You will be forgiven if you think that the two-wheeled equivalent of a Ferrari sports car is a Ducati superbike simply because they’re both made in Italy, they’re both red, and they’re both fast. But the truth is Ducati is more related to Lamborghini because both Italian super brands are owned by the Volkswagen Group of Companies. Therefore, the real ...

In 2012, My wife Shawie and I attended the Asia Ducati Week in Kuala Lumpur and had a truly grand time. We went with several Malaysian Ducatisti to the City of Malacca for a Heritage Ride; toured the Ducati Corse race team paddocks during the Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) practice; personally met with then-Ducati Corse riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky ...

In 1959, Daimler-Benz introduced the Mercedes-Benz 220 S 4-door sedan as the first vehicle in their W111-series. The car was later given the nickname Heckflosse referring to the small fins at its tail. In February 1961, the 2-door W111 Coupe made its debut at the 75th anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart while the 2-door Cabriolet or convertible debuted at ...

Psychologists observed that we humans have the tendency to collect objects that remind us of our childhood. When I was 11, I would ride my bicycle every morning a couple of blocks from our house so I can see an elderly gentleman lovingly care for his nice, shiny black Peugeot 404 sedan. I can tell by its rear fins that ...

Sometime in April 2008, Carlos Gono, the proprietor of Autoplus Sportzentrum, arranged a meet-and-greet event between local motoring journalists, including yours truly, and the Motul lubricants specialist, Dr. Arai. Carlos had Dr. Arai pose with a bottle of Motul on the fender of an actual Motul Pitwork Nissan Skyline GT-R that was displayed inside the Autoplus showroom. The race car ...

With the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) extended until the 15th of May, it’ll be some time before we can all go out, enjoy each other’s company, and watch a movie together. It’ll be a while before we will be allowed to gather as a crowd in a cinema or a concert. In the mean time, we can surf Netflix or, ...

The Jaguar XK-E is a British sports car that was introduced in 1961 and manufactured until 1975. With its good looks, high performance, and affordable pricing, the E-Type, as it is more popularly known, became an icon of the ‘60s, prompting even the great Enzo Ferrari to call it as “the most beautiful car ever made”. Road & Track magazine’s ...

Valentino Rossi is widely considered as one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time. With nine World Championships – seven in the premier Motorcycle Grand Prix or MotoGP class – Rossi is the only road racer to have competed in more than 400 Grand Prix races. He has ridden with the number 46 his entire career, shunning the traditional ...

There’s something about Vespa scooters that attracts us like no other lover. Err…sorry, but we can’t help but jump into a Beatles song when we see these 2-stroke metal-bodied scooters. Vespa scooters seem to have a character and an image that’s purely their own and one that takes us back to simpler times, like when Rock n’ Roll was simple, ...

If you’ve been reading our stories here on Power Wheels since Monday (April 20), you’ll know that I am a huge Porschephile. I love all Porsches from the 356 A, B, C and Speedsters to the 911 from the 901-series until the current 992. I love everything in between including the 924, 944, 968, 928, and the current 718 Boxter ...