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  Hyundai Santa Fe – two wheelbase options for third-gen

  10 April 2012 / 94 comments

  Hyundai’s third-generation Santa Fe, which premiered in New York last week, is set to make its market debut sometime in mid-year. The SUV arrives in two wheelbase variant forms, a standard five-seater model as well […]

   

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  OFFICIAL: Proton ‘not aware’ of Syed Zainal’s resignation

  10 April 2012 / 137 comments

  As a follow-up to our previous breaking news, here’s the official statement from Proton that just came in: “We refer to the news report in The Edge Financial Daily dated April 10, 2012 on the […]

   

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  Esso’s Klang Valley stations facing supply shortages – are we seeing the effects of EMB ownership change?

  10 April 2012 / 37 comments

  It has been reported that Esso station operators in the Klang Valley have been facing fuel supply shortage, with some resorting to shutting down temporarily as their pumps ran dry. “We frequently ran out of […]

   

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  Reload with Celcom Xpax at selected BHPetrol stations to win one HTC One V smartphone every week

  10 April 2012 / 1 comment

  Promo hunters and Celcom Xpax users take note. BHPetrol is running a joint promotion and contest with Celcom and HTC for a period of three months ending June 30. There will be one HTC One […]

   

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  Mazda CX-5 brochure and price leaked – from RM159k

  10 April 2012 / 134 comments

  Thanks to reader Liffey for sending this in. What we have here is the leaked full brochure and the pricelist for the new Mazda CX-5 ahead of its launch, which confirms the info in the […]

   

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  RHB Auto Bavaria Sg. Besi Experience Days: test drive the latest BMW range including the all-new BMW 3 Series this weekend!

  10 April 2012 / 2 comments

  Auto Bavaria Sg. Besi and RHB will be holding a test drive event at the RHB Centre, Jalan Tun Razak this weekend, on the 14th and 15th of April 2012. During the event, visitors will […]

   

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  BREAKING: Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin resigns?

  10 April 2012 / 218 comments

  This one is just in. A report from The Edge suggests that Proton’s managing director, Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin, has tendered his resignation from the national automaker. Sources within the company say that his […]

   

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  White Peugeot 408 with black tape testing on the NSE

  10 April 2012 / 28 comments

  Reader Nazree Ismail sent these shots in yesterday, and they’re of the Peugeot 408. According to the alert snapper, he was heading back to KL in the afternoon from Penang, and saw the car around […]

   

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  Toyota 86 price announced – RM243k for manual, RM249k for automatic; taking your orders now

  9 April 2012 / 262 comments

  Got RM243,000 for a car? Well, that’s the indicative on-the-road price UMW Toyota Motor has set for the Toyota 86, twin to the Subaru BRZ, which we recently sampled. For an automatic transmission, you have […]

   

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  New Chevrolet Impala full-size sedan unveiled in New York

  9 April 2012 / 49 comments

  Last week, we saw the new Toyota Avalon, which shed its old man image in two strikes – “emotionally styled exterior design” and “improved dynamic performance”. It wasn’t the only new full-sized car debuting in […]

   

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  Ford Fiesta Best-Dressed Contest sees five Munich-bound

  9 April 2012 / 5 comments

  I’m not in the habit of attending weekend events, but this one was a bit different, if only to see the closing off of an entire section of Jalan Telawi 3 on a Saturday morning. […]

   

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  Bufori to showcase YTL’s Geneva in China, also plans to open showrooms in Beijing, Chengdu and Shenzhen

  9 April 2012 / 22 comments

  China, which is flush with new money and extravagant tastes, is fertile ground for Bufori, which makes unique bespoke machines like no other – and that’s where the Malaysian-based carmaker is heading. Bufori announced that […]

   

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  Nasim opens Peugeot 2S centre in Balakong

  9 April 2012 / 7 comments

  Yet another Peugeot service and spare parts centre has come about, and the latest one is the Balakong 2S centre, which was launched today. The centre is set to serve Peugeot customers in Balakong, South […]

   

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  Mazda Takeri Concept makes its first appearance in USA

  9 April 2012 / 39 comments

  UPDATE: More eye-slicing pictures added into the gallery. The people of North America can finally get a good look at Mazda’s Takeri Concept, which made its debut at the 2012 New York International Auto Show. […]

   

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  Audi A4 facelift arrives in Malaysia – from RM235k

  9 April 2012 / 62 comments

  Euromobil has announced the arrival of the facelifted B8 Audi A4, with the 2012 car available in two variant forms, the 1.8 TFSI and the 2.0 TFSI quattro – bookings for the car open from […]

   

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