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  Nissan GT-R LM Nismo to join Le Mans, WEC in 2015

  27 May 2014 / 9 comments

  Nissan is set to battle the Audi R18 e-tron, Porsche 919 Hybrid and Toyota TS040 Hybrid in Le Mans next year. The Japanese carmaker will also contest the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship with a […]

   

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  Volvo XC90 – next-generation interior photos released

  27 May 2014 / 72 comments

  First interior images of the next-generation Volvo XC90 have been revealed ahead of the new car’s official unveiling in August. About time, too, considering the ageing original has been on sale since 2002. Through these images, […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: F56 MINI JCW Hatch testing on the ‘Ring

  27 May 2014 / 0 comments

  Doesn’t the third-gen MINI breed fast. You’ve seen five-door, Clubman and Cabrio versions testing; now it’s time for the super garang one to swing into focus in the lenses of our European spy photographers. Of […]

   

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  Japanese manufacturers collaborate to increase fuel efficiency, aim for 30% improvement by 2020

  27 May 2014 / 48 comments

  The eight largest Japanese car manufacturers – Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Suzuki, Mazda, Daihatsu, Subaru and Mitsubishi – have set up a collaborative organisation, Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines (AICE), with an aim of improving the fuel […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Jaguar XE – 3 Series rival at Nurburgring

  27 May 2014 / 0 comments

  Here are the first spyshots of the upcoming Jaguar XE pounding the Nurburgring, a circuit that no carmaker can afford to skip during development. The XE, when it debuts later this year, will challenge the […]

   

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  Nissan Skyline 200 GT-t goes on sale in Japan

  27 May 2014 / 36 comments

  The Skyline GT-T is back! Well, not really – the Nissan Skyline 200 GT-t, which is set to hit Nissan dealerships in Japan next month, is evidently an Infiniti Q50 with the Merc-sourced 2.0 litre four-cylinder […]

   

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  Michelin to be sole MotoGP tyre supplier from 2016

  27 May 2014 / 3 comments

  Dorna Sports, promoter and organiser of the MotoGP World Championship, has announced that Michelin will be the sole supplier of tyres to teams participating in the series from 2016. The official MotoGP class tyre is […]

   

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  Lamborghini 5-95 Zagato Concept, collectors’ Gallardo

  26 May 2014 / 15 comments

  Here’s a very different Lamborghini from the one you saw this morning. The Lamborghini 5-95 Zagato Concept is an official collaboration between Automobili Lamborghini and Zagato, with the purpose of “creating a real contemporary collectible […]

   

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  Skoda Yeti Xtreme – rally-inspired SUV for Worthersee

  26 May 2014 / 0 comments

  Joining the Skoda CitiJet roadster this year at the GTI Treffen in Worthersee on May 28 is the Skoda Yeti Xtreme, a muscled-up crossover concept inspired by rally cars. The makeover starts on the outside, where the […]

   

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  Rear seat belt compliance at alarming level – MIROS

  26 May 2014 / 49 comments

  The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has voiced its concerns regarding an alarming drop in rear seat belt compliance and awareness amongst motorists, reports Bernama. MIROS statistics show that the compliance rate for […]

   

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  Michelin The Right 2 Race online game – conquer the virtual track, win a real racing experience at Sepang!

  26 May 2014 / 3 comments

  Always dreamt of piloting an open-wheel Formula race car? Now here’s a chance to do so, but first, you’ll have to prove yourself and earn the right to race by owning the Sepang International Circuit […]

   

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  Ops Cermin Gelap called off, use of tint to be reviewed

  26 May 2014 / 95 comments

  JPJ director-general Datuk Seri Ismail Ahmad has said that no massive operation against vehicles with dark-tinted glass is being conducted, according to Bernama. However, he said JPJ will continue to carry out operations from time to […]

   

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  Volkswagen Passat – B8 sketches and details revealed

  26 May 2014 / 21 comments

  Sketches and first details of the next-generation Volkswagen Passat have been released ahead of its online debut in early July. Codenamed B8, the new D-segment competitor promises to be lighter, faster, more fuel efficient and packed […]

   

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  Proton Global Small Car seen in Cameron Highlands!

  26 May 2014 / 254 comments

  Cameron Highlands is where the party’s at, it seems. After a debadged Daihatsu Ayla (widely expected to be a test mule for Perodua’s upcoming ‘new model’/Axia) was spotted at the hill station earlier this month, […]

   

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  MINI Superleggera Vision – a British-Italian fusion dish

  26 May 2014 / 12 comments

  Didn’t see this coming, did you? This is the MINI Superleggera Vision, a concept that the iconic German-owned British marque will be presenting at the 2014 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Designed in collaboration with legendary […]

   

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