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  VIDEO: Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 gullwing doors

  17 August 2016 / 3 comments

  Bit by bit, more of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 is teased since the first teaser images were released. This time it’s been revealed to have gullwing doors, which haven’t appeared on a production Mercedes-Benz since […]

   

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  Next Lexus CT to get semi-autonomous tech – Toyota

  16 August 2016 / 13 comments

  The next Lexus CT, slated for revealing before 2018, will offer “something above” the current car, according to Toyota senior manager Rembert Serrus in an Autocar report. He hinted that the next CT will be […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Volkswagen Polo-based B-segment SUV

  16 August 2016 / 5 comments

  If its size isn’t apparent in pictures, perhaps the roof rails might be a clue: this is Volkswagen’s upcoming B-segment SUV, based on the next-generation Polo which will join its Golf sibling in being built […]

   

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  Shell Road Safety Movement reaches out to school-going youth, involves 15 schools nationwide annually

  16 August 2016 / 14 comments

  Shell is back with the Shell Selamat Sampai (Shell Safe and Sound) social investment programme, a new road safety programme which succeeds the Shell Traffic Games which has been ongoing for 58 years prior. The […]

   

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  Karma Revero plug-in hybrid to use BMW components, to enter series production end of year

  16 August 2016 / 10 comments

  The Fisker name no longer lives on in the automotive realm, but the Karma does – enter the Karma Revero, a plug-in hybrid sedan that has been improved, despite appearing mostly unchanged from the Fisker […]

   

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  ZF recalls nine-speed transmission for faulty neutrals

  16 August 2016 / 15 comments

  Automotive components manufacturer ZF has recalled 505,000 vehicles in the United States, mostly consisting of Fiat Chrysler Automobile units. The fault specifically affects the transmission manufacturer’s 9HP48 and 948TE gearboxes, which are used in vehicles […]

   

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  Stage bus industry to receive RM143 million from Government, aims to benefit small towns and villages

  16 August 2016 / 17 comments

  The stage bus industry will be receiving RM142.7 million under the Interim Stage Bus Support Fund (ISBSF) 2016, which will be channelled to 65 stage bus operators who have applied for assistance this year, according […]

   

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  VW keyless systems vulnerable to hacking – report

  16 August 2016 / 6 comments

  Millions of VW Group vehicles are vulnerable to hacking via their keyless entry systems, according to a Reuters report. Computer security experts at the University of Birmingham have published a paper outlining how they were […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: 2018 Corvette ZR1 to gain twin-turbo V8?

  15 August 2016 / 5 comments

  Here’s the range-topping ZR1 for the C7-generation of Corvettes, spied from what appears to be a relatively high-altitude aerial vantage point. The ZR1 designation was previously reserved for the supercharged Corvette which gave greater straight-line […]

   

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  VIDEO: What not to do with a CVT-equipped vehicle

  15 August 2016 / 41 comments

  Different types of transmission have different characteristics because of their different designs, and therefore require different ways of handling. For the continuously variable transmission (CVT) in particular, it has its own quirks too, and this […]

   

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  Mercedes-Maybach 6 teased ahead of Pebble Beach

  15 August 2016 / 5 comments

  The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept has been teased once more, this time bringing into view its front with the large, imposing grille suggesting the use of a very large powertrain under the bonnet. The number […]

   

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  Tesla to gain mechanical upgrades for Autopilot 2.0 – to include more radars and a triple front-facing camera

  15 August 2016 / 2 comments

  Electric automaker, Tesla is in the midst of working on a host of mechanical upgrades to complement the upcoming Autopilot 2.0 update, which will include additional radars as well as a triple front-facing camera. The […]

   

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  JPJ: Owner’s biometric verification not required for road tax renewal, caution advised with social media

  12 August 2016 / 10 comments

  Contrary to messages circulating via social media channels, vehicle owners are not required to give biometric verification of their identity for the renewal of road tax for their vehicles, according to a statement issued by […]

   

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  SPAD to issue request for proposal for Klang-KL BRT

  12 August 2016 / 14 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is expected to issue a Request for Proposal to construct a bus rapid transit (BRT) line along the Federal Highway by next year, according to a Bernama report. SPAD […]

   

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  2016 Proton Persona teased on Proton Cars FB page

  11 August 2016 / 160 comments

  The 2016 Proton Persona now has a face, officially. Though we’ve seen it before, it is now teased on the Proton Cars official Facebook page, indicating that a more comprehensive reveal is just around the […]

   

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