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  Formula 1 waves bye-bye to grid girls in 2018

  1 February 2018 / 38 comments

  After decades of being a fixture in the paddock and starting grid, Formula 1’s grid girls, sometimes known as “umbrella girls”, “brolly birds” or “race queens”, will no longer make an appearance from 2018. This […]

   

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  Audi Ice Driving Experience Finland with the S4 Avant – learning to drive in the winter with the aid of quattro

  31 January 2018 / 0 comments

  We were told by Josef ‘Sepp’ Haider at the beginning that we would become pretty proficient at ice driving within just three days, which sounded like a pretty ambitious thing to say. How would it […]

   

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  February 2018 week one fuel prices – petrol, diesel up

  31 January 2018 / 23 comments

  Public holiday or not, it’s a Wednesday and that means new fuel prices for the week ahead. After last week’s one sen drop, we will see a two sen increase in petrol and three sen […]

   

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  2018 Subaru Outback 2.5i-S EyeSight official price list revealed – RM239,688, order books are now open

  30 January 2018 / 52 comments

  During the launch of the facelifted Subaru Outback with EyeSight at the Singapore Motor Show, we were told the model would make its Malaysian debut in the second quarter of 2018. While that is still […]

   

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  BMW to produce PHEV batteries in Thailand in 2019

  30 January 2018 / 8 comments

  Thailand, already a leader in pick-up truck and small car production, has of late put in efforts to attract carmakers to build green cars such as hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and full electric vehicles (EVs) […]

   

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  2018 MotoGP Winter Test Sepang: Jorge breaks record

  30 January 2018 / 1 comment

  With session three of 2018 MotoGP Winter Testing currently running, a Tweet from MotoGP says that Jorge Lorenzo, riding the #99 Ducati Desmosedici GP, has broken the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) motorcycle lap record with […]

   

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  Proton vendors need to cut prices by 30% – minister

  30 January 2018 / 86 comments

  According to second minister of international trade and industry Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan, Proton vendors need to cut prices by as much as 30%. The minister stated Proton CEO Li Chunrong has issued the […]

   

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  Hyundai Santa Fe – renders of fourth-gen SUV shown

  30 January 2018 / 14 comments

  After teasing the arrival of the fourth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe, the carmaker has now released official renders of the SUV ahead of its global premiere in February. The new model replaces the third-generation DM, which […]

   

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  2018 Proton Preve to get improvements all around

  30 January 2018 / 101 comments

  It seems like Proton is gearing up for a launch of its updated Preve soon. This (leaked) internal slide shows quite a number of improvements done to the C-segment sedan, the bulk of which has […]

   

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  German carmakers tested diesel fumes effect on people, monkeys via academic research – reports

  30 January 2018 / 16 comments

  Here’s another blow to the embattled diesel engine. Reports have emerged about experiments that exposed people and monkeys to diesel fumes. The research was backed by the European Research Group on Environment and Health in […]

   

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  Alfa Romeo 2018 forecast: better, but won’t make profit

  30 January 2018 / 8 comments

  Alfa Romeo isn’t set to see profit this year despite an upturn in fortunes, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles chief executive officer Sergio Marchionne said during a fourth-quarter earnings call for the company, according to Automotive News […]

   

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  Volvo’s fully electric car to be based on 40.2 concept

  30 January 2018 / 11 comments

  Last year, Volvo announced its first fully electric car will be built in China, based on the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) used in the XC40. A report by Autocar UK has now revealed the model […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: BMW M8 Convertible running road trials

  30 January 2018 / 0 comments

  For most BMW coupes, there will be a matching convertible, so it seems with the Munich marque’s model line-up. Following this line of thought, it is only natural that the forthcoming BMW M8 gets a […]

   

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  Penang government to channel RM899,700 worth of incentives to taxi, school bus drivers – Lim Guan Eng

  30 January 2018 / 13 comments

  The Penang state government has channelled a total of RM899,700 worth of incentives to 2,343 taxi drivers and 656 school bus operators in the state. According to The Sun, chief minister Lim Guan Eng said […]

   

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  Toyota offers RM2.5k rebate, RM988 ang-pow for CNY

  30 January 2018 / 9 comments

  In conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year festivities, UMW Toyota Motor is offering cash rebates for the Vios, Altis, Camry, Innova, Hilux and Fortuner models. Up to RM2,500 in rebates will be given for […]

   

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