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Buying a SEAT is somewhat like choosing two burgers over a value meal. You get all the good stuff — the engine, gearbox and chassis — but sacrifice some of the niceties like a sunroof, or a brand-name sound system. In the end, however, you still walk away feeling satisfied and rather pleased with yourself.
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SEAT Ateca Xcellence | Maximum Atec

IN SEAT, Ateca, SEAT Ateca, SEAT SG, Vertex Euro Motors

This German-Spanish mash up proves that basic isn’t always bad


So you see, it just demonstrated that you do not have to be, specifically, a Sepang regular to get this tyre; fact is, most trackies have already recognised this tyre’s potential on track and its everyday useability, the Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R is quickly gaining traction — pun intended — among drivers who want the best semi-slick/sporty tyre in the market right now. It’s undeniably pricey, but as they say, you have to pay for quality.
The Pit

Tyre Review: Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R

IN Bridgestone, Bridgestone Tyre Sales Singapore Pte Ltd, Potenza, RE-71R, Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R, Semi-slick, Tyre, Sport tyre B-Select, 2018

Bridgestone’s most aggressive tyre marries many useful traits that make it desirable even for daily use; here's our review after clocking 6,000 km


Now Range Rover seem to have taken the same approach.
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Range Rover Velar HSE R-Dynamic | Up The Incline

IN Land Rover, Range Rover, Range Rover Velar, Velar, SUV, Off road, Jaguar Land Rover, 2017, Wearnes Automotive

Finally something from Range Rover to go head-to-head against the well-loved Macan S — but will consumers embrace it?


A little steep for most, I agree. But what if I tell you there’s an alternative that you could consider?
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Volkswagen Tiguan TSI R-Line | Hot-hatch On Stilts

IN Volkswagen, Tiguan, R-Line, VW, SUV, Volkswagen Tiguan TSI R-Line, 220 bhp, Volkswagen Centre SIngapore, 2017

What looks like an SUV but acts like a hot-hatch? This one…


With an additional 40 horsepower squeezed from the twin-turbo 3.6-liter V6, the Macan Turbo Performance Package whacks out 440 bhp and 600 Nm of torque. Making this one quick SUV. 0-100 km/h flies in at 4.4 seconds and a top speed of 272 km/h means a rocket-ship ride for daddy and all onboard.
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Porsche Macan Turbo Performance Package | Power Packed

IN Porsche, Macan, Singapore, Porsche Macan Turbo Performance Package, Stuttgart

If having a 'standard' 400 bhp SUV is not enough for you, you'll need the Porsche Macan Turbo Performance Package!


POWER-PACKED. The 540i is packed with 335 bhp, coming from a 3.0-litre BMW TwinPower Turbo 6-cylinder in-line 24-valve unit. This enables the car to reach 100 km/h from standstill in less than 5 seconds. Which puts it in supercar territory. And this is not even the M5.
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5 Cool Things About The BMW 540i You Must Know.

IN BMW, 5 Series, 540i, BMW 540i, G30, G30 540i, G30 BMW 540i, BMW Asia, Performance Motors Ltd, 2017

Wowzers! Check out the cool features you'll get to enjoy if you're ever fortunate enough to own a BMW 540i.


So why this and not a Lamborghini then? Well we asked the same question too and found that it would have been an impossible question to answer unless you’ve driven both - and we have. Well we’ve driven the Huracan Coupe at least, both on the road and on the track.
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Audi R8 Spyder V10 | Blue Thunder

Like the 80s’ movie featuring a high-tech helicopter, the new R8 Spyder is an advanced assault machine so similar to ‘Blue Thunder’.


The F-Pace, mind you, has no reference point. You want to think it feels just like a taller XE, but from an engineering point of view, that’s akin to asking Gordon Ramsay to have his dinner at, say, McDonalds — it just doesn’t make any sense.
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Jaguar F-Pace S | Keeping The Pace

IN Jaguar, F-Pace, S, Jaguar F-Pace S, F-Pace S, Jag, Wearnes Automotive, SUV, Sports SUV, Supercharged

This is Jaguar's first attempt at the sports SUV segment - does it have what it takes to intimidate the established players?


The wreck was transported to NTCE Barcelona in May 2014 and the eight-strong restoration team began work, using their own time at evenings and weekends. They searched all over Europe for parts, asking Nissan dealers to search their warehouses for old stock; some components were bought used and also restored. Juan added, “We wanted the car to be accurate in every way, and were lucky to get the very old drawings and service manuals from NTCE. We followed all the fine adjustments to get the exact Paris-Dakar race set-up.”
Motorsports

Nissan's Paris-Dakar Rally Machine Revived

IN Nissan Patrol, Nissan, Patrol, Fanta Limon Nissan Patrol, Nissan Spain, Nissan European Technical Centre, NTCE, Paris-Dakar

30 years on, the iconic Nissan Patrol with Fanta Limon livery gets fully restored thanks to Nissan's engineers


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.
Motorsports

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.


Happenings

Civic Duties

IN Honda, Civic, Kah Motors, VTEC, Turbo, Earth Dreams, Sedan

Historically one of Singapore’s most popular family sedans, the all-new 10th-generation Honda Civic has now arrived, with a radically sportier look and for the first time, a turbocharged engine.


