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Where the Ur E9-generation BMW 3.0 CSL was actually built in 1972 as a homologation special, to enter the European Touring Car Championship of the time, the new car celebrates five decades of racing expertise from BMW M GmbH concentrated in a highly emotional package.

The ‘C’ and ’S’ in CSL stand for ‘Coupé’ and ‘Sport’ respectively, while ‘L’ stands for Leichtbau or lightweight. To make the original 3.0 CSL lightweight, the monocoque was made of thinner steel, trim and soundproofing were removed, the doors, bonnet and boot were made of aluminium alloy and the side windows were made of Perspex. Altogether, these features helped the 1972 original weigh in at just 1,270kg.

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The Batmobile Is Back - BMW 3.0 CSL

IN BMW, 3.0 CSL, Batmobile, 2023 BMW 3.0 CSL

Rear-wheel drive via a 6-speed manual makes us go: "na na na na na na na na".....

With a dearth of knowledge in Singapore on EV systems in general, the students faced a bigger challenge building the R22e than usual. While the teams in charge of the chassis, aerodynamics, and suspension tuning had the benefit of their predecessor’s experience and data to guide them, those in charge of the electric powertrain found themselves thrown in the deep end. From programming the motor controller to even proper safe handling procedures for high-voltage electrical components, there were a lot of lessons learnt in the R22e’s journey, which has implications not just for NUS’s FSAE team, but eventually for the automotive sector in Singapore, particularly once the students enter the workforce.

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Say hello to Singapore's first home-grown electric race car

IN NUS, FSAE, Motorsport, EV

The NUS FSAE team’s R22e is more than just a speed machine, it’s a stepping stone to building EV know-how in Singapore’s auto sector.

With my curiosity seriously piqued, I headed to my two favourite B-roads at night, and this was when my eyebrows nearly joined the pole star (that’s the one in outer space, not the one from Sweden).

Firstly, there is the Polestar 2’s seeming incomprehension of the concept of understeer. There were a couple of instances where I was pretty damn sure I’d overcooked my corner entry, but no, the car pretty much sailed into the bend once I lifted off the brakes - not even a moment’s hesitation waiting for the front tyres to regain their grip. Even with deliberately over-aggressive throttle application when exiting corners, the car settles into more of a four-wheel drift instead of washing out at the front end.

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[Opinion] The Polestar 2 completely changed my mind about EVs. Here's why.

IN Polestar, 2, Polestar 2, EV, Sedan, Opinion

For BP’s diehard and handling-obsessed petrolhead, the future of cars in an EV-only world looked bleak; but the Polestar 2 might just be his guiding light

Of course, not everything was perfect over the last half-century. After the sublime near-perfection of the ’90s E39 generation came a couple of stumbles: the ’00s E60 with its maddeningly perplexing early iDrive system and controversial “Dame Edna” styling (though the passage of time has been kind to it), followed by the slightly bloated – aesthetically and dynamically – F10 from the early 2010s.

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Old Faithful | BMW 530i M Sport

IN BMW, BMW 5, BMW 5 Series, Performance Motors Limited

Want a large luxury sedan that can do it all? The cleverer and ostensibly greener facelifted BMW 5 Series takes some beating.

The 50kW DC chargers can fully charge a car in 30 minutes. Over the next few years, SP will introduce more high-powered DC charging points of up to 350kW. Other than SP’s, there are six other DC chargers in Singapore. SP’s new additions will be a game-changer in improving the charging turnaround time for EV drivers in Singapore. EV drivers can also enjoy at least 50 per cent cost savings compared to typical Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles for every kilometre travelled. The cost of using SP charging points will be regularly adjusted, mainly influenced by the prevailing electricity costs in Singapore.

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SP Group Offers EV Full Charging

IN EV, Electric Vehicle, Electric, SP Group

Electric vehicle (EV) users can now fully charge their vehicles in 30 minutes at SP Group’s island-wide charging network.

The new generation of electric vehicles will be based on an architecture developed specifically for battery-electric models, which is scalable in every respect and usable across all models: the wheelbase and track width as well as all other system components, especially the batteries, are variable thanks to the modular building-block system. The vehicle concept is thus optimised to meet every requirement of a future-oriented, battery-electric model family. The basic architecture is suitable for SUVs, saloons, coupÃ©s and other model series.

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Peek Into The Future - Mercedes-Benz Launches New Brand For Electric Mobility

IN Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes, EQ, Concept EQ, Suntec City, Electric Car, 2018

Marking its first local presence at the EQ brand exhibition in Singapore, the Concept EQ premieres an innovative design and technology direction for Mercedes-Benz

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VW apprentices develops special Golf GTI

IN Volkswagen, Golf, GTI, Next Level, VW, Golf GTI Next Level, VW Apprentice, Lake WÃ¶rthersee, Golf GTI Meeting, Wolfsburg, 2018

The team from Wolfsburg shows a Golf GTI ‘Next Level’ with 405 bhp

The 33rd edition of the so-called “Fashion Week for cars” took place next to the famous HÃ´tel des Invalides, with over 600 guests present to admire the 720S in Azores Orange. The award was given by a jury of 17 members from a diverse range of industries, who named the 720S the Most Beautiful Supercar of the Year 2017 against fierce competitions like Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage, Ferrari’s Portofino and the Porsche Panamera.

