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'Greater good' bus guide to lane and bay priority
Bus bay priority is gradually gaining as much acceptance as bus lanes in other cities.
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New system, shorter wait for trains
Circle Line trains will run every 90 seconds, against the two minutes taken on the North-South and East-West Lines. |
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Former French rugby stars ready for maiden Dakar experience
The gruelling two-week race has been switched from Africa to the relative stability of Argentina and Chile.
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Kawasaki set to pull out from MotoGP
Another race team falls victim to economic crisis? |
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Stewart blasts F1 heads
Former world champion says F1 supremos are too powerful, time to step aside.
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No direct link to fuel prices
Director of the Ministry of Transport explains how the public transport fare review process works.
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Ferrari to unveil new model
New F1 car to be unveiled next Monday.
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Tough times may be best time to get new car
While car-shopping may not appear to be the most prudent thing to do in the current economic environment, it could actually turn out to be a good move. |
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Addiction to big autos
As sales of large vehicles go up in the US (and hybrid sales drop), it does make sense to own an SUV.
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Govt paid $410m to motorists to scrap cars
LTA happy despite no guarantee that motorists will opt for buses, trains. |
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Formula One: F1 teams back cost cuts
Moves to cut engine and gearbox costs as well as limit aerodynamic testing.
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Force India confident of car
Force India signed a deal with McLaren and Mercedes and will replace their Ferrari engines in the new season. |
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Formula One: Ferrari unveil new F60
Changes are due to regulations imposed by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) in order to increase overtaking.
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Massa happy with new Ferrari
World Championship runner-up Felipe Massa described the car as 'cute'. -AFP |
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He started racing in Thailand
Lester Wong sold his Mazda MX5 and left S'pore for Chonburi - where he bought a Honda Civic and started racing.
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Drag King and his beast
This four-year-old Evo 6, owned by Garage R and driven by one of its directors, Lester Wong, is currently the fastest Evo in South-east Asia. |
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Others with electric dreams
Systems engineer John Kua, left a job at ST Kinetics and sank $250,000 into a project to build a cheap and efficient electric motor in 2005.
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S'porean picks up US$1.34m in bookings for his yet-to-be-built vehicle
Petrol-electric cars to be produced by contract manufacturing, likely sub-contracting the building to an established carmaker. |
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Formula One: Toyota fly F1 flag for Japan
The only Japanese team left unveils their new car for the 2009 season.
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S'pore's F1 circuit to be revamped
S'pore GP wants drivers to have more opportunities to overtake this year. |
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Promise of a good time in auto showrooms
Tokyo's flashier showrooms feature transvestite showgirls, international beauty pageant winners and even cutting-edge robots.
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Only 16 but he has five karts
The Bala Kerisnans spent about $190k to fulfil their son's racing dreams. |
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13-year-old kart racers
These boys - though foreigners - have represented Singapore in karting competitions.
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New F1 cars unveiled for Renault and Williams
Renault, eager to cut costs had scrapped a planned launch at the Le Castellet circuit in favour of a regular test. -Reuters
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F1: Raikkonen debuts in F60
Flying Finn completed 54 laps in the rain setting a best time of 1min 34.43sec.
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F1 must cut costs to survive
Renault boss said F1 must avoid implementing costly new regulations such as those for the upcoming season.
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New rules, new meanings
The New Paper's Formula One analyst Luke Netto breaks down Formula One's new rules by looking at Ferrari's newly-launched F60.
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Ugly cars mean more overtaking?
Look at the new Ferrari's F60 low and straight in the face - and it'll resemble an expensive road sweeper. |
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Road safety not the sole responsibility of TP
Summons issued to heavy vehicle drivers have doubled but education programmes must take place alongside enforcement action, says Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Education and Home Affairs). -AsiaOne
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Ecclestone confirms India F1 plans
"Fully committed," the F1 supremo blames calendar of global sporting events for India GP delay. |
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'Frisky' Karma
Despite being 'green,' the Karma's engine possesses 260bhp. It also has a Singaporean connection.
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Formula One ditches 'bad' safety car rule
Drivers were initially penalised for pitting during early stages of the safety car being deployed in a race. |
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Reviving racing
Cheryl Tay finds out if local motor racing can return to its good old days.-TNP
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Honda Racing considers state bailout
Honda could unlock $4.9 billion from credit funding for the auto industry. |
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English-speaking bus drivers, please
Bus drivers failed to alert visually impaired man of his bus stop because they can't speak English.
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