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  Tesla exec labels competing EVs as “appliances”, criticises legislation against direct sales to customers

  4 August 2016 / 3 comments

  Tesla vice president of business development Diarmuid O’Connell has labelled other electric vehicles as boring white goods, singling out the Nissan Leaf, Kia Soul EV, BMW i3 and Chevrolet Spark EV as electric vehicles that […]

   

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  Hyundai i20 Turbo Edition launched in UK – 1.0L, 3cyl

  4 August 2016 / 14 comments

  Hyundai has introduced a new variant of the i20 supermini in the UK. The i20 Turbo Edition, as its name suggests, is powered by a turbocharged engine. The boosted motor doesn’t turn the Fiesta and […]

   

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  Free LRT, monorail service for KL Marathon on Sunday

  4 August 2016 / 7 comments

  With the road closures taking place in stages around the capital city for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2016, Rapid KL is providing free LRT and monorail services for four hours from 2am Sunday for […]

   

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  VW introduces particulate filters for petrol engines

  4 August 2016 / 11 comments

  You’ve heard of diesel particulate filters, but petrol ones? The Volkswagen Group has decided upon wide-scale use of particulate filters for petrol engines. From 2017, all VW Group direct injection TSI and TFSI engines will […]

   

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  BMW details updated EfficientDynamics engines

  3 August 2016 / 10 comments

  At the recent BMW Group Innovation Days 2016 in Munich, the company announced first details of its updated EfficientDynamics engines. The new three- and four-cylinder mills will replace the current B38 and B48 petrol units […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz GLE 500e 4Matic plug-in hybrid SUV launched in Thailand – priced from RM520k

  3 August 2016 / 18 comments

  Mercedes-Benz has launched the GLE 500e 4Matic in Thailand. The new model adds to the plug-in hybrid SUV selection in the Land of Smiles, which includes the BMW X5 xDrive40e, Porsche Cayenne S-E Hybrid and […]

   

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  Ferrari collector sues Italian carmaker for not letting him buy a LaFerrari Spider, damaging his reputation

  3 August 2016 / 39 comments

  Have you ever been so angry at being denied a limited-production supercar that you wanted to sue the carmaker making it? Well, you aren’t the first, because noted Ferrari collector Preston Henn has done just […]

   

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  Sale of 80 Volkswagen Group models suspended in Korea; carmaker slapped with RM64 million fine

  3 August 2016 / 19 comments

  It’s more bad news for the Volkswagen Group, as South Korean regulators have suspended sales of 80 model variants in the country, which includes Volkswagen, Audi and Bentley vehicles. The carmaker was also slapped with […]

   

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  BMW 330e plug-in hybrid Malaysian arrival confirmed – 0-100 km/h in 6.3 sec, 2.1 l/100 km, from RM240k?

  3 August 2016 / 35 comments

  And it’s official. BMW Malaysia has just confirmed the impending arrival of the BMW 330e plug-in hybrid to our market, with its new #ElectricDrivingPleasure campaign. As we reported yesterday, the 330e will soon join the […]

   

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  Honda Accord 2.4 VTi-L facelift previewed in Malaysia

  3 August 2016 / 97 comments

  Honda Malaysia has pulled a surprise move by previewing the facelifted Honda Accord at the Royale Chulan Hotel today. The refreshed D-segment sedan was shown in range-topping 2.4 VTi-L trim and reveals the car in […]

   

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  VIDEO: GoT’s Jon Snow and the new Infiniti Q60 coupe

  3 August 2016 / 6 comments

  Here’s one for fans of the Game of Thrones series. Infiniti has tied up with Kit Harington a.k.a. Jon Snow in GoT to promote its new Q60 coupe, which made its Detroit debut early this […]

   

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  AD: Auto Bavaria Merdeka Specials – attractive rebates* and easy BMW Credit financing this weekend!

  3 August 2016 / Comments are Disabled

  One thought: freedom. One love: the open road. One desire: BMW. If you have the same thoughts, then you are in for a big treat this weekend, August 5 to 7. It’s the Auto Bavaria […]

   

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  Mitsubishi “collective failure” caused fuel economy scandal, “starting from the management” – report

  3 August 2016 / 17 comments

  It appears that Mitsubishi’s problems run deeper than its recent fuel economy manipulation scandal, as an investigation into its practices found a corporate culture that prevented workers from pushing back against demands of the management, […]

   

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  GALLERY: Mazda 3 facelift – Australian sedan, hatch

  3 August 2016 / 4 comments

  Shortly after the facelifted Mazda 3 was unveiled, here come images of the updated sedan and hatchback in Australia, where prices start from AUD$23,601 (RM72,009) and customers will have the choice of either a 2.0 […]

   

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  China’s elevated bus is real, travels above car traffic

  3 August 2016 / 41 comments

  What was once a crazy bus/train-hybrid idea has turned into reality, as China’s elevated bus has just undergone its first test run in Qinhuangdao. The Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) was first touted in 2010 as […]

   

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