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But let’s make no mistake about this - Jeeps are cool and the Wrangler sits on the throne of that coolness scale. But the Wrangler is definitely not the most luxurious thing on four wheels. The Grand Cherokee on the other hand, is a premium SUV that offers more luxury and comfort than it’s iconic sibling. Yet, it bears the badge and credentials of a Jeep, which make it a capable off-roader as well.
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Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit | King Of The Hill

IN Jeep, Grand Cherokee, Summit, Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit, SUV, Luxury, Pentastar, Chrysler Jeep Automotive of Singapore, 2017

This is my first drive in a Jeep. After eight years of being a motoring journalist, I've finally gotten behind the wheel of an all-American off-roader and I am rather pleasantly surprised.


So what’s the difference between the two six-cylinder units? Firstly, it gets a bigger displacement; the N55 engine is a 2,979 cc unit, while the B58 is now a 2,998 cc. Secondly, BMW also increased the size of the turbocharger. Ultimately, these two changes leads to more powaaahhh…
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4 Better | BMW 440i Gran Coupe

IN BMW, 4 Series, Gran Coupe, GC, 4 Series Gran Coupe, 440i, 440i Gran Coupe, 4 er, Beemer, Performance Motors Limited, BMW Asia

Now featuring the new B58 engine, has the Gran Coupe become more desirable?


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.
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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.


A brand new Super Pit ticket category will be introduced at the Super Early Bird phase. Priced at S$1,288, the Super Pit seats offer spectacular views of the race, team garages, starting grid or finish line from the Pit Grandstand. Super Pit buyers will also receive a commemorative ticket, lanyard as well as priority access at Gate 1.
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A Decade Of Night Racing: Promotional F1 Tickets On Sale

IN Formula One, F1, Singapore GP, 2017 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore, 2017

Race promoter Singapore GP announced a host of special tickets for 2017's race, scheduled to be held from 29th September to 1st October 2017


Probably it all boiled down to luck and fate, but while I was looking around the market, I couldn’t seem to find a suitable car. Most of the SG-generation Subaru Forester 2.5 XT I viewed either had too much modifications (I’m always keen on a car that is in full stock condition), had too high a mileage (saw an early 2008 model with almost 260,000 km on the odometer), looked tired or already had a bad history (badly maintained, uneven paint surfaces or showed signs of previous accidents). I was about to go back to the drawing board and reconsider my options, but Managing Editor, Joel suggested a Subaru Impreza WRX instead; at that point he had just sent his 2005 Subaru Forester to the scrapyard (COE woes, what else?). The satisfaction he had during his time with the car obviously made him gave me that idea.
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I Bought One: Subaru Impreza WRX 2.0 (A)

IN Subaru, Impreza, WRX, Subaru Impreza WRX, 2.0 automatic, All-wheel drive, Rex, Rexy the WRX, Motor Image Enterprise

With the ownership experience coming to a year, our Editor lets us in on his entire time with his 9 year-old WRX


Blyton Park Driving Centre in Lincolnshire, hosted the head-to-head around its 2.9 kilometre circuit and saw both car and plane reach speeds in excess of 225 km/h. While the Grand Cherokee SRT tackled the race track, the Silence SA1100 Twister plane navigated around seven-metre high pylons, as they both attempted to reach the chequered flag first.  
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SRT8 Cherokee VS Twister Plane

IN Jeep, Grand Cherokee, SRT8, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, SUV, 4x4, V8 HEMI, V8, Silence SA1100 Twister

Jeep’s high-performance Grand Cherokee SRT races aerobatic plane around course and the winner is...


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Release The Power Of X

IN Caltex, Singapore, X-Men, Apocalypse, Chevron, Havoline

Win prizes and give your car the 'mutant' edge with Caltex as they partner X-Men Apocalypse to promote their Caltex Havoline engine lubricants.


And MPVs are known to be rather boring little boxes. You do not hear them clocking crazy timings in Sepang, nor of anyone spending two months’ worth of salary just to do some tuning to the engine and chassis.
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BMW 216d Gran Tourer | Singaporean Dad

IN BMW, BMW Asia, Performance Motors Ltd, 2 Series, 216d, Gran Tourer, GT, MPV, BMW 216d Gran Tourer

Family-oriented drivers looking for a ‘not too small, not too big’ MPV would find this compact MPV an appealing proposition


The design of the Levante features clear associations with the Maserati brand: An aggressive front introduces new, tapered headlights separated into two elements, with the upper headlight unit connected to the radiator grille. Maserati's design signature is clearly visible on the sides: the three iconic air vents on the front wings, the trapezoidal C-pillar with the 'Saetta' logo and the large, frameless door windows. The rear is dominated by the very tapered back window and streamlined shape, both typical of a high-performance sports car.
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Meet Maserati's SUV: The Levante

IN Maserati, Levante, SUV, Maserati Levante, Maser, Geneva International Motor Show, 2016

Maserati's first SUV will be unveiled at the upcoming Geneva International Motor Show; will a queue start forming?


And now today we have the all-new, 2015 X1 sDrive20i. It’s a different animal altogether too; first and foremost, it’s now a front-wheel drive — something BMW fans still find hard to swallow. Secondly, it has an exterior that mimics the bigger X5 closely; in other words, more mature and there’s that undeniable tinge of macho-ness as well.
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BMW X1 sDrive20i | New & Improved?

