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The title of “SportsCar of the Year” is one of the most sought-after awards in
the German automobile industry, and all participating sports cars had to prove
their worth in over 300 tests and road reports before being nominated. 68,132 readers of “Auto Bild SportsCars” cast their votes in the poll — the eighth time it had taken place — to select the winner from a total of 173 vehicles in 17 categories, each of which was subdivided into “Tuning” and “Production”.

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Audi RS 5 CoupÃ© is “SportsCar 2010”

IN Audi, RS5, A5, S5

Audi cars put up strong showing in the world-renowned “Auto Bild SportsCars” award.

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Your Key To A Privileged Experience!

IN Borneo Motors, Toyota

Exclusively this festive season, Borneo Motors (Singapore) Pte Ltd presents a “never before” privileges programme that comes standard with every Toyota.

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Singapore's Best VW Golf | Entry Four (4)

IN VW, Volkswagen, Golf, GTI, R32, Entries, Singapore, GT, TSi

Seeing double? Not quite, while No. 4 may sport similar decals to No. 1, this car is fully decked out in a different trim!

Compared to the 458 Italia, the direct injection 4,499 cc V8 remains strictly in
production tune, with an output of 570 hp at 9,000 rpm. That said, modifications
have been made to the gear ratios and calibration of its dual-clutch F1 gearbox to guarantee higher torque at lower revs. The 458 Challenge is also equipped with the EDiff electronic differential already employed on the road-going version, a first for Ferrari's track-only cars. Significant work has also gone into cutting the car’s weight. This focused on both the exterior and interior with Ferrari’s engineers concentrating in particular on reducing the thickness of the body shell panels and on using lightweight materials, such as carbon fibre and Lexan. The new 458 Challenge also has a specific suspension set-up with steel uniball joints, stiffer springs, single-rate alloy dampers, centre-nut 19” forged rims, larger dimension Pirelli slicks and a ride height lowered by 50 mm all round. It is also equipped with the new generation Brembo CCM2 brakes integrated with the latest ABS system which debuted on the 599XX, Ferrari’s extreme experimental laboratory car.

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Ferrari 458 Challenge world Premiere

IN Ferrari, 458, Italia, Challenge

The 458 Challenge is the star of the Bologna Motor Show while Ferrari burns up the track with Challenge and F1 cars.

The two-door soft-top roadster sits two, and was in production from May 1991 to February 1996. I have to say that it is not particularly handsome for a cabriolet, but if you do realise where I’m coming from, the Keis were meant to be cute and friendly. Four bright color variants are available in white, yellow, red and silver. The limited edition Version F and Version C comes in metallic green and blue, respectively. Mechanical upgrades like ABS and LSD were optional features on the Version Z.

Classics

On The Beat | Honda Beat

IN Honda, Beat, Kei, 660, Convertible

I went online hoping to rediscover one of the fascinating Kei cars in the 90s. My search returned with a Marian Rivera on a two-wheeler arousing my fantasies of topless riding. Well, not really...

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Singapore's Best VW Golf | Entry Three (3)

IN VW, Volkswagen, Golf, GTI, R32, Entries, Singapore, GT, TSi

White is clearly the favourite colour among Golf owners, but entry number 3 has done some minor tweaks to help his stand out from the rest.

It was Tomas Enge who held the lead from pole position as the 22 car grid thundered along the main straight into the first corner. Everyone made it around the Senna S with Peter Dumbreck in the No. 23 Sumo Power Nissan GT-R holding onto the rear of the leading Aston Martin, while Clivio Piccione in the No. 10 Hexis Aston Martin was being pressurised by the No. 2 Vitaphone Maserati of Enrique Bernoldi, with the Brazilian sweeping into third place on lap 2. Starting from the back of the grid, the No. 5 Matech Ford of Richard Westbrook was on the move early on, moving up four places in the first three laps and a further three places by lap 9 in his attempt to get ahead of the No. 1 Vitaphone Maserati of Andrea Bertolini. Bertolini was holding a points scoring position in ninth place, which became 10th when he was passed by the Triple H Team Hegersport Maserati of Daniel Serra.

Motorsports

2010 FIA GT1 Round 9 - Interlagos

IN FIA GT, GT1, Interlagos

Brazilians cheer home win for Bernoldi and Negrao!

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HSV 'I Just Want One' Driving Event

IN HSV, Harvest Automobiles, Muscle cars, GTS, Maloo, Drive, Event

We spent the day with a pair of Australian V8 muscle cars and even got a ride in a 600bhp T2 race car! Welcome to the world of Holden Special Vehicles (HSV).

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Pure Muscle! HSV Lands In Singapore!

