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Handling Battle: Lotus Exige versus Apache Gunship

Jeremy Clarkson puts the Lotus Exige in a head-on handling bout against an Apache helicopter gunship. Trust Top Gear to always come up with outrageous but entertaining ways to test his sports cars. Jeremy Clarkson drives the Lotus Exige around the track, and the challenge is to out-maneuveur the Apache gunship which will try to get a radar lock on the car to fire it’s missiles.

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Proton SRM Satria Replacement Model Video

You’ve been used to looking at spyshots, but this is the first ever spy video on this blog! Reader Aris Tee sent in this video of the Proton Satria Replacement Model that his brother captured a few weeks ago. No, the video isn’t the photo above, I just used it to spice up this post. Video is after the jump!

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Supercars in daily driving

Another Top Gear feature demonstrating why supercars belong in the track only and not in the streets. Navigating out of a carpark is an absolute nightmare, which is why jockey parking exists! Video is after the jump.

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Joyride around the track in a turbocharged car

Well, not exactly a real joyride but more of a virtual one. For those that haven’t sat in a hot turbocharged car before, this is the awesome aural stimulation you’ll get in a spin around the track. Video after the jump.

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1963 Volkswagen Beetle Ragtop Drag Race

This is a video of an ultimate tricked out old school 1963 Volkswagen Bettle Rag Top at the 2005 Bugjam. There are a few drags of the souped up Bettle versus the new Beetle, and even against a Subaru Impreza turbo.

No idea what’s in this Beetle, I heard you could put a Porsche or a Subaru engine in it since they’re all boxers. Video is after the jump.

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Jeremy Clarkson tests the Toyota Hilux’s hardiness

Jeremy Clarkson tries to bang, drown, and burn a Toyota Hilux to test it’s strength. Let’s see how Toyota’s old workhorse fares. From what I’ve heard, it has a pretty good reputation in East Malaysia for being one of the toughest hardiest pick-up trucks around.

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Top Gear tests cornering ability

The Top Gear crew tests out the cornering ability of three cars, a Toyota Prius, a Perodua Kenari and a Smart ForTwo as compared to a Lotus Exige which has excellent cornering ability.

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2006 Nissan Bluebird Sylphy

UPDATE: The Nissan Sylphy has been launched in Malaysia! Two model variants are available, both with 2.0L engines. Click to read more and find out details and pricing.

Nissan has launched it’s Nissan Bluebird Sylphy mid-sized luxury sedan in Japan, targetted at today’s executive woman, focusing on hospitality and care in mind.

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Jeremy Clarkson annihilates the Perodua Kelisa

Jeremy Clarkson shows his frustration on companies that seem to take make cars as a pure for-profit matter… perhaps you could call it cars with no ’spirit’ or ‘passion’. The victim - our very own Perodua Kelisa.

UPDATE: Recently this video has caught the attention of our MPs such as DAP-Tanjong MP Chow Kon Yeow and BN-Ledang MP Hamim Samuri. Click here to read more about that issue, or if you already know all about that, just enjoy the video in this post and find out what the fuss is all about.

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Top Gear Crash Test Comparison

Top Gear shows you the differences between a 5 star crash test car, a 4 star crash test car and a 3 star crash test car. The cars involved is the Toyota Avensis, Ford Fiesta and Proton Impian (UK-spec Proton Waja) respectively.

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