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For the first time ever an Elise variant comes complete with a Sport setting for the DPM (Dynamic Performance Management) allowing even the less experienced sports car drivers to feel at the top of their game, while the ability to switch it off completely will please the more established track orientated drivers. DPM combined with improved agility courtesy of Lotus finely tuned sport suspension and an adjustable anti-roll bar will make the Elise Club Racer equally versatile for both road and race track fun.
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Lotus Elise Club Racer

IN Lotus, Elise, Club Racer

Maximum fun, maximum collateral!


The Crossfire's striking exterior is the epitome of Chrysler's corporate styling DNA, sharing traits that can be found on the PT Cruiser. One particular highlight of the car is its central spine which runs from the front bumper, via the grille running all the way through the long bonnet, roof line and into the rear bumper - a signature design of the Crossfire that has worked to great visual effect.
Readers' Rides

Caught In A... | Chrysler Crossfire

IN Chrysler, Daimler, Crossfire, SLK

A stunning looking car that looks gorgeous from any angle, the Chrysler Crossfire has certainly won Susan and Mark over. But why?


Modified

Singapore's Best Mitsubishi Evo | Entry Four (4)

IN Mitsubishi, Evo, Cycle & Carriage, Singapore, Evo 9, Evo X, Evo 10, Turbo

There's something about the night with this Evo X. Decked out and matched from head to tail in stealthy black, it's a sleeper in the works.


Yes, you got that right — both husband and wife own a BMW each. Mind you, these BMWs are not ordinary ones at that. The husband goes around in his fire breathing 507bhp M5 sedan, while the wife settled for a demure and rare, (probably the only one in town) - BMW 135i Cabriolet. The colours individually chosen by them can also come across as the culmination of Yin and Yang - not exactly black, more of dark blue actually for the M5 and in the 135i's case white, but you get the idea.
Readers' Rides

Double The Fun, Even In The Sun | BMW M5 & 135i Cabriolet

IN BMW, M5, 135i

The husband drives an M5, and the wifey drives a rare 135i Cabriolet — truly a match made in heaven, for both owners and their cars.


“This is a great day for Saab,” said Jonsson. “The arrival of the 9-4X is another important step in the fulfillment of our business plan. This sporty and distinctive product will significantly broaden the appeal of our brand and give us access to an important new vehicle segment that is still growing, particularly in the United States.” Featuring Saab’s advanced XWD all-wheel-drive system and adaptive chassis control, the 9-4X goes on sale in the United States in May, with sales in Europe and other world markets scheduled to begin from August. It is expected to arrive in Singapore in the last quarter of 2011.
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First Saab 9-4X Rolls Off Production Line

IN Saab, 9-4X

The first Saab 9-4X crossover to be commercially produced has now rolled off the assembly line at the Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico.


Conceptually, the XL1 represents the third evolutionary stage of Volkswagen’s 1-litre car strategy. When the new millennium was ushered in, Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Piëch, who is today Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG, formulated the visionary goal of bringing to the market a production car that was practical for everyday use with a fuel consumption of 1.0 litre per 100 km. In the new XL1, Volkswagen is demonstrating that this goal is now within reach.
Happenings

Two-seat XL1 Brings Vision Of The 1-litre Car Close To Production Maturity

IN VW, Volkswagen, XL1, 1 Litre

Vision becomes reality as Volkswagen’s “Formula XL1”: Volkswagen XL1 prototype consumes just 0.9 l/100 km!


Still not convinced? Scroll down and see what we have in store for you!
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Can You Keep Up? | Burnpavement LIVE!

IN Burnpavement LIVE, Events, Carnival, Drive-up, Preview, Movie, Test-drive, Gymkhana

EXCLUSIVE EVENTS! CARNIVALS! TEST-DRIVES! FREE-GIFTS! MOVIE PREVIEWS! MODFESTS! AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! IT'S ALL HAPPENING HERE AT BURNPAVEMENT LIVE! SIGN UP NOW!


The Pit

Monthly Giveaways! February 2011

IN Nail'd, New Era Singapore, Contests

Win yourself a copy of the game Nail'd courtesy of New Era Singapore!


Modified

Singapore's Best Mitsubishi Evo | Entry Two (2)

IN Mitsubishi, Evo, Cycle & Carriage, Singapore, Evo 9, Evo X, Evo 10, Turbo

Tearing up the track circuits in the region is this tasty OHLINS-themed Evo X. Definitely eye-catching, there's even a matching helmet to boot!


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The S-Class And SLS Are The Best Cars Of 2011

IN Mercedes-Benz, S Class, SLS, AMG

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is the best car in the luxury class, and the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is the best sports car.


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Mercedes-Benz SLK

IN Mercedes-Benz, SLS, AMG, Mercedes, SLK

Mini SLS AMG anyone? Mercedes-Benz's new SLK roadster may not have gullwing doors, but it does have a neat trick up its sleeve.


