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  Skoda Superb and Skoda Octavia VRS in Bermaz Glenmarie

  18 August 2010 / 154 comments

  It appears that Berjaya Group’s Skoda sales division have brought in some units of the Skoda Superb and Skoda Octavia VRS and they are on display at Bermaz Glenmarie. Readers Kamil and Shamsir both sent […]

   

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  New Powerkit by Porsche boosts Panamera Turbo figures

  18 August 2010 / 13 comments

  Porsche is offering what they call a Porsche Panamera Personalisation Programme with a Powerkit and a Sport Design Package for their big four-door. The former is for all Panameras, but the Powerkit is reserved for […]

   

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  Schumacher: Mercedes GP car not functioning in harmony

  18 August 2010 / 28 comments

  The 2010 Formula 1 season is fast entering its final stages and it’s obvious by now that Michael Schumacher’s dream comeback hasn’t materialised. The seven-time champ is finding it hard to enter Q3 on Saturdays […]

   

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  Saab to debut 9-4X crossover at LA show in November

  18 August 2010 / 6 comments

  The Saab 9-4X first made its motor show rounds in 2008 as the 9-4X Biopower Concept. Now that the Swedish marque is alive and kicking under new ownership, it’s ready to debut the production version […]

   

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  New Mercedes-Benz CLS official brochure leaked!

  18 August 2010 / 44 comments

  Up till now, all we’ve seen of the upcoming Mercedes Benz CLS were renderings and maybe spy shots. All that has changed as the official form of the CLS has been revealed to the world […]

   

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  Nick Heidfeld leaves Mercedes GP to be Pirelli test driver

  18 August 2010 / 8 comments

  Mercedes GP Petronas has released Nick Heidfeld from his contract as the team’s Reserve Driver so that the German can take up the position of official test driver for Pirelli. The Italian tyremaker takes over […]

   

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  Latest Mitsubishi Pajero 4X4 spotted in Shah Alam

  17 August 2010 / 89 comments

  [zenphotopress number=999 album=1415] This black real proper Mitsubishi Pajero (not the Pajero Sport) was spotted by Jack, a friend of mine. It had trade plates but didn’t have any form of disguise on it. Before […]

   

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  Maruti Suzuki’s Indian market share dips below 50%, launches A-Star auto and CNG range as response

  17 August 2010 / 17 comments

  Maruti Suzuki saw India’s potential long before it became small car central, and is the undisputed market leader in the country of 1.18 billion people. However, homegrown brands and big players like Hyundai are beginning […]

   

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  Proton starts “Professorship Program” with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to inculcate research culture

  17 August 2010 / 162 comments

  Proton and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore “strategic initiatives” in engineering and technology. The MoU was signed by Proton MD Dato’ Syed Zainal Abidin and UTM Vice […]

   

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  South Africa strike to go on this week, exports crippled

  17 August 2010 / 34 comments

  The South African auto workers strike that started last week shows no signs of abating, as talks between the Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organization (AMEO) and the powerful National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) […]

   

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  Lotus Evora S and Evora automatic due at Paris 2010

  17 August 2010 / 52 comments

  Coming soon – an Evora without a clutch pedal… A certain “e-mail malfunction” has revealed that Lotus will be unveiling two new variants of the Lotus Evora at its 10,000 square feet stand at the […]

   

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  BHPetrol Infiniti Advanced2X 95 and 97 feature new German-engineered Advanced Additive Compound

  16 August 2010 / 122 comments

  Remember those print ads in the newspapers that say “German engineering at its best” or something like that? Quite a few readers have wrote in to ask about what the ad was talking about. Turns […]

   

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  VW to CKD three models, roll out by first quarter of 2011

  16 August 2010 / 193 comments

  Here’s more news on the Volkswagen-DRB-Hicom local assembly project. There has been lots of guessing and counter guessing in our previous post revealing the deal, but we now know that there will be THREE models […]

   

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  Jaguar XJ75 Platinum shows off customisation potential

  16 August 2010 / 31 comments

  Jaguar is 75 this year, and as part of a year long anniversary celebration, Jaguar’s design team has created this XJ75 Platinum Concept, a one-off that was displayed at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance Concept […]

   

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  Valentino Rossi moves to Ducati, signs two-year deal

  16 August 2010 / 72 comments

  The rumours have been circulating for quite some time, but it’s now confirmed that the seven-time MotoGP champ has left Yamaha to join Ducati, signing a two-year deal with the Italian team. Rossi has been […]

   

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