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  SYG number plate bids net JPJ RM3.4 million in 5 days – RM115k for SYG 1, SYG 8055 received most bids

  17 June 2020 / 21 comments

  Lots of love for the SYG number plate series, which was open for bidding via the JPJeBid system from June 10-15. The road transport department (JPJ) collected a handsome RM3.4 million from the five days […]

   

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  Triumph goes electric with the Trekker GT e-bicycle

  17 June 2020 / 1 comment

  Returning to its 1889 roots in Nottingham, England, making bicycles, Triumph Motorcycles has launched the 2020 Triumph Trekker GT electric bicycle (e-bicycle). Designed as a multi-purpose city runabout, the Trekker GT comes with all the […]

   

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  2020 BMW X5 xDrive45e PHEV launched in Malaysia – 394 PS, 77 km electric range, RM441k without SST

  17 June 2020 / 57 comments

  The latest plug-in hybrid BMW X5, the G05 BMW X5 xDrive45e, has finally been launched in Malaysia following today’s livestream debut. The outgoing F15 xDrive40e was a wildly popular model here – helping the X5 […]

   

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  RMCO: Road tax, driver licences expired after March 18 remain valid; counters to also open weekends – JPJ

  17 June 2020 / 8 comments

  Although counters at road transport department (JPJ) offices have resumed services in full, transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong has exempted the requirement to renew road tax and driver licences that have expired during […]

   

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  G05 BMW X5 xDrive45e – watch the Malaysian launch live online at 12pm today on Facebook and YouTube

  17 June 2020 / 3 comments

  BMW Malaysia is officially launching the new X5 xDrive45e plug-in hybrid today, the event being telecast live online from 12pm via Facebook and YouTube. You can follow the launch by accessing it via the feed […]

   

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  Toyota offers free access to Total Human Model for Safety software to help vehicle safety development

  17 June 2020 / 2 comments

  An instrument for safety research is being shared for the greater good. Toyota will be making its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) software freely available from January 2021, the Japanese manufacturer has announced. THUMS […]

   

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  All-new Mazda BT-50 pick-up truck revealed – Kodo design on Isuzu D-Max base, unique dashboard

  17 June 2020 / 16 comments

  As promised, Mazda has taken the covers off the all-new Mazda BT-50 pick-up truck. Fully redesigned for the first time in nine years, this latest generation is a big shift for the Hiroshima carmaker – […]

   

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  F90 BMW M5 facelift revealed – revised styling and dynamics; 4.4L twin-turbo V8; up to 625 PS, 750 Nm

  17 June 2020 / 6 comments

  Now that the regular G30 BMW 5 Series has gotten its facelift (LCI or Life Cycle Impulse in BMW speak), it is now time for the big daddy M5 to get its update. As before, […]

   

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  2021 Lexus IS – design, engineering details explored

  16 June 2020 / 10 comments

  With the debut of the 2021 Lexus IS sedan earlier today, the Japanese luxury marque placed emphasis on the improvements made towards a sharper driving experience, with mention of an enhanced bodyshell, chassis and suspension […]

   

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  Malaysia Autoshow 2020 postponed to April next year

  16 June 2020 / 6 comments

  The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) has announced that the Malaysia Autoshow has been postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Thr 2020 edition of the show was originally slated to run […]

   

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  2020 Honda Jazz debuts in China with new front end

  16 June 2020 / 14 comments

  The fourth-generation Honda Jazz has made its debut in China, with pre-sales set to begin in July before arriving at dealerships in August. The B-segment model was first revealed at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show […]

   

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  Proton giving free five years of personal insurance to frontliners and family members who purchase a car

  16 June 2020 / 18 comments

  Proton has something for the frontliners that have been serving our country throughout the Covid-19 pandemic period. The carmaker is giving frontliners or their immediate family members free personal insurance for five years. Not auto […]

   

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  Ford Transit gains Trail, Active variants – added off-road ruggedness for the Euro-market van range

  16 June 2020 / 2 comments

  Ford has announced the addition of the Trail and Active variants to the Transit van range for Europe, bringing added ruggedness to the venerable commercial load-lugger. Trail variants of the Transit receive added black cladding […]

   

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  99.8% of ride-hailing drivers in Peninsular Malaysia have received their one-off RM500 financial assistance

  16 June 2020 / 7 comments

  In March, the government announced a massive RM230 billion Prihatin Rakyat economic stimulus package, in which RM25 billion was to be channelled to ease the burden faced by individuals and businesses as a result of […]

   

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  Tesla Roadster with SpaceX thrusters: 0-96 km/h, 1.1s?

  16 June 2020 / 3 comments

  Elon Musk has been making headlines lately with multiple SpaceX rocket launches out of Earth’s orbit, but lest we forget, there are existing plans to equip the Tesla Roadster with SpaceX cold-gas thrusters, and Jason […]

   

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