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From the onset, the Megane Renault Sport (RS for short) has the fresher looks. Being the newer model, it has that advantage. That said, Scirocco R's front bumper adds visual aggression and sets it well apart from its lesser siblings.

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Megane RS or Scirocco R? We decide. Sort of.

IN Wearnes Automotive, VGS, VW, Renault, Volkswagen, Scirocco R, Megane RS, Singapore

Two of the planet's hottest hatches met in an underground ring to exchange blows. We tell you who won.

As with most finals, the final event did not fail to disappoint, showcasing intense drifting action that will determine a new champion. The battle for third place pitted Darren McNamara in the Falken Tire Saturn Sky against Michihiro Takatori in the BF Goodrich Nissan S15. McNamara pushed his car too hard hitting the wall and taking himself out of the competition giving Takatori third place. The final battle placed two time Formula DRIFT champion Tanner Foust against Vaughn Gittin Jr. After a close One More Time battle, Foust edged out Gittin to take the event victory as well as secure his first Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize.

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Formula DRIFT 2010 Round 7

IN FD, Formula Drift, Drifting

Tanner Foust takes the event victory while Vaughn Gittin Jr. is crowned 2010 Formula Drift Champion!

Without the weight burden of a four-wheel drive train, a lower centre of gravity and a track wider than the Golf R’s, the Scirocco R handles corners with aplomb and speed, with only the slightest hint of torque steer on uneven road surfaces, this in my opinion is a trait displayed by well balanced high performance rides. Like the Golf R, the Scirocco R is also equipped with the standard chassis control system that allows a driver to adjust the damper, steering weight and throttle response in three different mode settings, as usual I had it in Sports on the test route we often patronise. In Sports mode, the Scirocco R handles ably with the suspension well modulated to tight corners and bumpy surfaces. Like the Golf R, speed retardation is also excellent, with the very same 345mm front and 310mm rear brakes working up a treat with great immediacy.

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Rated 'R' Superstar | Volkswagen Scirocco R

IN VW, Vee Dub, Volkswagen, Scirocco, R

Making it's way to the ring from Wolfsburg, Germany, weighing in at 1,364 kilograms, its the Rated R Superstar, 'The Roc' Scirocco!

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Best WRX In Singapore | Entry Eight (8)

IN Best WRX, WRX, Subaru, Singapore, Contest, Modified

Our only hatchback (GR) entry is a grey unit that has been through many mods in the past. What's left is something aggressive, yet falls on the right side of the law, well almost...

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SINGAPORE GP “Shakedown” and SMSA Touring Car Championship

On 4th and 5th September, 800 volunteer track marshals and senior officials from Singapore GP congregated at Johor Circuit for a full 2 day “shakedown” in preparation for this year’s F1.

Readers' Rides

Grey Hound | Scirocco 2.0TSI

IN Volkswagen, Scirocco, Turbo, DSG, Grey

This monochromatic Scirocco is sleek and quick. With some add-on bits and an MTM Stage 1 tune, it's pretty much all you'll need to 'roc and roll.

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Eurokars City Centre

Eurokars Group unveils plans for all-new Eurokars City Centre. State-of-the-art automobile facilities to be housed in a five-storey complex for Porsche, Rolls-Royce and MINI customers.

The champion wins a pair of Green Room hospitality suite tickets worth S$7,490, a 5D4N stay at Pan Pacific Singapore valued at S$3,297, exclusive passes to the Drivers’ Autograph Session during the 2010 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX race week, and round trip economy airfare for two. The first and second runners-up will also each win a 4D3N hotel stay, roundtrip economy airfare for two, a pair of Bay Grandstand tickets (worth S$1,796) and a pair of Stamford Grandstand tickets (worth S$596) respectively.

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First “Asia’s Biggest F1 Fan” Cyber Game

IN Singapore GP, F1, Night Race

With just 12 weeks to the world’s only FORMULA ONE night race, Singapore GP is launching the region’s first Asia’s Biggest F1 Fan cyber game across 25 countries.

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Built-in 'swimming pool' in the Miata

IN Mazda, Miata, MX-5, Fog lamps

I was warned to constantly clear any debris, leaves, twigs, etc from the Miata's canvas roof surrounds. Some negligence on my part produced quite an interesting result...