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  Mercedes GP CEO Nick Fry defends outpaced Schumacher

  9 April 2010 / 26 comments

  Much has been said about the return of Michael Schumacher to Formula 1. The hype meter never dropped since the day the seven-time champion signed for Mercedes GP Petronas, and fans looked forward to having […]

   

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  Volkswagen limited edition ketchup – only 1,000 bottles!

  9 April 2010 / 35 comments

  Click to enlarge image It’s too late for an April’s Fool joke, so let’s try to take this seriously shall we. VW has launched Volkswagen Classic Ketchup, of which just 1,000 bottles will be available, […]

   

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  Ferrari 599 GTO is Maranello’s fastest ever road car

  9 April 2010 / 67 comments

  This is the 599 GTO, Ferrari’s fastest ever road car. It is a limited edition special which Maranello describes as the road going version of the extreme 599XX track car. Reviving the Gran Turismo Omologata […]

   

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  MTM R8 GT3-2: Supercharged, 560 bhp, rear-wheel drive!

  9 April 2010 / 32 comments

  Cold winters do strange things to German tuners. With the amount of snow they get, you’ll think that Wettstetten based tuner MTM would be grateful for the quattro AWD system on the Audi R8, but […]

   

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  Infiniti G series to use Mercedes-Benz CGI engines

  9 April 2010 / 10 comments

  As part of the just sealed partnership between Renault-Nissan and Daimler, the German company will provide Infiniti (Nissan’s luxury arm) with engines. And according to Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co, […]

   

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  Hyundai and Kia break UK sales records in March

  8 April 2010 / 104 comments

  These days, if it’s a story on sales figures, it has to be from the Koreans. This time its Hyundai in the UK. The on-form marque achieved a personal best by selling 15,241 cars in […]

   

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  Aston Martin to race “near standard” Rapide at Nürburgring

  8 April 2010 / 11 comments

  Click to enlarge image Aston Martin will compete at the Nürburgring 24-hour race on 15-16 May with the marque’s new four-door sports car, the Rapide. This will be Gaydon’s fifth consecutive year racing at the […]

   

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  Italian team Durango bidding for F1 spot vacated by USF1

  8 April 2010 / 9 comments

  Of the new teams that applied to join Formula 1, only USF1 didn’t make the starting grid (Hispania, Virgin and Malaysia’s Lotus Racing are the three rookie outfits currently racing), and the FIA has invited […]

   

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  Barack Obama wants hybrid limo, Secret Service says NO!

  8 April 2010 / 48 comments

  Contrary to what many people think, the President of the United States of America doesn’t always get what he wants. ABC News reports that Barack Obama wants to go green by having hybrid power in […]

   

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  New engine and minor visual tweaks for Audi TT

  8 April 2010 / 40 comments

  Audi has given its popular TT range a refresh which consists of a new engine and subtle tweaks to the looks. This comes as Peugeot starts sales of its RCZ coupe, which made the journey […]

   

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  Proton Satria Neo R3 Lotus Racing – short test drive

  7 April 2010 / 595 comments

  We’ve been itching to drive the Proton Satria Neo R3 Lotus Racing the moment we saw it in the metal and read through the spec sheet. From the amount of interest generated by the posts […]

   

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  BMW X1 launched: RM300K for xDrive20d, petrol in June

  7 April 2010 / 103 comments

  BMW Malaysia has just pulled the wraps off its smallest X model, the X1 this morning. Billed as a Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) by its maker, the X1 will be sold here with two engine […]

   

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  DRB-Hicom to import Westfield cars, CKD possible

  7 April 2010 / 53 comments

  DRB-Hicom Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding with Potenza Sports Cars Ltd, which will make the Malaysian company an exclusive importer, manufacturer and distributor of Potenza’s cars, including future electric and hybrid variants within […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 is ready for racing

  6 April 2010 / 39 comments

  This is the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3, the racing version of the RM2 million gullwing car. Designed to comply with FIA’s GT3 specifications, the SLS AMG GT3 is designed as a race car for “customers […]

   

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  Renault and Mahindra mend ties, Logan gets second chance

  6 April 2010 / 3 comments

  The Dacia Logan was one of the earliest low cost cars designed specifically for developing markets such as Eastern Europe. Renault, who owns Romanian Dacia, found success with the Logan and even started sales in […]

   

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