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  2019 Ford Focus ST Mk4 debuts – 276 hp and 430 Nm 2.3 litre turbo, 6-sp manual or 7-sp auto transmissions

  21 February 2019 / 13 comments

  Ford has unveiled its fourth-generation Focus ST, which goes on sale in Europe in the summer. Based on the Focus Mk4 that made its debut last year, the Sport Technologies derivative features the same five-door […]

  
  

   

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  FK8 Honda Civic Type R being evaluated for Malaysian police use – the new ‘Helang Lebuhraya PDRM’?

  20 February 2019 / 73 comments

  Photos circulating on social media have revealed that the Royal Malaysian police (PDRM) is set to trial an FK8 Honda Civic Type R, deploying it as a high-speed pursuit vehicle. We’ve learnt from sources that […]

  
  

   

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  Ferrari V8 hybrid supercar to debut later this year

  18 February 2019 / 5 comments

  Ferrari will be introducing a mid-engined V8 hybrid supercar this year, as revealed by CEO Louis Camilleri during an earnings call late last month, Automotive News reports. Camilleri said the car will not be a […]

  
  

   

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  Introduce lemon law to protect car buyers, gov’t urged

  15 February 2019 / 50 comments

  A consumer group is urging the government to implement a “lemon law” to hold automakers responsible for defective projects and compel them to repair vehicles in accordance with the law. The call to introduce this […]

  
  

   

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  Feb 2019 week three fuel price – diesel same, petrol up

  15 February 2019 / 33 comments

  Another Friday, which means it’s time again for the weekly fuel price update. As was the case last week, the price of both RON 95 and RON 97 will be going up this coming week, […]

  
  

   

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  Singapore is tops in Asia – and No. 2 in the world – in terms of readiness for autonomous vehicle adoption

  15 February 2019 / 31 comments

  For the second year running, a study reveals that Singapore remains the leading country in Asia in terms of readiness to embrace autonomous vehicles (AV). The second edition of KPMG’s Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI), […]

  
  

   

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  MIROS lauds growing adoption of dashboard cameras

  14 February 2019 / 23 comments

  The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has lauded the growing adoption of dashboard camera in vehicles, saying that the installation of the device is a positive development, Bernama reports. Its director-general Siti Zaharah […]

  
  

   

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  Tun M hoping to see F1 race make a return to Sepang

  13 February 2019 / 57 comments

  Will Formula 1 make a return to the Sepang International Circuit? Prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is hoping that it will, expressing his desire to see the race being run once again at Sepang, […]

  
  

   

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  Touch ‘n Go expands TNG Card to LKSA and Smart Tunnel – RFID now has more than 110,000 pilot users

  12 February 2019 / 8 comments

  Touch ‘n Go has announced that the working scope of its TNG Card/eWallet link feature, which was introduced in December last year as a pilot programme on the DUKE – and DUKE 2 – highway, […]

  
  

   

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  Mercedes-Benz set to expand EV-related production in Thailand – possibility of EQC being locally-assembled

  11 February 2019 / 5 comments

  Mercedes-Benz Thailand (MBT) has announced that it is set to expand its electric vehicle (EV) presence in the country with the local production of EVs, the Bangkok Post reports. The company submitted its EV incentive […]

  
  

   

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