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  Jaguar F-Type – 2nd-gen to get hybrid tech by 2020

  26 September 2017 / 2 comments

  Jaguar’s commitment to produce environmentally friendly cars is quickly permeating its way throughout the range. The British company is even more serious now, after announcing that production for its all-new, all-electric I-Pace has already begun. […]

   

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  Jaguar Land Rover plans to buy another luxury car brand, Maserati and Alfa Romeo possible candidates

  26 September 2017 / 10 comments

  Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is reportedly considering to acquire at least one luxury brand in its efforts to stay competitive. The Tata-owned British company recorded its highest sales ever in 2016, shifting 583,313 vehicles globally […]

   

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  Lotus SUV closer to reality under Geely ownership

  26 September 2017 / 23 comments

  Remember that SUV Lotus once presented in Geneva? That was over 10 years ago and the car, more accurately referred to as Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV), was called the Lotus APX (short for Aluminium Performance […]

   

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  Subaru WRX STI S208 debuts – 450 units, Japan only

  25 September 2017 / 12 comments

  At the previous edition of the Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru unveiled the WRX STI S207, which was a limited-run, high-performance version of the WRX STI. It was limited to just 400 units and sold exclusively […]

   

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  Mercedes’ new F1 motor hits 50% thermal efficiency

  21 September 2017 / 10 comments

  Mercedes-AMG has achieved yet another breakthrough in furthering development of the internal combustion engine, this time achieving a 50% thermal efficiency rating for its Formula One engine. The figure was achieved during a dyno test […]

   

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  Ford files patent for retractable table with airbag

  20 September 2017 / 0 comments

  Less than a month after filing a patent for a self-levelling cup holder design, Ford submitted more schematics of a retractable table design (with airbags!) for patenting. According to the Blue Oval, the application of […]

   

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  Era of boring, bland Toyotas is over – designer

  20 September 2017 / 39 comments

  If it seems obvious to you that Toyota is finally making better looking cars, well, then it’s finally on the right track, more so for a design-conscious market like ours. The person responsible for this […]

   

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  Nissan production goes past 150 million vehicles

  20 September 2017 / 8 comments

  Nissan, a company founded 84 years ago, has just built their 150th million vehicle. The Yokohoma-based company took 57 years (1933 to 1990) to build the first 50 million, then another 16 years (2006) to […]

   

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  SPIED: Volkswagen Golf R420 – watch out, AMG A45!

  20 September 2017 / 20 comments

  After reportedly being canned, the Golf R400, now called the Golf R420, has been spotted completely bare doing its usual runs on the Green Hell. Previously, it was thought to receive an extremely high-tuned 2.0 […]

   

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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 / 35 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 Bernama, the former […]

   

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

  19 September 2017 / 15 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 / 61 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 / 34 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 / 34 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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