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BMW recently invited me to Buriram to attend the Asia Driving Challenge 2023. It was an action-packed day filled with non-stop automotive joy, being able to experience a myriad of BMW cars on and off track. However, one particular station stood out to me, so unorthodox that it was frankly genius. I’m of course referring to the Dirt Gymkhana station featuring the BMW iX.
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Road Tripping: BMW iX Buriram Dirt Gymkhana

IN Road Tripping, BMW, IX, Buriram, Dirt Gymkhana, Burnpavement

Plush luxury BMW iX EV meets rugged offroad terrain. Fun ensues.


The Lexus ES250 F Sport, it would seem, is one answer: take the historically least sporty Lexus saloon - the FWD Toyota Camry-based ES - and apply a racy garnish to it. And in case you thought this was just some cynical window dressing, there’s some legitimacy to it: a couple years ago I interviewed the ES’s Chief Engineer Yasuhiro Sakakibara, who said the current-gen ES was engineered to be a sharper drive than before to cover some of the ground lost when the RWD Lexus GS was discontinued.
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Lexus ES250 F Sport review: Purpose Undefined

IN Lexus, ES, Lexus ES, ES250, Lexus F, Sports sedans, Luxury sedans, New cars

For decades the Lexus ES has been saddled with something of an old-man image; can racier F Sport mods put the spring of youth in its step?


Retaining Land Rover’s renowned all-terrain capability whilst improving everyday usability, the Discovery boasts a 283mm ground clearance (up from 240mm), and a maximum wading depth of 900mm (up from 700mm). Even if you’re inexperienced and have never gone off-roading, the Discovery’s off-road prowess can be exploited with the multi-mode Terrain Response system, which optimises various settings to suit the driving conditions, all at the turn of a rotary controller.
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New Land Rover Discovery — Above and Beyond

IN Land Rover, Land Rover Discovery, Discovery, Discovery Sport, SUV, Off road, Jaguar Land Rover

Wearnes Automotive revealed the all-new Discovery at Keppel Island


The Clubsport makeover starts with the bodywork, where a redesigned front bumper with splitter, roof mounted wing and rear diffuser with larger pipes add presence as well as genuine downforce to the familiar Golf shape, all without looking obnoxious or boy racer-esque. Lightweight forged alloy wheels available in 18 or 19 inches, blacked out roof and mirror trim as well as stripes with “Clubsport” lettering down the side also let you know this is no run of the mill GTI.
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GTI Remastered

IN VW, Volkswagen, GTI, Golf, Clubsport, Turbo, Hot hatch, Hatchback

Want a little more grip, grunt and style from your Golf GTI? Look no further than the limited edition GTI Clubsport.


Motorsports

TimeToAttack Final Round

IN Zerotohundred.com, TimeToAttack, Event, Sepang

2012 ened with a huge bang as Zertohundred.com closed their TimeToAttack series with a final round at the Sepang International Circuit.


Our test-car was finished in black and matched with glossy black wheels. Racing stripes, wing mirrors and brake calipers were peppered in red, and the result is a rather mean looking supermini that looks ready to take on cars twice its size.
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MINI In Name Only | MINI John Cooper Works Hatch

IN MINI, MINI Habitat, Cooper S, BMW Asia, John Cooper Works

In the past, if you wanted the hottest MINI, you could only get it with three pedals. Now the John Cooper Works range comes paired with an autobox that works (pardon the pun) surprisingly well!


As an alternative to the standard bi-xenon light, the new BMW X5 M and BMW X6 M are the first vehicles in their respective segments to be fitted standard with adaptive LED headlamps. Their bright white light ensures optimum visibility, while their high-quality appearance represents a new interpretation of the brand's hallmark twin circular headlamps. The three dimensionally shaped luminous rings of the adaptive LED headlamps are strikingly levelled off both at the top and bottom and are overlaid at the upper edge by an LED-fed accent light. The light sources for low and high beam light are LED units positioned on a horizontal bar at its centre, feeding their light into the reflectors in front.
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New BMW X5 M & BMW X6 M

IN BMW, X5 M, X6 M, Munich Automobiles

BMW Asia has introduced the new BMW X5 M & BMW X6 M, both of which have now been given striking accentuations at the front and rear, with new adaptive LED headlamps as standard.


Happenings

A Night Of Citroen Innovation!

IN Citroen, Innovation, Lush, DS3, C5

Citroen, together with Lush 99.5FM, threw a party filled with cutting edge creativity, innovation and style.


Readers' Rides

Thinking Big | Daihatsu Copen

IN Daihatsu, Copen, Kei

Our guest writer David, ponders about the cute little Daihatsu Copen.


Like the manual STI, the A-Line is equipped with Subaru’s SI-Drive system that allows the driver to select his or her preferred mode of driving, a trend that is commonly found in most performance cars these days. With the SI-Drive, three modes are available. Push the knob downwards to select 'Intelligent' for eco-friendly driving, twist the knob left for the normal 'Sport' and right for 'Sport Sharp' if you need sharpened throttle response for spirited driving. Naturally, we had it in 'Sport Sharp' for the most part.
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An Automatic Choice | Subaru STI A-Line

IN Subaru, WRX, STI, Boxer engine, AWD

The meanest car in Subaru's lineup having a slush box? Some of you may be having a laugh, but to the masses it seems like a plan.



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