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  Borgward is back! Luxury SUV teased ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show debut in September

  28 July 2015 / 0 comments

  Now, how many of you have heard of the luxury marque Borgward? Well, for those Borgward aficionados out there, its first luxury SUV has been confirmed, and the company released a pair of teaser photos, […]

   

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  Mitsubishi halts production of Outlander Sport in US

  28 July 2015 / 2 comments

  It definitely is the end of an era, for Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA), at least. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that their North American plant is to be shuttered. The sole model that is […]

   

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  PLUS toll rate review in 2016, 5% increase expected

  28 July 2015 / 12 comments

  There will be no increase in PLUS toll rates this year, but these will be up for review in 2016, with a 5% hike to be expected, The Star reports. The final increase in the […]

   

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  JKJR to review road divider design to improve safety

  28 July 2015 / 10 comments

  In the US, oval racing tracks that host NASCAR and Indy Car Racing have SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) barriers – “soft walls” that are designed to absorb the energy during the impact of […]

   

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  Turbocharged Toyota Camry on the cards, replaces V6

  28 July 2015 / 31 comments

  It may have been slow to latch on to the downsized turbo trend, but Toyota is getting there. Its modern turbo engine debuted in the Lexus NX SUV last year, and is also available in […]

   

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  2016 Daihatsu Xenia – rebadged Avanza updated too

  28 July 2015 / 19 comments

  Following a leaked product video of the new Avanza, now it’s the turn of the 2016 Daihatsu Xenia to go on the Internet before it’s supposed to. Called the “Great New Xenia,” the rebadged Avanza […]

   

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  Trams to be introduced in Penang by 2017 – report

  28 July 2015 / 24 comments

  Yarra E-Class tram in Melbourne, Australia. The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is set to table a proposal, which could see the return of Penang’s tram service in 2017, under the Land Public Transport (PAD) […]

   

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  Tesla Model X to help attract more female customers?

  27 July 2015 / 15 comments

  The Tesla Model X will have to shoulder plenty of responsibilities once it goes on sale next year, it would seem. Not only will it be the marque’s first crossover, it will also play an […]

   

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  SPIED: Renault Alpine coupe dons Lotus suit for tests

  27 July 2015 / 6 comments

  Much like the spyshots of yore, the yet-to-be-named Renault Alpine sports coupe has been spotted out and about in southern Spain undergoing tests in a Lotus suit. Since the debut of the Renault Alpine Celebration […]

   

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  2016 Porsche 911 to get new 3.0 litre turbo flat-six

  27 July 2015 / 12 comments

  Turbo or naturally-aspirated? Well now it’s pretty much confirmed that the upcoming ‘991.2’ Porsche 911 will have forced-induced engines only. According to Auto Bild, the Carrera and Carrera S will have their naturally-aspirated engines swapped […]

   

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  Cabbies’ ‘tidak apa’ attitude bad for tourism – MATTA

  27 July 2015 / 27 comments

  Taxi drivers have been in the news lately, mainly because of their protests against app-based private driver services such as Uber and GrabCar. The cabbies claim that their income is being eroded by the privateers, […]

   

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  Ferrari F12 Speciale planned – up 30 hp, down 200 kg

  27 July 2015 / 4 comments

  If there were ever a Ferrari everyone would want to own, it would be the F12berlinetta. Now this is a prancing horse with a 6.3 litre direct-injection V12 that sets the benchmark for naturally-aspirated 12-cylinder […]

   

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  ABT Audi S3 gets 400 PS, more power than the RS3

  27 July 2015 / 1 comment

  German tuning specialists, ABT Sportsline has just given the Audi S3 Sedan more power than the range-topping RS3. Here, the 2.0 litre TFSI turbocharged mill has been tweaked to make 400 PS as opposed to […]

   

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  Next generation Nissan March/Micra B-segment hatch to be bigger with better attention to detail

  27 July 2015 / 9 comments

  Nissan’s Micra B-segment hatch is set to be given a boost in terms of quality in its next iteration. According to Chief Performance Officer at Nissan Europe, Trevor Mann, the current Micra suffered from “perceived […]

   

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