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  Volvo V40 hatch to rival the A-Class – to get 250 PS, 400 Nm plug-in hybrid and pure electric versions

  28 December 2017 / 19 comments

  Volvo Cars is reportedly working on a replacement for the ageing V40 hatchback, and it’s set to take on the premium compact space by offering a plug-in hybrid and pure electric versions of the V40, […]

   

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  G07 BMW X7 xDrive50i features and options list leaked – 456 hp 4.4L bi-turbo V8, 5-zone auto climate control!

  26 December 2017 / 7 comments

  Okay, so we’ve seen the concept, the spy photos and glimpses of the actual pre-production models straight from its factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Now, juicy details have just surfaced, this time detailing in full […]

   

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  BMW begins construction of new proving ground in Czech Republic – operational early in the next decade

  26 December 2017 / 3 comments

  BMW Group announced that construction of its new proving ground in the Czech Republic has begun. The new 500-hectare facility is located in Sokolov, near the Karlovy Vary region, or about 2.5 hours’ drive from […]

   

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  SPIED: C8 Audi A6 spotted – new production lamps?

  26 December 2017 / 4 comments

  It’s been nearly a full year since the next-generation Audi A6 (C8) was last spotted out in the wild, and although still heavily camouflaged, our spy photographers managed to catch sight of another prototype that […]

   

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  Audi may pull the plug on slow-selling R8 by 2020

  26 December 2017 / 8 comments

  It appears that the venerable Stark mobile is nearing the end of its life, and for good, if a report by Automobile Magazine is to be believed. Apparently, there will be no replacement for the […]

   

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  Maserati extends production stoppage due to slow sales, may not introduce new Alfieri coupe in 2018

  22 December 2017 / 8 comments

  It appears that Maserati has resorted to extending its production shutdowns till mid-January 2018, a deliberate move to reduce vehicle stocks, as revealed by sources from Italy’s metalworkers union. The FIOM (Italian Federation of White-Collar […]

   

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  GALLERY: 2017 Honda City & Jazz Sport Hybrid i-DCD

  22 December 2017 / 16 comments

  The Honda Jazz and City Sport Hybrid i-DCD are currently the country’s most affordable hybrid cars on sale today, and remain the only cars in the segment to be electrified. Priced at RM84,880 and RM89,200 […]

   

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  G12 BMW 7 Series Black Bison by Wald International

  22 December 2017 / 11 comments

  Wald International, a Japanese aftermarket car tuning and styling company, has revealed its latest project, the BMW 7 Series Black Bison. There are many (better) ways this could’ve gone down, but Wald is known to […]

   

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  SPIED: 2018 Mercedes A-Class plug-in hybrid spotted!

  22 December 2017 / 4 comments

  We already know from an earlier report that the next-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class will debut sometime next year, along with its sedan counterpart. However, our European spy photographers managed to capture close-up photographs of what appears […]

   

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  BMW on track to become China’s top luxury brand

  19 December 2017 / 10 comments

  For the month of November, BMW sold 55,293 vehicles in China, up 12% from the same month last year. Based on a report by Automotive News, this puts the Bavarian company right on track to […]

   

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  Volkswagen Arteon R – to get 400 hp from a new VR6?

  19 December 2017 / 2 comments

  As a successor to the Volkswagen Passat CC, the Arteon is one variant shy to completing the model line-up – it’s missing the range-topping, V6-powered R. Well, apparently not, at least not for long. Speaking […]

   

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  Foreign cars with dark window tints barred from M’sia

  19 December 2017 / 34 comments

  Foreign vehicles with dark window tints will not be allowed to enter the country effective immediately, according to a report by the New Straits Times. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said the JPJ […]

   

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  Honda HR-V facelift rendered – new LED lights, grille

  19 December 2017 / 27 comments

  It’s hard to believe that the HR-V is nearing three-years old, having debuted here in Malaysia in February 2015. Just last week though, a partially masked unit of the popular B-segment crossover was spotted making […]

   

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  2019 Chevrolet Silverado previewed ahead of debut

  18 December 2017 / 7 comments

  The all-new, fourth-generation Chevrolet Silverado has been previewed for the first time at the Texas Motor Speedway, ahead of its Detroit debut next month. It is by far GM’s best-selling model and is “poised to […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo – 462 PS 2.9L bi-turbo V6 plug-in hybrid, in M’sia 2018

  18 December 2017 / 6 comments

  In the 1970s, Porsche for the first time attempted to build a luxury grand tourer; one that would sit at the very top of the company’s product line-up. A halo model of sorts. It had […]

   

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