TEST DRIVE
Shift / The twin cam dreams
Toyota Corolla is a popular name known for guaranteed comfort, fuel economy and an overall hassle-free experience for years of ownership.
Shift / Glanza V: the hot hatch from the late 90s
This particular Glanza V, owned by local car enthusiast Momtahin Hassan Ingit, was restored from the ground up. The sporty design with the side skirts, trunk spoiler and hood scoop makes it as evergreen as it can get.
Shift / Meet the locally modded Toyota Altezza
This Altezza, owned by local car enthusiast Ishan Gausul, is a 1999 model that began its life as an RS200, and in 2017, it was the only dual-tone Altezza in Bangladesh.
Shift / Jeeps in the wilderness
Most people in Bangladesh refer to “Jeep” as SUVs or even Crossovers, what they don’t know is that Jeep is an American automobile manufacturer that introduced SUVs to the world.
Cover Story / Meet the resto-modded Toyota Corolla AE9X
On and on, this resto-modded Toyota Corolla AE9X is a beautiful car. Even though it just misses out on a few rare features, it is still the most loaded AE9X in Bangladesh.
Cover Story / 2023 Honda BR-V: Simple gets the job done
Last week, we had the pleasure to test drive the latest Honda 2023 BR-V. Here are our thoughts.
Shift / Hako-Rolla
Minty and restored examples are hardly around or spotted in broad daylight. In this feature we look at a resto-modded Toyota Corolla KE70.
Shift / A weekend with the GR Yaris
If you’re not already familiar with Toyota’s semi latest concoction, the GR Yaris, a quick Google search will immediately fill you in about its importance in the world of cars.
The Axio’s sinister variant
However, the 2009 season was odd in ways more than one. Team APR, a Toyota outfit decided to retire their outgoing MRS, and then transplanted its organs into a corolla Axio (which we all know and love) and weaponise the humble econobox into a race car designed to tailgate the big guns (mostly the GTR, Soarer and the NSX).
British heritage, Chinese production
What happens when a prestigious British car company get taken over by a Chinese automaker? Pretty good things apparently.
Gracefully matured: 2020 Honda City RS
The Civics' little brother is growing up, and we're starting to see the family resemblance.
First Hand Review: Riding the Kawasaki Ninja 125
A performance machine in a displacement choked country.
TVS Apache RTR 160 4V SmartXonnect
A powerful motorcycle with built-in navigation that greets you by name.
2020 Mahindra XUV 300 W6
Remember how the Tivoli was the first "normal" car made by SsangYong? When the XUV 300 is somewhat similar, being the first Mahindra in Bangladesh that does not look like a dressed-up work truck.
2020 Mahindra TUV 300
An old school rear-wheel drive, body on frame compact SUV from India that is only offered with a five-speed manual transmission. Making it quite a unique specimen in its segment. To put it in a sentence-an engineer’s dream, a designer’s nightmare. Every design element on the TUV300 is there to serve a function and has been put together with minimal regard to the overall aesthetics.
2020 Mitsubishi Xpander
The Mitsubishi Xpander is a seven-seater multi-purpose vehicle built to carry around large families. Designed in Japan and produced in Indonesia, the car is best known for its polarizing front end. We took it out for a spin this week and here's what we think.
2020 BMW 218i Gran Coupé
For the purists, it’s sacrilege. For BMW, it’s a dive into competitive waters. For the rest, the BMW 218i Gran Coupé is a front-wheel, compact luxury sedan and contender in the same class as Audi A3 and Mercedes CLA.
BMW M Track Days 2019
Through October 3rd to 7th, BMW owners and media personnel from around Asia were invited by BMW Group Asia to attend BMW M Track Days 2019 at Malaysia’s Sepang Formula 1 circuit. Over the course of four days, BMW owners and automotive journalists—typically used to street cars in their home countries—were treated to an experience worthy of the performance and prestige of BMW’s M Division and the ballistic missiles with tyres that are M cars.
