Aref Ali

China is developing rapidly, the speed is so quick, the nature and environment are barely able to keep up with it. One indication of that is the thick dreadful layer of smog that shadows the city of Beijing all…

You might remember seeing Catalytic Converter sticker on the rear glass screen of the previous generation Toyota Corolla and thinking what is it and why is Toyota so proudly showing it off. And then I started…

Old Porsches are a thing of beauty. They are highly sort after and around the world, there are Porsche auto clubs comprising of owners and enthusiasts, and also tuning houses that bring back old rusty cars back…

In the wake of target killing of traffic police officials in Karachi, the city government has decided to arm the Karachi traffic police throughout the different regions. However, the story is not that simple.…

A meeting was held at the office of Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif on 1st of September to talk about the new Auto Policy 2015-20. The meeting was attended by Dr Mifta Ismail, Chairman Board of…

It is kind of a trend among new car owners in Pakistan to replace alloys and tyres as soon as they buy a new car. Some just change the tires but there are those who buy a new pair of alloys along with the new…

Well it's official, Honda will be unveiling 2016 model of their jewel in the crown, the Civic. The news is fresh out of the oven. Honda America will be unveiling the car in Los Angeles and Detroit on 16th…

There are more and more people I keep hearing about who now embark on long road trips all around Pakistan, from Karachi to Islamabad and from Islamabad to Northern Areas or Azad Kashmir. Just last year, couple…

Commuters, who travel a lot on M2 Motorway (Isb-Lhr), would know the perils of driving through the Salt Range next to Kallar Kahar. You might have seen that video were a courageous man tried to stop a trailer…

Last time we talked about unidirectional tyres. This time around we are going to talk a little about asymmetric tyres. First we will discuss what they are and how they differ from normal or symmetric tyres and…

Well speculations about new Honda Civic and the engines they are going to use have been brewing all this time and now we finally know what they are gonna offer in their new car, well sort of. Sort of because…

A unidirectional or just a directional tyre is a tyre that is designed to roll in one direction of the rotation. Unidirectional tyres have distinct tread pattern and you can easily locate them from a bunch. The…

Today while sitting in the PakWheels office, I heard my colleagues talking about Honda Civic's automatic transmission, which died on an acquaintance because of dead battery in the middle of the road. The car…

Two cars that rule Pakistani domestic market are Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic. Both cars have their diehard fans and defend their cars till the end. Sometimes they are right and sometimes they are just too…

Cars are not always perfect. The things start to wear and tear if you don’t keep an eye on them. Tires are no exception. If you keep them on for a long period of time, they will start to wear out in a certain…