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  Maybach Landaulet Concept

  12 November 2007 / 26 comments

  Some of you may be wondering what exactly a Landaulet is. Its basically a term for a simulated convertible, carried over from the days of carriage coachbuilding. Basically, a simulated convertible landaulet has fixed roof […]

   

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  Kia Borrego to feature Kia’s first V8 engine

  12 November 2007 / 5 comments

  The Kia Borrego shown above will make its world debut at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, and it will be Kia’ first mid-sized SUV, larger than the Kia Sorento currently on sale in our market […]

   

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  Toyota Hi-CT Concept

  11 November 2007 / 10 comments

  Click to enlarge The Toyota Hi-CT is a small hybrid car concept with 3,330m x 1,695mm x 1,780mm dimensions. It uses plug-in hybrid technology, allowing it to be charged with an external power source. Power […]

   

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  Honda Accord Coupe HF-S Concept

  11 November 2007 / 19 comments

  Click to enlarge While the earlier HFP Accord Coupe we saw was done up by American Honda, this Honda Accord Coupe HF-S Concept was done by Honda Access America Inc, Honda’s U.S. accessory development team. […]

   

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  Honda Factory Performance (HFP) Accord Coupe

  11 November 2007 / 20 comments

  Click to enlarge The Honda Factory Performance Accord Coupe was showcased at the 2007 SEMA motor show, and showcases the HFP set of dealer-installed factory accessories developed by American Honda Motor Co. Ride height of […]

   

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  Government to restructure fuel subsidy

  9 November 2007 / 90 comments

  This is a short update – The Star SMS Alert reports that the government is looking at restructuring the fuel subsidy into a system where the rich pays more and the poor pays less. Not […]

   

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  Proton-VW deal could be signed in 2 weeks?

  9 November 2007 / 34 comments

  This is some rather exciting news – business daily The Malaysian Reserve has a report quoting unnamed sources that Proton and Volkswagen will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding regarding a tie up involving stake […]

   

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  Proton exports 5,000 Waja taxis to Iran

  9 November 2007 / 42 comments

  Proton will be supplying 5,000 units of the Proton Waja to be used as taxis in Iran through Iran’s Zagross Khodro group. It is marketed as the Proton Impian there, the same name used in […]

   

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  2008 Daihatsu Gran Max minibus and pickup

  8 November 2007 / 28 comments

  Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd has just announced the Daihatsu Gran Max, a new light commercial vehicle manufactured at P.T. Astra Daihatsu Motor in Indonesia, aiming to meet the increasing demand in Indonesia for light commercial […]

   

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  Toyota 1/X Concept: lightweight hybrid vehicle

  8 November 2007 / 9 comments

  Click to enlarge Toyota’s 1/X Concept is pronounced one-Xth, not one over X. The X also does not mean 10, instead 1/X means the vehicle is only “1/Xth” the weight of other vehicle in its […]

   

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  Mercedes Benz F 700 with DIESOTTO engine

  8 November 2007 / 24 comments

  Click to enlarge The Mercedes Benz F 700 was unveiled at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, but was exhibited again at the Tokyo Motor Show a few weeks later. It’s what Mercedes Benz thinks a […]

   

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  BMW 1tensity Videos

  8 November 2007 / 3 comments

  We previously saw a series of videos on the BMW 1-Series called the “Have You Seen It?” series, but that’s not the end of interesting videos on the BMW 1-Series from Munich. This series is […]

   

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  Both Proton Persona and Perodua Myvi doing well

  7 November 2007 / 75 comments

  After reading two pieces of news in the papers recently about our two national car manufacturers, I found something slightly odd about how the Perodua Myvi and the Proton Persona are doing in terms of […]

   

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  Audi metroproject quattro Concept

  7 November 2007 / 22 comments

  Click to enlarge Yet another city car concept comes from Audi with what looks quite possibly to be the forerunner to the MINI-fighting A1. The metroproject quattro concept is equipped with a hybrid drivetrain that […]

   

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  The New Honda FCX Concept Driving Experience

  7 November 2007 / 28 comments

  Click to enlarge During the Honda media trip to Japan for the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, we also got to visit Honda’s Tochigi R&D Center where we got to see all kinds of interesting and […]

   

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