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  Honda to launch 12 new models, introduce new tech and assemble hybrid cars in China by 2015

  18 June 2013 / 19 comments

  Honda will be a very busy company in China, as it lines up 12 new models and kickstart production of hybrid vehicles there before the end of 2015, Automotive News China reports. Of the dozen, […]

   

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  Federal Auto teases the Volvo V40’s impending arrival

  18 June 2013 / 17 comments

  Here’s the first official confirmation of the Volvo V40’s impending local launch, courtesy of Volvo Car Malaysia’s long-standing dealer, Federal Auto’s public teaser of the new model at The Curve last weekend. Yup, our stroll […]

   

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  Caterham ready for Le Mans 24 Hours race debut

  18 June 2013 / 6 comments

  After completing the official ACO test last weekend, the Caterham Motorsport team has arrived at Le Mans ahead of its debut in the legendary 24 Hour race next week (June 22-23). Competing in the LMP2 […]

   

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  Ford Focus RS Sport Plus – bodykit and decals go on

  18 June 2013 / 29 comments

  Came across this one on Saturday when we arrived at The Curve after the Proton Saga SV launch. It’s a third-gen Ford Focus Sport hatchback, but kitted out with some extra dress-up bits. The running […]

   

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  Land Rover Malaysia looking to revive local assembly

  18 June 2013 / 12 comments

  According to a report by Bernama, Land Rover Malaysia says it is looking into the possibility of reviving local assembly operations for several models here. Currently, the company only produces the Defender here, with three […]

   

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  Rolls-Royce Wraith launched – RM1.3 million onwards

  18 June 2013 / 40 comments

  Now that didn’t take long, did it? It was only in January this year that Rolls-Royce announced it is resurrecting the Wraith name for its new coupe model – a moniker it last used in […]

   

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  DRIVEN: New Peugeot 208 GTi in the South of France

  17 June 2013 / 36 comments

  Cynics among you will have Peugeot’s new 208 GTi hot hatch pinned as merely a more expensive 208 with more power. Or as a car bred by the suits in the marketing department rather than […]

   

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  History Watch & Win contest – Week Two questions

  17 June 2013 / 0 comments

  Right, it’s the second week of the History Watch & Win contest, in which answering a couple of questions right will see you in the running to win weekly prizes, which include TIMEX watches as […]

   

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  VIDEO: Food Travels with Toyota Hybrid – a teaser

  17 June 2013 / 10 comments

  Food Travels with Toyota Hybrid, a collaboration effort between Toyota and paultan.org, will be premiering online very soon. Ahead of that, a teaser video about the upcoming programme has come about. The series will see […]

   

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  Ford to ramp up 1.0 EcoBoost production in August

  17 June 2013 / 17 comments

  Demand for the Ford’s 1.0 litre EcoBoost three-cylinder engine is only set to increase – the company projects that the award-winning lump will account for 300,000 of the 480,000 EcoBoost equipped vehicles it’s hoping to […]

   

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  Hyundai Motorsport HQ opens, readies for 2014 WRC

  17 June 2013 / 6 comments

  It’s shaping up to be a busy time for Hyundai in Europe – the company’s vehicle test centre at the Nürburgring is set to open in August, and its motorsports division has just inaugurated its […]

   

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  Nissan Almera Nismo Performance Package Concept

  17 June 2013 / 46 comments

  This is the new Nissan Almera Nismo Performance Package Concept, which made its global premiere at the Super GT International Series Malaysia 2013 in Sepang yesterday. It is an attempt by Nissan Motorsports International (Nismo) […]

   

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  VIDEO: Mitsubishi Mirage is “not like the others”

  17 June 2013 / 15 comments

  Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has released a series of videos promoting its Mirage compact car. The Mirage’s unique selling point is its very good fuel economy, so it’s only natural for MMM to go on […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Porsche Cayenne second-gen facelift

  17 June 2013 / 15 comments

  It’s spyshot time again. Our automotive peeping Toms from the Continent have served up more pics of the upcoming facelifted second-gen Porsche Cayenne undergoing tests in Germany (see the first set of spyshots here). You’d […]

   

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  F32 BMW 4-Series Coupe – full details & gallery

  16 June 2013 / 31 comments

  The new F32 BMW 4-Series Coupe has been officially revealed by BMW, and when it hits the showroom floors it will replace the E92 3-Series Coupe. Like it’s four door sibling, it will come with […]

   

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