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  Bristol Bullet Speedster V8 to debut at Salon Prive

  1 August 2016 / 3 comments

  Earlier teased in a partial image and having made a run up the Goodwood hill as the Project Pinnacle Concept, Bristol’s latest sportscar is the Bullet Speedster, which will make its public debut at this […]

   

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  Speed limiters for all express buses by 2020, says JPJ

  1 August 2016 / 14 comments

  The Road Transport Department (JPJ) aims to reduce the rate of road accidents with the implementation of speed limiters on express buses, according to a Bernama report. “We have directed that all newly registered buses […]

   

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  Toyota retains most valuable car brand title; Porsche, Tesla join top 10, overtaking Lexus, VW

  31 July 2016 / 16 comments

  Toyota has retained its title as the most valuable car brand, ahead of BMW and Mercedes-Benz who round off the podium positions. The Japanese automaker’s brand value rose 2% to US$29.5 billion, according to the […]

   

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  O.CT Tuning takes Golf R to 450 hp / 550 Nm; surpasses R 400 concept axed due to Dieselgate

  31 July 2016 / 3 comments

  In the wake of a VW Group-wide emissions testing scandal, the task of producing a 400-plus hp Golf falls into the hands of tuning companies since the R 400 Concept project had been cancelled from […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck – electric truck with 200 km range for multi-drop tasks, aimed for 2020 launch

  31 July 2016 / 4 comments

  Urban air pollution has been a key driver towards the development of electric commercial vehicles, such as electric buses. Next to take on electrification are trucks; enter the Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck. Based on the Mercedes-Benz […]

   

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  VIDEO: Toyota Fortuner Chief Engineer interviewed

  29 July 2016 / 24 comments

  VIDEO: All-new Toyota Fortuner – Design Improvements Executive chief engineer for the recently-launched Toyota Fortuner, Hiroki Nakajima tells the tale of what went into the making of the Japanese automaker’s body-on-frame SUV. Nakajima notes that […]

   

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  Second Mercedes-Benz plant to be built in Hungary

  29 July 2016 / 5 comments

  Daimler will be building a second plant in Kecskemet, Hungary at an investment of 1 billion Euros (RM4.52 billion), where it currently manufactures the Mercedes-Benz B-Class, CLA and CLA Shooting Brake models. According to a […]

   

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  Subaru Impreza to gain pedestrian air bag feature

  29 July 2016 / 13 comments

  Having made its debut at the New York International Auto Show, the Subaru Impreza is already set to receive an update to include a pedestrian airbag to complement its suite of safety features. The pedestrian […]

   

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  SPIED: Genesis G80 to spawn performance version

  29 July 2016 / 1 comment

  Hyundai’s sub-brand Genesis is set to carve a performance division for itself with the advent of a high-performance variant of the G80 sedan, seen here testing. Previously spotted testing in heavier camouflage, a twin-turbocharged, 3.3 […]

   

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  GALLERY: MINI JCW Pro Edition at Auto Bavaria

  29 July 2016 / 1 comment

  MINI Malaysia has introduced the Malaysia-only MINI John Cooper Works Pro Edition, a 20-unit limited run version of the F55 MINI Cooper S 5 Door. Pictured here in Auto Bavaria Glenmarie, the JCW Pro Edition […]

   

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  Taxi fare hike acceptable if rates reasonable – FOMCA

  28 July 2016 / 19 comments

  Increases in taxi fares will be accepted by consumers, as long as they are regulated by meter and are reasonable, said senior vice president of the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (FOMCA) Datuk Koris Atan. […]

   

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  SPIED: Next-generation Mercedes-Benz G-Class – similar looks, but set for 400 kg weight reduction

  28 July 2016 / 5 comments

  This, folks, is the next-generation Gelandewagen, or Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen as most will call it. Spotted earlier here, it appears largely the same as the current model, but according to our European spy photographers, the test […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Next-gen Mercedes-Benz A-Class spotted!

  28 July 2016 / 5 comments

  Spotted testing in Southern Europe, these early images of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class have surfaced. Riding on a development of the present MFA platform the current A-Class hatchback, GLA crossover and CLA four-door coupe are […]

   

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  B10 diesel implementation to take place in 2016 – MPIC

  27 July 2016 / 15 comments

  The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) aims to implement the usage of B10 biodiesel within this year, according to its minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong in a Bernama report. “We have met […]

   

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  SPIED: BMW M4 facelift, revised interior and exterior

  27 July 2016 / 7 comments

  The F82 BMW M4 is just two years old, but it’s already about to receive a facelift, or life cycle impulse, in BMW parlance. As seen in the pictures here, the changes are in the […]

   

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