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  Report: Volkswagen earmarks Polo for Proton remodelling

  5 March 2012 / 359 comments

  A Proton-badged Volkswagen Polo for RM70,000, anyone? According to a Business Times report, Volkswagen AG has identified the B-segment Polo as the best fit for Proton, and has formed a special team headed by operations […]

   

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  Mitsubishi i-MiEV Eco Tourism Pilot Demo Program at Four Seasons Resort, Langkawi

  4 March 2012 / 47 comments

  Langkawi seduces, not for the first time. Peering out from MH1438’s window, the cluster of 99 islands in the blue sea that make up Langkawi immediately calms the mind, and brings a smile. And when […]

   

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  Land Rover Malaysia opens new flagship 3S centre in PJ

  3 March 2012 / 15 comments

  Land Rover Malaysia has relocated its flagship 3S centre from Section 13 to a swanky new outlet in Jalan 219, Petaling Jaya. The move to the new 44,000 sq ft facility, which is situated along […]

   

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  Proton in talks with Turkish company to assemble Protons in Turkey – JV to develop a Turkish car probable

  2 March 2012 / 69 comments

  Proton has begun preliminary talks with a Turkish automotive company to assemble Proton vehicles in Turkey and, at some point in the future, is set to initiate a joint venture with the firm to develop […]

   

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  Volkswagen TTDI is confident with larger Volkswagen car lineup in Malaysia

  2 March 2012 / 59 comments

  It’s a known fact that Volkswagen is bullish in its attempt to increase its market share in Malaysia, and we’re seeing this with the company’s latest model lineup. Buyers certainly have more Volkswagen variants to […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Triton VGT is here – 178 PS, 350 Nm, RM106k

  2 March 2012 / 48 comments

  The Triton VGT has appeared on Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia’s website, with specs and price. This “Hardcore” Triton comes after the Pajero Sport SUV got the VGT treatment last September. VGT stands for Variable Geometry Turbo, […]

   

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  Cheras-Kajang (Grand Saga) Highway tolls demolished, now only 1 toll in each direction!

  1 March 2012 / 77 comments

  Two toll booths on the Cheras-Kajang (Grand Saga) Highway will be abolished as of midnight tonight. The abolished toll booths are the RM1 Batu 9 Toll Plaza, Kuala Lumpur-bound, as well as the RM0.90 Batu […]

   

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  BMW Malaysia launches F10 M5 and new Z4 variants

  1 March 2012 / 40 comments

  We’re back from Bukit Kiara Equestrian Park, where the BMW Malaysian Open 2012 women’s tennis event is happening. No, it’s not for the sport (Sweet Caroline and Dangerous Daniela not present, so never mind!), but […]

   

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  ‘WWW’ registration numbers open for booking on April 30

  1 March 2012 / 83 comments

  The three-alphabet Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur number plate series is nearing an end, and those longing for a ‘WWW’ registration number have just a short wait before a bidding war starts. Besides the nice triple […]

   

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  Proton Green Mobility Challenge 2012 – local university students to create their own ‘Saga EV’, finals in October

  1 March 2012 / 20 comments

  Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak yesterday launched the Proton Green Mobility Challenge 2012 (PGMC), a challenge jointly organised by Proton and Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) that will see local uni students develop an […]

   

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  Modenas launching new bike, brand ambassador tomorrow

  29 February 2012 / 35 comments

  National motorcycle company Modenas is launching a new bike tomorrow, as hinted by teasers released on its Facebook page. With the headline Pencetus Evolusi, the teasers show parts of the new kapcai (it could also […]

   

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  Honda Insight facelift arrives – 1.3L variant, RM99,800

  29 February 2012 / 166 comments

  Honda Malaysia has introduced the facelifted Insight hybrid, in its 1.3 litre form. Aside from some external revisions, the facelift – which made its debut in Frankfurt last year – promises to deliver better fuel […]

   

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  EXCLUSIVE: Proton Satria GTI Makeover Video #1

  28 February 2012 / 15 comments

  Earlier, you saw the work in progress pix of Hafiz Mohd Hashim’s Satria GTI, with the boys at R3 reportedly working double time on the rebuild. The car has already undergone its repaint job, finished […]

   

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  Proton VIP Makeover: Work in progress pics of Hafiz’s GTI

  28 February 2012 / 38 comments

  Here are some work in progress pics of Hafiz Mohd Hashim’s Satria GTI, the current car being reworked by R3 in My Proton Makeover. Hafiz, a Quality Control Inspector based in Singapore, has his wife […]

   

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  F10 BMW M5 to be introduced at BMW Malaysian Open?

  28 February 2012 / 15 comments

  Well, it does look like the fire-breathing monster known as the F10 BMW M5 is set to be unleashed, and earlier than anticipated. Our earlier story on the car had it set to be launched […]

   

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