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  SPIED: Third-gen Suzuki Swift ahead of local launch

  8 January 2013 / 89 comments

  UPDATE: Price list out, and additional details now incorporated into the story. The Malaysian launch of the new Suzuki Swift isn’t far away now, and this sighting of a transporter full of them heralds the subcompact’s […]

   

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  Mazda 6 wagon, sedan on oto.my – ads hint at pricing

  8 January 2013 / 38 comments

  The handsome third-gen Mazda 6 has yet to be officially launched in the country, but ads have already cropped up on oto.my (see all Mazda 6 listings here), with indicative prices. In particular, a listing for […]

   

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  2014 Audi R8 and RS5 Cabriolet for Detroit debut

  7 January 2013 / 13 comments

  Set to make an appearance at the Detroit motor show are two performance models from Ingolstadt: the facelifted Audi R8 and new Audi RS5 Cabriolet. Audi has announced three R8 variants for the 2014 model […]

   

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  Hyundai planning sedan based on i10 platform

  7 January 2013 / 19 comments

  Hyundai is planning a small sedan based on the next generation of its i10 city car (current-gen hatchback pictured). The Hurriyet Daily News reports that the car is set to be produced in Turkey, where the Korean […]

   

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  SPIED: Proton Prevé P3-22A hatchback, Putra Heights

  6 January 2013 / 237 comments

  Our third recorded Proton Prevé hatchback sighting finds a camouflaged P3-22A at a set of lights in Putra Heights. Of course, you’ve seen the test mules before – once and twice – so this picture doesn’t […]

   

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  KL motorists pay RM10 mil to traffic police every year

  4 January 2013 / 60 comments

  Motorists in the capital pay fines of up to RM10 million yearly for traffic offences, according to a report published today by Bernama. The Kuala Lumpur Police said that between January and September last year, 22,054 […]

   

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  MINI Countryman JCW performs 360-degree backflip

  4 January 2013 / 15 comments

  Publicity is something most, if not all carmakers want, and while some work on ad campaigns highlighting continuous improvement, some just flip their cars backwards in the air. MINI has teamed up with rally driver […]

   

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  2013 Honda Civic: ‘Things Can Always Be Better’

  4 January 2013 / 37 comments

  Another advertising campaign for the 2013 Honda Civic in the US, making it a hattrick in the span of 20 months since the compact car’s abrupt re-design, in an attempt to regain momentum, reports Automotive News. […]

   

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  Suzuki Wagon R: two concepts for Tokyo Auto Salon

  3 January 2013 / 6 comments

  Suzuki’s next to join the Tokyo Auto Salon party – it’ll be displaying two Wagon R design studies at the aftermarket exhibition, both based on the recently-launched fifth generation kei car. The Wagon R Stingray […]

   

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  Citroën 2CV successor could be C4-based, due 2014?

  3 January 2013 / 25 comments

  Some of you may remember the little long-serving Citroën 2CV, or ‘Tin Snail,’ as it was affectionately referred to. Well, if Autobild‘s report is substantiated, its successor should be considerably less tin and snail. According to the […]

   

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  Carbon emissions-based car scheme begins in S’pore

  2 January 2013 / 100 comments

  Singapore’s new Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS) has come into effect, applying to all new cars, taxis and newly imported used cars registered from this year onwards, reports Bernama. Under CEVS, all new and imported […]

   

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  Toyota 86 tuned by GAZOO Racing for Tokyo debut

  2 January 2013 / 13 comments

  Much has been said about the Toyota 86, including its poise, balance and dynamism – and how a little more under-bonnet brawn would do it no harm. Well, Japanese fettlers GAZOO Racing have released some […]

   

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  VIDEO: Infiniti Q50 headlamps teased ahead of debut

  2 January 2013 / 1 comment

  Infiniti offers this sneak peek of its upcoming Q50 sports sedan that’s set to debut on January 14 at NAIAS in Detroit. Under the company’s new naming convention, the Q50 takes over duties from the […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class appears in diecast form

  28 December 2012 / 24 comments

  Only a couple of days after we showed you what were purportedly leaked official images of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class sedan, this came in: according to China Car Times, toy makers in the Middle Kingdom have […]

   

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  Chevrolet Cruze WTCC Edition launched in China

  28 December 2012 / 11 comments

  Celebrating the company’s drivers’ and constructors’ title wins in this year’s WTCC season is the Chevrolet Cruze WTCC Edition, which has been launched in China. The car gets some race graphics, side skirts and a […]

   

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