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  BTCC to start the season with an all turbo-charged grid

  20 March 2012 / 23 comments

  For the first time ever, the 2012 BTCC season will literally be a turbo-charged season. All cars will be come armed with a turbocharged 2.0 litre engine. More than half of the cars are built […]

   

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  Kimi Raikkonen aiming for Sepang podium this weekend

  20 March 2012 / 12 comments

  Returning ex-champion Kimi Raikkonen was in the thick of the midfield battle last weekend in Australia, eventually scoring some points with seventh place. But the Finn is in a confident mood, and is looking to […]

   

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  Production Ford Tourneo Custom announced, on sale 2012

  20 March 2012 / 11 comments

  Remember the Tourneo Custom Concept that Ford wheeled out for Geneva? It looked production ready, and as expected, Ford has announced that it will go on sale in Europe and other global markets later this […]

   

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  Isuzu D-Max price and specs announced ahead of UK launch

  20 March 2012 / 17 comments

  Click to enlarge. In the UK at least, the new Isuzu D-Max will be available with four specification levels. Also, for the first time for Isuzu in the UK, the extended cab body configuration that […]

   

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  Chevrolet Trailblazer set to premiere in Thailand tomorrow – you can watch the debut live on the Internet

  20 March 2012 / 4 comments

  The new Chevrolet TrailBlazer is set to be unveiled in Thailand tomorrow, and the global debut of the SUV will be broadcast live via webcast, so you’ll be able to view the production version of […]

   

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  Jeremy Lin pens global brand endorsement deal with Volvo

  20 March 2012 / 2 comments

  We talked about this last week, and now Volvo has announced that it has penned a global brand endorsement deal with Chinese-American NBA star, Jeremy Lin Shu-How. The New York Knicks point guard will be […]

   

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  Naza Automotive Manufacturing invests RM30 million for new robotic assembly line to build the Peugeot 408

  20 March 2012 / 14 comments

  The Peugeot 408 is set to begin rolling out from Naza Automotive Manufacturing’s (NAM) plant in Gurun, Kedah, in the not too distant future, and NAM looks to be ready for the mass production run […]

   

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  TWIN TOWERS @LIVE to return – replaces F1 Rocks event

  20 March 2012 / 8 comments

  Following the announcement made yesterday of the cancellation of the F1 Rocks in Malaysia event that was scheduled to take place this weekend, in conjunction with the Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix, Petronas has […]

   

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  Team Hyundai to promote brand for EURO 2012 – Casillas, Podolski, Rossi, Benzema and Sturridge are ambassadors

  20 March 2012 / 6 comments

  Click to enlarge Introducing Team Hyundai, a five-man ambassador team for the Korean carmaker at the upcoming UEFA EURO 2012 tournament. Football fans will need no help, but for the benefit of all, they are […]

   

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  Michelin Pilot Super Sport for F12berlinetta

  20 March 2012 / 4 comments

  Click to enlarge. Of all the tyres in the world, Ferrari has decided that the Michelin Pilot Super Sport be fitted on the new Ferrari F12berlinetta, which some say is the most powerful Ferrari ever. […]

   

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  Datuk Seri Mohd Khamil Jamil is Proton’s new Chairman

  20 March 2012 / 56 comments

  And it’s official – Proton has announced to Bursa Malaysia that DRB-HICOM’s Datuk Seri Mohd Khamil Jamil has been freshly appointed to the Proton board of directors, and he is now the chairman of Proton […]

   

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  PETRONAS Malaysia Grand Prix Showcase now at KLCC

  19 March 2012 / 3 comments

  Some say that Formula 1 cars, at full speed, can drive upside down on the ceiling. No one has ever done it yet; so far the feat only happens within complex mathematics and computer simulations. […]

   

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  Ducati Streetfighter 848 launched by Next Bike – RM99,333

  19 March 2012 / 35 comments

  Next Bike Sdn Bhd, the importer and distributor of Ducati motorcycles in Malaysia, launched the Ducati Streetfighter 848 bike at its showroom in Taman Tun this afternoon. Ducati’s Streetfighter naked bike is not new, but […]

   

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  Ford Ranger XLT roadshow: iPads and G-Shocks for grabs

  19 March 2012 / 9 comments

  Here’s your chance to take a closer look at a 4×4 truck that has a wading depth of 800 mm, which Danny has driven in Thailand. That’s right folks, Ford is kicking off the ‘Ranger […]

   

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  Honda reaches settlement in Civic Hybrid class-action suit over gas mileage claims in the US

  19 March 2012 / 35 comments

  Over in the US, according to news reports, a Superior Court judge in San Diego has finalised the approval of a class-action settlement between Honda and Civic Hybrid owners in the US, who claimed that […]

   

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