An engineering feat here is the completely new active aerodynamics profile, which is concealed almost invisibly in the underbody in front of the engine. At a speed of 80 km/h in Race mode, this carbon component, weighing only about two kilograms, automatically moves downward by about 40 millimetres and changes the airflow considerably. This process results in what is known as the Venturi effect, which additionally
Happenings

Meet The New Ultimate AMG!

IN Mercedes, AMG, Mercedes-AMG, GT R, Mercedes-AMG GT R, AMG green hell magno, Green Hell

Development largely based on motor-racing experience in AMG GT3 customer sport and the German Touring Car Masters - we take a closer look at Mercedes's new focused machine


Oh and as mentioned, Audi introduced the ‘Emotion Dashboard’ here as well, the world’s first ever monitor that measures a driver’s excitement level when they are behind the wheel of the all-new Audi R8.  The sophisticated technology measures your heart rate and skin moisture levels, showing how the body reacts to the thrilling drive.
Happenings

Firsthand Driving Experience

IN Audi, Audi AG, Audi Sport Driving Experience, 2016, ASDE2016, Audi R8 V10 Plus, Audi RS3, Audi A4, Audi Q3, Audi Q7, Audi Singapore, Premium Automobile, Emotion Dashboard

Reaching 1,200 participants over the course of more than a week, it also featured the world’s first ‘Emotion Dashboard’ which measures the driver’s excitement when behind the wheel


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French Accent | Renault Kadjar 1.5 DCI

IN Renault, Kadjar, 1.5, Diesel, Turbo, SUV, Wearnes Automotive

It's French yet it's not; the new Renault Kadjar is now a compelling choice for SUV buyers because it mixes a good drive with Japanese reliability


You could also raise the car’s height at a touch of a button, placed just below the air-con controls — useful for some little off-roading fun.
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Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 AMG 4MATIC Coupe | Get Up, Get Out

IN Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes, GLE, 4MATIC, GLE Coupe, GLE 450, 450, SUV, GLE 450 Coupe

It is Mercedes’s turn to enter the niche SUV-that-thinks-it-is-a-sports-coupe segment — is it as good as the established X6, or does it fail in comparison?


... Until you see what was parked next to it...
Happenings

The Car’s The Star Pt 2 | Cars & Coffee Dec 2015

IN Cars & Coffee, Meet, Meetup, Special, BMW, Porsche, VW, Lotus, Toyota, Mazda, Subaru, JDM, Euro, Classic

Check out our extended coverage of the pre-Christmas Cars & Coffee meet!


First impressions of the GS F can be polarizing, with the sharp lines of standard GS enhanced by a gaping front maw with a mesh grille and vented fenders flowing into swooping side skirts, as well as a diffuser, quad pipes and a carbon-fiber lip spoiler out back. The front and rear light clusters have also been redesigned. While some may find it overkill, this writer finds the enhancements well suited to the GS shape, adding a good dose of presence.
Happenings

Lexus GS F Unveiled

IN Lexus, GS, F, GS F, F Sport, Toyota, V8, Saloon, Sedan

BMW M5 too mainstream? Lexus now has your answer, albeit with a twist to the current über sedan formula


There are cars that only those with the keenest of eyes will be able to spot:
Happenings

The Car’s The Star Pt 1 | Cars & Coffee Dec 2015

IN Cars & Coffee, Meet, Meetup, Special, BMW, Porsche, VW, Lotus, Toyota, Mazda, Subaru, JDM, Euro, Classic

Christmas is a time for sharing, so what better way to spread some festive petrolhead cheer than with a car meet with some of the rarest cars in the country?


BP — Would you be as effective with another driver or is there a sort of chemistry between you guys? MA — I think it depends mostly on how well you can cope with the system of a particular driver, because normally every driver has his own preference and the co-driver must adapt himself and understand what the driver needs. There are several co-drivers who have been successful with several different drivers, so I think that one driver can be successful with many co-drivers, but for a co-driver to be successful he needs a very talented driver. BP — Jari-Matti, has there ever been a case where you found yourself expecting more of Miikka? JML — No, not really. Its only been a few times where if Miikka has been a little bit late or going a little too early then I will just tell him to wait a moment, or just telling him ”next note, next note
Motorsports

An Intimate Interview with Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila | Part 1

IN VW, Volkswagen, WRC, Rally, World Rally Championship, Polo, Polo R, Motorsport, Latvala, Jari-Matti, Anttila, Miikka, Finland

Meet motorsport’s highest-flying Finns as they talk Group B, co-driving, and their intra-cockpit relationship.


At an exclusive VIP event at The Fullerton Hotel, titled 'A Drive Back in Time', over 100 guests, including prominent faces from the worlds of television, radio and business, took a round trip ride in a fleet of Audi A6s straight through Singapore's Civic District circa 1965.
Happenings

Travel back to 1965 with Audi

IN Audi, Singapore, SG50, Celebration, Jubilee,

Time to break out the rose-tinted glasses and catch a glimpse of Singapore life 50 years ago, thanks to Audi Singapore.



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