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  Top Secret’s 943 hp V12 Toyota Supra to go on auction

  18 December 2017 / 5 comments

  Here’s one for the collection. The famous gold-painted Toyota Supra owned by Top Secret’s – a Japanese aftermarket tuning company – very own boss, Kazuhiko “Smokey” Nagata is set to hit the auction blocks next […]

   

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  GALLERY: 2018 Audi RS4 Avant – 450 hp C63S rival?

  18 December 2017 / 4 comments

  The all-new Audi RS4 Avant made its world debut a little over three months ago, continuing the station wagon tradition first popularised by the Audi RS2 in the mid 90s. Much has changed over the […]

   

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  2019 Jeep Cherokee facelift may get 2.0L hybrid turbo

  8 December 2017 / 5 comments

  The Jeep Cherokee KL, which first made its debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show, is about to go under the knife. The mid-size SUV has been spied making rounds with seemingly no intentions […]

   

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  Porsche 911 GT3 Touring meant to stop 911 R flipping

  8 December 2017 / 10 comments

  Earlier in September, Porsche introduced the 911 GT3 Touring Package that could only be had with a six-speed manual transmission. Although unclear at the time the motivation behind such a move (especially if the very […]

   

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  Mazda won’t embrace downsized turbo motors – report

  8 December 2017 / 37 comments

  Mazda’s commitment to perfecting the internal combustion engine leaves the company swimming upstream in this era of downsizing. Now, Mazda engineers are going all out with the development of the SkyActiv-X engine, set to be […]

   

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  FIRST LOOK: 2018 Subaru XV walk-around – fr RM119k

  7 December 2017 / 35 comments

  The second-generation Subaru XV was launched just last week and in two forms – the 2.0i and 2.0i-P. Priced from RM118,819 to RM125,868 respectively, on-the-road before insurance, the locally-assembled XV’s identity remains unmistakable with familiar […]

   

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  Volkswagen opens doors to new Seremban 3S centre

  7 December 2017 / 9 comments

  Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has opened the doors to the new Volkswagen Seremban 3S Centre. The facility is operated by Hicom Auto and is currently the only authorised VW centre in Negeri Sembilan. It […]

   

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  2018 Jeep Wrangler gains new hybrid turbo engine

  7 December 2017 / 2 comments

  Previewed for the first time last month, the all-new 2018 Jeep Wrangler finally makes its debut at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. Yes, it’s really a new-generation model (codename JL), even though its looks […]

   

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  Next-gen Porsche 911 may get a plug-in hybrid – CEO

  7 December 2017 / 3 comments

  Porsche has gone back and forth with this one, but it seems like the company’s top guy, CEO Oliver Blume himself says “it will be very important for the 911 to have a plug-in hybrid.” […]

   

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  Volkswagen and Lazada Malaysia launch online-exclusive limited edition Beetles – 12 units, RM112k

  6 December 2017 / 23 comments

  These days, shopping for a car online is a fairly common affair in most parts of the world, but to actually make a purchase of a brand new vehicle online – and on a major […]

   

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  BMW reveals e-roadmap – 25 new EV models by 2025

  6 December 2017 / 5 comments

  BMW, a firm believer in electric mobility, has released a detailed roadmap of its electrification plans which will see up to 25 new electrified models (including 12 fully-electric cars) by the year 2025. The latest […]

   

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  Lamborghini Urus – super SUV to get plug-in hybrid?

  6 December 2017 / 7 comments

  It’s been less than a couple of days since it was unveiled – the Lamborghini Urus, which uses a turbocharged engine for the first time ever in the company’s history, now looks set to be […]

   

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  BHPetrol announces winners for its Touch ‘n Go Reload & Win contest – one-year free petrol supply

  5 December 2017 / 1 comment

  Boustead Petroleum Marketing (BHPetrol) held a prize-giving ceremony earlier today for its ‘BHPetrol Touch ‘n Go Reload and Win’ promotion, a campaign which ran from August 30 to September 30, 2017. A total of 44 […]

   

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  Putra NEDO EV bus revealed – Malaysia’s first rapid charge electric bus goes into operation in Putrajaya

  5 December 2017 / 18 comments

  DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies (DEFTECH), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRB-Hicom, has been appointed as the manufacturer of Malaysia’s first Super Quick Charge (SQC) Electric Vehicle (EV) – the Putra NEDO EV bus, operated in Putrajaya. The […]

   

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  Jaguar F-Pace 2.0L Ingenium – M’sia launch in Q1 2018

  5 December 2017 / 11 comments

  Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia has begun taking orders for the entry-level F-Pace, one that’s equipped with the new 2.0 litre four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engine. The SUV is slated for launch here in the first quarter […]

   

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