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  JPJ wants a rebrand, does not want to be seen as an inconvenience to the rakyat – new director-general

  19 September 2017 / 12 comments

  The Road Transport Department’s (JPJ) new director-general, Datuk Shaharuddin Khalid said he would review the department’s systems and procedures to determine if it is inconveniencing the rakyat. According to a report by The Sun Daily, […]

  
  

   

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  BMW plans to get rid of car keys – what do you think?

  19 September 2017 / 13 comments

  BMW is the latest carmaker to reveal imminent plans of ditching the conventional car key altogether, according to a report by Reuters. It’s a matter of convenience, apparently, which is interesting coming from BMW, considering […]

  
  

   

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  DRIVEN: Honda City Sport Hybrid – charged goodness

  18 September 2017 / 38 comments

  After launching a slew of IMA hybrids between 2012 to 2014, Honda Malaysia (HM) has been resolute in its path to introduce more advanced versions of hybrid cars equipped with its Sport Hybrid Intelligent Dual […]

  
  

   

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  Renault SYMBIOZ concept – a car and house combo!

  13 September 2017 / 2 comments

  Renault, the current European leader in electric vehicles, has taken the veils off the new SYMBIOZ concept in Frankfurt. This one’s a bit of an oddball, because the concept bundles a car and a home […]

  
  

   

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  Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 AWD CKD debuts – RM140k

  13 September 2017 / 29 comments

  Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has announced the seven-seat Outlander CKD, introducing a new locally-assembled 2.0 AWD variant to be sold alongside an updated 2.4 AWD CBU. The 2.0 AWD model carries an introductory price of […]

  
  

   

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  Toyota Hilux back in Japan since 2004 – from RM125k

  12 September 2017 / 33 comments

  The Hilux is one of Toyota’s most successful models ever, with global sales tallying at 17.3 million units since it first debuted in 1968. It’s on sale in approximately 180 countries, but not in Japan […]

  
  

   

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  Land Rover Discovery SVX – hardcore 4×4 with 525 PS

  12 September 2017 / 1 comment

  Earlier this year, Land Rover revealed plans to introduce a high performance variant of the new Discovery with improved off-road capabilities. Well, instead of slapping on a 3.0 litre SDV6 turbodiesel as you’d expect, the […]

  
  

   

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  Audi Aicon concept – Level 5 autonomous driving, no steering wheel or seat belts, 800 km full EV range

  12 September 2017 / 6 comments

  The Audi Aicon concept just made its world debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, representing the four rings’ vision for zero emissions and driverless mobility of the future. Its footprint is significantly larger than […]

  
  

   

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  Geely GC9 commissioned for China’s diplomatic fleet

  8 September 2017 / 49 comments

  Fifty brand new units of Geely’s flagship D-segment sedan, the GC9 will be added to China’s diplomatic fleet, serving as official cars for state guests, diplomats and other dignitaries during their visit to the land […]

  
  

   

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  Mazda to electrify all models by 2035 – mild hybrid and all-electric EV models by 2019, plug-in hybrid by 2021

  8 September 2017 / 11 comments

  Mazda has announced at the Global Tech Forum in Frankfurt that all its future cars will be electrified by 2035. This doesn’t mean that all its cars will be electric, of course, but with variations […]

  
  

   

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