IN HSV, Muscle, Singapore, Holden, Harvest Automobile, V8

You've seen them in all their aggressive glory in photos. You've read about their enormous torque and sonorous V8 soundtrack. Well they're finally here, and man, do they rock!

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Peugeot 5008 Launched In Singapore Amidst French Fare

IN Peugeot, 5008, MPV

The Eiffel Tower provided a picturesque setting for a weekend of French flair where about 1,000 customers were wow-ed with activities for the entire family at the launch of the Peugeot 5008.

Just 599 of the new 599 GTO models are being hand-built for clients around the world who seek the ultimate expression of high-performance driving, and the entire production has been sold out since April 2010. Designed on the platform of the production Ferrari 599 GTB, but developed to offer the ultimate performance, the 599 GTO is effectively a road-going version of the 599XX, the advanced experimental track car which led the Ferrari Owners Club track parade at the Singapore Grand Prix in September.

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First Ferrari 599 GTO Arrives In Singapore

IN Ferrari, 599, GTO

The first example of the Ferrari 599 GTO, the company’s fastest-ever road car, has arrived in Singapore.

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The New Audi A8

IN Audi, A8, Luxury

A perfect synthesis of progressiveness, craftsmanship and quality, the new Audi A8 is the epitome of Vorsprung durch Technik.

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Singapore's Best VW Golf | Entry Two (2)

IN VW, Volkswagen, Golf, GTI, R32, Entries, Singapore, GT, TSi

This red hot GT has the looks of a GTi, plus some added bits and an awesome ICE system to make it really stand out from the crowd!

It was not simply a question of moving the transmission to the rear axle, the vehicle had to be adjusted and tuned in every element of its driving dynamics. This includes springs, dampers, stabilisers and even the tyres. The aerodynamics were also adjusted to take account of the change to the power flow. The rear axle differential, with a 45 percent limited slip, was also redeveloped, as was the calibration of the e-gear transmission. One significant point was the adjustments made to the ESP system. While the standard program is focused on high stability, the CORSA program permits greater drift angles, thus enabling drivers to enjoy the dynamics of the LP550-2 to their full extent.

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Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2

IN Lamborghini, Gallardo, LP550-2, Exotic

Lamborghini presents a model in honour of their long-time test driver - the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni. "550" as in 550 bhp and "2" for rear wheel drive. Game on!

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Singapore's Best VW Golf | Entry One (1)

IN VW, Volkswagen, Golf, GTI, R32, Entries, GT

Our first Volkswagen Golf entry is an eye-catching white GTi with V50-styled black livery and Lime green accents. Let the competition begin!

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Singapore Honda Club 10th Anniversary Celebration

IN Singapore Honda Club, Honda, F1

With a turnout of more than a hundred cars, the Singapore Honda Club (SHC) celebrated their 10th anniversary with a mega photo shoot at the F1 pit building. We were there to witness it.

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BMW World Singapore Opens!

IN BMW, BMW World, Singapore, M3 GTS

Asia’s largest showcase of BMW innovation, design and heritage will be open to the public from 9 to 14 November 2010 in Hall B of Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands.

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BRABUS Launches Singapore Showroom

IN BRABUS, Mercedes-Benz, B25, Singapore, Black, AutoVox, First Automobile Premium

BRABUS, one of the world's most elite and prestigious automotive tuner companies has opened their doors here on our sunny island, unleashing a range of bespoke luxury tarmac bruisers.

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Paris Motor Show 2010

IN Paris, Motor Show, 2010

Despite public demonstrations and transport strikes that threatened to derail the peace in France, the Paris Motor Show clocked up 1,263,467 in visits.

Among the foremost challenges in the development of hybrids and electric cars are the size, weight and cost of the current generation of batteries. In order to deliver sufficient capacity using today's technology, it is necessary to fit
large batteries, which in turn increases the car's weight. Earlier this year, a materials development project was launched by Imperial College in London that brought together nine European companies and institutes. Volvo Cars is the only car manufacturer participating in the project. With the help of 35 million SEK (approx. 3.5 million EURO) in financial support from the European Union (EU), a composite blend of carbon fibres and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. At the same time, the material is extremely strong and pliant, which means it can be shaped for use in building the car's body panels. According to calculations, the car's weight could be cut by as much as 15 percent if steel body panels were replaced with the new material. The project will continue for three years. In the first stage, work focuses both on developing the composite material so
it can store more energy and on studying ways of producing the material on an industrial scale. Only in the final stage will the battery be fitted to a car.

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Tomorrow's Volvo Car

IN Volvo, Hybrid, Electric, Green

Can body panels serve as a car's battery?