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  Proton NE01 2.0 engine to be turbo, no direct injection

  3 February 2016 / 17 comments

  Among the news that came out earlier this month was that Proton will be introducing a new Petronas-derived NE01 2.0 litre engine, which will be slotted into the upcoming Proton Perdana by the end of […]

   

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  Uber rolls out a new look and feel, with more colours

  3 February 2016 / 0 comments

  Uber has rolled out a new look and feel, one that celebrates its technology as well as the cities it serves. In announcing the rebranding, co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick says that it’s taken two […]

   

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  Proton’s 1.3 turbo, 6MT “should logically appear” in future Proton models before GDI/TGDI arrival – CTO

  3 February 2016 / 30 comments

  At last year’s Alami Proton event, the national carmaker showcased a Proton Iriz and Proton Exora that packed a prototype powertrain – a 1.3 litre turbocharged engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission. Given that […]

   

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  VIDEO: 2016 Kia Optima and Christopher Walken rock your socks in this Superbowl advertisment

  3 February 2016 / 11 comments

  One more in a series of Superbowl advertisements featuring upcoming cars, the 2016 Kia Optima is featured alongside actor Christopher Walken in a spot making a play on the “beige car” segment. The ad attempts […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Next-gen Porsche Cayenne out testing

  3 February 2016 / 4 comments

  The facelifted second-generation Porsche Cayenne may have only just arrived on Malaysian shores (mid 2015), but Porsche isn’t wasting any time getting on with developing its third-gen model already. However, don’t let this hold you […]

   

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  Toyota Vios buyer wins Camry Hybrid in UMW contest

  3 February 2016 / 18 comments

  Buy a Toyota Vios and win a Toyota Camry Hybrid? That was what happened to Khoo Bee Ngoh who came out tops in the Toyota Buy & Win Contest, which concluded in December 2015 after […]

   

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  Volkswagen Ameo – a new compact sedan for India

  3 February 2016 / 7 comments

  The new Volkswagen Ameo has just been revealed in India. The compact offering has been developed strictly for the Indian market, and will make a full debut in the second half of 2016. Not surprisingly, […]

   

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  Yard Built Yamaha V-Max CS_07 Gasoline dragster

  3 February 2016 / 1 comment

  When Yamaha introduced the V-Max back in 1985, it turned the motorcycle world up-side down. At the time, road motorcycles broadly fell into three different camps – the standard, with a small or no fairing, […]

   

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  Bayan Lepas Expressway will open to traffic in June

  3 February 2016 / 0 comments

  According to a report by Bernama, construction of the Bayan Lepas Expressway (BLE) is expected to be completed and opened to traffic by early June 2016. The project serves as a link to the Sultan […]

   

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  Titiwangsa road closure for Duke Phase 2 construction

  3 February 2016 / 0 comments

  Click to enlarge Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (Kesturi) has announced that there will be a road closure for the ingress and egress of Persiaran Titiwangsa 3 (from Jalan Pahang and Persiaran Titiwangsa 2) to facilitate construction […]

   

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  Petronas launches CNY Coffee Break – 142 stations, free vehicle checks, 20% discount on brake fluid

  3 February 2016 / 0 comments

  Petronas has launched its Chinese New Year Coffee Break campaign for 2016. The Year of the Fire Monkey will see the national fuel retailer grow the number of participating stations massively from 40 last year […]

   

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  Issue of Uber’s status now in the govt’s court – SPAD

  3 February 2016 / 7 comments

  The hot potato that is Uber is now in the government’s court, with Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar saying that it is up to the government to decide on […]

   

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  PLUS advises motorists to be cautious of road debris

  3 February 2016 / 14 comments

  With traffic volumes set to increase significantly on the North-South Highway in the coming week, PLUS has advised motorists to be wary of debris on the route, particularly between the Ipoh and Bidor exits. According […]

   

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  Dieselgate: Volkswagen starts with EA189 engine software recall in Germany, rest of Europe to follow

  3 February 2016 / 5 comments

  Following its presentation of technical measures to the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) in December 2015 for its diesel engines affected by the NOx issue, Volkswagen has begun recalling and implementing a software update […]

   

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  MINI’s Super Bowl ad is all about disregarding labels

  3 February 2016 / 3 comments

  Super Bowl season is here, meaning it’s time for automakers to play their most impactful advertisements to a crowd of more than 100 million viewers, and MINI has just such an ad with its #DefyLabels […]

   

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