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  New VW Beetle set for world debut across three continents

  6 April 2011 / 18 comments

  On April 18, the new Volkswagen Beetle will be officially unveiled, with its debut staged over three continents and with a marketing alliance tie-up with MTV in tow – Veedub will launch the car as […]

   

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  Hyundai Blue2 Concept – it’s a hydrogen fuel-cell EV

  6 April 2011 / 27 comments

  It’s called the Blue2 concept, and it’s Hyundai’s first sedan-style Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) powered by hydrogen. The Blue2 (as in “Blue square”) gets its name from a combination of Hyundai’s sub eco-brand ‘Blue […]

   

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  Volvo S60 “Naughty Level 4” Teaser Videos

  5 April 2011 / 52 comments

  Volvo Cars Malaysia have uploaded a few teaser videos for the upcoming Volvo S60 onto their Youtube channel. The videos feature a hot red Volvo S60 in some pretty impressive precision driving. Enjoy the videos […]

   

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  Ford to use MIT-developed MuCell plastics filled with air bubbles for weight reduction

  5 April 2011 / 19 comments

  Ford has started using an MIT-developed plastic technology called MuCell which injects tiny bubbles of gas into plastic during the manufacturing process to reduce its weight by 10% to 20% while keeping the same strength. […]

   

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  Mercedes GP Petronas F1 team all set for Sepang!

  5 April 2011 / 11 comments

  Members of the Mercedes GP Petronas F1 team are all geared up for the race weekend at Sepang that’s happening in just a few days. Here’s some comments from various members of the Petronas-backed team. […]

   

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  LupiniPower Chevrolet SuperUte – bring it on, BMW M!

  5 April 2011 / 25 comments

  Click to enlarge Seems the gag the BMW M boys pulled to mark April Fools’ day has some admirers, in the form of the people who do make such a performance ute. South African tuning […]

   

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  Kia plans to add roadster to lineup, says Peter Schreyer

  5 April 2011 / 19 comments

  There are plans to add a roadster to the Kia model lineup, perhaps along the lines of the Kee two-door coupe concept from three years ago, but that will have to wait until two other […]

   

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  An unfruitful weekend for Jazeman Jaafar at Paul Ricard

  5 April 2011 / 1 comment

  It wasn’t a particularly fruitful outing for Jazeman Jaafar in the Speed EuroSeries race at Paul Ricard last weekend. A series of technical issues and teething problems with Lanan Racing’s new Ligier JS51 resulted in […]

   

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  F10 BMW Concept M5 unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2011

  4 April 2011 / 32 comments

  BMW has unveiled a near-production version of the new F10 BMW M5 at Auto Shanghai 2011. All the traditional M5 cues are there – the gill at the side, the quad exhaust tailpipes at the […]

   

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  Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 may come to Malaysia this year – 408 sedan set for market launch in April 2012

  4 April 2011 / 100 comments

  Here’s some welcome news for diesel hybrid fans – Nasim is exploring the possibility of bringing in the Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 to Malaysia this year. The car was launched at the Paris Motor Show last […]

   

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  Renault Samsung SM7 Concept – 2nd-gen on the cards

  4 April 2011 / 37 comments

  Click to enlarge The unveiling of the Renault Samsung SM7 Concept at the Seoul Motor Show means only one thing – the replacement for the first-generation SM7, which was introduced in 2004 in the Korean […]

   

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  Ford EcoLPi liquid injection LPG Falcon set for Oz debut

  4 April 2011 / 9 comments

  Over in Australia, Ford will be introducing its next-generation EcoLPi liquid injection LPG system sometime in mid-year, and it will debut on the Falcon sedan there. The introduction will see Ford continuing to be the […]

   

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  Chevrolet Mi-ray concept hybrid – the future explored

  4 April 2011 / 16 comments

  Click to enlarge This is the Chevrolet Mi-ray concept, a hybrid roadster developed by the GM Advanced Design Studio in Seoul to celebrate the name’s 100-year heritage as well as showcase future design possibilities for […]

   

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  Fernandes: Only one team has M’sian blood running deep

  4 April 2011 / 102 comments

  Team Lotus has hit the ground running in trying to win the hearts of local F1 fans ahead of the Malaysian GP this weekend. They were the first to organise a pre-race event with the […]

   

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  Proton wins the 2011 Malaysian Rally – Chris Atkinson takes top honours in the APRC, Alister McRae finishes third

  3 April 2011 / 36 comments

  Proton has won the 2011 Malaysian Rally, which ended earlier today in Johor – Chris Atkinson took the win for Proton Motorsports ahead of Team MRF’s Gaurav Gill, with team mate Alister McRae finishing third […]

   

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