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Archive for January, 2008

Isuzu exits the US market

Isuzu has decided to leave the US market, and will officially stop selling new vehicles in the country on the 31st of January 2009, a year from now. The decision to leave the American market was fueled by the inability to produce replacement models for its Isuzu Ascender and Isuzu i-series, the only two [...]

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Ford may forgo small stake in Jaguar / Land Rover

Tata is on both ends of the car market right now, from one of the cheapest cars around that is the Tata Nano right up to two luxury brands that they are about to purchase from the Ford Motor Company, Jaguar and Land Rover.
While the original plan was for Ford to keep a minority [...]

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Proton Saga “GTi” Artist’s Impression and more!

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The Proton Saga is still quite a hot conversation topic right now, as it is the latest and most affordable brand new 3-box sedan on the market to date. Here is Theophilus Chin’s artist’s impression of a kitted up Proton Saga - it looks very similiar to the Proton Saga RED Concept [...]

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New “Raptor” Ford F150 with long travel shocks and turbocharged Boss V8

Ford is reportedly working on a new project called the Raptor, essentially a very powerful Ford F150 with long travel shocks from Fox Racing and a turbocharged V8 from the new “Boss” family. The Fox shock absorbers are similiar to the extra long travel suspension used in Baja 1000 desert racers, and will allow [...]

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Volkswagen Advanced Activity Concept: New Taro?

Volkswagen used to have a pickup truck called the Volkswagen Taro back in 1989, which was essentially a badge engineered Toyota Hilux. The project was discontinued in 1996. Now Volkswagen is developing the second generation Volkswagen Taro, and it is expected to be unveiled at the end of 2009.
Volkswagen had exhibited a pickup truck [...]

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Volkswagen Passat CC - V-Dub’s own CLS

The new Volkswagen Passat CC made its debut at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. It is a 4-door sedan based on the Volkswagen Passat platform, but with a different body styling which has a much more sportier, sleeker roofline, intended to give the car a 4-door coupe look ala the Mercedes Benz CLS. The [...]

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Honda CBR150R: latest 150cc bike in Malaysia

With fuel prices expected to go up in the next election, many will be looking at ways to reduce fuel expenditure. While Ratan Tata wants to convert motorcyclists into car drivers with the Tata Nano, there is no such thing here yet and for those who are already driving cars with small engines, the [...]

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Hafei Minz 1.1 liter 7-seater van

Singapore is a place where both the original Hafei Lobo and the Naza Forza are sold in the same market, but Hafei in Singapore exists with a 2 model line-up. Other than the Lobo, there is also a little 7-seater van called the Hafei Minz.
Powering the Hafei Minz is a 1.1 liter engine that [...]

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New Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class unveiled!

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Yes, this looks like a new car, but it is in fact the old Mercedes Benz C-Class Coupe given a new name and a new skin, together with over 1,000 component changes. What you get is the left hand drive only, European-only Mercedes Benz CLC-Class. It rides on the old W203 platform [...]

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Ssangyong Actyon SUT survives Rainforest Challenge Terengganu 2007

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Competitive Supreme Sdn Bhd recently entered their new Ssangyong Actyon SUT into the Rainforest Challenge Terengganu 2007. The SsangYong Adventure Squad consisted of driver Mr. Francis Khoo and co-driver Encik Mohd Sharul Bahrin, team manager Mr. Stiven Sim, a technical team consisting of Ho Siong Peng, Liau See On, Simon Sim, Chan [...]

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