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This latest addition to the Exige range packs the advanced chassis, suspension and powertrain set-up from its more powerful stablemate, the track focused Exige Cup 430, with a recalibrated engine producing 410 hp at 7,000 rpm and 420 Nm on tap from 3,000 rpm to 7,000 rpm. The high-performance 3.5-litre, supercharged and charge cooled V6 engine, combined with a dry weight of just 1,054 kg, delivers a class-leading power to weight ratio of 389 hp per tonne; this also makes the Exige Sport 410 the lightest V6 Exige ever.
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Lotus Launches New Exige Sport 410

IN Lotus, Exige, Sport, Exige Sport 410, Exige Sport 350, Cup, Exige Cup 430, Lotus Exige Cup 430, UK

Available in Coupe and Roadster configurations, Lotus claims this is the ‘ultimate road car’, developed directly from the track focused Exige Cup 430


BP23 will carry an as-yet unannounced name, rather than the alphanumerical nomenclatures used by the McLaren Sports Series and Super Series; this name, together with the maximum possible speed, will be disclosed nearer to the car’s reveal.
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McLaren To Build A Hyper GT

IN McLaren, BP23, McLaren BP23, Hyper GT, Ultimate Series, McLaren Special Operations, Geneva Motor Show 2018

Next new model to join the Ultimate Series, following the McLaren Senna, features centrally-mounted driving position inspired by the F1 road car


Here are the models that caught our attention:
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Rocket SUVs

IN Rocket, SUVs, Rocket SUVs, Range Rover, Mercedes-Benz AMG, Audi, Porsche, Velar R-Dynamic, GLC43 Coupe, SQ5, Macan Turbo Performance Package, 2017, 2018

We’ve been seeing powerful SUVs appear on our market — here are some that caught our attention and made us pray for instant fortune...


The program was focused on race simulations and optimization of the energy management of the new single-gear motor-generator unit (MGU). Audi Factory drivers Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi conducted testing on four cars belonging to Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, amidst temperatures of up to 30 degrees Celsius — impressively, all cars ran with complete reliability despite the heat.
Motorsports

Audi e-tron impresses at Formula E test

IN Audi, Audi Sport, Valencia, Formula E

Team Audi Sport ABT's Schaeffler completed the most laps of all teams


The facility is capable of attending to 70 cars daily, with state-of-the-art innovations such as the award-winning Car-o-Liner Collision Repair System and environmentally friendly Cromax Pro Paint System available to meet the growing motoring needs of drivers.
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MBM Wheelpower launches MBM AutoCity

IN Singapore, MBM Wheelpower, Sin Ming, Sin Ming AutoCity, MBM AutoCity

MBM Wheelpower launches one of Singapore’s largest independent car service centres


Motorsports

Karter Conversations - Part 3

IN Go-kart, Kart, Karting, X30, X30 Southeast Asia, KF1, KF1 Karting Circuit, Jason Burns

In the final instalment of this three-part series, we speak to Jason Burns who competes in the Senior category of the X30 Southeast Asia Championship.


“The R8 V10 RWS is made for purists; a limited-edition special model for customers with an appreciation for essential driving enjoyment,” says Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Audi Sport GmbH. Indeed, as the R8 V10 RWS Coupé weighs 50 kg less than the regular all-wheel drive R8 V10 Coupé coupled together with chassis and handling tuning adapted for rear-wheel drive, provides for incredibly fun driving.
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A RWD R8

IN Audi, R8, Audi R8, Audi Sport GmbH

For the first time ever, the R8 gets a rear wheel-drive variant


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Singapore Motorshow back for the fourth time

IN Singapore, Singapore Motorshow, Singapore Motorshow 2018, Suntec Singapore

Singapore’s largest motoring event vrooms back in 2018


Wondering how this is made possible, eh? To put it in laymen’s term (that would be easy for non-engineers - like me, even - to decipher), it begins with a new Bridgestone innovated compound that was developed at the Nano level. This compound was designed to provide almost glue-like grip when it comes into contact with water. Secondly there are the deeper grooves, which are improved over its predecessor, the EP200. Last but not least a round rib edge, which maintain the tyre’s stiffness along with providing maximum contact shape and pressure.
The Pit

Tyre Review: Bridgestone Ecopia EP300

IN Bridgestone, Ecopia, EP300, Bridgestone Ecopia EP300, Ecopia EP300, Suzuki Swift Sport, Eco tyre, 2017, Bridgestone Tyre Sales Singapore Pte Ltd

After clocking more than 5,000 km on Bridgestone’s latest comfort-biased rubber, here’s our honest opinion


With an aluminium crankcase, the newly developed engine is 26 kilograms lighter than its predecessor, and produces an additional 33 bhp. Maximum torque of 480 Nm is available from as low as 1,700rpm.
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A dynamic duo: Audi RS 3 Sedan and Sportback

IN Audi, RS, RS3, Sedan, Sportback, Singapore, Premium Automobiles

Audi’s compact RS models are launched with the most powerful series-production five-cylinder in the world


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 volunteering program is part of the tyre manufacturer’s continuous effort to give back to society in countries that the company operates - a tenet of the company’s global corporate social responsibility commitment, “Our Way To Serve.”
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Bridgestone Puts Together Edible Garden

