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Singaporean’s love for MPVs didn’t end there though. The parallel-imported Edix entered the market and despite having a unique 3+3-seating configuration, was snapped up very quickly. At the same time, there was the wagon Airwave — even that sold like hot cakes.
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When Two Becomes One | Honda Jade RS

IN Honda, Jade, RS, Honda Jade RS, Jade RS, Honda Jade, MPV, Wagon, 2016, Kah Motor, Earth Dreams, Turbocharged, VTEC, VTEC Turbo

One of Singapore's underrated family car, why does Honda's turbocharged Jade deserve attention?


But it all changed when Apple came along and introduced the iPod. It revolutionized how we listen to music on the go, made that little gadget smaller and smaller to the point it fits your skinny jean’s pocket, along with storage space enough to store all of Hillary Clinton’s — ahem — thousands of missing e-mails… and their attachments.
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Almost Sussed Out | Lexus GS 200t

IN Lexus, GS, 200t, Turbocharged, Lexus GS 200t, Lexus GS, Turbocharged, Lexus Singapore, Borneo Motors, Sedan

Now with a turbocharged engine option, can the GS finally send a tough warning to BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz?


With Future Retail, the BMW Group has a number of objectives namely increase customer satisfaction, strengthen customers’ knowledge of products and technologies and improve efficiency. This entails a whole range of initiatives and tools that BMW has implemented in hopes of setting new standards for retail in the automotive industry.
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Revamped Home For BMW

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Local distributor promises better customer experience with their renovated showroom


Also, customers can take this opportunity to test drive the different cars on showcase, unlike conventional roadshows where cars are only for display - so expect to see vibrantly decked out Hyundai zipping through your neighbourhood.
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Hyundai Motor Squad To Roam Singapore

IN Hyundai, Hyundai Motor Squad, Singapore, Hyundai Singapore, 2016, Tucson, Sonata VIII, Santa Fe, Elantra

Too shy to visit the showroom? Well fret not as Hyundai is bringing their showroom to you instead


A variety of fun activities and contests will also be held on the Porsche Centre SG Facebook page. Winners of a ‘best photo’ contest will be invited to the 2017 official launch event, while other selected participants stand to win a two-day, one-night staycation at W Singapore - Sentosa Cove, business lunch for four at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, and much sought-after Porsche merchandise.
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New Panamera Turbo Tours Singapore

IN Porsche, Panamera, 2017 Panamera, GT, Panamera Turbo, Panamera 4S, Panamera 4S Diesel, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, Singapore, Porsche Club Singapore

For the first time in Singapore, Porsche enthusiasts can feast their eyes on the next generation Panamera Turbo as it embarks on the Panamera City Tour on the streets of Singapore


It wasn’t until two years later that the name “Andrew Tang” would become prominent. This was when he became champion of the 2014 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand, becoming the first non-Kiwi ever to do so. Sadly, his rapid rise up the ranks was curtailed by National Service, but he’s since bounced back from that setback, having been picked up by the Porsche China Junior Team in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, where he’s currently lying 3rd in the Championship, with two race wins under his belt. We caught up with him recently to try and dig deeper and find the driving force behind Singapore’s latest driving prodigy.
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Shining Star | An interview with Andrew Tang

Say hello to the speediest Singaporean on four wheels. After making waves racing in Europe and New Zealand, 22-year old Andrew Tang is flying the nation’s flag high in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.


But now the Japanese are beginning to get slightly adventurous, going against their conventional norm so to speak. They’re giving us family-friendly cars with — wait for it — powaaah. Gentlemen meet the new turbocharged Honda Civic VTEC Turbo and Subaru Levorg, two cars that would also make the solo drive to and from work more entertaining.Previously we’ve reviewed both the Subaru and then Honda separately, so now just because they’re both the only turbocharged Japanese family sedan with ‘medium-sized’ engines, we decided to bring them together for this story.
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Twin Test: Honda Civic VTEC Turbo, Subaru Levorg GT-S

IN Honda, Civic, VTEC Turbo, Honda Civic VTEC Turbo, Subaru, Levorg, GT-S, Subaru Levorg GT-S, Turbocharged, Sedan, Wagon, Kah Motor, Motor Image, Singapore

We paired these two turbocharged Japanese family cars to see which one is more worthy of your hard-earned moolah


Launched to great fanfare in an exclusive media event at Porsche Centre Singapore, the all-new 718 Cayman was unveiled by Porsche brand ambassador and World Number One in professional women’s tennis - Angelique Kerber.
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718 Cayman Now Locally Available

