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F3x Crew January 2015 Morning Meet // Photo Coverage

Earlier this month (4 January 2015), we’ve had the chance to join the F3x Crew morning meet. Aggressive-looking and highly tuneable, the new BMW F3x-platform has proven itself to be one of the most popular midsize-luxury German in our city. Aftermarket parts are a plenty and simple bolt-on upgrades resulted in good HP bumps. Perfect for enthusiasts. Following this uprising …

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Visiting Daikoku Futo PA for the First Time

An automotive-infused trip to Japan wouldn’t be complete without visiting one of its most interesting car-spotting area. It’s none other than the instagram-famous #Daikoku Futo Parking Area. The sort-of ‘Cars & Coffee’ area for Japan, or perhaps ‘Cars & Sushi’ we shall say? However, unlike ‘Cars & Coffee’, this area doesn’t have any organiser at all. It’s a highway rest-area, …

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Imperative Priorities // Octa’s E46 on Vorsteiner

A picture’s worth a thousand words. A car’s build is worth an entire novel at times. Some are entertaining, others are heart-warming, and several could bring tears of joy instead. It’s these stories that are sometimes worth to be brought up, on top of the car’s modification spec sheets. Not to be left behind is the story of how an …

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The Show Next Door // TAS 2015 Parking Area

A six-day-trip sounded like a good plan when we were about to visit Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this month. However, after spending the first two days experiencing the Japanese car cultures, we realised that there’s no way we could fit all of our plans and enthusiasms in a mere 6-day-journey. So many places we’ve had on our minds that we’ve …

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Vossen Japan Owners Meet January 2015 // Photo Coverage

Last week we spent our days in Japan to visit the Tokyo Auto Salon and nearby events/workshops. One of the most memorable ones we visited was the Vossen Owners Meet. Held in Shimizu Marine Park Sizhuoka, it was one of the most breathtaking meeting grounds we’ve ever visited. With Mount Fuji in the background and tremendously clear skies above our …

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Tailor-made // BMW E38 7-Series on OZ Futura

It’s the 21st century car that came from the 20th century. The pinnacle of BMW’s technological advances. The best of the best that they had at that time, has all been put into the design of this E38 7-Series. From heated rear seats to state-of-the-art electronic entertainment system, it was the car that stunned all the wealthy buyers of its …

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What’s going to be big in 2015? Tokyo Auto Salon 2015 Dissected

I’ve gone through all of Winston’s and Charles’ Tokyo Auto Salon captures and I’ve decided to pick some of the most head-turning and innovative displays for this article. What’s the next big thing from Japan for 2015? What are the influences that they’ll bring to the worldwide car cultures? Held at the earliest time of the year, which is January …

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Motorsports Tribute // BMW E92 3-Series Coupe on BBS

BMW and motorsports. A pair of symphonies that’s been continuously formed for almost a century long. Ever since the 1930s, BMW race car drivers have been piloting their 3-Series cars across some of the most prestigious races around the world, including the famous Mille Miglia. Over the years, the team has accumulated more than enough trophies to make their 3-Series …

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Ripe and Hype // C Class on Rotiform

A lot of foods taste better when they are left ageing for a period of time, or ripened. Take a look at cheese. After being produced from the curdling and curd processing, most cheese are left to rest from a few days to several years. Cheese that take longer than usual amount of time, or are more difficult to process, …

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Tokyo Auto Salon 2015 // The Europeans Pt. 2

Continued from our Part 1 article, here’s a closer look at some of the finest European cars shown off at Tokyo Auto Salon 2015. The Osaka-based tuner, Wald, has gained a world-wide popularity thanks to their daring yet elegant bodykit designs. Liberty Walk continues making their bold statements at this year’s TAS. Countless number of cars wearing their kits that …

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Game of Stance // IndoGarage Group Shoot

Taking it to an entirely new level. IndoGarage has been around since 22 February 2002, and used to be called as Garage Club. Despite being more than a decade old, their crew members have always been constantly refreshing their rides to the current trends and fashions. You can check out their previous group shoot in this article. Last week, our …

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Tokyo Auto Salon 2015 // The Europeans Pt. 1

Live from Tokyo Auto Salon 2015! In this first trip to Asia’s largest automotive festival, we’ve been kept in awe all day at the surprises that Japan has to offer. Spanning across 11 halls with 879 demo vehicles and over 37,000 meter square of booth area, Tokyo Auto Salon has truly represented Japan’s lavish car culture: its diverse, authentic, and …

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Beauty in Subtlety // MINI Cooper S on Rotiform

Retro-design rules! At least that’s been the case for all MINI’s. With its iconic rounded styling, MINI’s have exhibited a strong ‘two sides of a coin’ appearance; often kinda-cute in stock form, but also very aggressive when modded. Two very different personalities often found among the MINI’s rolling on our streets. Today’s featured MINI, however, has gone through a totally …

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Flagship Reborn // Lexus LS460L on ADV.1

It is without doubt that Japan has become one of the strongest sources of automotive trends. A solid proof of this statement would be the outrageous VIP movement, or Bippu as it is known in Japan. Large-bodied sedan with super-low stance, such a movement has contributed greatly to the popularity of aggressive fitment scene we know today. On today’s menu …

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Rough Diamond // Ton’s Evolution IX on TE37

Boy, I’ve always been fascinated by diamonds. They’re the final result of carbons being pressurised under an extremely long period of time. They are known to be notoriously expensive in their standard form, and could reach astronomical prices given the right conditions, which could reach up to 350 million dollars. For a single rock, that’s outstanding. Aside from their mesmerising …

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Along the Trip // MINI Clubman on ADV.1

An empty stretch of highway. A cross-city trip that awaits. A fun-filled weekend that’s coming up. Overnighter bags that are all packed up, sunshades hung on the crew-neck and a sun hat worn to tame the day. All is good and ready to go. It’s the holiday spirit that has kept us alive in this New Year day. The passion …

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