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  Tata Nano improved for 2012 – more power and economy

  23 November 2011 / 40 comments

  The Tata Nano, famous as the world’s cheapest car, hasn’t been as hot-selling as Tata has hoped, although it has been hot enough to catch fire occasionally. Tata seeks to reverse this (sales, not fire […]

   

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  India’s Premier Rio CRDI is a diesel-powered Kembara!

  23 November 2011 / 25 comments

  Miss the Perodua Kembara? Some might, but we reckon most don’t. Here’s something you might not know – the Kembara a.k.a. Daihatsu Terios is still on sale in India today, where it’s known as the […]

   

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  Lexus unveils GS 250, the first ever GS to go below 3.0L

  22 November 2011 / 45 comments

  Lexus has revealed another engine option for its all new GS saloon at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. It’s the GS 250, and we saw it coming. Back in August, before the launch of the […]

   

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  Perodua’s Twitter-based Tweckbot safety check team is back, now serving Klang Valley, Penang, Ipoh and JB

  22 November 2011 / 1 comment

  Perodua is re-introducing Tweckbot, its unique Twitter-based free safety check team, in time for the upcoming year-end and Chinese New Year festive period. And this time, apart from the Klang Valley, Perodua will extend the […]

   

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  GALLERY: Mazda CX-5 gets Kodo looks and Skyactiv tech

  22 November 2011 / 50 comments

  I just realised that we haven’t had a proper all round look at the new Mazda CX-5, which was unveiled in production form at Frankfurt in September, so here you go. This gallery shows Mazda’s […]

   

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  CKD Volkswagen Passat 1.8 launching tomorrow?

  22 November 2011 / 140 comments

  Bernama has reported that the locally assembled CKD version of the Volkswagen Passat 1.8 will be launched tomorrow. The national news agency got the news from Group Managing Director of DRB-Hicom, Datuk Seri Mohd Khamil […]

   

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  LRGP’s Eric Boullier: We have now a proper identity

  22 November 2011 / 12 comments

  The protracted Lotus vs Lotus naming row between Tony Fernandes and Group Lotus/Proton was settled earlier this month, with Group Lotus ending up with the ‘Lotus’ name in F1, and the present Team Lotus migrating […]

   

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  Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Spyder – Topless RWD Fun

  21 November 2011 / 12 comments

  This is the latest bull from Sant’Agata Bolognese, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Spyder. As the name suggests, this latest Gallardo variant comes with a 550 hp V10 engine, and the “-2” stands for the two […]

   

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  VIDEO: Jennifer Lopez stars in Fiat 500C Gucci Edition ad

  21 November 2011 / 3 comments

  http://youtu.be/kknDChTx9io Finding a celebrity that embodies what one is selling is a tried and tested formula. It works like this: Perhaps if I spray on more Hugo Boss perfume, than I can be as suave […]

   

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  Next Bike targets 300% sales growth for Ducati in Malaysia

  21 November 2011 / 17 comments

  Next Bike Sdn Bhd, the sole importer and distributor of Ducati motorcycles in Malaysia, is looking at a 300% sales growth this year following good response for their latest model, the Ducati Monster 795. The […]

   

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  Petronas Syntium Team on the verge of fourth consecutive Super Taikyu championship title, aiming for win at Motegi

  21 November 2011 / 5 comments

  We haven’t really followed Petronas Syntium Team’s progress in Japan, but nothing has changed apparently – they are still dominating the championship! Fresh from a 1-2 finish at the previous round of the 2011 Super […]

   

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  Volkswagen eT! is the delivery man’s perfect partner

  21 November 2011 / 13 comments

  Here’s a research vehicle from Volkswagen that’s not going to make production soon, belonging more to an 80s TV series. They’ve done cabs before, but this time it’s a light commercial van. The eT! is […]

   

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  Next gen Volvo XC90 sketches surface with new face

  21 November 2011 / 6 comments

  Here are some sketches of the next generation Volvo XC90, as shown to Car and Driver magazine prior to the LA Show. These images are likely to be design proposals for Volvo’s big SUV, which […]

   

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  New 2011 Toyota Avanza facelift unveiled in Indonesia

  21 November 2011 / 140 comments

  Toyota has updated the Toyota Avanza in Indonesia with a new major facelift for the 2011 model year which includes a revised exterior and interior. From the image above you can see the Avanza has […]

   

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  Kia Optima CBU shipment sighted at Port Klang!

  20 November 2011 / 214 comments

  A CBU shipment of the Kia Optima has been spotted at a port in Port Klang by reader S. Blaze a few days ago. This is good news for Malaysians as it means the Optima […]

   

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