Car ManufacturerCarsTest DrivesVW

The VW Golf 1.4TSi Mk VII – How does it stack up against Mk VI?

. Nothing gets automotive journalists more excited than a new car model. Like welcoming a new baby to the family, or a new member of the family via marriage, new launches is like the proverbial Forrest Gump where life is like a next generation vehicle, you’ll never know what you’re …

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Car ManufacturerCarsEventsVW

The Island Ocean Marathon 2013 – Driven by Volkswagen

.   It takes an extraordinary person to wake up in the wee hours of the morning before the sun is up, his/her whole body tingling with excitement and anticipation of welcoming another day of challenging him/herself to better than who he/she was the day before. And that’s what runners …

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Car ManufacturerCarsLand Rover

The all-new 2013 Range Rover – Launched in Malaysia

. . It’s finally here …. the all-new Range Rover. It took them over 40 years to finally come to the 4th Generation but it’s well worth the weight. The new flagship of Land Rover now features the world’s first all-aluminium monocoque body structure which is 39% lighter than the …

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Car ManufacturerCarsLand Rover

The Range Rover Evoque – the quantum leap in the evolution of the Range Rover

As the 20th century industrial design saying goes, “Form Follows Function”. The principle is that the shape of an object should be primarily based upon its intended function or purpose. So then, what if its intended function or purpose is to look good? Can Form follow Form? This is probably …

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Car ManufacturerCarsMitsubishi

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV – Is it worth the fuss?

. Anyone remember the water bed? Back when it was first introduced, the idea of owning a bed that “moulds” itself over your body was such a novelty that it made everyone yearning to have one in their homes. And, like any new technology, it was freakishly expensive and only …

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Car ManufacturerCarsPeugeot

The new Peugeot 208 – Up close and personal

. I recall back in 2004 when I first bought the Suzuki Swift, everyone I knew had an opinion about how rich I was in throwing away money buying such a small car. This was a time when the default hatchback choice of Malaysian today, the Perodua MyVi was just …

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Car ManufacturerCarsVW

The 7th Generation Volkswagen Golf – Launched!

      The 7th Generation Volkswagen Golf has just been launched in Malaysia and its got huge shoes to fill, particularly when considering that in the past 36 years since the first Golf was put to the streets, more than 29 million units have been produced in various incarnation. …

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