On the move, the Passat CC as with its Sport moniker and 'coupe' identity performs admirably. The turbo charged two litre four pot pulls off readily with excellent throttle response and is virtually lag free, even more so in Sport mode. And when the accelerator was floored hard, the addictive sound of wheel spin was heard in tandem with the gruff sounding engine snarl in protest of the rev needle's ascent, further highlighting the car's sporty potential even though the car is meant to be a smooth and refined drive.
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Keeping Up With The Passats | Volkswagen Passat CC

IN Volkswagen, Passat, CC, VW

Can the adage of 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it" be refuted? In the case of the Passat, Volkswagen has certainly proved its point.


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WRX Competition Winners Slug It Out At Hobby East

IN Best WRX, WRX, Subaru, Singapore, Contest, Modified, Hobby East

It was a fun-filled afternoon as the winners of our WRX competition met up to compete on a different playing field altogether - this time, it was on a slot-car race track.


The good people from Noble have managed to extract an astonishing 425bhp from a three litre Ford Duratec V6 mid-mounted engine that is sometimes awfully squandered on the Ford Mondeo ST220. It has modified fuel injectors, high-lift camshafts and twin turbo-chargers, making it a roaring feature on the track. The superb power-to-weight ratio of 400bhp/ton suggests how it should be named and you can’t be too wrong about that. The German Getrag six-speed manual with Quaife LSD transmission is clearly the trigger and what you would call, a better playmate than your Gran Turismo gamer.
Classics

Noble Intentions | Noble M400

IN Noble, M400

A year ago, I was on the verge of being reduced to combating for reserved seats on the public transport because I was left with three points on my driving record.


Now let's begin with the exterior. Shy, retiring types who like to keep their feet firmly on the ground should look elsewhere, for what we have here is a soft-roader that is very big, very bold and very, very in your face. The X6M is deeply aggressive from the front, with its big air intakes and angry-looking headlamps. With those bumps on the bonnet, subtlety does not figure greatly in the overall design philosophy of this SUV. From the side, it looks rough and tumble and you can know that BMW's designers subdued themselves to not go overboard with the bodywork. Details are definitely well planned, with each and every crease functional in reducing drag at high speeds. You then get a set of 20-inch M alloys, wrapped in grippy-but-stiff Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport rubbers (275/40 R-20 front, 313/35 R-20 rear) to complete the package.
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To Infinity And Beyond...

IN BMW, X6, M

Who would be odd enough to come up with a performance SUV? Surprisingly, BMW - and here's their staggeringly out-of-this-world X6M.


Longer, wider and lower than before, the Kia’s coupe-like profile is accentuated by the low and sleek roof line. Still, Kia claims the interior to be spacious, and with class-leading levels of safety and luxury equipment, the Optima K5 will come with a black interior and ‘sports package’ as standard.
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Optima-stic New Kia Arrives In Singapore

IN KIA, Optima

The new Optima K5 looks set to be the next rising sun.


No bigger than the average family sedan, it has 340hp from in-line 3.0L 6-cylinder engine with M TwinPower Turbo and 450Nm of torque that can be increased to 500Nm with overboost. While it can do 0-100km/h in five seconds, BMW had to rein in this rocket's top speed at 250km/h. All that power is shifted through the six-speed manual gearbox for that purist feel. Inside, the 1-series M offers body-hugging sports seats in Boston leather as standard. Other than little hints of orange on the trim and M-logos, the cabin's shrouded in a sea of black in order not to distract the driver from the pleasure of driving, according to BMW. On the outside, it'll only be available in Alpine White, Sapphire Black and the exclusive Valencia Orange metallic.
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Bimmer's Baby M-onster Sighted!

IN BMW, M, 1 Series, Coupe

The latest entry into the M range has it's roots in the original E30 M3, according to BMW.


The Lotuses have been looking gorgeously attractive and I’m extremely pleased with Proton for keeping their in-house designers off the Exige. And thus the Elise and the Exige have been two different cars and so is the Gen-2. That’s a good job, well done! Hence that it is not really the same after all. The lover this time is Vee, a hopeless romantic who in all probability, graduated from the Shakespearian School of Technological Locomotive Behavioral Physics (yeah, you wished!) and he decided that some irrepressible obsession he has with his beloved crusader could be conserved with passing time.
Modified

Cool Runnings | Lotus Exige S

IN Lotus, Exige, Orange, Cryogenically Frozen

A cranky old beer-gulping uncle at the coffee-shop might have told you that any coupe with two doors and piercing body shades would be characterized as a sports car. Not true.


All selected participants will be receiving specialist hands-on training in fire safety and track recovery, while selected senior officials will be given attachment opportunities at overseas circuits to gain practical experience. This year, selected senior officials will be sent to Adelaide, Melbourne and Darwin in Australia as well as Sepang, Malaysia for training attachments.
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Singapore GP Opens Recruitment For Race Officials

IN Singapore, GP, F1, Night, Race, Officials, Recruitment

Here's your chance to be part of the world's first and only Formula One night race.


Mercedes SLS AMG E-Cell
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Detroit Motor Show 2011

IN NAIAS, Detroit, Michigan, Motor, Show

A good sign of the recovering economy, the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) features an impressive exhibitor's list.



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