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Before the jump though, the British automaker said they would celebrate the milestone with a final swansong, with the most powerful variant of the W12 engine ever created. It is rumoured to boast 740bhp and 1000Nm of torque. Yes, the numbers do not lie, 1000. The upgraded engine will only exist in 18 Bentley Baturs, and each will start at $2 million. If you wanted to get your hands on one, sorry! The vehicles are already sold out.
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Bentley Ends Production of 12-cylinder Engines

IN Bentley, Ends, Production, 12-cylinder, Engines, W12

Bentley plans to end production of its 12-cylinder engine next April, as it prepares for its transition to electric vehicles.


I say revisited, but in actuality, it was my first time behind the wheel of a Jimny. Having heard a lot about this mini off-roader and having watched a few YouTube videos, I thought I knew why Jimny-owners liked it so much. Nope. Not until that pleasantly-surprising day.
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Plucky Revisited with the Suzuki Jimny 1.5

IN Suzuki, Jimny

Flexin' baby!


Click the mode dial to the Huracán Sterrato’s special ‘rally’ option, and get set for a world of fun. This was the Sterrato’s first outing on snow, and it took the low-grip surfaces of the Italian Alps like a champ.
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Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato Ditches Asphalt For Ice Cold Snow

IN Lamborghini, Huracán, Sterrato, Ditches, Asphalt, Ice, Cold, Snow

The Huracán Sterrato was built from the ground up to tackle any terrain, and now it has embraced the frigid snows of the Italian Alps.


Pagani of Singapore and Bombardier recently unveiled a pair of products on 7 February, showcasing the Pagani Huayra Roadster BC and the Bombardier Global 7500 private jet in a joint showcase. The unveiling happened at the Bombardier Service Centre in Singapore, the largest industry service centre in Asia. The Huayra Roadster BC, a hardcore variant of Pagani’s second generation hypercar, is handbuilt from the ground up by the Italian marque.
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Pagani and Bombardier of Singapore Dazzles With the Huayra Roadster BC and Global 7500 Private Jet

IN Pagani, Huayra, BC, Roadster, Global, 7500, Private, Jet, Bombardier, Singapore, Reveal

Like what you see? Well, you’re going to need some really, REALLY deep pockets for these beauties.


With just a few weeks to go before Lamborghini launches their brand new hybrid supercar, the Italian marque is celebrating its legendary naturally-aspirated V12 with a proper sendoff. The Invencible coupé and Auténtica roadster are two unique and extreme one-off cars that truly highlight the marque’s DNA and represent the very peak of Lamborghini’s exclusive accent on personalisation, a process that involves the customer from the very beginning to create models that are truly bespoke.
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Lamborghini Invencible and Autentica: A Bittersweet Swansong

IN Lamborghini, Invencible, Autentica, Bittersweet, Swansong, Italian, Marque, V12

It’s time to say goodbye to the V12 supercar era of Lamborghini, and what better way to send it off than to create two one-off monsters – a roadster and a coupé.


Nestled in the little-known region of Umbria, Italy, is Miataland. The name is about as obvious as it gets. Miataland is home to the world's largest private collection of Mazda MX-5. Yes, we don’t know why someone would be so committed to the petite Japanese roadster. While most car collections are usually museum exhibits and only taken out on special occasions, the generous people who run Miataland actually want you to touch the cars. Hell, they'll even let you take them out for a drive.
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Miataland Is The World’s Only Mazda Themed Resort Getaway

IN Miataland, Mazda, Resort, Getaway, Italy

Take the largest private collection of Mazda’s classic roadster in the world and couple that with a resort, and you get an automotive haven where dreams come true.


The centre showpiece of Porsche's 75th anniversary is the unveiling of a new Vision 357 concept. This sleek concept pays homage to the original 356 first created in 1948 by Ferdinand Porsche.
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Porsche Reveals New Vision 357 For Its 75th Anniversary

IN Porsche, Vision, 357, 75th, Anniversary, Celebrations

Porsche is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2023 with celebrations kicking off around the world.


The Automobili Lamborghini Museum has officially reopened following a redesign and new layout. This reopening marks the start of Lamborghini’s 60th-anniversary celebrations, and an important year ahead for the Sant'Agata Bolognese company. The museum has changed its name and been entirely remodelled, both in its modernised layout and design and in its exhibits. The newly-created exhibition “THE FUTURE BEGAN IN 1963”, retraces the most emblematic eras and representative moments that mark the history of Lamborghini's first 60 years.
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Museo Automobili Lamborghini Refreshed With New Anniversary Exhibition

IN Lamborghini, Museo, Automobili, Sant'Agata Bolognese, Museum

Lamborghini is kicking off its 60th-anniversary celebrations in Sant'Agata Bolognese with a new exhibition titled “The Future Began in 1963”.