IN BMW, X1, SDrive20i, BMW X1 sDrive20i, SUV, Beemer, Performance Motors

BMW puts plenty of effort into their entry-level X1, and the result is nothing short of impressive


As has been well-documented in countless other BMW reviews though, that drivetrain layout which gives the 1-series its entertaining handling also leads to its biggest shortfall: interior space. Now, the new 1-series is not a cramped car. Unlike the first generation model, this new car is actually adequately spacious; the relatively large rear windows let in enough light to repel any claustrophobic feelings, and legroom is just about sufficient for two six-footers to sit in tandem. But compared to practically all its front-drive rivals, the 1-series doesn’t offer any surplus room to stretch out, and the transmission tunnel that runs down the middle of the car robs rear passengers of even more foot space.
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BMW 116d | Simple One-ders

IN BMW, 1-series, 116d, Hatchback, RWD, Performance Motors, Diesel

BMW’s smallest model had just had its mid-life refresh and now comes with only one engine. We find out if this Cat A fighter can punch above its weight.


He clocks a good amount of mileage weekly, shuttling his wife and princess around. “Daddy duties, hence clocking high mileage is a norm”, he said with a wide smile when we met up with him.
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The Caltex Techron — Burnpavement Reader Survey

IN Caltex, Chevron, Caltex petrols, Caltex Singapore, Diesel, Caltex Diesel With Techron D, Techron, Techron fuels

Our final panelist, Benjamin Chew, fed his French MPV only Caltex Diesel with Tehcron D and came away with these...


Say hello to Mike Frost: Mike works for Mobil 1 and his official job title is 'Racing Technical Advisor for McLaren-Honda'. His office is a small mobile laboratory in the McLaren pit garage, literally a cubicle-sized space amongst the various spare parts, tyres and mechanics' tools. It doesn't sound like much, but his role is an important one; he analyses and tests all the car's fluids and lubricants that are supplied by Mobil — such as engine and gearbox oils, and hydraulic fluid. All these oils share the same purpose — to increase efficiency by reducing friction, resulting in increased performance and reliability.
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The Winning Formula

IN Mobil, Mobil 1, Esso, Formula 1, Formula One, Fuel, Oil, Engine, McLaren, Honda, Team, UK, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore GP, F1

The drivers may grab all the headlines, but there so many more heroes in Formula 1, some of whom you never knew existed.


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Tail Of The Dragon

IN McLaren, 675LT, Long Tail, V8, Turbo, Launch, UK

The crowning glory of McLaren's Super Series range, the 675LT, makes its local debut during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend


We all want a Porsche - well, who doesn’t? But forking $190k deposit, paying $23k on interest and then a monthly installment of more than $3.5k for the next five years, is undeniably a real stretch. These figures may not be precise, but you should know what I’m going at here…
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More Than Meets The Eye | Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Shooting Brake

IN Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes, CLA, Shooting Brake, CLA Shooting Brake, CLA250, 250, Wagon, CLA250 Shooting Brake

The CLA250 Shooting Brake sounds like another segment-filler for Mercedes-Benz, but is it talented enough to actually work?


The production-based, 330 bhp concept car is assembled in accordance with TCR Regulations and is intended to allow Volkswagen to evaluate a possible customer racing programme as of the 2016 season. In order to accelerate the development process, the new Golf will be tested under competitive conditions in the TCR between now and the end of the season.
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TCR-prepped Golf wins at its debut race.

IN Singapore, Golf, TCR, Touringcar Racer International Series, Volkswagen, Pol Rosell

The race Golf we reported about last week made headlines by winning its debut race, claiming its first victory at the Touringcar Racer International Series (TCR) in Austria.


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Ferrari’s 458 Italia replacement lands here in Singapore.

IN Ferrari, Singapore, 488 GTB

Now with a pair of turbochargers, Maranello’s V8-powered 488 GTB (Gran Turismo Berlinetta) is a hark back to the old wall poster-worthy 308 GTB.


At the same time, the Wraith recorded a speed of 171 km/h as the car crossed the finish line, beating the Company’s previous Goodwood Hillclimb record that was set in 2014. The Wraith was driven by champion mountain and hillclimb driver, Joerg Weidinger.
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Sweet Success For Rolls-Royce At Goodwood 2015

IN Rolls-Royce, RR, Ghost Series II, Rolls-Royce Wraith, Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015, Goodwood FOS 2015, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited

Rolls-Royce celebrated a successful Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend


An exciting newcomer to the world motor racing stage, the TCR International Series is for production touring cars, bringing major manufacturers such as Ford, Honda, Opel, Seat and Volkswagen together in a keenly-contested 11-round global series.
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Touring Cars Are Coming To Singapore!

IN TCR, TCR International Series, Formula One, F1, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia

New TCR International Series joins Porsche Carrera Cup Asia as official support race at this year's Formula 1


Based on the SLS, the GT S is lighter and has room in the boot for golf bags and luggage. It doesn't have gullwings though and has been designed and priced to go head-to-head with the Porsche 911, instead of the more exotic kind like its predecessor did. But the 911 seats four (well, sort of), while the GT S is a two-seater. Oh well, we'll know more when (and if) we get to drive one.
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Mercedes-AMG GT S and C 63 S Rumbles Into Town

IN Mercedes-AMG, GTS, C63, AMG, V8 Bi-turbo, Mercedes Benz, Daimler Chrysler, Cycle & Carriage

With more than 1,000 bhp between them, the new Mercedes-AMG GT S and Mercedes-AMG C 63 S flex their twin-turbo V8 muscles for their official launch at the Grand Hyatt.



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