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  Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 laps Nurburgring in 7:26.4

  14 July 2008 / 22 comments

  This is for fans of cockpit recordings from the race track. General Motors recently announced that the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 had completed a Nurburgring run in 7 minutes and 26.4 seconds. The standard ZR1 was […]

   

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  Ford sues US govt for interest on overpaid tax

  14 July 2008 / 9 comments

  Struggling American automaker Ford Motor Company is suing the US government for a sum of US$445.3 million in what looks like a desperate move for cash. Ford posted a loss of US$2.7 billion in 2007 […]

   

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  BMW 3-Series Heritage Video

  14 July 2008 / 13 comments

  Here’s a short clip just over a minute from BMW about the BMW 3-Series which is, according to the narrator, where BMW began and it is the car that built its current customer base. View […]

   

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  Proton to study ministry’s request for taxi model

  13 July 2008 / 40 comments

  Click to enlarge Back in May this year Datuk Noh Omar (and his Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development) suggested that Proton develop a new vehicle designed to be used as a taxi similiar to […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

  13 July 2008 / 20 comments

  Mercedes-Benz’s in-house AMG tuner division has unveiled the new Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series, a lighter, wider and faster version of the SL65 AMG coupe. More details on this latest car to come out of […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Galant Fortis Ralliart in Japan

  13 July 2008 / 19 comments

  Those who pay attention to the automotive industry should know that the new Mitsubishi Lancer has grown so much in size that it is known as the Mitsubishi Galant Fortis in Japan, save for the […]

   

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  MITI considers revising CBU hybrid car duties

  13 July 2008 / 15 comments

  The Ministry of International Trade and Industry is considering revising the duty structure for fully imported hybrid cars and will be bringing the matter up to the Cabinet, minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced on […]

   

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  Malaysian taxis to get petrol subsidies

  12 July 2008 / 11 comments

  Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Shahrir Samad has announed that the government has decided to give further subsidies for petrol to petrol-fueled taxis. This should help taxi drivers out abit, though most […]

   

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  Proton Persona launched in Indonesia

  11 July 2008 / 48 comments

  Click to enlarge Proton has launched the Proton Persona for the Indonesian market today at the 16th Indonesian International Motorshow. It is the fifth Proton model to be sold in our neighbouring country, just over […]

   

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  Initial photos of facelifted E90/E91 BMW 3-Series

  11 July 2008 / 16 comments

  The facelifted E90 and E91 BMW 3-Series will be unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show this month, but as a pre-show teaser BMW has released a set of photos showing both the E90 sedan […]

   

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  BMW 335i to get 7-speed twin clutch M DCT

  10 July 2008 / 10 comments

  The E92 BMW 335i Coupe will have its 6-speed Steptronic automatic transmission option replaced with the 7-speed BMW M DCT transmission from Getrag, according to an Australian brochure for the E92 last revised on the […]

   

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  BMW 3-Series Range Transformation TVC

  10 July 2008 / 12 comments

  This TV commercial shows the entire BMW 3-Series range beginning from the E91 Touring, the E90 Sedan, the E92 Coupe and finally the E93 Convertible. The E91 sheds a part of its “roof” to become […]

   

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  Paris debut for new Chevrolet Cruze sedan

  10 July 2008 / 9 comments

  General Motors announced today that the Chevrolet Cobalt (shown above) will be replaced by a new Chevrolet compact sedan called the Chevrolet Cruze. The name Cruze has actually been used before. The original Chevrolet Cruze […]

   

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  Nasim launches locally assembled Peugeot 407

  10 July 2008 / 80 comments

  Click to enlarge Nasim Sdn Bhd has launched the facelifted Peugeot 407, now available in showrooms around Malaysia. The new Peugeot 407 is locally assembled and comes in two trim levels. Both come with the […]

   

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  Honda OSM Concept two seater sports car

  9 July 2008 / 9 comments

  Honda will be exhibiting a two-seater lightweight open top sports car concept at the 2008 British Motor Show this month called the Honda OSM Concept (Open Study Model). Styling for the OSM Concept was done […]

   

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