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All-New Mercedes-Benz A-Class: A Star is Reborn

  In 1997, Mercedes-Benz defied convention by introducing the first luxury compact hatchback, the A-Class. Like its larger and more expensive siblings in the Mercedes-Benz model lineup, the A-Class has always been in the forefront of automotive innovation. More than 20 years later, the 4th-generation A-Class is reborn using the synergy of modern luxury and breakthrough technology. Launched in November ...

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The Controversy Surrounding the First Ferrari

To the uninitiated, the mere mention of the name “Ferrari” conjures images of fast swoopy sports cars and exotic automotive lifestyles. Couch potatoes and TV addicts will immediately think of the red 308 GTS driven around Hawaii by Tom Selleck in the old Magnum P.I.; the white 512 Testarossa driven around Miami by Don Johnson in Miami Vice; or the ...

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1971 Chevrolet Camaro RS Part 3: Rescuing our Orange Submarine

In June 2013, we took our 1971 Chevrolet Camaro RS project car to Ben Lim’s workshop in Cainta, Rizal in eastern Metro Manila. In July, the engine bay was devoid of the original 307/327 V8 and Turbo 350 3-speed automatic transmission and was waiting for a newly assembled 383 and refurbished 700R4 4-speed automatic with overdrive. Then, sometime in October ...

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The Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé: “Life is a Race”

Mercedes-Benz and AMG always denotes a fast, powerful and racy combination. More so with the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé: It simply offers more power to satisfy your need for speed, more goose bumps to make your daily commute more exciting, and more space to fit your active lifestyle. This new coupé is the first four-door sports car from Affalterbach and draws ...

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1986 Mercedes-Benz 500SE Part 2: Drivetrain and Wheel Restoration

In our previous report, we mentioned that we weren’t confident with all the cheap fixes we did to our 1986 Mercedes-Benz 500SE project car. We realized that we can’t fix our top-of-the-line German luxury car with run-of-the-mill parts and service. So, we dug deep into our pockets and took our 500SE to a German car specialist workshop. On January 22, ...

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KIA is set for CES 2019 with the Post-Autonomous Driving Era with AI-Based Real-Time Emotion Recognition Technology

Kia Motors will preview a range of new technologies developed for the post-autonomous driving era at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Tuesday, January 8 through Friday, January 11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC),. Kia’s interactive ‘Space of Emotive Driving’ exhibit looks to a future when autonomous driving is the norm and priority is given to improving ...

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Ending the New Year with a New You: No More Excuses as Lalamove Helps Save your New Year’s Resolution

  Every time the new year rolls around, everyone decides to get up, make a resolution list, and work toward achieving their goals for the year…but while so many people take up the challenge, most tend to fail at some point within the year. Luckily, Lalamove is here to help keep you on track until you complete your resolution! A ...

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Land Cruising Mount Bromo

  It was around midnight when my wife Shawie and I got into our hotel room in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. We have been traveling for what seems like a whole day and we were bushed. We left home before dawn to beat the early morning Metro Manila traffic to get to the airport and catch our two-and-a-half-hour flight to ...

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A Tribute to the World’s First Production Family Hatchback

As we welcome 2019, we take a look back to almost 54 years ago when a French automaker introduced a new innovative body style that would change how family cars are made. The Renault 16 (R16) was introduced in 1965 to augment the Renault product line which included small cars like the Renault 4 and Renault Dauphine. The R16 was designed to replace the larger ...

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