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  Nissan NP300 Navara-based seven-seater SUV coming

  13 August 2014 / 15 comments

  An SUV based on pick-up underpinnings is quite familiar ground – Mitsubishi has its Pajero Sport, Ford its Everest, and there’s the Toyota Fortuner as well as the likes of the Chevrolet Trailblazer up and […]

   

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  SPIED: F20 BMW 1 Series LCI to get a major makeover

  13 August 2014 / 8 comments

  So it appears that the folks over at BMW can listen to criticisms after all. The latest spyshots of the F20 BMW 1 Series LCI (Life Cycle Impulse, or facelift in BMW-speak) show the unique […]

   

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  2015 Skoda Fabia teased – budget Polo-based hatch

  13 August 2014 / 8 comments

  Skoda, the Volkswagen Group-owned Czech automaker, has started teasing its new compact (B-segment) hatchback, the 2015 Skoda Fabia. The released sketch and headlight photo don’t really leave much for the imagination, especially if viewed together […]

   

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  2015 Volvo XC90 headlights teased – “Thor’s Hammer”

  13 August 2014 / 13 comments

  There’s only two weeks left before the launch of the 2015 Volvo XC90, and to whet our appetites for the new seven-seater SUV, Volvo has given us what must surely be the final teaser, this time showing […]

   

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  Driven Web Series 2014 #5: Top of the C-segment class – Mazda 3 vs Toyota Corolla Altis vs Kia Cerato

  13 August 2014 / 140 comments

  We’ve settled Malaysia’s super-popular B-segment (Honda City vs Toyota Vios vs Nissan Almera) and D-segment (Nissan Teana vs Honda Accord vs Kia Optima K5) markets so far this season, and now it’s time for the […]

   

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  MBM Resources to distribute IVECO CVs in Malaysia

  13 August 2014 / 2 comments

  MBM Resources Berhad (MBM) recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, F.A. Trucks Sdn Bhd (FATSB), had entered into a distributorship agreement with Iveco S.p.A. for the former to exclusively distribute IVECO commercial vehicles in Malaysia. […]

   

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  2014 Nissan X-Trail CKD coming to Malaysia this year

  12 August 2014 / 123 comments

  The new Nissan X-Trail will be coming to Malaysia by the end of the year, Malaysian Nissan distributor Edaran Tan Chong Motor revealed to the media at its Raya open house today. The SUV will […]

   

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  Range Rover Sport SVR – the fastest Land Rover, ever

  12 August 2014 / 16 comments

  After endless teasing, showing a camouflaged prototype at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and setting a lap record around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the Range Rover Sport SVR has finally been revealed ahead of its debut […]

   

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  Honda Accord 2.4 now with six airbags, price up RM2k

  12 August 2014 / 90 comments

  The Honda Accord 2.4 has been upgraded to six airbags (from four) as previously revealed, and we now know that the RM170,057.60 OTR without insurance price is up by nearly RM2,000 as a result, RM1,948 […]

   

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  2016 Mazda MX-5 teased ahead of September debut

  12 August 2014 / 14 comments

  To hype up the launch of the 2016 Mazda MX-5, which will occur on September 3 in the US (September 4 in Japan), Mazda USA has teased the next-generation roadster on its Facebook event invite, […]

   

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  Ceiling price for driving courses out this week

  12 August 2014 / 8 comments

  The government is set to announce a ceiling price for all driving course categories, in view of the proposed increase in driving school fees following the introduction of the new Drivers’ Education Curriculum (KPP) syllabus, Bernama […]

   

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  BMW Group Malaysia first half 2014 sales up 13%

  12 August 2014 / 35 comments

  Premium brands continue to thrive in Malaysia. Along with German rival Mercedes-Benz, BMW has reported growth in the first half of 2014. In the first six months of the year, BMW Group Malaysia delivered a […]

   

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  SPIED: Proton P2-30A GSC spotted with wheel caps – confirms at least three different model variants

  12 August 2014 / 138 comments

  Proton’s upcoming answer to the hugely popular Perodua Myvi will have a low-specced base model, as confirmed by these new spyshots sent in by reader Putra Azran. The pictures show a Proton P2-30A GSC (Global […]

   

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  SPIED: Chery V5 MPV with extensive makeover spotted in Malaysia – Chery Eastar getting a facelift?

  12 August 2014 / 48 comments

  Just last week we came across the Chery A3 hatchback in Petaling Jaya’s 3 Two Square. Stark naked too, it has to be said. Fast forward a few days, and yet another yet-to-be-launched model caught […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Infiniti Q50S Hybrid – enter the contender

  11 August 2014 / 36 comments

  Breaking into an established scene requires more than persistence and the usual fortitude, especially if the doors remain wedged shut in welcoming newcomers. Sometimes, instead of just banging away head on in an attempt to […]

   

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