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Mercedes Launches New SL At Gardens By The Bay

IN Mercedes, SL, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler Chrysler, 500 SL, 350 SL

You might have to get used to the looks, but the new SL is lighter, faster, more luxurious and promises to be even more agile that its predecessor.

First things first, a new colour had to be picked. Using Sikkens water-based paint, AutoVox's in-house paint specialists got to work to blend a unique gun-metal hue specially for the car.

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ABT R8 Project Car

IN ABT, AutoVox, Audi, R8, GT, KW Suspension

What do you get when you shed some weight, pack some muscles and get new spiffy threads to fit that toned body? Why the ABT R8 of course!

Some 40 percent of current Volkswagen owners live in the eastern part of Singapore, and Volkswagen Centre Singapore (MacPherson) will mean easier accessibility for these customers.

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Second Volkswagen Centre Singapore Opening Soon!

IN Volkswagen, Centre, Singapore

Located at Kampong Ampat along MacPherson Road, the second centre will feature full sales and aftersales services.

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MINI Coupe Launch | Burnpavement LIVE! Post Event Report

IN MINI, MINI Coupe, Burnpavement LIVE!, Event, Mini, Eurokars, MINI Habitat

In an exclusive close-door event held by MINI and Burnpavement LIVE! at the MINI Habitat, 50 of our readers got to see, smell, and drive the fastest and best handling MINI, the all new MINI Coupe.

One look at the car and immediately you get the sense that this is no ordinary 335i. Suited with the full Aerodynamics Kit, the lower front bumper instantly adds aggression to the otherwise standard 3-Series front end. Blacked-out kidney grills also give the car a no-nonsense attitude.

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Bavarian Brute | BMW Performance 335i

IN BMW, Performance Motors, 335i, Power Kit, BMW Performance, 3 Series, Turbo

Fact: 9 out of 10 car enthusiasts will modify their car. Stock is never enough for these carnuts, and it's only a matter of time before they look to making their ride look and go faster.

All in all, the Maximus Racing GT-R is still a car you don't want to mess with. We've been promised to be kept in the loop for future enhancements. We will in turn update you, our readers, when that time comes.

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Subtle Aggression | Maximus Racing's Nissan GT-R

IN Maximus Racing, Nissan GT-R, R35, Alcon, Amuse, Mine's

No huge wings. No ground scraping body kit. Despite an understated facade, Maximus Racing's GT-R still reeks of pure aggression. That's just the way we like it.

Visually, the Maserati GranCabrio Sport is characterized by a more-pronounced dynamic look. This look begins with the GranCabrio's distinctive nose and continues with a host of small, perfectly integrated changes throughout the body and the interior.

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Maserati Rolls Out New GranCabrio Sport

IN Maserati, GranTurismo, GT, GranCabrio

With more power, a faster gearshift and a distinctively aggressive look, Maserati has taken the GranCabrio convertible to a new level of performance with the new Maserati GranCabrio Sport.

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Top Gear Series 16 On BBC Knowledge

IN Top, Gear, Series, 16, TV, Starhub

Time to catch Jeremy, Richard, James and the Stig on local television! Some say...

Power aside, the Volvo S80 is all about ferrying 'towkays' around in a fair amount of comfort and style. It does this well - as it has been doing for many years now.

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Big Car + Small Engine = ? | Volvo S80 T4

IN Volvo, S80, 1.6, Turbocharged

Volvo's S80 flagship sedan has been fitted with a 1.6-litre engine. Yup. Flagship. 1600cc. We tell you how something that sounds so wrong can feel so right.

Exterior wise, the new Megane CC (I shall call it MCC from now on) looks less angular than its predecessor — it seems Renault’s designers decided to make it curvier (and more feminine too) this time around, probably to match Peugeot’s 308CC. The face has more prominence now thanks largely to the new swept back headlamps and detailed bumper (is it smiling at me?). Then, the rear looks simply beautiful, mainly due to the darkened tail lamps and the fact that its overhang is not that long to make it look, err, tilted like a duck’s rear? Oh, and those alloys are simply beautiful on the MCC — think of it as wearing the right shoe to match the dress. Ahh… you French are so fashionable.

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More For Her | Renault Megane CC

IN Renault, Megane, Coupe, Cabriolet

...that’s what the Megane CC is, with that all-smooth drive and chic interior.

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Burnpavement Live Goes Faster!

