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  F1 changes for 2011: 107 per cent qualifying rule is back, driver-adjustable bodywork permitted

  24 June 2010 / 22 comments

  A host of decisions were made at the recent FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Geneva. Aside from Pirelli being named F1’s next tyre supplier, new regulations have been put in place for better […]

   

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  Green monster: Switzer’s 900 hp biofuel drinking GT-R!

  24 June 2010 / 32 comments

  Nissan, when releasing the R35 GT-R, stated that it would be both “perfect” and “untunable.” Many see it as the perfect performance tool, but the untunable bit has been disproved by a number of tuning […]

   

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  OFFICIAL: Pirelli wins Formula 1 tyre supply contract

  24 June 2010 / 7 comments

  The battle to be the next sole F1 tyre supplier after Bridgestone pulls out at the end of this season has concluded. It has been officially confirmed that Pirelli will provide tyres to the FIA […]

   

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  Toyota chief test driver Hiromu Naruse dies in LFA crash

  24 June 2010 / 124 comments

  Toyota has confirmed reports that its chief test driver, 67-year-old Hiromu Naruse, has has been killed in a head-on collision near the Nurburgring. Naruse was driving the Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition when he collided head […]

   

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  Ford Focus RS Le Mans Classic recalls the glory days

  24 June 2010 / 12 comments

  Ecurie Ford France has released a collection of just five Focus RS cars in unique liveries, each paying tribute to Ford cars that made history at the Le Mans 24 Hours. The car in black […]

   

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  F10 BMW 5-Series M-Sports Sedan Rendered!

  24 June 2010 / 19 comments

  Click for enlarged image The supposedly leaked brochure photos of the M-Sports package for the F11 5-Series Touring that we saw earlier this week looked pretty convincing so we can just assume that the 5-Series […]

   

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  Volkswagen Scirocco Cup China – racecar driving experience at Sepang International Circuit

  23 June 2010 / 9 comments

  Last weekend was a rather exciting one for the local motorsport scene. The Super GT made a stop at Sepang, the one and only race outside the land of the rising Sun. As always, it […]

   

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  Ferrari signs ex-McLaren chief engineer Pat Fry

  23 June 2010 / 7 comments

  Ferrari has confirmed the appointment of former McLaren chief engineer Pat Fry as the Scuderia’s assistant technical director. The 46-year old Briton will work under technical director Aldo Costa starting from July. It’s likely that […]

   

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  276hp Lotus Evora debuts in Malaysia – starts from RM 443,480 up to nearly RM 500,000!

  23 June 2010 / 300 comments

  Lotus has officially launched the much anticipated Evora for the Malaysian market earlier today. It took a while for the Evora to reach our shores considering it was unveiled in 2008 during the British International […]

   

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  AD: World Cup 2010 – Celcom Broadband Collect A Bear!

  23 June 2010 / 0 comments

  Football fans, how have you enjoyed the World Cup so far? For us, apart from the annoying vuvuzelas that makes the home sound like a hornet’s nest every night, the action has been decent, and […]

   

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  Heico releases limited edition V70 T6 AWD R-Design

  23 June 2010 / 8 comments

  Famous Volvo tuner Heico Sportiv, in partnership with the Swedish marque itself, has released a special edition of the V70 T6 AWD R-Design. Only 100 of these metallic sapphire black cars will be made for […]

   

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  Mitsuoka Like – electric car based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV

  23 June 2010 / 7 comments

  Ever thought that the cute Mitsubishi i-MiEV needed to be redesigned by people as eccentric as the creators of the Orochi? Well, if for some reason you have such thoughts you’ll be pleased to know […]

   

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  Hyundai Sonata Test Drive Report from Oman

  23 June 2010 / 325 comments

  Few years ago, some said the Koreans were coming. They were right, because the Hyundais and Kias of one generation ago weren’t good enough to have arrived – coming yes, arrived no. But if you […]

   

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  Lotus unveils 5-year business plan – Lotus Cars set to go against Ferrari and Porsche?

  22 June 2010 / 162 comments

  There are some very interesting things in store ahead for Proton’s Group Lotus, and we had a preview of some of it today. Proton hopes that these list of new happenings for Lotus will be […]

   

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  2011 Suzuki Swift – more pictures released

  22 June 2010 / 48 comments

  Suzuki have released new pictures of the 2011 Suzuki Swift that was just revealed earlier this month. The new pictures include interior shots and gives you a better idea of the Swift’s design, as it […]

   

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