Peter Lyon

In a career spanning over 30 years, Peter has written about automobiles, innovation, games, luxury lifestyles, travel and food. Based in Tokyo since 1988, he hosts a globally broadcast TV show on Japan’s NHK World network called ‘Samurai Wheels’ with ex-F1 racer Ukyo Katayama, and authored a book in 2014 in Japanese about car culture. Over the past 3 decades, Peter has written for publications including Car and Driver, Edmunds, Top Gear, Autocar, Auto Express, Evo, Quattroruote, The Sydney Morning Herald, Herald Sun, Motor Magazine, Forbes, The Japan Times, GQ Japan, Newsweek Japan, Forbes Japan, Yahoo Japan and Yanko Design. He has raced cars and created his own race teams since 2000, culminating in a class victory in the 2009 VLN 4-hour race at the Nurburgring as well as a 4th-in-class placing in the 2010 Nurburgring 24-hour race, and a 2nd place podium in the 2011 Mazda MX-5 Media 4-Hour race in Japan. Peter is a juror for the Japan Car of the Year and Best Cars of the Year panels.

New Zeekr X And 009 Land In Malaysian Showrooms From RM180,000

China’s Zeekr has just announced the official debut of its activities in Malaysia, and reservations for the Zeekr X and …

All-New Chery Tiggo 8 Pro e+ Is Slated For Malaysia Market

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New MG5 Debuts In Malaysia From RM94,000

MG has just added another model to its growing arsenal. After the MG5 was introduced in August in Malaysia, a …

Mitsubishi Teases New 7-Seater SUV – Could It Be The XForce?

While Honda’s BR-V may dominate its segment in Southeast Asia (apart from Malaysia) for the time being, there is a …

BYD M6 Arriving In Malaysia Soon With 530km Of Range

With its July Southeast Asian premiere in Indonesia, BYD has now officially announced that Malaysia would soon welcome the M6 …

Haval 6 HEV Finally Rolls Off Assembly Line In Malaysia 

Ahead of its formal launch in Malaysia in October, the first locally assembled (CKD) GWM Haval H6 HEV has now …

McLaren Reveals New W1 Name For Successor To F1 And P1

Formula 1 team and road-car manufacturer of supercars like the F1 and P1, McLaren is celebrating its 50th anniversary since …

New BFGoodrich All-Terrain Tyre Debuts In Malaysia

BFGoodrich has just officially unveiled the All-Terrain T/A KO3 tyre in Malaysia as the newest member of the All-Terrain family. …

JAC T9 Expected In Malaysia Soon As CKD Model

A new Chinese brand is on the way. In a few short weeks, we expect a JAC Motors dealership to …

China’s Zeekr 009 Challenges Toyota Alphard In Southeast Asia

After its premiere in Thailand, the battery-electric 2024 Zeekr 009 hasn’t held back in staking claim to the luxury MPV …

New Ford Ranger XLT Plus Special Edition Debuts in Malaysia 

Ford’s only distributor in Malaysia, Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), has debuted the new XLT Plus Special Edition, a new …

New Zeekr 7X Debuts In China Packing A Tesla-Beating 646hp

This week, the new Zeekr 7X was unveiled at the Chengdu Motor Show and is now officially available in China. …