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After an overdose of car and automotive brand launches in Pakistan this year, 2017 looks to be no different. Following, the launch of face-lifted A3, and a proposal to BOI (Board Of Investment) for local…

The new Civic has raised the bar for locally assembled cars. The new benchmarks include Turbocharger, Remote Engine Starter, Auto Unlock and few others. Although these are highlights for the Pakistani market,…

These days, the trend of projector headlight housing is getting very popular. So, naturally, the question of reflector vs projector comes up a lot. It is easy to find these projector head lamps on imported cars…

The astute reader amongst PakWheelers must have picked up the technical error in the title of this article. It is VTEC Turbo and not VTE Turbo. Please bear with me, I want to make a point by highlighting my…

What a year 2016 has turned out to be for the automotive industry of Pakistan. Ever since the announcement of the new Auto Policy, it seems as if we have been served with a buffet of automobile brands. With…

The City Traffic Police has launched a massive crackdown across Lahore against the vehicles with illegal number plates, tinted windows and vehicles without registration plates. This news was officially…

In the last few months, we have witnessed remarkable developments in Pakistan’s auto sector. Now that we have the latest 10th generation Honda Civic, Dewan Motors has recently introduced an “affordable” luxury…

You can’t buy happiness but you can buy cars and it’s the same thing. From animal drafted carriages to motorized wagons, humans have come a long way. Automobiles are among the most significant inventions of…

A lot of drivers in Pakistan misuse their car’s Hazard lights. I have seen cars wrongly parked in shopping areas with hazard lights on. We see many drivers on Pakistani roads, turning ON their car’s hazard…

One of the major components of a car is its engine and every car has an engine, unless you own an all-electric car like Tesla. Engines comes in many sizes and power outputs. Some are Turbo-Charged,…

X1 is manufactured and sold by German Automaker BMW, worldwide. This model was initially launched (globally) in 2009 and is available in a 5-door variant. This vehicle is the smallest SUV offered by BMW. Up…

The issue of people getting scammed at different petrol pumps across Pakistan is nothing new. But in recent years, more and more cases are surfacing on internet, which raises the question of check & balance…

The C-HR is yet to hit the roads, therefore there isn’t much information on what the car will be equipped with. C-HR stands for “Coupe-High Rider” although, it has four doors and has a low height for a…

An immobilizer is an anti-theft device, which is found in most modern cars. As a matter of fact, in countries like Germany and UK, an immobilizer is mandatory in all cars. This device prevents thieves from hot…

In the past couple of days, I have noticed a lot of vandalism cases in Pakistan appearing on social media. And the overwhelming positive response on them forced me to write something on this matter. Before I…