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McLaren 720S is 2017’s Most Beautiful Supercar

IN McLaren, 720S, McLaren 720S, Woking, UK, Festival Automobile International Awards 2017, Paris, 2017

720S praised for its stunning new interpretation of McLaren’s design language and dedication to aerodynamic principles

Despite Singapore having one of the lowest fatality rates in the world of 15.8 deaths per 100,000 motor vehicles, Bosch believes that there is room for improvement, especially when compared to other highly developed cities. During an interview with Klaus Landhaeusser, General Manager of Automotive Sales for Bosch in Southeast Asia, he highlighted the comparatively lower fatality rates in European countries — 4.8 in the United Kingdom, and 7.9 in Germany — and attributed them to regulations that mandated safety systems such as the antilock braking system (ABS) and the Electronic Stability Program (ESP).

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Bosch showcases automotive safety technologies

IN Safe Driving and Mobility Conference 2017, Automobile Association of Singapore, AAS, 2017, Bosch

We experience Bosch's automotive road safety technologies

A digital parking application solves issues we all face as drivers — not only will we never run out of parking coupons, we’ll never have to interrupt our nice hot bowl of bak chor mee to extend out parking session. Additionally, a digital parking system will be more environmentally friendly as less paper is used to print coupons. Click here to register.

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Digital parking on trial in Singapore

IN Singapore, Parking, Digital parking, Coupon, URA, HDB, GovTech

URA and HDB developing application to pay for parking through mobile devices

And yesterday, the Jury of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, presented the award for the Most Beautiful Concept Car of the Year to Laurens van den Acker, Groupe Renault’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Design, for the TreZor concept.

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Trezor Is Most Beautiful Concept Car

IN Renault, TreZor, Concept, Renault TreZor Concept, Most Beautiful Concept Car of the Year, Concorso d\'Eleganza Villa d\'Este, Italy, 2017, Concept car

Renault's TreZor concept has picked up the award for the Most Beautiful Concept Car of the Year at Italy's prestigious Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

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Neptune’s New Court

Maserati appoints Tridente Automobile as its new importer and distributor in Singapore, with a new showroom officially opening today.

But it truly was a beauty. So how do you make something that great better? Well you don’t. The new A5’s designer Frank Lamberty, took on this project with the mindset of “improving the design with some subtle tweaks“. With the less-is-more approach, he made small changes to the new A5 (which is based on the new A4), most of it at the front.

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Audi A5 Coupe 2.0 TFSI S-tronic | Automobil-Eleganz

Audi's A5 has always been the benchmark for automobile elegance in the premium range. The new car carries on that tradition.

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Renault's concept TreZor Wins Concept Car Title

IN Renault, TreZor, GT, Renault TreZor, Concept Car of the Year 2016, Festival Automobile International, Most Beautiful Concept Car of the Year 2016, 2016

The TreZor, an all-electric GT, scoops the Festival Automobile International’s award for the Most Beautiful Concept Car of the Year 2016

These 3-D puzzle model cars are available at $8.95 with every $60 gross purchase of Shell V-Power Nitro+, and $12.95 with every $60 gross purchase of Shell FuelSave fuels. These exclusive car models are pieced together like a 3D jigsaw puzzle, and are made up of over sixty individual pieces — perfect for spending time with the children or to just unwind from work.

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Shell Releases New Toys For Drivers

IN Shell, V-Power, Shell V-Power, Shell V-Power Nitro+, Shell FuelSave, Shell fuels, Lamborghini Vaneno, Ford Mustang, Hummer H2, Audi R8, MINI Cooper, Shell Promotions

You can get your hands on a Hummer, Mustang, Lambo, R8 and MINI with every fuel purchase at Shell

Based on the low and wide proportions of the new Civic hatchback, the Type R Prototype is enhanced by the muscular body styling and modifications to aid aerodynamic performance. The exterior is clothed in a highly reflective, finely-grained brushed aluminium-effect finish unique to the show car.

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New Civic Type-R Prototype Revealed!

IN Civic Type R, Civic, Type R, R, Honda, Honda Civic, Honda Civic Type-R, We Want One, Hatchback

So striking, we somewhat ran out of good things to describe this new Type R - we just want one, now

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.Â The sophisticated technology measures your heart rate and skin moisture levels, showing how the body reacts to the thrilling drive.

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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

In a unique attention to details exercise, aerodynamics were given some smart work. The Air Curtains consist of narrow, vertically arranged openings in the outer sections of the lower air inlet. From here, air is selectively channelled around the wheel arches. It flows along the wheels with much reduced turbulence, escaping through Air Breathers in the rear section of the side panels. A model-specific roof spoiler also helps reduce aerodynamic drag.

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New Hipster Mobile Arrives Here: The MINI Clubman

IN MINI, Cooper, Cooper S, Clubman, Hipster, MINI Asia, BMW Asia, Eurokars Habitat

New generation Clubman offers more practicality this time around, with MINI even boldly marketing it as the new car for hipsters

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.

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.