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.

Verstappen Romps Home To Win Italian Grand Prix Ahead Of McLaren

In an action-packed Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix that featured several superb overtakes, as well as Virtual Safety Car and genuine Safety …

Aston Martin Is First Brand To Employ Apple CarPlay Ultra

Aston Martin has just been given a special honor by Apple. The British luxury car brand—known as James Bond’s car …

Tesla Model 3 Meets Hardcore Rival in China’s New XPeng P7

Seen as a rival to the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6, XPeng’s P7, has just undergone a major …

Honda e:N1 Debuts In Malaysia As Brand’s First EV

Honda has just debuted its first-ever electric vehicle (EV) in Malaysia. The brand-new Honda e:N1, a Chinese-made battery electric vehicle …

Awarding Mundane Cars—Meet The Festival Of The Unexceptional Concours Finalists

When you hear the term ‘Concours,’ most car nuts automatically think of a luxurious car gathering of rare, extremely expensive …

New Gullwing GAC Aion Hyptec HT Debuts At Malaysia Autoshow

China’s GAC just revealed a gull-winged SUV that’s destined for showrooms later on this year. WTC Automotif (WTCA) unveiled the …

Sleek MG Concept Car Wins Major Global Design Award

MG has just won a major design award—the ‘iF Design Award.’ The low-slung MG EXE181 concept car which played a …

New MINI John Cooper Works Lands In Malaysia With EV Option

The all-new 2025 MINI 3-Door John Cooper Works (JCW) just arrived in Malaysia. Introduced into the country by MINI Malaysia, …

New Evidence Shows That Next-Gen Mazda MX-5 Will Go Electric 

The current-model Mazda MX-5 has been around for over a decade, maintaining its basic, naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine while becoming …

New Jetour T2 Debuts At Malaysia Autoshow Ahead Of Q4 Launch

Jetour has been busy in Southeast Asia of late. In addition to the brand’s VT9 debut in Malaysia, Jetour Auto …

For Malaysian Market Jaecoo Rebrands As Omoda Jaecoo Malaysia

In line with Chery’s export market strategy, Jaecoo Malaysia has officially rebranded as Omoda Jaecoo Malaysia, marking its first anniversary …

New Honda 0 Series Captures Top Gear’s ‘Best EV Design’ Gong

Better known for its sports cars, like the NSX, Civic Type R, and S2000, Honda has neglected electric vehicles. In …