Volvo wants injury-proof car by 2020
Volvo made a bold announcement this week – to have an injury-proof car by the year 2020. Sweden’s head of traffic safety Claes Tingvall doubts the target can be achieved, but I think we all […]
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Mazda Biante: Japanese market MPV with a tall roof
Mazda has launched a new JDM-only MPV called the Mazda Biante. It’s an MPV designed to have a very tall interior roof, which is useful for those who have difficulties bending their backs when getting […]
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Subsidised petrol soon only for verified Malaysians
According to Berita Minggu, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Dato’ Shahrir Samad says Malaysians may soon have to present their identity cards at petrol stations before being able to fill up their fuel tanks […]
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Land Rover Defender 6X4 Puma Concept
Sime Darby’s Land Rover (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd displayed its Land Rover Defender 6X4 Puma concept at the Defence Services Asia 2008 exhibition this month, and Land Rover Malaysia says the concept attracted a high level […]
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Perodua Nautica 4WD: Specifications and Photos
Click to enlarge The Perodua Kembara was launched in 1998, and as one of the cheapest 4WD SUVs in the market, it took the lion’s share of the SUV market – 60% by 1999. The […]
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SEAT Ibiza to get 3-door body variant
The new SEAT Ibiza was first introduced as the SEAT Bocanegra Concept car, which was a nice evil-looking 3-door car. The production Ibiza that was launched later was a 5-door. It didn’t look too bad, […]
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Hyundai i800 8-seater launched in the UK
Hyundai has unveiled the Hyundai i800, which is actually the UK market name for the Hyundai H1 Starex. It will go on sale on the 20th June 2008 onwards for £19,495. The i800 moniker most […]
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2009 Volvo V70 R-DESIGN
Click to enlarge Volvo V70’s R-DESIGN package will be able to be ordered from this month onwards in the UK, with the first R-DESIGN V70s to be delivered in August this year. The R-DESIGN package […]
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Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo police car
Click to enlarge Volvo has developed this Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo police car for the UK Emergency Services, and will be available from June 2008 onwards. The UK government has a requirement that requires […]
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B8 Audi A4 spotted in Malaysia!
Reader Nozzydrive sent in these shots of the latest B8 model Audi A4 snapped here in Malaysia. The baseline model will feature the recently announced 1.8 litre TFSI engine, which replaces the old 1.8 litre […]
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EPMB to increase exports via Bosch partnership
EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) is set to increase its export revenue to a total of 50% of total revenue in three years time, up from the current 20% figure. The company has been making headway […]
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BMW to use BMW-PSA Prince engines in BMWs
In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Frankfurt General Newspaper), BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer said that the BMW-PSA Prince engines currently used in BMW’s MINI products and Peugeot products will be used in future BMWs. […]
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Ford introduces Ford Mondeo Titanium X Sport
Ford has added the Titanium X Sport variant to its Ford Mondeo range in the UK, which is the highest spec Mondeo so far. Standard equipment includes an in-dash Sony six CD player, voice control, […]
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Vauxhall VXR8 Gets 6.2L LS3 V8 Engine
Click to enlarge Vauxhall has updated its UK-market Vauxhall VXR8, a badge-engineered version of the Holden HSV Clubsport. The Chevrolet LS2 engine under the hood has been replaced by the latest LS3, which is larger […]
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Antonov Dual-Speed Supercharger
UK-based Antonov Automotive Technologies is advocating the use of a dual-speed supercharger (which they are already producing and continuously improving) for the current trend of downsizing displacement and force inducting engines in efforts to improve […]