IN Burnpavement LIVE, Faster, Cathay, Sony Pictures

Burnpavement.com recently held a movie preview of Faster starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to thank the readers and industry partners for the support shown thus far.

Now a free man with a list of his targets and addresses in hand, it was only hours after Driver laid the smack down the first name on his hit list, that he had two men hot on his trail - a retiring cop (Billy Bob Thornton) and a young egocentric hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) with a flair for the art of killing. Also, the enemies Driver made in prison weren't going to forgive him, waiting for their time for revenge.

The Pit

The Rock Is Not Slowing Down | Faster

IN The Rock, Faster, Movie, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Lotus, Ferrari

While our Chief Editor is overjoyed at The Rock's return to WWE, here's something that you movie loving folks will definitely find interesting.

The kit's extent of the performance increase is dependent on the selected shift mode of the automatic transmission. In “Eco” mode the maximum power output of the engine remains unchanged but peak torque jumps from standard 620Nm to 690Nm between 1,600 and 2,400rpm. Upon switching to “Manual” or “Sport” mode the increase in torque is accompanied by an increase in maximum power output from 258hp to 313hp at a low 3,600rpm.

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Brabus Eco PowerXtra D6S Meets Euro VI Standards

IN Brabus, Eco, PowerXtra, D6S, Mercedes, Euro VI

Can you make an eco car faster? Brabus, a high-performance aftermarket Mercedes tuning company, can.

Inside, the interior gets updated with three colour choices and new trim pieces, with the leather seat covers treated to reduce solar heat by as much as 20 degrees Celsius. The new Audi TT also comes with an efficiency program built into its onboard computer, presenting all fuel consumption-relevant data on the central display and gives tips for efficient driving. It also shows consumption of the individual systems in the vehicle, and how they influence fuel consumption.

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New Audi TT: Faster And Greener

IN Audi, TT, TT-RS, Coupe, Roadster, TFSI,

The coupe's latest incarnation boosts power, sips fuel.

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Pocketful Of Goodies | Volkswagen Golf 1.2 TSI

IN VW, Volkswagen, Golf, 1.2, TSI

Cheap road tax, zippy turbocharged engine and a robust build quality - with the Golf 1.2 TSI, you can have your cake and eat it!

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Nissan GT-R Egoist

Nissan reveals new GT-R face-lift for 2011, and the model to note is the luxury clad GT-R Egoist.

Raw experience means no roof and doors, so only dry weather driving please.

Readers' Rides

Simplify and add lightness | Caterham CSR200

IN Caterham, CSR200, Lotus, Lotus Seven

Never before available in Singapore, one private owner has successfully registered an extremely unique sports car - the Cosworth powered Caterham Super 7 CSR200.

This year's S1K was won by Team Ultra Racing - Kegani in a 1600cc Toyota Levin machine as it sensationally upstaged the higher powered 1800cc cars from the team's more illustrious opponents such as Type R Racing Team, JC Racing, Mofaz Racing and Pentagon J’s Racing from Class 1, proving that brute force is not everything in an endurance race. Driven by Kenny Lee, Chris O’Shannessy and Hsiao Tung Wei, the Class 2 trio took eight hours 32 minutes and 1.455 seconds to complete a gruelling 181 laps of the 5.543 kilometres Sepang International Circuit.

Motorsports

Sepang 1000KM Race 2010

IN Sepang 1000KM, Red Bull Rookies, Garage R, MME

A spin-off event from the Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race, the S1K Endurance Race was back for its second edition.

With the tuned up EA113, Volkwagen fans, especially those of the Golf will appreciate the all-new Golf R's power and torque gains over the outgoing V6, churning out a hefty 256 bhp and 330 Nm. This is also a very significant increase as compared to a stock Mark VI Golf GTI's 210 bhp and 280 Nm. Also, the R goes from zero to 100km/h in a mere 5.7 seconds. Now is that quick enough for you?

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'R' Me Hearties! | Volkswagen Golf R

IN VW, Volkswagen, Vee Dub, Golf, R, GTI, R32

A Golf with an engine that is lighter, cleaner, more economical and more powerful than the previous R32? Shiver me timbers!

Readers' Rides

It's A Materia World | Daihatsu Materia

IN Daihatsu, Materia, Bippu, White, VIP, BB

This bippu styled Materia 1.5A might not be a pavement burner, but its cool and funky looks give it the right amount of street-cred to cruise down any boulevard.