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First revealed at the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, the Toyota Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Edition concept car is present at the Toyota Beyond Zero showcase in […]

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Wednesday has come around once more, which means that it is once again time for the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, with the ministry of finance having announced the retail prices of fuels for […]

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The 48-volt mild-hybrid electrification for the 2024 Toyota Hilux facelift in Australia is now dubbed V-Active technology by the company, and is mated to a 2.8 litre turbodiesel powertrain as standard on the SR5 and […]

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A few months on from the last sighting of the Proton X70 facelift, the updated C-segment SUV from the national carmaker has been sighted once again, with these most recent images provided to us here […]

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Highway operator PLUS Malaysia has announced that it has commenced lane closures on the North-South Expressway (NSE) from Simpang Pulai to Gopeng (southbound) for maintenance works from yesterday, February 19, and this will be in […]

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Several months on from the unveiling of the Tesla Model 3 ‘Highland’ facelift, a higher-performance variant of the model from the American EV maker has been seen wearing camouflage, parked at a Tesla Supercharger location in Santa Monica, California in the United States, as posted to Reddit and X. The […]

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It’s Wednesday, which means that it is once again time for the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, and so the ministry of finance has announced the retail prices of fuels for the coming week […]

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Just over six years on from the unveiling of the Aston Martin Vantage comes its latest iteration, the 2024 Aston Martin Vantage. The recipe carries on as before, with a front-mounted 4.0 litre biturbo V8 […]

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Chinese manufacturer BYD has expanded its product offering in Europe with the Seal U, a fully electric SUV that will be made available on the European market in two variants which will go on sale from this month, according to BYD. The Seal nameplate is familiar from the sedan model […]

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Op Selamat 21, which commenced last week in conjunction with this year’s Chinese New Year celebrations, has recorded 14 road deaths and 1,203 accidents as of yesterday, according to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) traffic […]

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