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  VIDEO: Red Bull’s Adrian Newey involved in Ginetta crash

  11 August 2010 / 9 comments

  Red Bull Racing technical chief Adrian Newey was taken to hospital after suffering a crash while racing in England over the weekend. Newey was involved in a Ginetta G50 support-race to the British Touring Car […]

   

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  2011 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150 is mightier than ever

  11 August 2010 / 43 comments

  The Ford Harley Davidson F-150 is a dream truck for many, combining the capability of America’s most popular truck with the branding of Harley-Davidson. In this 2011 edition, a new 6.2-litre V8 from the F-150 […]

   

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  Tata reaps rewards from profitable Jaguar-Land Rover, Indian Land Rover assembly starts next year

  11 August 2010 / 15 comments

  Shares of Jaguar-Land Rover’s parent company, Tata Motors, rose to their highest level in almost 19 years after the company posted first quarter profits on strong demand for luxury SUVs and sedans. Tata made 19.9 […]

   

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  Bentley Continental Flying Spur Arabia special edition

  11 August 2010 / 14 comments

  Bentley says that the Middle East accounts for 10% of its global sales. So apart from opening up nine new dealerships in Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jeddah, Riyadh and Al Khobar, the […]

   

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  Mazda design: Nagare no more, yesterday once more?

  11 August 2010 / 22 comments

  Are you a fan of the current Mazda look, with its curvy shapes, smiling mouth and eye-catching jewelry? It all started with the Nagare concept shown at the 2007 LA Motor Show, where the carmaker […]

   

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  Virgin Racing on track to overhaul Lotus for 10th place?

  11 August 2010 / 5 comments

  Malaysia owned Lotus Racing is commonly described as the “best of the new teams” but fellow rookie team Virgin Racing hasn’t given up on snatching that title away. VR technical director Nick Wirth believes that […]

   

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  Civic Type R hatchback to be discontinued in Europe!

  11 August 2010 / 52 comments

  It looks like the Civic Type R Euro hatchback will follow the path of its larger sibling the FD2 Type R Sedan – Honda has decided to discontinue it in Europe. It will not be […]

   

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  Peugeot distributor Nasim and Kuwait Finance House collaborate to provide Islamic auto financing

  10 August 2010 / 16 comments

  Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Malaysia’s first foreign Islamic bank, has entered into an Automobile End-Financing Agreement with Peugeot distributor Nasim Sdn Bhd to provide auto financing based on the Shariah concept of Al-Ijarah Thumma Al […]

   

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  Saab joining the World Rally Championship in 2012?

  10 August 2010 / 7 comments

  It has long been a two horse race between Ford and Citroen, but the World Rally Championship could be looking at a revival. With MINI/Prodrive joining the fray next year, Saab could be joining the […]

   

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  VW-owned Italdesign Giugiaro reveals top management

  10 August 2010 / 21 comments

  As previously reported, Volkswagen now owns a 90.1% stake in Italian design house Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A through its Lamborghini brand. This purchase includes Giugiaro’s brand name, rights and patents. Now VW has named the senior […]

   

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  Lamborghini adding a four-door model to its lineup?

  10 August 2010 / 9 comments

  CEO of Lamborghini, Stephan Winkelmann, is hinting at the possibility of a third model in the supercar maker’s lineup, possibly a four-door car in the mould of the Porsche Panamera and Aston Rapide, but only […]

   

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  Ratan Tata planning to retire in 2012 – successor wanted

  10 August 2010 / 17 comments

  Tata Sons Ltd have announced that they will actively be looking for a successor to the throne of company chairman Ratan Tata. Ratan, 72, has once said that he wouldn’t want to go out of […]

   

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  VIDEO: Lotus Exos Type 125 – F1 inspired track car

  10 August 2010 / 20 comments

  Lotus unveiled the Exos Type 125 at the recent Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion event, an F1 inspired track-only car. Built in Norfolk, England, the Exos Type 125 is powered by a 3.5-litre Cosworth GPV8 with 650 […]

   

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  Revised spec Mitsubishi Grandis with extra equipment

  10 August 2010 / 68 comments

  Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia has revised the spec of its Grandis MPV, which now comes with a host of new luxury features. They include xenon headlamps with auto leveling, a 2-DIN (6.1-inch) LCD touch screen head […]

   

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  Suzuki Alto launched – 3 variants, RM44,888 to RM54,888

  10 August 2010 / 372 comments

  Suzuki Malaysia Automobile (SMA) has added a new model to its local range – the Alto, which is an A-segment rival to the Perodua Viva and Hyundai i10. This subcompact is imported CBU from Maruti […]

   

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