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  New Kia Sorento launching this weekend – 2.4L petrol, 6-speed auto, AWD, 5-year warranty, RM158,888

  12 March 2013 / 56 comments

  Naza Kia has announced that the facelifted Kia Sorento will be launching this weekend (March 16-17) in conjunction with the nationwide Kia Customer Day. The refreshed Sorento was caught testing on local highways last month, […]

   

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  Shell Helix Driven to Extremes: a sneak peek into the Malaysian jungle episode, behind-the-scene shots

  12 March 2013 / 5 comments

  The three-episode Discovery Channel adventure series Shell Helix Driven to Extremes will be aired in Malaysia at 8.00 pm over three consecutive Wednesdays on March 13, 20 and 27. The third and final episode sees US actor Adrien Brody, ex-F1 driver […]

   

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  Ducati Malaysia launches pre-owned bike programme

  12 March 2013 / 15 comments

  Next Bike – the official distributor for Ducati in Malaysia – has introduced a pre-owned programme that offers Ducati bikes at irresistible prices and opens the likes of the Monster 795 and Diavel Chrome to […]

   

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  Perodua teases a new vehicle – is it the Alza facelift?

  12 March 2013 / 74 comments

  Ah, something’s stirring at Perodua, and it’s due in a couple of days time. A teaser post both on the company’s website and official Facebook page offers a top-down glimpse of a vehicle nose, and […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: VW Golf Mk7 – registered units spotted

  12 March 2013 / 59 comments

  Reader Farhat Haniff emailed us these pics of the new VW Golf Mk7 spotted at Petronas Presint 18 in Putrajaya. Two units of the latest Golf can be seen waiting to be refuelled, and both […]

   

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  Ford Kuga to debut in Malaysia sometime mid-year

  11 March 2013 / 39 comments

  The first official indicator of its arrival here is out – the Ford Kuga will be making its market debut here in Malaysia sometime at the end of the second quarter, according to the company. […]

   

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  Mazda to invest RM100 mil in its CKD programme

  11 March 2013 / 31 comments

  Mazda’s local assembly programme is building up steam, with capital investment set to get a massive boost – according to Bernama, the automaker will be pumping in RM100 million into its assembly plant operation in […]

   

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  New Porsche Cayenne Turbo S spotted in Malaysia – launch soon with Cayenne Diesel S and new Cayman

  8 March 2013 / 15 comments

  Porsche’s fastest ever Cayenne, the 550 hp Turbo S, will be launched here soon. One was spotted by yours truly just yesterday in fact, driving around Malaysia’s own automotive enclave that is Glenmarie, Shah Alam. […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Peugeot 208 spotted at JPJ Putrajaya

  7 March 2013 / 77 comments

  Well, looks like another French Lion is about to enter the scene – reader ApexKit spotted a couple of Peugeot 208 examples at JPJ Putrajaya, and it looks like both three-door and five-door versions of […]

   

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  Jaguar XF and XJ with 2.0 Ti, 2.2 Td, 3.0 SC V6 engines introduced; XKR-S joins Malaysian line-up

  7 March 2013 / 21 comments

  Sisma Auto has updated its Jaguar line-up in Malaysia, chief among which is the introduction of new entry-level 2.0 litre-engined variants of the Jaguar XF and XJ, priced at RM388,888 and RM598,888 respectively. The XF […]

   

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  BMW X5 Performance Edition introduced – RM589k

  7 March 2013 / 11 comments

  BMW Malaysia has announced the arrival of a new version of its E70 BMW X5 – the Performance Edition, as it’s called, adds dress-up items as well as a power increase to the 5+2-seater SUV. […]

   

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  RON 97 petrol to go up by 20 sen to RM2.90

  6 March 2013 / 132 comments

  The retail price of RON 97 petrol will be RM2.90 per litre effective tomorrow, March 7. This is a 20 sen increase from the existing RM2.70 per litre. The pump price of RON 97 was […]

   

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  Nasim opens Peugeot Blue Box Butterworth 3S Centre, officially unveils limited edition 308 Griffe

  6 March 2013 / 8 comments

  Nasim has opened Peugeot Blue Box Butterworth, its largest outlet to-date outside the Klang Valley. Peugeot Blue Box Butterworth, which is owned and operated by CS Euro Auto Sdn Bhd, is the first of seven […]

   

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  Honda CR-V launched – 2.0 litre, CKD, RM148,800

  5 March 2013 / 205 comments

  You’ve seen the teasers and read our comprehensive test drive report, now the new Honda CR-V has been officially launched by Honda Malaysia, in CKD locally assembled form. The “Comfortable Runabout Vehicle” is in its […]

   

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  Porsche 911 Carrera 4S launched – from RM970,000

  4 March 2013 / 50 comments

  Sime Darby Auto Performance, Porsche’s presence in Malaysia, has added one more to the 911 range. Previously, you could only have the 911 in its purest form, a rear-wheel drive version. Launched recently, the Porsche […]

   

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