Latest Stories (Page 2967)
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Suzuki is getting out of the car business in the USA. The company says it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganisation and focus on selling motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and outboard engines for boats, the […]
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Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 TSI launched – RM220k
Volkswagen Group Malaysia has announced the introduction of the Beetle 2.0 TSI in the country. The variant was showcased at the Volkswagen Das Auto Show 2012 back in September (it’s the one in yellow in […]
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Daimler Financial Services now in Malaysia – offers financing for Mercedes and Fuso customers, dealers
Daimler Financial Services (DFS) has established a new subsidiary in Malaysia called Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd, as announced to the media this morning in KL. DFS provides financing, leasing, fleet management, insurance and mobility […]
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Honda Malaysia, MIROS collaborate for ASEAN NCAP
Honda Malaysia recently provided a new Honda City for the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) to run the ASEAN New Car Assessment Programme (ASEAN NCAP) crash test. The first crash test was carried out at […]
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Vauxhall Insignia VXR SuperSport: 270 km/h for £30k
Replacing the Insignia VXR as Vauxhall’s performance model in the large family car segment is the £29,995 Insignia VXR SuperSport, a car that the Luton-based firm says is the fastest and most powerful in Britain […]
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Nine speeds enough for transmissions, says ZF boss
The nine-speed transmission might be where the race to add gears ends, ZF Friedrichshafen CEO Stefan Sommer said, according to a report by Automotive News Europe. He deemed nine speeds the “natural limit” because surpassing that […]
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VW Amarok 2.0 BiTDI BlueMotion: now 180 PS 420Nm
The Volkswagen Amarok has received a power upgrade – the 163 PS 2.0 litre BiTDI model’s engine now outputs 180 PS, and now drives the wheels through an 8-speed automatic transmission. The new 8-speed automatic […]
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New Maserati Quattroporte – all new model unveiled!
Here are first pix of the all-new Maserati Quattroporte, set to be launched in 2013. It’s the first of three models in a growth plan that’s targeted to take Maserati’s annual sales up to 50,000 […]
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UK Black Edition for Audi A6, Avant and A7 Sportback
Audi in the UK is offering “Black Edition” specs for the Audi A6 Saloon, A6 Avant and A7 Sportback models. The main Black Edition distinguishing feature are the rotor-design alloys with a dark titanium finish. […]
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Naza Kia upgrades Setapak outlet to 4S facility
Naza Kia Malaysia’s outlet in Setapak has been relaunched as a 4S (sales, service, spare parts and spray paint) facility. The company has invested RM4 million to equip the outlet with new body and paint facilities, a new […]
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AES gaffe – speedster caught, only it’s the wrong car!
The camera never lies, so it goes, and it didn’t, in this case. Only thing is, they got the wrong car. Eh, what? According to news reports, an AES (Automated Enforcement System) camera recently caught […]
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BMW 116d achieves 2.7l/100km at RAC challenge
A BMW 116d EfficientDynamics five-door hatch broke the 100 mpg barrier when it achieved 2.7 litres per 100 km over the 102 km Brighton to London route at the recently concluded 2012 RAC Future Car […]
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Seat Ibiza Cupra – the VW Polo GTI’s Spanish sister
Seat has pulled the wraps of its Ibiza Cupra, the hot version of its B-segment hatchback. The Ibiza is a Volkswagen Group sibling of the VW Polo and this fourth-generation car was given a mid-life […]
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Nissan Sentra Coupe by Theophilus Chin
Here’s another “proposal” by talented automotive manipulator Theophilus Chin, depicting a Nissan Sentra Coupe. The new Sylphy, which launch we exclusively covered in Bangkok, is called the Sentra in USA, and Theo is doing this […]
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DRIVEN: Nissan Almera 1.5 CVTC, to Melaka and back
The big news in the local motoring scene last week was the launch of the Nissan Almera and its RM66,800 starting price. When that was announced at the event last Tuesday, a series of gasps […]