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  Alfa Romeo developing 1.8L turbo engine with 300 hp!

  5 October 2011 / 16 comments

  Good news for the alfisti. According to reports from Italy, Alfa Romeo is planning a 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol engine with a whopping 300 hp! This translates to an amazing 167 hp per litre. And knowing […]

   

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  Honda City Special Edition launched – limited to 500 units

  5 October 2011 / 134 comments

  We guessed so last month, and now Honda Malaysia has launched a special edition Honda City, the “2011 Honda City 3rd Generation Special Edition”, to give it its full name as per press release. Just […]

   

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  Nissan Juke-R: A crazy Juke that thinks it’s a GT-R!

  5 October 2011 / 49 comments

  Nissan is a Japanese brand that’s doing relatively well in Europe, helped by niche creating models such as the Qashqai and Juke. Instead of foolishly going head on with Golf class hatchbacks and superminis with […]

   

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  Castrol’s ‘Experience the Strongest’ campaign is sending ‘strongest’ Malaysian to watch EURO 2012 live in Poland!

  4 October 2011 / 1 comment

  Castrol EDGE, the leading lubricant specialist’s most advanced engine oil, has got ‘stronger’, thanks to the company’s new Titanium Fluid Strength Technology. Modern engines operate under higher pressures than ever before and every drive is […]

   

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  Clio Renaultsport 200 Raider – limited edition in matte

  4 October 2011 / 6 comments

  This is the Clio Renaultsport 200 Raider, a limited edition of the hot hatch. With a limited run of 50 cars for UK customers, the Raider packs in more equipment than the standard Clio RS […]

   

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  McRae to drive for Proton in IRC’s Rally of Scotland

  4 October 2011 / 8 comments

  Proton is handing its APRC rally driver Alister McRae a chance to compete in his home race – the RACMSA Rally of Scotland, which happens this weekend (7-9 October) and is the second last round […]

   

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  Rally of Hokkaido – Gaurav Gill excluded from results, Proton assured the FIA APRC Driver’s crown

  3 October 2011 / 30 comments

  Proton finished third in last weekend’s APRC Rally of Hokkaido in Japan, with Alister McRae standing on the podium with MRF drivers Katsu Taguchi and Gaurav Gill, the latter winning taking the honours in his […]

   

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  Buy Mobil lubricants and take home freebies this Oct/Nov

  3 October 2011 / 7 comments

  Who doesn’t like a good deal? No hands, thought so! Here’s some good news for motorists in the market for engine oil. Mobil is running a promotion from now till end November where those who […]

   

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  Citroen C4 Aircross – the French Mitsubishi ASX

  30 September 2011 / 59 comments

  Here’s a Citroen for C-segment hatchback buyers that want some SUV looks and a taller ride height. The Citroen C4 Aircross will hit the market in the first half of next year as a rival […]

   

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  Mahindra launches XUV500 in India – 2.2L VGT Diesel

  30 September 2011 / 41 comments

  Mahindra has launched a new SUV called the XUV500 in India. This modern looking seven seater SUV, viewed as the company’s most important SUV since the Scorpio, is also a landmark model – the XUV500 […]

   

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  SEMA 01: ARK Performance 210 hp Hyundai Veloster turbo

  30 September 2011 / 15 comments

  This mean looking machine is team effort by Hyundai and ARK Performance, to be shown at the 2011 SEMA show in November. The ARK Performance Veloster comes with a custom twin-scroll turbocharger increasing the stock […]

   

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  Hyundai self developing 10-speed automatic transmission

  30 September 2011 / 66 comments

  How much is too much when it comes to gears? Cars like the BMW 5-Series come with eight forward ratios now, which is already a lot, but you can count on someone trying to outdo […]

   

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  VIDEO: Honda City facelift launched in Thailand

  29 September 2011 / 58 comments

  We carried some leaked brochure scans of the Honda City facelift last week. The brochure, from Thailand, gave us pretty good looks at the changes made, both in and out. Now, the City has been […]

   

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  Ford to buy 60 billion baht of Thai made parts per year

  29 September 2011 / 31 comments

  Things look good for the Detroit of the East, a nickname given to our neighbour Thailand. New models are on the way, more factories are being built and figures are up. Now Bangkok Post reports […]

   

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  Ford Fiesta Metal special edition for the UK – 134 PS!

  29 September 2011 / 34 comments

  Here’s a special edition that’s more than just trim and colours. Ford is introducing this Fiesta Metal special edition in the UK, which will be limited to just 1,000 examples. Besides looking more special, the […]

   

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