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  Prodrive and Lola not entering Formula 1 in 2011

  16 April 2010 / 13 comments

  The FIA recently invited possible entrants for the 2011 Formula 1 season to register their interest, but the recruitment drive wasn’t too successful. The deadline is up, and apart from former GP2 team Durango, no […]

   

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  Audi A8L with W12 engine to make Beijing debut

  16 April 2010 / 48 comments

  The Chinese love everything long, when it comes to cars that is. China’s nouveau riche lust after German premium cars, but find them too constricting, which is why there’s a “L” version of every luxury […]

   

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  New 2WD variant of Mitsubishi Pajero Sport launched

  16 April 2010 / 54 comments

  Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has introduced a new variant of its Pajero Sport SUV. Called the Pajero Sport GL, it’s essentially a 2WD version of the seven-seater SUV that was launched mid last year (the […]

   

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  Toyota Vios Facelift for M’sia launched: RM72K-RM92K!

  15 April 2010 / 449 comments

  UMW Toyota has launched the facelifted Toyota Vios this afternoon. Like most MC (minor change in Toyota speak) cars, the makeover is limited to the front and rear look, wheels and cabin trim while the […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia achieves monthly record sales in March

  15 April 2010 / 48 comments

  March must be a very lucky month for the auto industry. Not only did Perodua achieve its best ever monthly figures, now Honda Malaysia has announced that the 4,041 units it sold in that month […]

   

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  Lexus IS 250C previewed up close and personal

  14 April 2010 / 40 comments

  The convertible version of the Lexus IS glided into our market quietly last month; only a press release alerted us of Lexus Malaysia’s latest addition. There won’t be test drive units available for the media […]

   

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  BMW Malaysia introduces 730Li and Individual 760Li

  14 April 2010 / 43 comments

  BMW Malaysia has fleshed out the local 7-Series range at both ends with this morning’s introduction of the entry level 730Li and the range topping Individual 760Li. The two new variants bookend the existing 740Li, […]

   

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  Peugeot enters RCZ in 24 Hours of Nürburgring

  14 April 2010 / 10 comments

  Peugeot will campaign its RCZ in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring endurance race which happens next month (15-16 May). The French brand’s Audi TT fighter will earn its racing stripes in the D1T category of […]

   

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  Perodua breaks sales and service records in Q1 2010

  13 April 2010 / 120 comments

  Is the economy back in full swing and fully recovered from the global financial crisis? It has to be, because sales records are tumbling everywhere, from Audi to Perodua. Malaysia’s automotive market leader held a […]

   

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  Audi surpasses Mercedes in sales, next target is BMW

  12 April 2010 / 119 comments

  Audi is ambitious and aggressive. The brand with the four rings wants to overtake both BMW and Mercedes by 2015 to be the world’s leading luxury carmaker with sales of 1.5 million per annum. With […]

   

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  FIA and Christian Horner: Red Bull RB6 is perfectly legal

  12 April 2010 / 17 comments

  Red Bull’s RB6 that powered Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber to a one-two finish at the Malaysian GP is the fastest car on track at the moment, leading some rivals to question its legality. Word […]

   

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  Local Toyota sales unaffected by recalls, UMWT sales rise

  12 April 2010 / 148 comments

  Some might have expected Toyota’s image and sales to suffer across the globe after the world’s top automaker was hit by a wave of recalls, with those in the US particularly sticky and still ongoing. […]

   

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  Volkswagen and Suzuki to co-develop Thai eco-car?

  12 April 2010 / 48 comments

  Nissan became the first company to launch its eco-car in Thailand with its new March at the recent Bangkok Motor Show. Other Japanese carmakers like Toyota and Honda are expected to follow suit; the latter […]

   

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  2011 Lotus Elise – world’s cleanest sports car

  12 April 2010 / 160 comments

  Lotus has been eyeing the tag of “World’s Cleanest Sports Car” with the facelifted Elise and has clinched it with the new entry-level 1.6-litre model’s confirmed emissions figure of 149 g/km of CO2. With that, […]

   

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  Naza Kia introduces facelifted Kia Sportage

  10 April 2010 / 99 comments

  Naza Kia launched the facelifted Kia Sportage today at the Shah Alam stadium carpark, where the company is having the Naza Kia Family Festival over the weekend (10-11 April). Not to be confused with the […]

   

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