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  July 2016 Malaysian car sales down 26% from June, 28% lower than June 2015; year-to-date down 16.5%

  19 August 2016 / 37 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revealed production and sales figures for the month of July 2016, and it appears that the market has experienced a significant dip compared to what was seen in the […]

   

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  McLaren MSO HS – based on the 675LT; only 25 units

  19 August 2016 / 1 comment

  McLaren has revealed the MSO HS, a more extreme version of the 675LT Coupe, which is expected to debut at this year’s Paris Motor Show. All 25 examples have already been accounted for, and the […]

   

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  Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept officially revealed

  19 August 2016 / 3 comments

  Here it is then, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept has been officially revealed, and will be on public display at the ongoing Monterey Car Week. According to the carmaker, the concept is a “homage to […]

   

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  Volvo partners with Uber to develop self-driving cars

  19 August 2016 / 2 comments

  Volvo and Uber have announced a partnership to collaborate on autonomous car development as part of a USD$300 million deal, which will see Volvo sell 100 XC90 SUVs to Uber by the end of the […]

   

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  Audi Q2 Edition #1 revealed with visual enhancements

  18 August 2016 / 13 comments

  In an effort to inject some sportiness into its compact crossover, Audi has introduced the Q2 Edition #1, which not only gets several visual enhancements over the standard car, but also leaves Mercedes-Benz lawyers at […]

   

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  Scaldarsi Emperor I – based on the Mercedes-Maybach S600; only 10 in the world; 24-karat gold highlights

  18 August 2016 / 14 comments

  Scaldarsi Motors is a relatively new international manufacturing and design firm, with the mission “to create unsurpassed masterpieces of art.” Well, what you’re looking at here is their first creation – the Emperor I – […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Aston Martin Vantage GT12 Roadster testing at the ‘Ring – new limited-edition model?

  18 August 2016 / 1 comment

  At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Aston Martin revealed the one-off Vantage GT12 Roadster for a very special customer who commissioned Gaydon’s bespoke personalisation and customisation service – Q by Aston Martin – to […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Kia GT shows off its liftback body style

  18 August 2016 / 5 comments

  The upcoming Kia GT has been spotted by our spy photographers again, this time with its rear cargo door wide open, confirming the four-door GT will indeed be a liftback model. Beyond that, the prototype […]

   

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  VIDEO: Volvo’s The Iron Knight is a 2,400 hp truck

  18 August 2016 / 5 comments

  Meet The Iron Knight, Volvo Truck’s main protagonist in its attempt to break several world FIA truck speed records – the standing-start 500-metre and 1000-metre sprint. To accomplish this, the truck is powered by a […]

   

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  McLaren 570GT MSO Concept – electrochromic roof

  18 August 2016 / 3 comments

  McLaren has revealed the new McLaren 570GT MSO Concept, which will be put on display during the upcoming Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance event. The concept is the work of McLaren’s bespoke division MSO, and features […]

   

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  Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 leaked ahead of debut

  18 August 2016 / 16 comments

  Ahead of its official public debut at Pebble Beach, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept has been revealed in its entirety, thanks to leaked official images that made their way onto the internet. If that wasn’t […]

   

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  DRIVEN: 2016 Renault Koleos sampled in France – potential alternative to the Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5?

  17 August 2016 / 27 comments

  Renault has been on a bit of resurgence of late, beginning with the fourth-generation Clio back in 2012, followed by the new Captur, Kadjar, Talisman and the Megane (sedan and hatch). The latest piece to […]

   

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  2016 Renault Fluence 2.0 – now from under RM80k!

  15 August 2016 / 64 comments

  Renault Malaysia has announced the “Renault Fluence It’s a Big Deal” campaign, where you can now own 2016 display units from just RM79,888 on-the-road without insurance (for selected variants). To put that into context, that […]

   

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  Land Rover Discovery Sport 2.2L SD4 pricing revealed – RM450k; RM30k more than petrol-powered version

  15 August 2016 / 17 comments

  Land Rover Malaysia has officially revealed the pricing of the Discovery Sport 2.2L SD4, the diesel-powered version of the SUV, which retails at RM450,000. The diesel variant was announced alongside the 2.0L Si4 petrol back […]

   

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  Proton Preve, Exora to get 1.6 Turbo engines only; CPS and IAFM+ replaced by VVT in new Persona, Saga

  15 August 2016 / 87 comments

  Aside from introducing new models this year, Proton will also be making some adjustments to its engine line-up of its models, according to the national carmaker’s chief technical officer, Abdul Rashid Musa. “We are aligning […]

   

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