SUVs. Love or hate them, they're here to stay, and it seems the general public can't get enough of them. A tall stature, good boot space, room for 5 to fit comfortably, and it's off to the races. BMW has a proven track record of great SUVs, or SAVs as they're more locally coined. The German marque is no stranger to the crossover platform, and it has just released a new update to the X1. Bigger dimensions, better infotainment, and crucially a Cat A COE-friendly propulsion system. The list seems ticked off well, but is the BMW X1 all that cracked up to be? Macho looks
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BMW X1 - Bavarian Bargain

IN BMW, X1, New, Review, Singapore

The new BMW X1 impresses with its cheerful demeanour and wallet-friendly price.


What ties the Lamborghinis in this picture together is their hearts - all 12 cylinders in a Vee arrangement and naturally aspirated. The time has come to bid this gem of a powerplant adieu before hybridization becomes a thing in the Aventador's replacement. Let's take a look at where it all started and how far this V12 has come through history.
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The Pure Beating V12 Heart of Lamborghini

IN Lamborghini, V12

A look back in history before inevitable hybridization.


Land Rover is known for two kinds of cars. The first which you can depend on when scaling even the most treacherous terrain, wading through knee-deep water, or traversing the Sahara by land. The other kind, denoted as Range Rovers are, well, commonly bought by football players and have heaps of luxury that flaunt to other road users that you made it in life. That’s not to say all Range Rovers are bad. They just do not have the same tough-as-nails, unshaved demeanour that traditional Land Rovers are famed for. Is that really a problem? Well, I took the new Range Rover First Edition out for a spin to find out. Party in the back
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Range Rover First Edition - Exceedingly Opulent

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Want to feel like a king on the roads? Take a seat.


Toyota made a big splash at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, revealing a whole host of new cars and technologies. Exhibits like the 24-hour Le Mans winning car and the new 2024 Prius are cool and all, but what really stole the show was this special debut revealed by none other than Toyota president Akio Toyoda himself. Keen Initial D fans will instantly recognise the pair of AE86 Corollas, with one in Trueno guise and the other a Levin. What’s so special about these two cars you might ask? Well, the pair were showcased with brand new hydrogen fuel cell and electric powertrains, a game-changer for the automotive industry. Electric powerplant
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Toyota's AE86 Icon Revived With New Hydrogen and Electric Variants

IN Toyota, AE86, Hydrogen, Electric, BEV, Concepts, Tokyo, Auto, Salon, 2023

Gas Gas Gas... but not really. Toyota is showing us once again that saving the planet doesn’t necessarily mean giving up fun and exciting cars to drive, as shown by these AE86 concepts.


It’s been 16 years since the Nissan R35 GT-R made its debut back in 2007. Not many cars survive that long of a production run, but the boffins at Nissan surprised the world again with the launch of the 2024 GT-R model year, after revealing earlier in 2022 that the R35 GT-R will be ending production. Ageing chassis infrastructure did not stop engineers from chucking both mechanical and cosmetic improvements to the GT-R. For starters, the biggest reaction from the crowd at its launch was the inclusion of new daytime running lights (DRLs), making the GT-R’s front fascia look more futuristic.
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The GT-R is back! 2024 Nissan GT-R Unveiled With Two Special Editions

IN Tokyo, Auto, Salon, 2023, 2024, Nissan, GT-R, NISMO

The R35 GT-R doesn’t seem to want to retire, and Nissan proudly unveiled their latest 2024 edition to the world at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2023.


Has the horsepower arms race ended yet? If cars like the car tested here are anything to go by, Subaru could well be at the leading edge of a new movement. Yet, the surprise is that it might not be a bad thing. The Subaru Forester e-Boxer 2.0i-S Eyesight Hybrid as the car tested here is called in full makes all of 150hp and 194Nm of torque. Quite a long way off the heady days when the mighty 2.0XT made up to 240hp less than a decade ago. The downside of the XT however, was its woeful fuel efficiency as it came with a four-speed automatic and needed a heavy weight engine oil and had to be fed high octane petrol. Add all-wheel drive into the mix and you’ve got a recipe for a proper guzzler. These days, when fuel prices being what they are, the Forester needs to work smarter, not harder to stay relevant in the market. To this end, Subaru has done exactly that. To kick things off, the new Forester is literally a green car in more ways than one…
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2022 Subaru Forester e-Boxer Punches Above Its Weight

IN Subaru, Forester e-Boxer 2.0i-S Eyesight Hybrid

New styling, better fuel efficiency, improved features and a noticeable improvement in quality makes the (literally) evergreen Subaru Forester more relevant than ever


