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  Lexus previews “F-Sport” performance kit with Lexus IS 250 Sports Concept

  15 October 2008 / 31 comments

  Lexus displayed the Lexus IS 250 Sports Concept at the 2008 Australian International Motor Show. Lexus says this new Sports Concept previews an upcoming version of the IS 250 that could provide younger customers with […]

   

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  Toyota gives the Toyota Avanza another facelift!

  14 October 2008 / 94 comments

  Toyota has given the 7-seater Toyota Avanza a second facelift, after the first facelift that also debuted the 1.5 liter model in Malaysia, and it will be coming to Malaysia almost immediately right after the Indonesian launch this morning.

   

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  A 205hp Ruf? That’s because it has zero emissions.

  13 October 2008 / 14 comments

  Powering this electric motor is a collection of 96 battery cells, each weighing 5.6 kg each. That's 537.6kg for the batteries alone, and if you add the weight of the electric motor - a total of 628.6kg.

   

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  Toyota iQ UK prices and specification announced

  11 October 2008 / 11 comments

  Toyota has revealed the pricing and specs for the production Toyota iQ in the UK market. The iQ is already available for booking now, with the first cars to be delivered to customers in January 2009.

   

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  Porsche and Nissan in tussle over GT-R lap times

  10 October 2008 / 50 comments

  Porsche has accused Nissan of cheating in their Nissan GT-R lap time on the Nurburgring circuit. Nissan has come out to defend themselves.

   

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  Proton Persona CNG launched in Thailand!

  10 October 2008 / 68 comments

  The Campro IAFM engine in the Persona CNG can take either regular petrol, an E20 ethanol-petrol mix as well as CNG (compressed natural gas). CNG is basically the fuel that NGV cars such as taxis use in Malaysia.

   

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  Initial photos of new 2009 Mazda3 released!

  9 October 2008 / 43 comments

  Mazda has released three photos of the upcoming new 2009 Mazda3 Sedan, which will replace the current Mazda3 which was launched about 5 years ago.

   

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  Subaru Impreza WRX STi Takumi Concept

  9 October 2008 / 12 comments

  The above is supposed to be a preview of the upcoming Impreza Spec-C. It’s been christened the Subaru Impreza WRX STi Takumi Concept and gives us a sneak peek at the styling of the upcoming […]

   

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  3rd Generation Toyota Avensis: Full Details & Photos

  9 October 2008 / 20 comments

  The Toyota Avensis engine range consists from something as small as a 1.6 liter Valvematic petrol unit all the way up to a 177 horsepower 2.2 liter D-4D turbodiesel.

   

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  Tazzari ZERO Electric Car weighs 542kg

  7 October 2008 / 18 comments

  The NICE Car Company is working with Italian company Tazzari to sell a new electric car called the Tazzari ZERO in the British market. The car is said to have been designed and developed in […]

   

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  Cheap jeep could cost only RM2,200!

  7 October 2008 / 22 comments

  A 70 year old man in India named Indraprakash Bhargav claims to have created a little 2+2 jeep (in the style of the recently launched Nissan KIX?) that costs only Rs 30,000 to buy, can […]

   

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  Pininfarina B0 Electric Car Concept

  7 October 2008 / 9 comments

  The car you see above is the new plug-in electric car jointly developed by design house Pininfarina and battery company Bolloré. The first production versions of the car will roll off the production line in […]

   

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  SEAT Exeo: Official Photos and Details

  6 October 2008 / 9 comments

  SEAT calls it a “Spanish surprise” in its Paris 2008 press release but I’ll leave it up to you to judge whether a rehashed B7 Audi A4 is surprising in any way. I first drove […]

   

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  Proton Persona CNG to be launched in Thailand

  6 October 2008 / 12 comments

  Proton's Thai distributor Phranakorn Auto Sales will be launching a CNG-equipped Proton Persona in Thailand tomorrow.

   

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  Second teaser image of Infiniti G37 Convertible

  6 October 2008 / 4 comments

  Click to enlarge Hot on the heels of the Lexus IS250C is the Infiniti G37 Convertible which will make its European debut in the summer of 2009. The car will only make its first public […]

   

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