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.

Chery’s Electric Omoda 5 Is Open For Bookings In Malaysia

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Over 100 Smart #1s Delivered In Malaysia, Owners Get Free Charger

They said they’d do it. In less than a month, Smart Malaysia has successfully delivered over 100 Smart #1 electric …

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Jaecoo Distances Itself From Chery, Launches J7 In Malaysia

Chinese brand Jaecoo is finally in Malaysian showrooms. That’s right, Chery’s subsidiary Jaecoo, the sub-brand created to build stylish SUVs …

Toyota Yaris Delivers Class-Leading Comfort And Style In Malaysia

Don’t be fooled by this entry-level Toyota Yaris. It may be basic but it still delivers class-leading comfort, styling and …

Production Of Honda’s New Electric e:N1 SUV Starts In Thailand

It’s only Honda’s second production electric vehicle—after the Honda e—and the news is that the Japanese carmaker has started building …

Cybertruck-Inspired? Red Star Box1 EV Van Headed To Malaysia In 2024

Speak of hard edges and isometric angles, and car nuts these days automatically think of the Tesla Cybertruck. But in …

New Honda CR-V Finally Launched In Malaysia

The all-new, eagerly awaited sixth-generation Honda CR-V has finally debuted in Malaysia. The all-new CR-V is currently available in three …

Citroen’s Tiny Ami EV Spied On Roads In Malaysia

This is one of the oddest, most unique electric cars to arrive on the market ever. Or at least it’s …

Chery Malaysia Opens Biggest 4S Centre In The Country

Chery Malaysia just keeps going from strength to strength. It has recently started operations at yet another new 4S Centre …

Mazda 2 Gets Strong Cosmetic Update For Malaysia

Following in the footsteps of the all-new Mazda CX-3, which we featured recently, the Mazda 2 also arrives in Malaysia …