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  PAC wants JPJ to clarify number plate tender process

  8 October 2014 / 54 comments

  The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will be called upon by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to clarify the procedures surrounding the tender of vehicle number plates, Bernama reports. PAC wants further details on the standard operating procedures […]

   

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  Renault Espace at Paris 2014 – full details and gallery of the fifth-generation MPV turned crossover

  8 October 2014 / 23 comments

  Unlike the usual motor show stand where carmakers display every piece of metal they have, Renault’s unique Paris 2014 “space dune” display had one undisputed star – the new Renault Espace. A school of colourful […]

   

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  8 October 2014 / 0 comments

  If you’re gearing up for a new set of premium wheels, why not consider a brand new Audi? Euromobil, the official distributor of Audi in Malaysia, is offering an attractive financing package for selected Audi […]

   

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  2015 Porsche 911 GTS to slot between the S and GT3

  8 October 2014 / 2 comments

  The 2015 Porsche 911 GTS range has been unveiled to assume the position between the existing 911 Carrera S and the track-optimised 911 GT3. Offered in both coupe and cabriolet bodystyles – each with a […]

   

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  DBKL provides service of status check of towed vehicles through WhatsApp, Telegram and SMS

  8 October 2014 / 4 comments

  The public can now check the status of their towed vehicles through WhatsApp, Telegram and SMS, according to a Bernama report. The service has been made available by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), with […]

   

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  Toyota 86 14R60 – another special edition for Japan

  8 October 2014 / 12 comments

  Heaven knows how many special-edition, tuned hachirokus there have been since the sports coupe’s 2011 reincarnation; here comes another to make us lose count once again. This is the Toyota 86 14R60, a limited-edition 86 […]

   

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  Post-GST car prices may be offset by higher-priced imported auto parts due to exchange rates – report

  7 October 2014 / 79 comments

  As previously report, the Malaysian Automotive Institute (MAI) has predicted that the prices for new cars could drop by about one to three percent once the Goods and Service Tax (GST) is implemented next year. […]

   

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  Ford Fiesta ST – three-door ST-1 version spied at JPJ

  7 October 2014 / 27 comments

  It looks like the hot hatch brigade will have another player very soon – reader Akmal Azmi has spied a Ford Fiesta ST at the JPJ Putrajaya carpark, likely undergoing type approval. The three-door (it’s […]

   

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  Volvo reveals triple-charged Drive-E 2.0 litre four-cylinder engine that develops no less than 450 hp!

  7 October 2014 / 26 comments

  Volvo has unveiled its “High Performance Drive-E Powertrain Concept” – a triple-charged 2.0 litre four-cylinder petrol engine prototype that produces “no less than 450 hp.” That’s an astounding 225 hp per litre of displacement, almost double […]

   

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  Toyota to use aluminium for high-volume models, starting with 2016 Lexus RX and 2018 Toyota Camry

  7 October 2014 / 15 comments

  Better late than never, or so the saying goes. Toyota will jump on the aluminium bandwagon for real in the near future, making the costly shift from steel to the lighter material for high-volume vehicles. […]

   

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  Honda CR-V European facelift – live images from Paris

  7 October 2014 / 9 comments

  The Honda CR-V has been given a facelift after three years on the market, and now the refreshed crossover has made its world debut at the Paris Motor Show in European specification. As with the HR-V […]

   

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  Nissan Pulsar 1.6 DIG-T officially revealed in Paris

  7 October 2014 / 0 comments

  The Nissan Pulsar 1.6 DIG-T has premiered at the 2014 Paris motor show – the most powerful production Pulsar to date. The new variant is expected to join the Pulsar range in the second quarter […]

   

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  Five BMW number plate winning tenders left blank to avoid negative public perception, JPJ explains

  7 October 2014 / 57 comments

  The JPJ says that the successful bidders of five exclusive Selangor BMW number plates were not named – and the amounts they paid for the plates not disclosed – to avoid negative public perception, according […]

   

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  2016 Mazda MX-5 makes public debut in Paris: 2.0 litre SkyActiv-G in the US, rest of the world get 1.5 litre

  7 October 2014 / 30 comments

  The 2016 Mazda MX-5 was unveiled to the world early last month, but the Paris Motor Show is the first time the public will be able to gawp at the new roadster. Mazda has taken […]

   

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  Impose a petrol and diesel fuel tax for higher capacity vehicles, says MP Datuk Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz

  7 October 2014 / 127 comments

  We’ve heard this all before, it’s beginning to sound like a broken record – why don’t we impose a petrol and diesel fuel tax on higher capacity vehicles? This has again been suggested by Raub […]

   

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