Here it is in all its stunning glory, the G81 M3 Touring. With 510hp and 650Nm of torque, 0-100km/h is dispatched in just 3.6 seconds while offering enough space for that Ikea and Giant shopping run. What's not to love? This will likely be the swansong of the pure internal combustion engine (ICE) M3 though, so strike while the iron is hot. Subaru WRX Sedan & Wagon
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11 Petrolhead-Apropos Highlights of the Singapore Motorshow 2023

IN Singapore Motorshow, 2023

We're glad to see our local Motorshow back after a three-year hiatus, still with offerings for the hardcore petrolhead


Valentino Rossi certainly needs no introduction. He is a nine-time motorcycle world champion, and is one of the most successful motorcycle riders of all time and has a whole roster of records to his name. His successes on the racetrack and his personality have quite rightly made him a living legend. Some may not know this, but Rossi has also proved that he is an excellent driver too. He has since shown that car racing has become his second motorsport home. Now, swapping his two wheels for four, he will be joining the BMW M Works driver roster for their 2023 season.
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Valentino Rossi Set to Become New BMW M Motorsport Works Driver

IN Valentino Rossi, Valentino, Rossi, BMW M, Works, Driver squad, 2023

Valentino Rossi, one of the greatest MotoGP riders ever in existence, will be joining the BMW M works driver squad for the 2023 season.


Amongst most inner automotive circles, whether they be of professional or pop-culture variety, the R33 Nissan Skyline, produced between 1993-1996, is somewhat referred to as the ‘black sheep’ of the Skyline family. Critics often compare it to a toned-down passive version of the R32 which preceded it, and then it was made worse by the model which superseded it - the legendary R34, probably the most renowned Skyline model of all time.
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A JDM Gem And The Shoes It Wears - Nissan R33 GT-R 400R

IN Nissan, GT-R, R33, Nismo, 400R, Bridgestone, RE71

The Nissan R33 GT-R 400R was produced in extremely limited quantities, and it showed the world that apart from sensible and frugal cars, Japan could produce some incredible monsters as well.


I will openly admit to being pretty nonchalant when the opportunity to share a test-drive of the EQE 350+ with Sheldon was presented. Having read and watched multiple reviews of the EQS, I wasn’t exactly thrilled to partake in an EQ-product review. You know that saying about how one should NOT judge a book by its sibling cover? Mmmm hmmm… The day arrived when Sheldon showed up at my driveway in the EQE 350+. I couldn’t help but pull a Jonathan-impersonation, with the first words out of my mouth being, “it looks like a fish. Good thing it’s not silver, or it’d be a silverfish!”, accompanied by an pseudo-evil creepy-leery smirk, the type that one would be highly tempted to slap 73 different kinds of stupid out of. Sheldon groaned. Then we proceeded to the photoshoot. The Mercedes-Benz EQE 350+ AMG Line is the tri-point star brand’s answer to mid-range luxury. Unique to Singapore’s market though, it pretty much sits on its own. The Tesla Model S, its natural albeit less-luxurious rival, is not available here, and its nearest price-competitor, the Audi e-tron GT is a lower-slung two-door coupe. So, by some weird twist of fate, the EQE 350+ kinda sorta finds itself going up against its big-brother EQS in Singapore. Die Außenseite There’s no mistaking it. The EQE 350+ is big. B-I-G-G. Its nearly 5-metre length takes up a normal parking spot lengthwise, and then some. Parked next to other sedans and wagons at an open carpark, its bright white roofline could clearly be seen from a distance, since it towers around 1.5-metres above ground level. The curvy and flowing lines of the bodywork further accentuate this perception of ‘bigness.’
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Electrified Luxury with the Mercedes-Benz EQE 350+ AMG Line

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Janis Joplin would probably approve of the EQE 350+ with glee from Heaven above


Audi's immersive brand experience, House of Progress, needs little introduction after their successful exhibitions in Tokyo, Milan, São Paulo and Montreal. 2023 will see the first-ever House of Progress in Singapore that showcases Audi's commitment to its four pillars: digitalisation, design, progress, and sustainability. There will be something for everyone, even the little ones with interactive installations, and panel discussions with thought leaders. In this way, Audi is looking to steer conversations on its vision for sustainable progress and the future of the automotive world. Markus Schuster, Managing Director, Audi Singapore, is
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Audi's House of Progress Comes to Singapore in 2023

IN Audi, RS6, RS7, Q8 e-tron, Q8 e-tron Sportback, House of Progress

Let's be futurists while drooling at Audi's flagship ICE swansongs in 2023 at the exhibition.


The models in question are the GR Corolla RZ and GR Corolla RZ
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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Launches GR Corolla Sales Efforts with Lotteries in Japan

IN Toyota, Gazoo, Racing, Corolla, GR, Asia, 2022, Sales, Lottery, Japan

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) commenced its sales efforts today for the Japanese-market trim levels of the new GR Corolla.



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