IN Porsche, 718, 718 Cayman, Porsche 718 Cayman, Porsche Cayman, Cayman, Coupe, Mid-engine, Angelique Kerber, Porsche Centre Singapore, 2016 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore

Porsche's mid-engine sports coupe arrives, with World Number One in women's tennis gracing event


Now revived thanks to a new dealer (the same people who brought in the Chery brand), the Spanish brand’s foothold in the local automotive scenery seems positive. The dealer has gotten it all sorted — they’ve hired a PR agency, the publicity tactic looks (and sounds) properly thought out and most importantly, a good product range.With us today is the 5-door family hatchback.
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Quick Bite: SEAT Leon 1.2 TSI

IN SEAT, Leon, 1.2 TSI, SEAT Leon 1.2 TSI, Spain, Hatchback, Family hatchback, Manual, SEAT Centre Singapore

The Spanish brand is now available locally again, and the aggressive product assault means consumers are the big winners; this Leon is at the forefront


These 3-D puzzle model cars are available at $8.95 with every $60 gross purchase of Shell V-Power Nitro+, and $12.95 with every $60 gross purchase of Shell FuelSave fuels. These exclusive car models are pieced together like a 3D jigsaw puzzle, and are made up of over sixty individual pieces — perfect for spending time with the children or to just unwind from work.
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Shell Releases New Toys For Drivers

IN Shell, V-Power, Shell V-Power, Shell V-Power Nitro+, Shell FuelSave, Shell fuels, Lamborghini Vaneno, Ford Mustang, Hummer H2, Audi R8, MINI Cooper, Shell Promotions

You can get your hands on a Hummer, Mustang, Lambo, R8 and MINI with every fuel purchase at Shell


At the same time, the project inaugurates the Bengala Privilege Program with ten specially-made Caballerías: their lucky owners are automatically entered into the exclusive club, joining like-minded people sharing the same passion for individuality. The Privilege Program gives instant access to Bengala’s future limited edition projects, along with events and private viewings, with a first choice option to its members before new designs are released onto the market.
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The Exclusive Bengala F12 Caballeria

IN Bengala, Bengala Automotive, F12, Caballeria, F12 Caballeria, Bengala F12 Caballeria, Shoghi Saeidnia, Bengala Privilege Program

When a Ferrari F12 is not exclusive enough, what else can you do? Bengala has the solution…


As if Volkswagen’s product assault isn’t enough, the German brand recently added two new models to spoil local buyers even more: Meet the new Caddy and Caddy Maxi. Volkswagen consider these two new models ‘MPC’, or multi-purpose car; but come on Volkswagen, an MPV is an MPV…
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Road Trip With VW's People Carriers

IN Volkswagen, VW, Veedub, MPV, Wagon, MPC, Touran, Sharan, Golf Variant, Golf Sportsvan, Caddy, Caddy Maxi, People Carrier, Volkswagen Centre Singapore

We headed up North to Melaka with the range of people carrier in Volkswagen's local line up


Probably it all boiled down to luck and fate, but while I was looking around the market, I couldn’t seem to find a suitable car. Most of the SG-generation Subaru Forester 2.5 XT I viewed either had too much modifications (I’m always keen on a car that is in full stock condition), had too high a mileage (saw an early 2008 model with almost 260,000 km on the odometer), looked tired or already had a bad history (badly maintained, uneven paint surfaces or showed signs of previous accidents). I was about to go back to the drawing board and reconsider my options, but Managing Editor, Joel suggested a Subaru Impreza WRX instead; at that point he had just sent his 2005 Subaru Forester to the scrapyard (COE woes, what else?). The satisfaction he had during his time with the car obviously made him gave me that idea.
Readers' Rides

I Bought One: Subaru Impreza WRX 2.0 (A)

IN Subaru, Impreza, WRX, Subaru Impreza WRX, 2.0 automatic, All-wheel drive, Rex, Rexy the WRX, Motor Image Enterprise

With the ownership experience coming to a year, our Editor lets us in on his entire time with his 9 year-old WRX


In a unique partnership with 3M Singapore and supported by taxi operators ComfortDelGro Taxi and SMRT Taxis, quotes from taxi drivers are affixed on the bumpers of 500 taxis and will include road safety messages and also personal tips on what constitutes good RoadSense.
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Taxi 'Cabtains' Promoting Good RoadSense

IN Cabtain, Cabbies, Taxis, Cabs, Singapore, Traffic Police, TP, National Taxi Association, ComfortDelGro Taxis, SMRT Taxis, MDTs

