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  McLaren P1 GTR with special livery to commemorate 40 years since James Hunt’s F1 driver’s championship

  13 June 2016 / 5 comments

  The Goodwood Festival of Speed has always had a strong homegrown showing. This year, Woking-based supercar maker McLaren is set to showcase a couple of P1 GTRs. One of them will be decked out in […]

   

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  Ford Ranger gets buffed up with M-Sport treatment

  10 June 2016 / 3 comments

  Pick-up trucks such as the Ford Ranger have been gaining popularity even beyond the rural set, partly because of a growing appreciation for their chunky good looks. Motorsport outfit M-Sport (the people who prep Ford’s […]

   

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  Honda NSX all set for Pikes Peak hill climb challenge

  10 June 2016 / 1 comment

  Acura will be fielding a three-pronged entry into the 2016 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb which takes place on June 26. A pair of NSX coupes will each be entered into the Time Attack 1 […]

   

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  GALLERY: Mercedes-Benz classic cars at W213 E-Class launch – 540 K Special Roadster heads the list

  10 June 2016 / 5 comments

  Mercedes-Benz holds a special place in the history of motordom. Featured alongside the Malaysian launch of the W213 E-Class yesterday was a showcase of six classic Mercedes cars. The heritage display included some vehicles from […]

   

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  SPIED: 2017 Rolls-Royce Phantom, including interior

  8 June 2016 / 4 comments

  Here we have new spyshots of the next-generation Rolls-Royce Phantom, showing notable exterior and interior updates. It has also been confirmed that this successor to the Phantom Series II will ride on an all-new aluminium […]

   

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  VIDEO: Subaru WRX STI takes the IoM TT lap record

  8 June 2016 / 7 comments

  Fresh from his Saturday effort which netted him a 17 minute 40.75 second record, three-time British Rally Championship winner Mark Higgins has raised the bar again – yesterday saw him post a 17 minute 35.139 […]

   

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  Toyota Camatte Capsule Trailer to introduce kids to cars; interior now customisable as virtual space

  8 June 2016 / 11 comments

  Created “out of a desire to convey the joy and dreams of motor vehicles to the next generation”, the Toyota Camatte Capsule trailer has been a regular fixture at the Tokyo Toy Show since 2012. […]

   

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  New Porsche Panamera teaser shot released; spotted testing in public with minimal disguise

  7 June 2016 / 12 comments

  A new teaser image of the MSB platform-underpinned Porsche Panamera has just been released, indicating the large four-door is edging closer to its launch. The short blurb accompanying the YouTube video talks about “more ideas […]

   

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  Citroën Advanced Comfort – progressive hydraulic cushion suspension system will “redefine car comfort”

  7 June 2016 / 4 comments

  Comfort means many different things to many different people. Citroën recognises that, and it has taken a holistic approach to addressing the myriad parameters that add to the in-car experience – damping, body stability, acoustics, […]

   

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  BMW M2 by Dähler gains M4’s S55 muscle; 540 hp

  7 June 2016 / 2 comments

  It’s the question that arises when a performance car has a bigger sibling with ostensibly the same engine. Will big brother’s kit fit? The answer according to Dähler Design & Technik GmbH, is jawohl! Junior […]

   

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  Norway plans ban of petrol, diesel vehicles by 2025

  6 June 2016 / 31 comments

  Shortly after France decided to impose a working week ban on cars made before 1997, Norway is looking to follow its move. Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv reported that Norway’s four main political parties have agreed […]

   

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  Transformers 5: Bumblebee returns as 2016 Camaro

  6 June 2016 / 10 comments

  True to form, Bumblebee returns to Transformer 5 as the latest Chevrolet Camaro, having started its silver screen life as a beat-up, yellow and black 1977 Camaro. Since the Camaro was redeveloped for the 2016 […]

   

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  Arborists to inspect 100,000 trees on KL roads – DBKL

  6 June 2016 / 8 comments

  The New Straits Times reports that Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has appointed arborists to check on trees along city roads, and the initial sum of 100,000 trees earmarked is set to grow as work […]

   

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  Subaru WRX STI sets new Isle of Man track record

  6 June 2016 / 3 comments

  Bikes form the vast majority of proceedings at the annual Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. That, however, hasn’t deterred three-time British Rally Championship winner Mark Higgins from taking to the 37.73-mile (60.37 km) road course […]

   

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  Volvo S90 and V90 appear on Malaysian website

  3 June 2016 / 32 comments

  Following its launch on Wednesday, it looks like the locally-asssembled Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine could soon be joined in Volvo’s Malaysian lineup by its siblings the S90 sedan and V90 station wagon. They’ve appeared […]

   

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