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Cool weather was better appreciated and much preferred over having the scorching hot sun.

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Miata Club Singapore Gymkhana Session

Focused on learning more about their cars while having fun, the local Miata club guys set out with their roadsters to the Nusajaya Flight Park last Saturday. We join them to bring you this story.

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Mitsubishi Suntec City Road Show

IN Mitsubishi, Cycle & Carriage, Road Show

Visit the Mitsubishi Road Show for some exciting activities and promotions at the Suntec City Entertainment Atrium!

With the new 458 Challenge, Ferrari is offering its sportier clients — professional and gentlemen drivers alike - a car that is extremely responsive, with great performance and superb handling. This mid-rear V8-engined berlinetta will allow Ferrari Challenge participants to enjoy to the full the exhilarating cut and thrust of the race weekends on the world’s leading circuits, as well as the passion that has always been an integral part of Ferrari’s one-make championship.

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458 Challenge's Maranello Debut

IN Ferrari, 458 Challenge, Maranello

The 458 Challenge has made its world debut in Maranello during the Annual Dealer Meeting, an event that brings together the international sales representatives of Ferrari.

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We're 3 months old!

90 days after we started spreading the word, we've garnered hits from all over the the nation and even a following from across 62 countries!

Based on the findings of the report and the search for Asia’s Smartest FuelSaver, Shell has extended its effort to help drivers save 10% or more fuel. Now the focus is how to mobilise the 42% of the world’s drivers who are not currently saving. The Report suggests that fuel saving behaviours stick best when advice is shared by ‘Expert FuelSavers’ so Shell is establishing a global panel of Expert FuelSavers, starting with John and Helen Taylor, the Shell FuelSave Ambassadors and the finalists of Europe and Asia’s ‘Smartest FuelSavers’.

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Shell FuelSave 1 Litre Challenge

IN Shell, 1 Litre, FuelSave

A Thai actress and business owner has been crowned Asia’s Smartest FuelSaver at the first Shell Eco-marathon in Asia.

The champion wins a pair of Green Room hospitality suite tickets worth S$7,490, a 5D4N stay at Pan Pacific Singapore valued at S$3,297, exclusive passes to the Drivers’ Autograph Session during the 2010 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX race week, and round trip economy airfare for two. The first and second runners-up will also each win a 4D3N hotel stay, roundtrip economy airfare for two, a pair of Bay Grandstand tickets (worth S$1,796) and a pair of Stamford Grandstand tickets (worth S$596) respectively.

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First “Asia’s Biggest F1 Fan” Cyber Game

IN Singapore GP, F1, Night Race

With just 12 weeks to the world’s only FORMULA ONE night race, Singapore GP is launching the region’s first Asia’s Biggest F1 Fan cyber game across 25 countries.

Next was the slalom course in the mid-engined Boxster S. Each driver was timed and the winner walked away with a prize at the end of the day.

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Porsche World Roadshow (PWRS)

IN Porsche, Driving experience, Defensive driving, Advance driving, Stuttgart

There is no better way to experience the excitement of a Porsche than to drive one. For the Porsche World Roadshow, one gets the chance to drive, not one, but a wide range of Porsches for a day.

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Porsche launches all-new Cayenne

IN Porsche, Cayenne, Stuttgart

More dynamic and more efficient, more spacious inside and lighter overall, pointing into the future of technology and in sporting, elegant design — the new Cayenne is more Porsche than ever before.

The BBC journalists also commented on Maranello's consistently growing sales and how output held steady during the year when the world economic crisis was at its most severe. Montezemolo explained this phenomenon by commenting:

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Interview with Luca di Montezemolo

IN Ferrari, 599, Luca di Montezemolo

Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo, was recently interviewed by a team of journalists for several BBC TV and radio programmes broadcast.

And they certainly learnt a lot from the chief instructor Rick Bates of Australia, a former international rally champion who now runs Bates Advanced Driving in Canberra to provide all levels of driver training, including rallying and racing. His expertise was telling, particularly in showing how things were done as he accompanied the participants through all the exercises. Just as well that the venue suited the programme, with The Plaza at the Changi
Exhibition Centre in Changi Coast Road providing the wide open space needed for such a safety event.

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Hyundai Advanced Driving Course

IN Hyundai, Komoco Motors, Advanced Driving

A total of 58 cars spun, slalomed and surged through the first Hyundai Advanced Driving Course that left the women participants gasping for more.

