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  Thai Motor Expo: Subaru XV unveiled, and we sample it!

  11 December 2011 / 50 comments

  We have returned from the Thailand International Motor Expo 2011, where Motor Image (MI), the Subaru distributor for our region and beyond, unveiled the Subaru XV at its stand. This XV in question is made […]

   

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  BREAKING: Subaru BRZ coming to Malaysia next year!

  8 December 2011 / 96 comments

  We’re in Bangkok now for the year ending Thailand International Motor Expo, and yours truly picked up a pleasant surprise. No, the show girls did not offer to follow me home, but Motor Image is […]

   

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  Three-way fight for Proton stake shaping up – DRB-Hicom, Naza and Proton chairman Datuk Mohd Nadzmi involved?

  6 December 2011 / 78 comments

  The marketplace is buzzing with news of a three-way tussle for a stake in Proton that’s currently owned by Khazanah Nasional Bhd. The three parties are said to be DRB-Hicom, which is controlled by tycoon […]

   

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  Nasim opens Peugeot Blue Box Sungai Petani in Kedah

  6 December 2011 / 16 comments

  Nasim Sdn Bhd, official distributor for Peugeot in Malaysia, has opened the Peugeot Blue Box Sungai Petani in Kedah. This is part of a network expansion drive that has yielded five new outlets in 2011. […]

   

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  Proton P3-21A high speed Karak test caught on camera

  6 December 2011 / 293 comments

  It has been awhile since we had updates on the Proton P3-21A sedan. The last was when a pic of an undisguised yellow example made its way to the Internet, showing us a front end […]

   

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  Tokyo 2011: VW Cross Coupe Concept is small but stout

  6 December 2011 / 20 comments

  One of the best looking and realistic concepts on show in Tokyo is German. Volkswagen brought this broad, hunky piece of metal to Japan, called the Cross Coupe Concept. VW says that this crossover is […]

   

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  Ford Ecosport is a Fiesta based SUV, web images leaked

  6 December 2011 / 25 comments

  Click to enlarge screen shot Ford is coming out with a SUV version of its successful B-segment Fiesta, and it will be called EcoSport. Rumoured to be bound for the India Auto Expo in January […]

   

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  Silver Arrows rebranded, now officially called ‘Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team’

  6 December 2011 / 15 comments

  The Mercedes-Benz works F1 team has been rebranded, and will now compete under the name ‘Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team’ from the 2012 season. This is a move from the current ‘Mercedes GP Petronas’ […]

   

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  Ferrari and Red Bull withdraw from Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) over cost reduction stalemate

  5 December 2011 / 7 comments

  Champions Red Bull Racing and Ferrari have withdrawn from the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) over disagreements with the Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA), which is about cost cutting in the sport. Despite this latest development, […]

   

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  New Toyota Avanza coming soon – specs, prices are out!

  5 December 2011 / 148 comments

  You’ve already seen the refreshed Toyota Avanza, Indonesian spec, on this website last month, and it looks like UMW Toyota is all set to launch it in Malaysia. UMWT has put up a “coming soon” […]

   

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  LIVE from Tokyo: Retro liveried Honda RC-E is super sexy

  5 December 2011 / 11 comments

  If only four-wheeled EVs are half as sexy. Honda revealed the RC-E concept at Tokyo to great response, thanks to evocative livery that recalls the glory days of the RC racers from the 1960s. Having […]

   

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  New Volkswagen showroom opens in Ipoh, 10th in M’sia

  5 December 2011 / 13 comments

  Volkswagen Group Malaysia (VGM) and Goh Brothers Motor, an authorised dealer of VGM, recently launched Goh Brothers Motor’s Volkswagen showroom in Ipoh, located along Jalan Kuala Kangsar. In his speech at the launch, Ricky Tay, […]

   

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  LIVE from Tokyo: Subaru BRZ, sister of the prom queen

  5 December 2011 / 29 comments

  The Toyota GT 86 is undoubtedly the star of Tokyo Motor Show 2011, the belle of the ball. And while the Subaru BRZ (stands for Boxer engine, Rear-drive, Zenith) is essentially the same car, with […]

   

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  Kimi Raikkonen makes Formula 1 return with Lotus

  5 December 2011 / 24 comments

  By now you would have heard about the return of the Iceman to Formula 1. Yes, Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 world champion, is back in the sport, after spending two years in the World Rally […]

   

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  LIVE from Tokyo: Audi A1 Samurai Blue for the footie fans

  1 December 2011 / 12 comments

  Most people in Japan drive Japanese cars, but in trendy Tokyo, driving a Continental car is a status symbol and a way to stand out – even better if it’s a left hand drive unit! […]

   

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