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 MG Cyberster EV Debuts In Malaysia, Unveiled At KLIMS

Who says electric cars (EVs) must be boring? When SAIC Motor Malaysia unveiled the two-seater electric MG Cyberster during the …

New Toyota Camry XV80 Debuts In Malaysia But Only In Hybrid Version

Boasting some sharp new lines, the ninth-generation Camry looks ready to impress. And that’s exactly what it’s been doing at …

New Ford Mustang GTD Is First American Car To Break Nurburgring 7-Minute Record

In a surprising development, a rather special Mustang has just become the first American car to break Nurburging’s 7-minute lap …

New GAC Aion ES Debuts In Malaysia From RM107K

Established in Guangzhou in 2018 as a new energy vehicle, GAC’s Aion brand had just launched its new electric ES, …

Nissan’s New Kicks e-Power Finally Lands In Malaysia

The much-awaited Nissan Kicks e-Power made a spectacular debut in Malaysia during KLIMS 2024, capping off a good year for …

Tesla Rivaling Zeekr 7X To Debut In Malaysia In 2025

At Zeekr’s launch last week of its X and 009 models, Malaysian distributor Sentinel Automotive announced that China’s Geely premium …

New Peugeot e-3008 Revealed At KLIMS, Debut Imminent In Malaysia 

Peugeot’s all-new electric e-3008 is slated to debut in Malaysia after its timely KLIMN reveal.  Just unveiled at the Kuala …

New MG7 Fastback Debuts At KLIMS With 261-hp Turbo

Currently being held in the Malaysian capital, the Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS) 2024 became the venue for SAIC …

New Zeekr X Debuts In Malaysia With 440 km Range

Zeekr has been on our radar for over a year now, and folks, the Zeekr X is finally here. For …

New GWM Tank 500 Shown At KLIMS Before It Lands In Malaysian Showrooms

Following the announcement last year that the GMW Tanks 500 would definitely be introduced in Malaysia, the 500 debuted at …

New 5th Gen Kia Sportage Debuts in Malaysia From RM150K

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Jaguar Reveals New Electric Type 00 After Controversial Rebrand Advert

Since its contentious rebranding video went live on YouTube a few weeks ago, it seems like the whole car industry …