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  Merc C 450 AMG Sport to slot in under the C 63 AMG?

  25 April 2014 / 11 comments

  Want a fast W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class but don’t quite fancy the brutish, over-the-top character of a C 63 AMG? Well, the rumoured C 450 AMG Sport may just be the perfect solution for your first […]

   

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  Nissan develops a prototype car that can clean itself!

  25 April 2014 / 43 comments

  Subaru did this as an April Fools’ gag last year, but it looks like we must be careful what we wish for – Nissan has developed a prototype Note that, in a manner of speaking, […]

   

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  Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase debuts in China

  25 April 2014 / 6 comments

  Making an appearance at Auto China in Beijing is the Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase, bringing the new diesel-electric powertrain to a format preferred by Chinese customers. As with the standard hybrid, the long-wheelbase version […]

   

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  VIDEO: Beijing 2014 – BMW Vision Future Luxury

  25 April 2014 / 9 comments

  Next up in our exclusive video coverage of Auto China 2014 is the BMW Vision Future Luxury. In this clip, our host Aerilynn accompanies BMW’s head of interior design, Oliver Heilmer, as he walks us […]

   

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  Toyota Aygo to use new 1.0L engine, average 24 km/l

  25 April 2014 / 40 comments

  Toyota is quick to implement its new ultra-efficient small-capacity engines after announcing the high-compression series earlier this month. The Passo and Yaris/Vitz lineups have both been updated to include the new motors, and next on […]

   

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  Scion FR-S Release Series 1.0 – 1,500-unit TRD special

  25 April 2014 / 13 comments

  Scion revealed the FR-S Release Series 1.0 at the recent 2014 New York International Auto Show, drawing on the track heritage and expertise of Toyota Racing Development (TRD). A firm favourite of ours, the Toyota […]

   

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  Subaru Tribeca facelift – what’s it doing at JPJ?

  24 April 2014 / 21 comments

  As if seeing a Hyundai Tucson with a manual gearbox wasn’t enough, Anol Alias has served up a bigger shocker from the JPJ car park. Yes, it’s a facelift-model Subaru Tribeca! Is Motor Image really […]

   

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  Volkswagen Jetta CKD specs teased ahead of launch

  24 April 2014 / 112 comments

  Volkswagen Malaysia has teased the specs of the soon-to-be-launched locally-assembled (CKD) Jetta on its website and Facebook page. Features revealed so far are six airbags, an RCD 320 infotainment system (USB, SD, AUX, Bluetooth, six speakers), […]

   

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  GALLERY: F20 BMW 116i and 118i Urban compared

  24 April 2014 / 28 comments

  Yes, we know these are not (comparatively) new cars, but we saw them while we were at Quill Automobiles PJ taking shots of the just-launched BMW 420i Coupe, and remembered that only the fully-imported (CBU) […]

   

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  2015 Subaru Outback – jacked-up Legacy debuts in NY

  24 April 2014 / 12 comments

  The 2015 Subaru Outback has made its debut at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), using the latest Legacy as its base. Set to appear in US dealerships in the summer, the new Outback is […]

   

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  VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG sounds like thunder

  24 April 2014 / 1 comment

  OK, perhaps “thunder” is taking a bit of poetic liberty where this spy video is concerned; still, we don’t doubt the upcoming four-door W205 Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG has quite a soundtrack on offer. I mean, […]

   

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  2014 Honda City – 10,000 bookings within first month

  24 April 2014 / 160 comments

  The 2014 Honda City has collected 10,000 bookings within a month of its official launch on March 20, well surpassing the previous record of 3,000 bookings within a month of launch for the fourth-gen CR-V. Honda Malaysia […]

   

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  Ford Fiesta ST – new range-topping ST-3 trim for UK

  24 April 2014 / 12 comments

  Ford has launched a new flagship version of its Ford Fiesta ST. Appearing one year after the hot hatch’s debut, the range-topping ST-3 trim level builds on the specification of the ST-2 by adding more […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Production Mercedes-Benz ML Coupe

  24 April 2014 / 9 comments

  Just days after the Mercedes-Benz Coupe SUV Concept was showcased at Auto China 2014, Stuttgart’s engineers have begun testing a prototype of the production car on public roads. We’ll call this one the ML Coupe […]

   

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  Lotus opens 4S centre in Beijing, its first in the capital

  24 April 2014 / 56 comments

  Lotus has opened its first 4S Centre in Beijing in an event officiated by Proton advisor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The national car architect was accompanied by Tan Sri Mohd Khamil Jamil, executive chairman of […]

   

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