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  Four new LRT stations to begin operations next Saturday; services Puchong and OUG residents

  23 October 2015 / 13 comments

  Prasarana has announced that by next Saturday, four new Light Rail Transport (LRT) stations are scheduled to begin operations. The new stations – Awan Besar, Kampung Muhibbah, Alam Sutera, and Bandar Kinrara 5 (BK5) – […]

   

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  Highways experience dip in traffic due to toll hike

  22 October 2015 / 53 comments

  Following the announcement that toll rates for 18 highways will be increased on October 15, 2015, it was revealed that there has been a drop in traffic on these highways of between five to 10%, […]

   

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  Honda autonomous driving car to be ready by 2020

  22 October 2015 / 8 comments

  Honda has announced that it is currently developing a car with autonomous driving capabilities. Other Japanese carmakers that are also part of this pursuit include Toyota and Nissan, both of which aim to introduce their […]

   

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  Meet Ken Block’s new Gymkhana “Hoonigan” Escort

  22 October 2015 / 3 comments

  In Gymkhana 7, Ken Block, or better known as the tyre slayer, piloted a custom-built 1965 Ford Mustang dubbed the “Hoonicorn RTR” that sent 845 hp to all four wheels as he toured the city […]

   

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  Proton Satria Neo – production to end this year

  22 October 2015 / 102 comments

  Bad news, Proton Satria Neo fans. Production of the three-door hatchback will cease this year, according to a response by the national carmaker to a comment on its official Proton Motorsports Facebook page. The second-generation […]

   

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  GALLERY: 2015 Mazda 2 1.5 sedan with Sports kit

  22 October 2015 / 12 comments

  Yesterday, we brought you photographs of the 2015 Mazda 2 sporting a “Sports” bodykit, which is available for both the sedan and hatch variant. At that time, only the hatch was on display but now, […]

   

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  Porsche 911 Carrera gets optional front axle lift system

  22 October 2015 / 9 comments

  Sports car owners have a different set of challenges whilst driving their vehicles, as most of them are generally closer to the ground than a regular car. Therefore, things like kerbs, ramps, and car park […]

   

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  2015 Consumer Reports survey reveals infotainment and transmission as most unreliable aspects of cars

  22 October 2015 / 28 comments

  Consumer Reports has published its 2015 Annual Auto Reliability Survey, which measures how reliable a new car purchased today is likely to be, based on the past three model years of problem areas reported by […]

   

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  ASEAN NCAP responds to Proton’s tether-gate

  22 October 2015 / 39 comments

  The ASEAN NCAP has issued a response statement following the admission by national carmaker Proton that it “mistakenly omitted” the top tethers from the current Saga models, and regrets the miscommunication with ASEAN NCAP on […]

   

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  Volvo teases “time machine” concept for Los Angeles

  21 October 2015 / 0 comments

  Today is Back to the Future Day and several carmakers, including Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and Lexus, have paid homage to the iconic movie trilogy with a series of promotional videos. Volvo however, did not prepare something […]

   

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  Toyota’s Australian Technical Centre to close by 2016

  21 October 2015 / 4 comments

  Toyota Technical Centre Asia Pacific Australia (TTC-AU) in Notting Hill, Melbourne, Victoria will cease its operations by June next year, ahead of a planned shutdown of local vehicle manufacturing in 2017 at the company’s plant […]

   

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  London Taxi Company TX5 revealed as a PHEV taxi

  21 October 2015 / 5 comments

  Think of London and the iconic black cabs that roam its streets will come to mind. Over time, the taxis have been replaced with newer models in order to meet the requirements of the time, […]

   

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  2016 Honda Civic begins production run in Canada

  21 October 2015 / 9 comments

  The 2016 Honda Civic sedan was officially unveiled in mid-September this year in the United States. Now, production of the tenth-generation Civic has officially begun, led for the first time by Honda of Canada Mfg […]

   

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  Lexus Vision of Progressive Luxury concept teased

  21 October 2015 / 1 comment

  Lexus has teased a new concept car that will make its world debut at the upcoming 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, dubbed the “Vision of Progressive Luxury.” No further details were given, aside from this top […]

   

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  BMW i3, MINI models recalled in US for faulty airbags

  21 October 2015 / 1 comment

  BMW US has issued a recall for a total of 6,073 vehicles comprising of its i3 electric car and several MINI Cooper models due to a manufacturing error of the affected vehicles’ front passenger side […]

   

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