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Too fast. Too furious. | Audi TT RS Roadster

IN Audi, Audi TT, RS, Premium Automobiles, Roadster, Convertible, Video

This violently potent four-wheel-drive roadster will leave the road behind you in flames and chew every corner you throw at it. All this, while making you look good.

Readers' Rides

A White Tie Affair | Audi R8 V8

IN Audi, R8, V8, White, Milltek

This pristine white R8 is immaculate inside and out. Clad with a deep-growling aftermarket exhaust and minor exterior enhancements, this classy unit will turn heads without being over-the-top.

Simply beautiful. The car's not that bad too.

Motorsports

Super GT 2010 - Team 365 ThunderAsia | Race Day

IN Super GT, 365 Thunder Asia, Melvin Choo, Racing

We had the privilege of spending an intimate weekend with Singaporean team 356 ThunderAsia with drivers Melvin Choo and Tim Sugden along with their gorgeous Mosler MT900 race car.

Motorsports

Super GT 2010 - The Cars | Day Two

IN Super GT, Sepang, GT cars, Melvin Choo

It may be familiar to me, yet the sound of engines roaring down the straights and the backfiring of exhausts popping on each downshift, always bring a big smile to my face.

Motorsports

Lexus LF-A in Super GT?

Are these photos of a work-in-progress Super GT Lexus LF-A? Based on the quality of these renderings, one would think so...

'Blur' is basically an amalgam of 'Need for Speed Underground' and 'Super Mario Kart'. I started off the game by playing in 'Career' mode, with grandiose notions of being Mad Max assailing my mind. The game play is pretty straightforward as I progressed through a series of race events that required me to defeat my rivals on the streets and taking their vehicles. The ultimate aim is to get into the 'One-on-One' mode, but I must first fulfill a series of tasks that consists of a certain number of criteria as I competed in other events that included 'Race', 'Destruction' and 'Checkpoint'.

The Pit

Blur | Powered-Up Racing Game

IN New Era Singapore, Blur, Xbox 360, Racing game

Activision's 'Blur' is a fast-paced racing game that requires decisions to be made in the blink of an eye.

Consider this, it has four comfortable seats (the driver's is electric-powered), an electric sunroof, full leather upholstery and door panels, a premium sound system, well insulated cabin, quality materials inside and looks to kill. And it is, by no means, slow. On top of all that, it's really beautiful. I mean just look at it, the fender bulges, the rakish lines...

Projek

GR8T Expectations...

Our 'Ribena Berry' is a real head-turner, dropped jaws and pointing-fingers are a common reaction at bus-stops and taxi-stands. But can it perform as well as it looks?

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.

Happenings

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!

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Built-in 'swimming pool' in the Miata

IN Mazda, Miata, MX-5, Fog lamps

I was warned to constantly clear any debris, leaves, twigs, etc from the Miata's canvas roof surrounds. Some negligence on my part produced quite an interesting result...

Projek

Demo car | Mazda RX-8

IN Mazda, BorlaÂ®, Purple, RX-8

New to the Burnpavement garage is a sexy Mazda RX-8. Finished in deep purple, this rotary-powered coupÃ© will double up as a demo car for our BorlaÂ® exhaust systems set to arrive in 2 weeks.

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.

Happenings

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.

“We are hoping to build on our successes from previous years and maintain our 100% finish record,” said Puteri. “It is going to be exciting with the driver line-up that we have, there are some vast skills, some raw talent and a lot of passion in the team. We have a competitive car, and we are incredibly enthusiastic about the team's performance on race day,” she added.

Motorsports

Red Bull Rookies announces all-female racing team lineup

IN Red Bull, Sepang, 1000KM race, Female

The upcoming Sepang 1000KM race will be graced by an all-female race team, the Red Bull Rookies. Puteri Ayu Jasmin, Carmen Lim, Noradzlianayati Abdul Radzak and Melline Jaini make up the team.

Classics

Honda Prelude 2.3A

IN Honda, Prelude, CoupÃ©

She's a pretty 18 year-old with a curvaceous hot body and a voluptuous rear-end. They sure don't make coupÃ©s like they used to.

Readers' Rides

Double Dose | A Pair of EVO GSRs

IN Evo, GSR, Yellow, White

What's interesting about these cars is that they belong to the same owner. Many people have two or more cars, but rarely does a person buy the same model, twice! It simply shows how great the Evo is.

Projek

Down Boy! Lowering the Miata

IN Miata, Suspension, Coilover, Lowering

From springs to coilovers and matching sports suspension sets, the Miata has such a wide range of lowering options, it wasn't easy choosing one...

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

Happenings

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.

Readers' Rides

Loud & Proud | Evolution 9 GSR

IN Evo, Blue, Gsr

This heavily modded menace once ruled our streets with a claimed 700bhp! It has since been de-kitted and the body exported. Which is not a bad thing in my opinion...

Nissan Silvia S15s or S13s with S15 front-conversions all a common weapon of choice in the 'world of sideways'.

Motorsports

Formula Drift Singapore 2010

IN Drift, Formula Drift, Singapore

Smoke, burnt rubber and wailing tyres. Just a few things you'll experience if you spent a day at a drift event. And this year's Formula Drift Singapore did not disappoint.

Modified

Give me a Boost! Honda Accord 2.0 JDM

The owner of this Honda Accord regretted not getting an Euro R instead. So he turbocharged it. Yeah ok, I guess that'll work too.

Original colour code for this Deep Green Toyota paintwork was sourced for and meticulously sprayed on over weeks - the outcome is a rich and glossy job that is capable of turning one green with envy. Front bumper sports a reproduced TRD chin spoiler (TRD turns 35 this year by the way - Ed.).

Classics

Back to the Old Skool. Toyota Celica TA22

IN Celica, Green, Retro

Classic cars are a rare sight in modern Singapore, even rarer is this beautiful example of a 1970's Toyota Celica TA22. Restored to a gorgeously pristine state, it's arguably the best unit around.