The Traffic Police and National Taxi Association comes together, initiating a new road safety campaign


To make it even worst for Honda, the local Mazda dealer then aggressively marketed the 3; this in turn became another success story, and so whenever the general public looked into this segment, the Corolla Altis, Jetta and 3 were the obvious choices. Even the Fit/Jazz audience who wanted an upgrade looked elsewhere - if in the past they would trade it in for a Civic, the parallel-imported Vezel was the model they would go after instead.
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Repeating History | Honda Civic VTEC Turbo

IN Honda Civic, Honda, Civic, Civic sedan, 10th Generation, 10th-gen Civic, VTEC Turbo, VTEC, Turbocharged

Expectations are high with the 10th-gen Civic, so now that it's here, can it regain what its predecessor had lost?


The R8, when first revealed back in 2007 was a gorgeous and technologically-advanced piece of machinery. Audi had outdone themselves with the 1st generation car.
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GR8 Expectations | Audi R8 5.2 V10

If you're hoping for the same 'wow' factor as when the first R8 was launched, you'd be disappointed. But dial back your expectations a little and the new Audi R8 is an awesome car.


The weight of the NSX project laid mostly on your shoulders. What are the three things that inspired you while engineering this car?Certainly I’m the large project leader, but the nice thing about working on this project is that I work with a group of passionate people around me. So I think the ‘weight’ is nicely distributed, giving me confidence everyday.The three things that inspired me? Well, I think people tend to look at the NSX as ‘just a product’; but actually it’s a concept created by Honda, the brand’s pinnacle sports car at that. I met the original team behind the original NSX, and that meeting alone inspired me to recreate the core essence of the NSX — we needed to bring that back, along with new technology. The second thing that inspired me was meeting certain people within the organization; without the need for any proof, they just jumped into this crazy project, with brand new technologies, and sticking to the timeline. It’s just inspiring to see these people take up that challenge.Lastly it’s meeting the NSX owners group and observing how passionate they are. They’re a diverse bunch — at the same time, very open-minded, encouraging us to make something new and world-class.
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One-to-One: Ted Klaus, Chief Engineer, NSX project

IN Honda, Honda NSX, NSX project, Ted Klaus, Chief Engineer, New NSX

Burnpavement spoke to the man behind the new Honda NSX, finding out the challenges he faced - and we found out he has a Honda S2000 too!


How has development of the car, in terms of both aerodynamics and engine, have been for you this season?It is great. To be honest the position we were in last year, that was not where we wanted to be. I think we’ve worked on a lot of issues over winter and throughout this season, and now we’ve put ourselves in a position where we are ready to fight for points at every race. Definitely, we are a step forward here and that to me is very impressive. The Honda engine has improved a lot — its deployment is giving us an advantage.For the aerodynamics, we have given it a lot of work too, which is why, overall, I’m very happy.
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BP Exclusive: 10 Minutes With Alonso

IN Fernando Alonso, Alonso, McLaren-Honda, McLaren, Honda, Formula One, F1, 2016 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore, 2016

A rough 2016 season for the Spaniard so far, is Fernando Alonso losing his spark?


Tickets for the show are priced at $6 per entry on weekdays and $8 per entry on weekends; children 120 cm and below enter for free. Just like this year’s show, Singapore Motorshow 2017 will also have a limited amount of special preview tickets - these are available at $10 per entry, and will allow visitors to enter the show at 1:00 pm on 12 January 2017 instead of 5:00 pm on the same day it opens to the public.
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Singapore Motorshow Returning in January 2017

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Returning for the third year, 2017's edition will take place between 12th to 15th January


Inaugurated in 2012, the R8 LMS Cup is Audi’s first single-make series, and also one of the most prestigious in Asia. Organised by Audi China, the 2016 season is held over six weekends and will visit the continent’s premier racetracks, including the Shanghai, Sepang and Korea F1 circuits. Like many other championships, the R8 LMS Cup features a diverse driver lineup, ranging from professional DTM, Endurance, GT and Touring Car racers (including Malaysian ex-F1 driver Alex Yoong) to passionate gentleman drivers who are in it just for the love of the sport.
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The Gentleman’s Race | An Introduction to the Audi R8 LMS Cup

IN Audi, R8, LMS, Cup, R8 LMS, Race, Racing, GT3, Sepang, Audi Sport, Championship, Series, Malaysia

Asia’s hottest one-make race series blazes into its 5th season with a brand new car, the 2nd gen R8 LMS. We catch up with the series in Sepang, Malaysia.



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