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  DRIVEN: 2014 Toyota Corolla Altis 2.0V on local roads

  20 January 2014 / 132 comments

  This is where we say farewell forever to drab, soft-edged Toyotas. With this new 2014 Toyota Corolla Altis, Japan’s biggest automaker has completed their personality transplant – started by the XV50 Camry and continued with […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Bentley Continental GT Speed – fast money!

  19 January 2014 / 18 comments

  One centimetre. Doesn’t sound like a lot; takes less than a second to draw a line that short. Yet, this minuscule span is wide enough to divide continents, separate life and death, and disassociate the […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Jaguar XJ L 2.0 Ti – only four-pot in its class

  10 January 2014 / 30 comments

  Engine downsizing is getting very common these days and even luxury car manufacturers who have traditionally had big V6 and V8 engines have embraced the practice. However, these engines seem to have eluded the full-size […]

   

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  DRIVEN: F32 BMW 428i M Sport – all things to all men?

  9 January 2014 / 63 comments

  When they’re unveiling a brand new model like this, manufacturers usually spark up their word-processors and churn out a standard fluff-piece, using the handy search-and-replace function to insert the name of the model in question. […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Peugeot 2008 crossover in Alsace, France

  8 January 2014 / 10 comments

  Say bonjour to the new Peugeot 2008, the little high-rider that’s riding high on the growing popularity of the B-segment crossover market in Europe. Reports of late say production in Mulhouse, France is set to […]

   

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  DRIVEN: 2013 BMW 316i – offering a new level of entry

  6 January 2014 / 140 comments

  Buying a car based on the allure of its badge isn’t a new thing. After all, the adage “you are what you drive” rings true for many people, especially in these parts of the woods. […]

   

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  Lexus ES – space comparison vs S-Class (and Camry)

  30 December 2013 / 55 comments

  The way it is right now, moving up from the RM150k to RM200k range of sedans will take you into the realm of the entry-level BMW 3-Series, Audi A4 or Merc C-Class, with underdogs like […]

   

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  DRIVEN: 2013 Lexus ES 250 and 300h sampled

  30 December 2013 / 33 comments

  Things are usually a straight-laced affair for the Malaysian car buyer where segmentation is concerned. For sedans, once you get past the entry-level B and general C-segment there’s the D, categorically built along the lines […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Volkswagen Beetle 1.2 TSI – reinvented again

  26 December 2013 / 56 comments

  Now here’s a car with a long history. Most cars I’ve tested have roots that stretch only till the 1960s. The Volkswagen Beetle started penning itself into the history books long before the Second World […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Mazda3 third-gen 2.0 and 2.5 in Australia

  24 December 2013 / 171 comments

  Mazda can be considered something of a maverick amongst Japanese carmakers – it likes to do things differently. While we’re not talking Citroen levels of avant-garde here, things like rotary power, suicide doors on a […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Nissan Elgrand 3.5 V6 – all about comfort

  24 December 2013 / 31 comments

  As you can see from the pictures, the Nissan Elgrand is a properly massive luxury MPV. To drive home the point of its girth, it is 1,815mm tall, 4,915mm long and 1,850mm wide. With a […]

   

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  DRIVEN: F30 BMW 320i Sport Line – entry-levelled up?

  23 December 2013 / 41 comments

  In times past, entry-level cars were not kitted very well and most of the features were removed so the price can be justly slashed. As sure as nachos go well with cream cheese, the base […]

   

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  DRIVEN: 981 Porsche Boxster S 3.4 PDK

  23 December 2013 / 33 comments

  The boxer engine sits behind me, burbling, idling. I am waiting for a group of tourists to complete their journey to the other side of this zebra crossing when suddenly a girl, perhaps in her […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Volvo XC60 T5 – 2.0 turbo power

  22 December 2013 / 3 comments

  It is amazing how long the Volvo XC60 has been on the road. It was introduced in 2009, wasn’t it? And it does not look a day older that when it first made the leap […]

   

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  Kia Rio 1.4 SX Test Drive Review

  20 December 2013 / 12 comments

  Kia have come a long way, haven’t they? The Korean car company have gone from becoming the butt end of jokes to being the case study of beautiful car design. People started to take notice […]

   

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