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These set of sketches are a teaser for the upcoming next generation Kia Rio, set to be launched at the 2011 Geneva International Motor Show. The new Rio is longer, lower and wider than the […]
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ZF develops 9-speed auto tranny – when eight isn’t enough
Bigger, better, faster, more. Such is the world we live in now that something like the automatic transmission for the passenger car has a composed madness about it. 6-speed? Antiquated. Seven? Passe, man. 8 then? […]
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Perodua achieves record sales in 2010: 5-year old Myvi is still Malaysia’s best selling car, Alza leads the MPV charts
Click to enlarge We just got back from Perodua’s headquarters in Sg Choh, where the carmaker released its sales figures for 2010. And it comes as no surprise that Perodua has ended last year as […]
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Mercedes-Benz confirms SLS AMG E-Cell series production
Just about everything is going down the electric path, commercially speaking – the next up to bat is the SLS AMG E-Cell. Mercedes-Benz confirmed in Detroit that it would be putting the car into series […]
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F1 has taken an ugly turn, says an unhappy Jarno Trulli
Team Lotus’ Jarno Trulli is an unhappy man. How do we know? Our man Harvinder caught up with the veteran Italian driver recently and managed to coax this out of him: “It has been so […]
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A record year for both BMW and Mercedes-Benz in Malaysia
Well, it looks as if the premium segment passenger car market in the country is well and truly alive, if the numbers are anything to go by. Both BMW Group Malaysia and Mercedes-Benz Malaysia have […]
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Branson’s stewardess duty delayed due to skiing injury
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson is supposed to serve on an AirAsia X flight as stewardess after his Virgin Racing team lost out to Tony Fernandes’ Lotus Racing. The Malaysian AirAsia boss selected a London-Kuala […]
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Johnson Controls ie:3 – showing off tomorrow’s tech today
Detroit isn’t just about new cars – there’s plenty of working-in-the-background technology as well as future ideas and solutions to be found, though many a time they’re presented in such an unglamorous manner they tend […]
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Ford unveils C-MAX Energi and C-MAX Hybrid at NAIAS – both arrive in the US market in 2012, and Europe in 2013
It was with the arrival of the C-MAX to American shores that Ford also showed what plans it had for the platform – both in the US and Europe – with the unveiling of two […]
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MINI Paceman Concept confirmed for production!
BMW AG’s Ian Robertson confirmed at the 2011 Detroit Motor Show that the MINI Paceman Concept would be going into production, making it the 7th model in the MINI family. That’s not really surprising considering […]
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Mitsubishi Triton Bold Edition in M’sia – limited to 300 units
There’s a new Mitsubishi Triton Bold Edition available at Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia showrooms from tomorrow onwards, and there’s only 300 units to go around. The Triton Bold Edition is based on the Triton 2.5 A/T […]
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Detroit 2011: Kia KV7 Concept is a nice hangout place
Sometimes, it’s easy to dismiss concept cars as flights of fancy that will never make production, at least not like how they look at motor shows. But cars like the Kia Soul and Nissan Juke […]
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Detroit 2011: Potholes, nightclubs and the Hyundai Curb
Along with the new Veloster coupe, Hyundai showed off a concept car at the 2011 Detroit show. It’s a compact crossover concept called Curb, as we already know from the pre-show teasers. The Curb concept […]
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Detroit 2011: Hyundai Veloster gets 3 doors, 2 clutches
At NAIAS 2011, Hyundai wheeled out its unique Veloster coupe that brings with it many firsts for the marque. The affordable coupe has three doors and comes with Hyundai’s first dual-clutch transmission, for instance. Like […]
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Toyota Prius v makes its debut in Detroit – v is for versatility
In one fell swoop, Toyota has expanded its Prius hybrid family count to four, with the debut of the Prius c Concept and Prius v at the NAIAS in Detroit. The twinkly twosome join the […]