Residents of Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home to benefit from a new edible garden


The 2009 Formula One World Champion will take his first drive in the Team Mugen NSX-GT at the Suzuka Circuit between 6th to 7th June for tyre testing. “I am delighted to have the opportunity to race a NSX-GT at the prestigious Suzuka 1000km. Last year in December, I really enjoyed driving the NSX Concept GT at Honda Racing Thanks Day, and since then have been itching to drive it in a championship race,
Motorsports

Jenson Button To Race At Suzuka 1000 KM

IN Jenson Button, Team Mugen, Suzuka 1000km, Suzuka, Japan, NSX-GT, NSX, 2017

F1 driver to join Team Mugen in an NSX-GT


That said, Mercedes-Benz isn’t the first to introduce such ‘gap filler’ though. Looking back, Audi had the S4 to bridge the A4 2.0 TFSI to the RS4. Even BMW had the 335i (now 340i) between the 328i and M3. You get the drift.
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Mercedes-AMG C43 Sedan | Middle Child Syndrome

IN Mercedes-Benz, AMG, Mercedes, C-Class, C43 AMG, C43, Daimler, Mercedes-Benz Singapore, Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG, Merc

Filling the gap between the C250 AMG Line and the full-blown C63 AMG, is there actually enough space for this new C43 AMG?


The company is also dropping its 3.7-liter V6 engine, which officials say account for roughly 15 percent of sales, in favor of the turbocharged 2.3-liter EcoBoost and 5.0-liter V8. Ford’s new 10-speed automatic transmission, which debuted last year on the F-150, will come as an option with both engines too. The 2018 Mustang went on display Tuesday at the 2017 Detroit auto show and was unveiled at other events in Los Angeles and New York.“The new Mustang is our best ever, based on more than 50 years as one of the iconic sports car in America and now, the world,” said Joe Hinrichs, Ford’s president of the Americas, said in a statement.
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Mustang Gets Updates For 2018

IN Ford, Mustang, Ford Mustang, Pony Car, Ford Motor Company, 2018, 2018 Mustang

Ford drops an engine, lowers bonnet and introduces 10-speed automatic option


Toyota CH-R The turbocharged 1.2-litre Toyota CH-R obviously has one task only: To take on the Vezel/HR-V, Qashqai and Vitara and overtake them all in terms of sales when it arrives in March this year. Unsurprisingly, the number of fans eager to sign on the dotted line for this car had already started queuing up. Head over to the Toyota stand to have a closer feel of Singapore’s next best-selling compact SUV.
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Singapore Motorshow 2017 - Part 1

IN Singapore, Singapore Motorshow 2017, Motorshow 2017, Motorshow, 2017, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Motor Traders Association of Singapore, Mediacorp, MTA

The annual Singapore Motorshow returns with a host of new models - we highlight some here!


Already on their way to dealers across the UK, the Civic Type R Black Edition features a predominantly black interior with red accents which add to the premium cabin feel, whilst the exterior is differentiated from the standard version by red rear wing end plates on the spoiler.
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Honda Launches Type R Black Edition

IN Honda, Civic, Type R, Honda Civic Type R, Honda UK, Swindon, Black Edition, Type R Black Edition, Honda Civic Type R Black Edition

To commemorate the last 100 units of the Civic Type R, Honda gives its red-blooded model a special treatment


In early 2016, a second shift was introduced into the McLaren Production Centre to cater for the increased volume thanks to the introduction of the Sports Series family, today comprising the 540C, 570S and 570GT. This took capacity at the Production Centre from 10 cars per day to 20 cars per day. 2016 also marked the announcement of the company’s third year of profitability in the first five years it has been producing cars — unprecedented in the automotive industry. McLaren is also on target to almost double its sales this year  compared to 2015, from 1,654 cars last year to over 3,000 cars in 2016, of which over 90 percent exported. This volume increase is thanks, in large part, to the ramp up in production and success of the Sports Series models.
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McLaren Builds Its 10,000th Car

IN McLaren, McLaren Automotive, McLaren Production Centre, Woking, McLaren Special Operations, 10, 000th, 570S, McLaren Heritage Collection

What started off first with a McLaren 12C, the grey 570S that rolled off the production line marks the brand's 10,000th unit


But it all changed when Apple came along and introduced the iPod. It revolutionized how we listen to music on the go, made that little gadget smaller and smaller to the point it fits your skinny jean’s pocket, along with storage space enough to store all of Hillary Clinton’s — ahem — thousands of missing e-mails… and their attachments.
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Almost Sussed Out | Lexus GS 200t

IN Lexus, GS, 200t, Turbocharged, Lexus GS 200t, Lexus GS, Turbocharged, Lexus Singapore, Borneo Motors, Sedan

Now with a turbocharged engine option, can the GS finally send a tough warning to BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz?


Also, customers can take this opportunity to test drive the different cars on showcase, unlike conventional roadshows where cars are only for display - so expect to see vibrantly decked out Hyundai zipping through your neighbourhood.
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Hyundai Motor Squad To Roam Singapore

IN Hyundai, Hyundai Motor Squad, Singapore, Hyundai Singapore, 2016, Tucson, Sonata VIII, Santa Fe, Elantra

Too shy to visit the showroom? Well fret not as Hyundai is bringing their showroom to you instead



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