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  2017 Honda Civic for Europe – 127 hp 1.0 litre VTEC Turbo and 201 hp 1.5 litre Turbo full details

  27 October 2015 / 38 comments

  Honda Europe recently announced that the 10th-generation Civic for the continent will feature the company’s all-new 1.0 and 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo engines. This time round, more details about Honda’s turbocharged powerplants have surfaced and […]

   

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  Rapid KL to investigate double-decker bus collision at Jalan Pudu underpass; deviation from original route

  27 October 2015 / 14 comments

  Rapid KL are investigating into an incident whereby a double-decker bus collided with the underpass of Jalan Pudu at 6.45pm on Sunday, October 25, 2015. According to The Sun, the 4.2 metre-tall Alexander Dennis Enviro500 […]

   

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  SPIED: W213 Mercedes-Benz E-Class seen nearly undisguised; 100 test mules parked out in the open

  27 October 2015 / 7 comments

  Mercedes-Benz is currently hard at work developing its next-generation E-Class (W213) in time for its world debut at next year’s Detroit Auto Show. With numerous sightings of test mules making their rounds, even in an […]

   

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  Toyota to show next-gen taxi for domestic market at Tokyo Motor Show; utilises LPG hybrid powertrain

  26 October 2015 / 5 comments

  Some say that taxis can be just as iconic as the cities in which they operate in. Think of London and the black cab springs to mind, or even in Malaysia, where the workhorse Proton […]

   

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  MAI welcomes Budget 2016 initiatives – promotes job growth and automotive sector competitiveness

  26 October 2015 / 17 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Institute (MAI) has said that the announcement of Budget 2016 will improve the automotive sector on both a domestic and global level. This includes initiatives to create more job opportunities, as well […]

   

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  Toyota regains top spot in global vehicle sales, as the Volkswagen Group struggles with dieselgate scandal

  26 October 2015 / 12 comments

  Toyota Motor Corporation today announced that its year-to-date (January to September 2015) worldwide sales results have amounted to 7,498,000 units, effectively overtaking the Volkswagen Group, which managed to deliver 7,430,800 units in the same time […]

   

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  Volvo XC90, Volkswagen Passat, Toyota Land Cruiser all get five-star safety ratings from ANCAP

  26 October 2015 / 1 comment

  Aside from the new Toyota Fortuner and Ford Everest, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) today released safety rating for other vehicles as well. They are the 2015 Volvo XC90, 2015 Volkswagen Passat, and […]

   

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  2015 Ford Everest gets five-star ANCAP safety rating

  26 October 2015 / 2 comments

  The 2015 Ford Everest has received a five-star Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) safety rating, with a score of 35.98 from a possible 37. Tested here is the Trend 4×4 Auto model but the […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Next-gen Land Rover Discovery testing

  26 October 2015 / 1 comment

  Prior to the start of last year’s New York Auto Show, Land Rover introduced its Discovery Vision concept, which it says will preview the design language of the new Discovery family, evident with the introduction […]

   

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  Malaysia looking at Korea’s ‘smart’ traffic system (ITS)

  26 October 2015 / 29 comments

  According to Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Aziz Kaprawi, Malaysia is looking to learn and possibly implement South Korea’s metropolitan intelligent transport system (ITS). Speaking to The Sun, Datuk Aziz Kaprawi said high-ranking officials from South […]

   

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  Third BMW i model confirmed; sits between i3 and i8

  26 October 2015 / 10 comments

  The BMW i model lineup is currently comprised of the all-electric i3 and the plug-in hybrid i8 sports car. However, a third model could soon join the i family after company CEO, Harald Krueger, revealed […]

   

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  LaFerrari gets highly exclusive Vossen forged wheels

  23 October 2015 / 4 comments

  Let’s just say you are one of the 499 lucky owners of a LaFerrari. More specifically, one that receives a Grigio Medio paint finish along with Schedoni Red leather upholstery to match, no doubt courtesy […]

   

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  Ferrari ends successful first day listing on NYSE

  23 October 2015 / 3 comments

  Ferrari ended its first trading day on Wall Street yesterday, after an initial public offering (IPO) of 10% of its shares was completed recently, a move announced by the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) group in […]

   

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  KL-Singapore high-speed rail project expected to expand Malaysia’s GDP by RM100b, gov’t says

  23 October 2015 / 14 comments

  The upcoming KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) rail project is expected to contribute RM100 billion to Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with 70% from that amount originating from the project’s construction, operations and the multiplier impact […]

   

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  Police refute WHO report on rear seat belt compliance

  23 October 2015 / 12 comments

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently released its Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015, where Malaysia was ranked among the lowest nations in South East Asia when it comes to seat belt law and […]

   

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