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  Highway concessionaires instructed to provide dedicated motorcycle shelters along highways

  22 March 2017 / 21 comments

  All Malaysian highway concessionaires have been instructed to provide motorcycle shelters along highways under their area of responsibility. This instruction comes from the Public Works department (JKR) citing concern over the safety of motorcyclists taking […]

   

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  VIDEO: 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Turbo chased by VW Scirocco in Thai ad – are they true rivals?

  22 March 2017 / 55 comments

  Yup, the headline is no bait. The Volkswagen Scirocco is a constant presence in this Thai ad of the Honda Civic Hatchback. We don’t really understand the ad (Thai language experts, or those with friends […]

   

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  Kenstomoto MechaStallion – the fourth awakens

  22 March 2017 / 9 comments

  Malaysian designer Kenny Yeoh, under the eponymous Kenstomoto label, has released his fourth special, the Kenstomoto MechaStallion. Based on the Honda CBR250R, Yeoh has taken Honda’s quarter-litre sportsbike and worked it over in the Zaku […]

   

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  Spyker to use Koenigsegg engines, will last 200 years?

  22 March 2017 / 4 comments

  Dutch sportscar maker Spyker has always used Audi-sourced V8 engines, right up to the C8 Preliator which made its debut at last year’s Geneva Motor Show, endowed with a 525 hp supercharged V8 engine. In […]

   

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  BMW and DS Automobiles join the Formula E series

  22 March 2017 / 1 comment

  The FIA has announced that nine manufacturers have been accepted as powertrain providers for the fifth, sixth and seventh FIA Formula E seasons. Aside from Renault and Jaguar Land Rover, BMW now joins the picture, […]

   

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  Cabbies protest against Uber, Grab outside Parliament

  22 March 2017 / 43 comments

  You would think that after being legalised and even endorsed by the prime minister as a source of income, that ride-hailing services from Uber and Grab have become a part of Malaysian life. Still, there […]

   

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  2017 Toyota Agya facelift – leaked brochure reveals new kit and 1.2L mill, debut likely at IIMS next month

  21 March 2017 / 25 comments

  Over in Indonesia, the Toyota Agya – and presumably its twin, the Daihatsu Ayla – is set to get a facelift, four and a half years after it first surfaced at the 2012 Indonesian International […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Toyota Supra alongside BMW Z5 sister

  21 March 2017 / 3 comments

  Here’s your daily dose of Supra, served today with a very good side dish – sister car BMW Z5. Both were snapped in the snow in Sweden undergoing cold weather testing, and the co-developed roadster-coupe […]

   

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  2017 Yamaha YZF-R25 in two new colours – RM20,630

  21 March 2017 / 23 comments

  For 2017, authorised Yamaha distributor Hong Leong Yamaha Malaysia, has announced two new colour schemes for the quarter-litre Yamaha YZF-R25 sportsbike – Racing Blue and Matte Black. The recommended basic selling price of the YZF-R25 […]

   

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  Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations division to ‘put tuners out of business’ – design boss McGovern

  21 March 2017 / 5 comments

  As the popularity of Land Rover’s products as fashion statements shows no sign of abating, third-party tuners and styling houses have been tagging on for the ride and laughing their way to the bank. No […]

   

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  Porsche makes US$17k profit per car, Ferrari US$90k

  21 March 2017 / 13 comments

  Car manufacturers have to make a profit on every car they sell, but some do better than others. According to a Bloomberg report, Daimler and BMW made around US$5k on every vehicle they sold in […]

   

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  VIDEO: Toyota Hilux Tamiya models vs the real thing

  21 March 2017 / 2 comments

  The Toyota Hilux has been a symbol of toughness and dependability, drawing the handymen and outdoor adventurer types to the pick-up truck. How does it fare against a miniature version of itself, in various situations […]

   

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  More than 70% of local university grads choose to buy foreign vehicles rather than the national car – Proton

  21 March 2017 / 252 comments

  Some 70% of local university graduates who have completed their studies choose to buy foreign-made cars because they think Proton is not comparable to foreign brands, according to recently-appointed Proton Edar CEO Abdul Rashid Musa. […]

   

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  Thailand’s EV production hub push gets serious – roadmap and incentives to be out this month

  21 March 2017 / 16 comments

  Having been successful as a global destination for pick-up truck and small car production, Thailand has been for some time now looking to jump start the development of a green car industry churning out hybrid, […]

   

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  W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class facelift to debut in April

  21 March 2017 / 1 comment

  The W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class facelift has been undergoing testing for a good while now, but it looks like the automaker is finally ready to take the wraps off the sixth-gen refresh. Having sampled the car […]

   

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