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 Volkswagen Golf R Debuts In Malaysia

With a price tag of RM332,990, the hotly anticipated Volkswagen Golf R (CKD) has finally made its debut in Malaysia. …

GWM Tank 300 Goes On Sale In Malaysia

What looks like a Bronco wannabe is the GWM Tank 300. And its just opened for bookings in Malaysia for …

New GAC Aion Y Plus Finally Debuts In Malaysia

One of the most radically styled SUVs to surface in the last few years debut yesterday. WTC Automotif, GAC Malaysia’s …

Proton Teases First EV Based On Geely Galaxy E5

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New Honda City Hatchback Facelift Debuts In Malaysia From RM86k

Priced from a very reasonable RM85,900, Honda Malaysia has just launched the new facelifted Honda City hatchback. The B-segment hatchback …

Malaysia Overtakes Thailand To Become 2nd Biggest Market In Southeast Asia

In surprising news, we’ve just learned that Malaysia has overtaken Thailand to become Southeast Asia’s 2nd largest car market, just …

BAIC Launches New X55 In Malaysia To Rival Proton X70

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. Ltd., or BAIC as it is more commonly known, has just introduced two new SUVs …

BAIC BJ40 Plus Launches In Malaysia With 2.0-litre Turbo

Yes, the BAIC BJ40 Plus does look like a Jeep. There’s no hiding that fact. Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. …

New Isuzu D-Max Debuts In Malaysia for RM99,000

The D-Max is finally here and it has a lot to offer.  The all-new 2024 Isuzu D-Max has just been …

Four Neta Cars Teased Ahead of Malaysia Autoshow

Following the launch of the Neta V in Malaysia last year, Intro Synergy, the official distributor of the brand, revealed …

Toyota And Honda’s ASEAN Market Share Rose In Face Of Chinese Brand Onslaught

Over the past few years, Southeast Asia has seen a rise in the popularity of Chinese brands, particularly in Thailand …

Jaecoo J8 PHEV Debuts In China, But Destined For Malaysia

It’s a sexy SUV that tugs at the heartstrings of many onlookers. Supposedly headed for the Malaysia market in Q4 …