for agility, driving style and range
Fiat’s New 500 was released in 2020 as the automaker’s electric city car. Built in the historic Mirafiori Turin factory, it’s also called the Fiat 500e in some markets and offers a driving range of up to 320 kilometres (199 miles). This little Italian has just picked up a fine accolade, being ...
Published on 31 Dec 2021
Toyota sells 50 million Corollas
Firmly cements the model’s place as the world’s best-seller
Can you believe that Toyota has shifted 50 million Corollas since the model entered production with the first generation in 1966? Fifty-five years in production over twelve generations and counting have resulted in Toyota securing this epic milestone for a much-loved car the world over....
Published on 31 Dec 2021
Kia Resurrects the Carens Nameplate
Three-row recreational vehicle debuts in India
Do you remember the Kia Carens? A few of these compact MPVs did indeed grace our shores in the early 2000s, sadly they seem to have all died along the way. In fact, the Carens nameplate (or Rondo in some markets) continued, and this latest fourth-generation Carens sees an Indian market debut as a re...
Published on 31 Dec 2021
Latest Civic Type R to be previewed at 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon
Honda’s eleventh-generation Civic continues with the halo model
Ever since the sixth-generation EK-series Civic, there’s always been a Type R variant of the Civic. Ashraaq Wahab drove the tenth generation Type R on Sri Lankan roads in August 2018 and came away mighty impressed with it. So as you can imagine, it warms the cockles of our hearts to hear that Hond...
Published on 31 Dec 2021
Classic Car Club of Ceylon AGM 2021
The Classic Car Club holds their 2021 AGM with a new president elected
The 29th Annual General Meeting of the Classic Car Club of Ceylon (CCCC) was successfully held on the 7th of October 2021. Given the prevailing COVID situation and keeping in mind the safety of its members, the club choose to host a Digital AGM, a first for the CCCC, which was well attended by membe...
Published on 29 Dec 2021