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  Putrajaya monorail could be revived pending approval, set for 2021 completion upon go-ahead – report

  23 September 2016 / 27 comments

  The Putrajaya Monorail project could be revived, as MMC Corporation Berhad (MMC) has tabled a proposal to the Economic Council (EC). Shelved in 2004 due to federal budget constraints, the Putrajaya Monorail project could be […]

   

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  KWAP invests RM123 mil in ride-sharing platform Uber

  23 September 2016 / 28 comments

  Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP) has made its first direct investment into a foreign company, according to The SunBiz. The civil service pension fund has injected US$30 million (RM123 million) into Uber Technologies, the United States-based […]

   

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  Honda S-Dream reaches 421 km/h at Bonneville

  23 September 2016 / 7 comments

  The salt flats at Bonneville play host to a wide variety of machinery and their owners who arrive with one aim: to reach the highest speeds possible. Just as the Beetle LSR has done, Honda […]

   

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  Stretched Hummer H2 for Johor Southern Tigers

  22 September 2016 / 12 comments

  The Johor royal family is known to be enthusiasts of many things automotive; here’s one more unique addition to the royal fleet – a stretched Hummer H2, a gift from HRH Brigadier General Tunku Ismail […]

   

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  DS 5 Commande Speciale – going bespoke for Paris

  22 September 2016 / 2 comments

  Here’s some local flavour for the upcoming Paris Motor Show, courtesy of DS Automobiles, the Groupe PSA’s luxury vehicle brand. An exercise in aesthetics, the DS 5 Commande Speciale remains mechanically the same as the […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Jaguar F-Pace SVR sighted on the Nürburgring – SUV to be powered by F-Type SVR V8

  22 September 2016 / 2 comments

  The Jaguar F-Pace SVR has been spotted for the first time, out in the wild, and as you’d expect with an European performance model, the test mule has been found at undergoing testing at the […]

   

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  August 2016 Malaysian car sales up 23.2% from July; total industry volume year-to-date down 14.8% vs 2015

  21 September 2016 / 19 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released sales and production figures for the month of August 2016, and it appears that the downward trend from last month has been stemmed. Sales-wise, a total of 52,312 […]

   

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  Next Audi A8 to rival Mercedes S-Class on comfort

  21 September 2016 / 11 comments

  Comfort is paramount in the luxury segment, and Audi is determined to have its next-generation A8 rival the Mercedes-Benz S-Class in ride comfort, whilst continuing to improve on driving dynamics, according to an Autocar report. […]

   

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  JPJ – 1.2 million Malaysians without a driving licence

  21 September 2016 / 25 comments

  The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is campaigning get the the 1.2 million Malaysians without driving licences to apply for them, according to a Bernama report. The department wants to know the reasons why people forego […]

   

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  X213 Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain arrives, set to take on Audi A6 Allroad and Volvo V90 Cross Country

  21 September 2016 / 16 comments

  If you fancied an upmarket station wagon that is taller riding than the usual, there was the Audi A6 Allroad and previously the Volvo XC70. More recently with the introduction of the Volvo V90 Cross […]

   

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  Only PM, DPM and cabinet ministers are entitled to a one-time, zero-bid special vehicle number plate

  20 September 2016 / 29 comments

  Zero bidding for special registration numbers are only applicable for the prime minister, deputy prime minister and cabinet ministers, said deputy transport minister Datuk Aziz Kaprawi in a report by The Sun. “Cabinet ministers are […]

   

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  Wheelcorp Premium opens Premium Driving Circuit in Setia Alam – first dealer-owned circuit in Malaysia

  20 September 2016 / 12 comments

  Wheelcorp Premium and BMW Group Malaysia have just opened the Premium Driving Circuit in Setia Alam, sitting adjecent to the Wheelcorp BMW and MINI showrooms. According to BMW Malaysia, this is the first wholly dealership-owned […]

   

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  Global NCAP: Honda Mobilio gets 0-star rating, 3-star with optional dual airbags; Renault Kwid 1-star

  19 September 2016 / 29 comments

  India’s Car Of The Year, the Renault Kwid, didn’t fare very well at all in Global NCAP assessments earlier this year. At the most recent assessment this month, the latest version of the Kwid with […]

   

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  The Grand Tour goes live on Amazon Prime Nov 18

  19 September 2016 / 2 comments

  The TV trio of Clarkson, May and Hammond finally have a set date for the screen debut of their new venture, The Grand Tour. The new show will be aired on Amazon Prime, and judging […]

   

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  Toyota 86 facelift lands in Europe with Track Mode

  19 September 2016 / 10 comments

  After its global unveiling, the facelifted Toyota 86 has now reached the European market, where it will be marketed as the GT86 when it goes on sale there in October. It will have a ‘Track’ […]

   

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