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  Mitsubishi Mirage previewed, on a Thai race track

  29 May 2012 / 55 comments

  I have the number 23,000 typed into my Notes. The figure is significant; it represents the number of Mitsubishi Mirages booked since the car’s launch during the Bangkok Motor Show. In fact, by the time […]

   

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  BMW Zagato Coupe injects more sexy into the Z4

  28 May 2012 / 17 comments

  This is the BMW Zagato Coupe, a collaboration between BMW and Italian styling house Zagato, marrying Italian design flair together with German engineering, thanks to the friendship between BMW and Zagato’s designers Adrian van Hooydonk […]

   

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  Volkswagen Malaysia DSG Service Campaign

  28 May 2012 / 112 comments

  Click to enlarge screencap Volkswagen Malaysia is having a “Volkswagen DSG Service Campaign” to address possible issues with the firm’s twin-clutch gearbox. The company is in the process of sending letters to owners, inviting them […]

   

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  Renault Alpine A110-50 – a homage to the Berlinette

  28 May 2012 / 5 comments

  It’s pretty much confirmed that Renault is set to resurrect the hallowed Alpine name as reported, given the appearance of the Alpine A110-50 concept, which the company says has been developed to celebrate 50 years […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet – soft top GTI

  28 May 2012 / 3 comments

  The Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet made its motor show debut earlier this year at Geneva, and will go on sale next month. There’s never been a thing like it before – VW has a history […]

   

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  Monaco GP: Mark Webber makes it six different winners in 2012, bad day for Button

  28 May 2012 / 0 comments

  Red Bull’s Mark Webber won yesterday’s Monaco GP, which means after six races in the 2012 Formula 1 season, we have had six different winners. The Aussie’s win is also his second victory in the […]

   

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  ‘WWW’ vehicle registration series – tender list is out

  28 May 2012 / 61 comments

  In our report last week, it was revealed that “WWW 1” had set the record as the country’s most expensive vehicle registration number, with the bid for the plate registered at RM520,000. The price paid […]

   

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  Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian Black – UK Triton gets dark

  28 May 2012 / 1 comment

  As it has been said before, nothing better than doing a special edition to crank some life into an established offering. This one doesn’t concern us, but nothing wrong with seeing how others do the […]

   

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  New Camry spotted again – 2.0 and 2.5 with bodykit

  28 May 2012 / 47 comments

  The new Toyota Camry has been spotted in transit again, this time by Muhammad Riduan Othman who saw these trailers on the North South Expressway near Lembah Beringin. What’s new, you ask. Well, for one, […]

   

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  Porsche 918 enters next production phase

  28 May 2012 / 5 comments

  The development of the Porsche 918 Spyder has moved into the next stage, which will see the 918 start clocking in the kilometres. The goals are set high, Porsche is expecting a lot from this […]

   

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  2012 BMW 7-Series LCI gets updated inside and out

  28 May 2012 / 15 comments

  BMW has given the F01/F02 BMW 7-Series its mid-life facelift, which introduce updates to the luxo-barge both on the inside and outside – you’ve got new engines, a new gearbox, and some changes on the […]

   

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  APRC Rally of Queensland: Chris Atkinson wins home race, Alister McRae finishes second for Proton

  28 May 2012 / 0 comments

  Round 3 of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) ended with Team MRF’s Chris Atkinson scoring a home win at the International Rally of Queensland. Defending APRC champ Alister McRae finished second for Proton […]

   

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  Lotus CEO Dany Bahar suspended over his “conduct”

  26 May 2012 / 53 comments

  Dany Bahar has been temporarily suspended from his job as head of the Group Lotus to facilitate an investigation into a complaint about the ex-Ferrari employee's conduct.

   

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  Auto Bavaria Sg. Besi: Grab the E90 BMW 3-Series 323i with a special financing plan [AD]

  26 May 2012 / 18 comments

  To learn more about the financing package, please call Auto Bavaria Sg. Besi at 03-9223 3200. Enjoy your weekend :)

   

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  Mazda CX-5 test drive review: driven to the beach!

  25 May 2012 / 171 comments

  The Mazda CX-5 is Mazda’s first compact SUV and this vehicle gets the full SkyActiv treatment - we try it out on a drive to Penang.

   

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