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Honda Malaysia launches the all-new 9th generation Accord – Three variants to choose from with prices starting at RM139,800

The Honda Accord has been with us now for 37 years and in that time; it has served millions of families all over world, evolving over 8 generations with a cumulative production figure of 19 million units worldwide. In Malaysia alone – the Accord has sold over 51,000 units and with the convincing sales figures …

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The Achilles Formula Drift Malaysia 2013 – The Qualifiers in the heat of action (part 1)

Merdeka Weekend – It has been an action packed weekend for us at Zerotohundred as this year’s Merdeka weekend marks two big events on the Malaysian automotive scene calendar – MMER and Formula Drift Malaysia. Nevertheless, the idea was to split ourselves and be stationed at either one of the events and I won the …

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Zerotohundred takes a short preview at ‘Tandem Assassin’ with his new V8 LS7 – Preparation for the Formula Drift Asia at Speed City KL this weekend!

2 weeks ago, we took a short trip to Speed City Kuala Lumpur (which ironically  isn’t  in KL) to have a sneak peek at the Prince of Drift’s preparations for this weekend’s big drifting event – the Formula Drift Asia series. Also known as the ‘Tandem Assassin’, Tengku Djan was busy setting up his latest …

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Which is faster – 997 GT3 RS4.0 or the new 991 GT3? Two lightweight Porsches take it up from 0-200.

With the new PDK introduced to Porsche range of GT3 cars, purists are always complaining about the lack in character without the stick shift. But of course, Porsche says that the PDK system shifts a lot faster (which is true) and would in fact enhance the drivability and make it go even faster around a …

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Design study by a student could set the benchmark for Aston Martin’s mid-engine supercar

No, this is not an official concept by Aston Martin themselves – but it was conducted by a talented design student named Samir Sadhikov; who was a finalist for Ferrari’s World Design Contest in 2011. His latest design study, dubbed the Aston Martin DBC is indeed, an eye-opening design that Aston Martin should take into …

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Toyota’s hooning machine will receive extra muscle for its mid-life facelift – Turbocharging and hybrid is a possibility?

The GT86 is indeed not a very fast car – but what it losses in speed, it makes up with rear-wheel drive fun and an interactive chassis. However, handling alone doesn’t cut it for us and we’ve always imagined a faster – more potent engine in the GT86. Yes, many tuning companies have turbocharged the …

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The New Ferrari 458 Speciale – Maranello’s latest road-going race car revealed

Presenting – the new Ferrari 458 Speciale. Anyone else not feeling the name, ‘Speciale’? The Italians are always good at naming their cars like ‘Zonda’ and ‘Miura’ – but it seems like they’ve hit a high point and lost creativity, naming this special Ferrari…Speciale. No doubt that the name isn’t as seductive as its predecessor …

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Proton launches the Suprima S – NO! Its not called the Preve Hatchback. Yours for RM77k onwards.

The Proton Suprima S – also known as the P3­22A broke cover earlier today at the Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre and no.. It isn’t called the Preve Hatchback. Although it certainly looks like it. With rumours of the hatchback variant Preve literally exploding the social media networks immediately after the launch of the Preve, the Suprima …

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Test Drive gone wrong in South Africa – Porsche 911 GT3 wrecked in split seconds

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before – but the 911 GT3 series is my all time favourite speed machine. It is the essence of raw, unadulterated driving pleasure that one could experience on 4-wheels and it is a trait that I absolutely adore about the GT3; especially the RS variants. Of course, driving …

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The Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 – Reliability Records at Nardo in 1983 set the paces for Tri-Star badge

Mercedes-Benz has always been known for their over-engineered cars – regardless of their market-segments, they were designed to be almost bulletproof to any conditions given. Just like all things – there is always one that set the bar and although not many remembers; for Mercedes-Benz, it was the 190E 2.3-16 valve.
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Vorsteiner restyles the McLaren 12C with the MP4-VX – A more menacing update to the looks?

The McLaren 12C has recently been getting attention from aftermarket companies; restyling the purpose-built design to something more aggressive. The world has seen the DMC MP4 Velocita and the Revozsport’s styling package – now the California based company called Vorsteiner has had a go at restyling the British supercar.
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Porsche shows appreciation to Facebook fans – Creates a one-off fan designed 991 Carrera 4S

To commemorate 5 million facebook fans – Porsche reached out to their fans about making a special edition 991. Initiated last February, the design was opened to the popular social media network, via an online configurator to visually create a special design for this milestone. 5 months down the line, the configurator was shut and …

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