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Why The Government Can Afford To Waive Those AES Summons

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Aswan | August 21, 2018

There's been a lot of uproar since our transport minister Anthony Loke made the announcement that all outstanding AES summonses up until August 31st, 2018, would be waived. While many of us are understandably a little upset, given that we've paid...

Michelin Primacy 4: What Makes The Tyre Safe Even When Worn

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Siew Weng | August 21, 2018

Michelin Malaysia recently launched their new premium touring tyre, the Primacy 4. Premium touring tyres are made to deliver the most comfort (low noise emission, high impact absorption) as well as powerful braking and wet performance.However, the new...

When Tun Dr. Mahathir Drove A Proton Saga Across The Newly Built Penang Bridge

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Hans | August 07, 2018

The iconic Penang Bridge will soon turn 33 this year. It was first opened to the public on 15-September 1985. At 13.5 km, it was at one time the longest bridge in South East Asia and third longest in the world.Back in the ‘80s, Malaysia was a country...

A Sampling Of The Volkswagen Golf Family - From TSI to R

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Aswan | August 07, 2018

When it comes to the Volkswagen Golf, you can get it in three very distinct flavours. For the ultimate performance enthusiast, there's the Golf R. For those who are looking for a hot-hatchback that tick all the traditional hot-hatch boxes, there's the...

Tarmac, Cones and Whole Lot Of Jinba Ittai – Experiencing MazdaSports Day

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Arvind | July 26, 2018

The sun beats down on the blacker-than-black tarmac, traffic cones lay scattered which to the common eye may seem like a failed attempt at a parking test, but they’re definitely there for a purpose. Closer to me, a Mazda CX-3 lies at the ready to teach...

Volvo – The Swedish Interloper That Tore Down The Exclusive German Premium Car Club

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Hans | July 25, 2018

Cars have been around for a little more than 130 years, initially as something that only the rich could afford. In that timeframe, we have seen the hierarchy of leading premium car marques swapping positions at least three times.Initially, it was the...

All-New A90 Toyota Supra Through The Eyes Of Lead Engineer Tetsuya Tada

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Arvind | July 21, 2018

We’ve seen multiple spy shots of it, even heard it roar up the prestigious Goodwood Hillclimb course, albeit cloaked in heavy camouflage – the upcoming (A90) Toyota Supra is quite possibly the most hotly anticipated car of a generation, let alone this...

That One Time When A German-Italian Partnership Won The World - Volkswagen Golf Mk 1

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Hans | July 13, 2018

The Volkswagen Golf is often credited as the one car that defined hatchbacks, the originator for the genre. Except that it isn’t true, the Golf was not the first hatchback. Nearly ten years before the Golf Mk 1 was launched, Renault was already enjoying...

Driving And Learning With Stuttgart’s Finest

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Eric | July 06, 2018

Almost anyone who tracks often should be familiar with the ‘slow in, fast out’ phrase, but the ‘fast in, tow truck out’ phrase stuck with me as being one of the most memorable, not because it’s funny, but because it’s true.I recently attended the 2018...

Hiding Inside This Normal Looking Mazda 3 Prototype Is The Saviour Of Combustion Engines

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Hans | July 05, 2018

The idealistic and somewhat stubborn engineers at Mazda’s headquarters in Hiroshima, Japan are currently about to cross a proverbial bridge of no return. As the industry trends towards electrification, driverless cars, with Internet car-sharing startups...

Happy 35th Birthday, Honda CR-X

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Eric | July 04, 2018

In early 1980, young Takanobu Ito was tasked with developing a sportier version of the Civic. Back then, the Civic’s popularity was already cemented thanks to excellent fuel economy and fun-to-drive nature.But the Civic was did not portray a sporty image...

A Titan Among Immortals – Remembering The (E60) BMW M5

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Arvind | July 01, 2018

There are less than 20 minutes before we have to clear out from the Circuito De Estoril. Me and my drive partner have just wrapped up a stellar day behind the wheel of the (F90) BMW M5 and – by all accounts – it's magnificent, not just because of...

The Porsche 911 Hierarchy Explained

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Aswan | June 28, 2018

When it comes to variety, no other car model beats the Porsche 911. It comes in so many different variants, based off of the same basic platform with each generation. Some badges don't have as much meaning as they used to, and some badges are phased out...

Malaysia Was The First Country Outside Of Germany To Assemble An S-Class, 35 Years Ago

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Hans | June 26, 2018

Thirty five years ago on this day 26-June in 1983, in the pre-Internet era, a telex message from Daimler-Benz’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany was sent to Cycle and Carriage Bintang’s head office in Kuala Lumpur saying, “Wunderbar Malaysia,...

The Premium Sedan That’s Not German – The Time Has Come For Swedish Luxury

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Hans | June 25, 2018

There’s no doubt that the latest products from Volvo Cars are class-leading in nearly every objective evaluation. The most comfortable seats are no longer made by Mercedes-Benz but Volvo. The best powertrains are no longer made by BMW but Volvo. The best...

Lessons From Mazda’s Jinba Ittai Instructor

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Hans | June 22, 2018

“Respect the water and understand your limits,” zen-like words of wisdoms from Ian Khong, Mazda’s Lead Jinba Ittai instructor at Malaysia’s first ever MazdaSports Academy. Yes, Jinba Ittai instructor is a real position within Mazda.If you don’t already...

There's A Small Chance For Mahathir’s New National Car To Succeed, Here's Why

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Hans | June 12, 2018

At the ongoing 24th International Conference On The Future Of Asia Conference in Tokyo, Japan, Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad reiterated his intention to start another Proton, which has since been sold to China’s Geely during his...

The Porsche You Didn’t Know - The One In Austria, And Doesn’t Make Any Porsches

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Hans | June 04, 2018

For most people, Porsche equals 911, and rightly so. But like any sprawling organization whose history spans nearly a century, understanding the full spectrum of Porsche's heritage is a case of the more you learn, the more you realize how little you know...