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.

E-Bike Incentive Programs Rolled Out In Two Dozen States

E-bikes have finally been recognized on the national stage. Incentives programs for e-bikes have been either rolled out or proposed …

Hydrogen Shows Its Potential—Just Not With Cars

Hydrogen fuel is finally making its mark. But not in cars as companies like Toyota and Hyundai have pushed with …

Launched In Indonesia, Mitsubishi’s New Xforce Is Destined For Malaysia Too

Having just debuted at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2023 in Jakarta, the all-new Mitsubishi Xforce SUV is …

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 We saw clearly over the last couple of weeks that 100F+ temperatures are as detrimental to human work efficiency as …

The Transition To EVs Will Be Longer And Bumpier Than Predicted

If the truth be known, electric vehicles (EVs) are not selling as well as carmakers had hoped. Early adopters—mostly tech-savvy …

New Red Hot BMW iX M60 Launched In Malaysia

The BMW iX is already one of the most powerful and luxurious electric SUVs on the market. But just in …

Self-Driving Trucks Test In Texas On Public Roads

Autonomous truck deliveries are just around the corner. More often than not these days, Dallas motorists will find themselves traveling …

New Toyota GR86 Expected To Get GR Corolla’s Turbo With Hybrid

Fans of Toyota’s Gazoo Racing models–like the GR86, GR Supra, GR Corolla and GR Yaris (that America never got) will …

Major Carmakers Collaborate On New Tesla-Rivaling EV Charging Network

It seems as though every week, a different carmaker steps to announce that it will adopt Tesla’s industry-leading SuperCharger network. …

New BMW M2 Officially Premieres In Malaysia

The new 2023 BMW M2 finally made its official premiere in Malaysia this weekend at the M4NTAP Festival in Sepang …

Could Gas Price Hikes Stimulate EV Sales?

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Honda’s CR-V Sales Overtake Proton X70 In Malaysia

Honda’s current CR-V is reaching the end of the line and starting to show signs of aging. To inject some …