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  Lotus Exige Scura: 35 unit limited edition with matte black paint goes 0-100km/h in 4.1s

  19 October 2009 / 67 comments

  A new limited edition Lotus Exige has just been announced – the new Lotus Exige Scura. Scura means ‘dark’ in Italian and the pillar of the whole ‘indulge your dark side’ theme used as the […]

   

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  New Toyota Mark X: official details and photos

  19 October 2009 / 55 comments

  Toyota Motor Corporation has unveiled the redesigned Mark X luxury sedan. The rear wheel drive Mark X is motivated by a new 314 horsepower 2GR-FSE 3.5 litre V6 powerplant that joins the 200 horsepower 4GR-FSE […]

   

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  Toyota FT-86: a goldmine for aftermarket parts

  19 October 2009 / 14 comments

  The business of selling cars is not so much of just selling cars but also by selling the parts required to maintain or enhance them. The aftermarket business is a lucrative one and more and […]

   

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  Toyota and Daihatsu developing new ’emerging market’ compact car

  19 October 2009 / 14 comments

  Nikkei reports that Toyota and Daihatsu are working on a new small car that can be sold for less than US$11,000 (RM37,268) in emerging economies like India and Brazil. I’m really not sure what the […]

   

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  Volkswagen Up! delayed by internal squabbles

  19 October 2009 / 2 comments

  Volkswagen E-Up! Concept – an EV based on the Up! NSF platform A small storm is brewing within the Volkswagen group, not something we can see on the outside, but enough that a very important […]

   

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  Kia Cadenza – the official name for the VG sedan

  18 October 2009 / 20 comments

  It’s official – no matter whether you’ve been calling it the Kia VG or the Kia KND-5 Concept, you’ll now have a new and official to refer to it by – the Kia Cadenza. But […]

   

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  Kia VG Sedan Production Photos Leaked!

  17 October 2009 / 65 comments

  Click for larger image A larger Forte with softer lines to match its more stately demeanor can’t be a bad thing. And Kia agrees – here’s the new Kia VG. Click for larger image That […]

   

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  New Megane Renault Sport: details and photos

  16 October 2009 / 49 comments

  The latest generation Megane has been given the Renault Sport touch. Under the hood is a 250 horsepower twin-scroll turbocharged 2.0 litre inline-4 motor that puts out 340Nm of torque at 3,000rpm, with 80% of […]

   

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  Nissan Latio facelifted in Thailand, where’s ours?

  15 October 2009 / 69 comments

  Nissan has launched facelift versions of the Latio hatchback and sedan in our neighbouring country of Thailand, where the two models are called the Tiida and Tiida Latio respectively. The facelift has already been out […]

   

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  Toyota Auris gets facelifted in Japan

  15 October 2009 / 28 comments

  The last time there was an update to the Auris and covered on this blog, the 1.4 litre model was replaced with the new Dual VVT-i 1.33 litre engine with auto start-stop capabilities. This happened […]

   

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  More Daihatsu K-Car Concepts for Tokyo 2009

  14 October 2009 / 40 comments

  Want a cheap “landaulet”? Get a Daihatsu Basket Concept when it goes into production. Right now it’s just a concept little lifestyle “K-truck” with a removable soft top over the rear seats. There’s even a […]

   

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  Pininfarina Bluecar EV slated for 2011 launch

  13 October 2009 / 17 comments

  Pininfarina is a name that has been heavily associated with Ferrari, but it’s going to have its own car soon. They are scheduled to introduce their new all-electric Bluecar in 2011. The production Bluecar that […]

   

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  Tokyo 2009: Compact Nissan Roox to debut

  13 October 2009 / 32 comments

  Nissan will officially launch the Nissan Roox compact car at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. The Roox will join other vehicles like the Nissan Land Glider Concept and the Nissan NV200 Vanette Taxi at the […]

   

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  HUMMER to be sold to Chinese firm Tengzhong

  13 October 2009 / 42 comments

  It’s done – HUMMER has been sold to a relatively unknown Chinese company called Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery or rather just simply Tengzhong. The sale includes the HUMMER brand, trademarks, tradenames, and the intellectual […]

   

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  Google developing EV charging platform

  12 October 2009 / 12 comments

  I love most stuff from Google. I use Google Apps and Gmail for my email, I communicate with Google Talk, and I use the mainstream Google Search for my search needs. A piece of interesting […]

   

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