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  Proton X70 gets 5 star ASEAN NCAP crash safety rating; new SUV to make public debut at KLIMS 2018

  16 November 2018 / 9 comments

  The Proton X70 has been awarded the full five star rating by ASEAN NCAP in the latest crash safety test. What’s more impressive is that the C-segment SUV – a MY2018 Executive example – sits […]

  
  

   

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  Subaru XV to get plug-in hybrid tech – 41 km e-range?

  16 November 2018 / 1 comment

  Subaru has revealed that it will adopt plug-in hybrid technology next year, and first in line to receive it will be the XV Hybrid. Apparently, new government documents from the USA indicates that the XV […]

  
  

   

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  DAMD offers G-Class, Defender kits for Suzuki Jimny

  16 November 2018 / 8 comments

  If you’re among the few to think that the new Suzuki Jimny looks like a shrunken Mercedes-Benz G-Class, then things are about to get more interesting. Japanese aftermarket tuning company DAMD Inc has released two […]

  
  

   

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  FIRST DRIVE: 2019 Ford Ranger 2.0L Wildtrak 4×4

  13 November 2018 / 16 comments

  Sime Darby Auto Connexion has recently launched the updated 2019 Ford Ranger line-up, comprising eight variants excluding the top-of-the-line Ranger Raptor. For this video, we review the current range-topper, the Ranger 2.0L Wildtrak 4×4 Automatic, […]

  
  

   

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  Audi TT Sportback gets green light, to debut by 2020

  13 November 2018 / 5 comments

  Anyone remember the four-doored Audi TT Sportback concept that was announced back in 2014? Apparently, it has been given the green light and could arrive as soon as 2020, according to a report by Auto […]

  
  

   

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  Perodua hits 500,000 EEV milestone – 344,000 Axias, 130,800 Bezzas and 75,800 Myvis produced

  13 November 2018 / 65 comments

  Perodua has achieved a significant milestone with over 500,000 Energy-Efficient Vehicles (EEV) produced and sold in Malaysia. The landmark figure firmly cements the automaker as the country’s top EEV company. Perodua president and CEO, Datuk […]

  
  

   

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  New BMW X3 & X5 PHEVs due in 2019 with XtraBoost

  12 November 2018 / 9 comments

  BMW will reportedly be introducing new plug-in hybrid versions of the G01 BMW X3 and G05 BMW X5 in 2019. According to BMW Blog, company CEO Harald Kruger has confirmed in a statement that the […]

  
  

   

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  VW Polo B&W – all sold in under a minute via Lazada!

  12 November 2018 / 26 comments

  What was your grandest purchase on Singles’ Day? Well, this one is going to be tough to beat, because all 11 units of the special edition Volkswagen Polo Black & White, which were exclusively sold […]

  
  

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Range Rover Velar SVR seen – due soon?

  9 November 2018 / 1 comment

  It’s no secret that Land Rover’s skunkworks division is working on the Range Rover Velar SVR – the 5.0 litre super SUV has been spotted multiple times since April 2017, and the latest set of […]

  
  

   

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  2019 Mitsubishi Triton facelift debuts in Thailand – updated design, new six-speed auto, improved safety

  9 November 2018 / 33 comments

  The 2019 Mitsubishi Triton facelift has just made its global debut here in Bangkok, Thailand, and this mid-life update of the fifth-generation pick-up truck brings quite a fair bit of change to the table. Let’s […]

  
  

   

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