Carbon ceramic brakes on a Ferrari F430 with Sud wheels.

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Super GT 2010 - Car park shoot | Race Day

IN Super GT, Carpark, Candid, 350Z, WRX, Caldina, Integra

At every event we attend, we like to scour the car park for cool cars. Here are some beauties we spotted.

Hence, on 19 September 2010, the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) will be organising the Singapore Green One (Singapore G1), featuring races like the Soap Box Car Race, Eco Car Race, Buggy Race, Trishaw Race and other activities like walking, cycling and skating. SEC aims to raise awareness of the green technology available, that alternative energy options are commercially viable, and to encourage the use of cleaner and more cost-effective modes of transportation like public transport. At the same time, Singapore G1 promotes simple lifestyle changes like walking, cycling or skating.

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Race for Green with Singapore Environment Council

Green transportation issues continue to have major relevance in Singapore today, because of the need to position the city as an eminently livable location that is well connected to the world.

As an additional highlight, the BMW 3 Series CoupÃ© and Convertible now feature
headlights with newly designed contour lines, a modified structure, and innovative LED light technology. New paintwork colours, an updated range of leather upholstery, make a further contribution to the elegant looks of both models and the supreme driving experience they have to offer.

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New BMW 3 Series CoupÃ© and Convertible

IN BMW, 3 Series, Performance Motors

The new BMW 3 Series CoupÃ© and Convertible, elegant style and sporting performance at their best.

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Mercedes-Benz Driving Experience 2010

IN Mercedes-Benz, Driving Experience, Defensive driving, Advanced driving, Safety, Cycle & Carriage, C & C

Guided by professional driving instructors, 'The Mercedes-Benz Driving Experience' provided participants with an exclusive opportunity to drive an almost complete range of Mercedes-Benz models.

The teams are from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) West, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

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Making its debut in Asia in July 2010, the Shell Eco-Marathon is an educational project that challenges student teams to design and build the most energy-efficient vehicles to compete with each other.

Apart from showcasing the two new MINIs, visitors to MINIFESTO 2010 also had the opportunity to participate in activities like a miniature 'gymkhana circuit' Driving Challenge, remote controlled car challenge, go karting as well as seeing the legendary MINI rally champion Rauno Aaltonen perform in a MINI which he did with gusto on the handling course demo runs despite his age.

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Minifestation Of Fun

IN MINI, Cooper, Loft, Stratford, MINIFESTO

The 2010 MINIFESTO is Singapore's very own official MINI festival. Now let's celebrate all things MINI with a Hidey Hidey Hidey Ho!

Each fuel purchase receipt entitles customers to only one chance and one prize. Customers are required to check their receipt at the point of purchase and present the original receipt immediately to the cashier, who will then issue them the Prize Collection letter.

Shell estimates at least 100 winners per month in this promotion.

The 13-week promotion is part of Shell's ongoing drive to help motorists

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Spot ‘1000’ to win S$1,000 worth of Shell fuels

IN Shell, Petrol, 95, 98, V-Power, Fuels

Shell is offering its customers a chance to win up to S$100,000 worth of fuel monthly just by spotting numbers on their fuel receipts.

Disc brakes are fitted to all wheels, with ventilated discs and Brembo double piston, fixed calipers at the front. Suspension is derived from a tried and tested Abarth configuration with the front provided by independent McPherson struts, while rear suspension is semi-independent with a torsion bar. Abarth has also fitted a larger anti-roll bar together with front springs that are 20% harder than those of a standard suspension system.

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Italian Sting | Abarth Punto Evo

The scorpion stings again! This baby 'Evo' is Fiat's hotter Punto hatchback. Powered by a 170bhp Multiair 1.4 turbo petrol engine, it has some 'go' to match it's racy looks.

Above base WRX will have current STi looks with augmented arches and large air-scoop.

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2011 WRX grows some muscle

IN 2011, WRX, Subaru

The last incarnation of our favourite boxer-clad rally machine was a bit of a disappointment, missing all the flared-arch fenders and gaping air dams, the response to the GR WRX was lukewarm, at best.

Exige S Type 72 features enlarged roof scoop (compared to the standard Exige S) and Lotus variable traction control and Lotus launch control.

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Lotus Exige S Type 72

The Lotus Exige S Type 72 is a celebration of the most successful F1 car of all time, the Lotus Type 72 Formula One car, which achieved 20 Grand Prix victories between 1970 and 1975.