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Honda Malaysia Racing Team (HMRT) is back to its racing ways. The last time we saw the team gunning for top honours was way back at the 2010 Malaysian Merdeka Endurance Race when they were […]
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Hyundai Tucson updated – new features and variants
Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors has announced that the Hyundai Tucson SUV now comes with new variants and added features, said to be of similar specifications to the European market. Readers of this site would already have […]
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Toyota developing next-gen sodium-ion EV batteries
Toyota has developed a positive electrode material that can significantly boost the capacity of sodium-ion batteries, and says the new material could lead to the development of batteries that can power electric vehicles for 500 […]
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First Renault Sport ‘teh tarik’ convoy by TCEC
TC Euro Cars, distributor of Renault cars in Malaysia, organised the first teh tarik and convoy session last weekend. As a platform to kick start the Renault Sport Owners Club, the event attracted 20 cars […]
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BMW M6 Coupe now available in Malaysia – RM988,800
Two days ago, we saw BMW Malaysia post up a teaser of the new BMW M6 on its Facebook page, and this morning we’re greeted with the news that the M6 Coupe is now available […]
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Renault Sandero falls well short in Latin NCAP
Ah, it seems that there are plenty of places where safety levels of cars leave much to be desired, and crash testing is showing them up. Over in Latin America, the latest results released by […]
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2013 Honda Civic US market minor facelift unveiled
Top: 2013 Civic USDM facelift, bottom left: Honda Civic USDM pre-facelift, bottom right: Malaysian Civic This is one of the quickest facelifts in history, coming in at only 1.5 years after the current 9th generation […]
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BMW Motorrad’s new F800 GT succeeds F800 ST
The new BMW F800 GT succeeds the F800 ST, now with it’s 798cc two cylinder engine making 90 horsepower at 8,000rpm, which is a 5 horses boost over the ST. It also has a maintenance-free […]
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Subaru XV previewed at PJ showroom, Dec 19 launch
Subaru distributor Motor Image had on display two units of the new locally-assembled Subaru XV at its PJ showroom over the past weekend, with some visitors taking the opportunity for a test drive. For now […]
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Honda Earth Dreams 2012 – new seven-speed Sport Hybrid Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive system unveiled
A bit of the tech on call at the 2012 Honda Meeting – Earth Dreams Technology showcase were extensions of that seen at the EDT event from last year, but there were plenty of fresh […]
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Toyota recalls 2.7m cars due to steering, water pump issues – 2 units of 2nd gen Prius in Malaysia involved
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced that it will recall 2.7 million cars worldwide because of separate problems with the steering and water pump systems. The voluntary recall affects nine models, including the second-generation Prius […]
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MINI John Cooper Works GP, the fastest MINI ever
This is the MINI John Cooper Works GP, which we first saw back in May. The fastest MINI ever had its world debut at the recent Paris Motor Show, and like its predecessor, will be […]
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Honda Brio Amaze – a brief sampling of the upcoming sedan and the new 1.5 litre i-DTEC turbodiesel
Amidst all the activity at the 2012 Honda Meeting in Japan was a special preview of the upcoming Brio sedan, which is set to be launched in Thailand on November 23. A short sampling of […]
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BMW Malaysia teases new car on FB, M6 coming soon
BMW Malaysia has just posted up this pic on its Facebook page. The zoomed in shot of a headlamp comes with the caption “The soul of performance will be unleashed to you very soon.” So […]
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Honda unveils Micro Commuter Prototype EV
We’re just back from Japan and the 2012 Honda Meeting, which unveiled a slew of technologies and items that are set to make their way into production models, some in the near future, some further […]