Tokyo Auto Salon Singapore 2013
April 12-14 2013 marked the first-ever Tokyo Auto Salon being held in Singapore, at the Marina Bay Sands Expo. Bringing Japanese cultures (cars, girls and music) over to Singapore, the event caught a wide spread attention from Southeast Asian automotive enthusiasts. If travelling to Japan has presented too much hassle and costs, then visiting Singapore is simply an impulse for …
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BOLD // Widebody Hamann Evoque
Meet the Range Rover Evoque. Land Rover’s quirky designed little SUV. Hip, young, and frankly quite the peculiar child among its siblings; the Bieber of Land Rover’s product line up. With a 2.0 turbo engine comparable to a hot hatch’s and design lines that looked straight out of a scifi movie, the Evoque raised quite a lot of eyebrows when …
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M Owners Club Indonesia (MOCI) Challenge Day April 2013 // Part 2
Do check out the Part 1 article if you haven’t. Here are some more pictures from MOCI’s action packed Challenge Day held at Sentul Circuit April 6, 2013. Audi, Ferrari, SLS, Lotus, VW, whatever performance car you bring on that day are allowed to participate on the track. The drag race was liven up by clouds of smokes and screaming …
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Permaisuri Thursday // C Class on Carlsson Revo
The Euro tuning scene is definitely different compared to others such as the US and Japanese. While US might currently be dominated by concave forged wheels and Japan by slammed VIPs, most Euro tuners stayed true to its upmost respect towards function over form. Take a look at Carlsson, ABT, Brabus, AMG and the like. Most of the wheels they …
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M Owners Club Indonesia (MOCI) Challenge Day April 2013 // Part 1
Sentul, April 6, 2013. What a day to be remembered. A day that enticed all eardrums with symphonies of exhaust notes. A day when all ponies broke loose from their on-paper figures. A day enthusiasts can put the pedals to the floor, tasting the ultimate spine biting force of their rides. It was an action packed track day attended by …
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Roller Coaster Ride // Eurocharged 700HP E55 AMG on Radenergie
Burn the rubber. Bite those spines. Blast the ear drums. Smash the speedlimit. Supercars raise their eyebrows staring at this Merc sprinting like a runaway train. This, folks, is the darkroom roller coaster ride hidden behind its very own smiley clown entrance. Pretty much like a broken personality Joker offering you candy while crafting evil plans trying to kill you …
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Permaisuri Thursday // C2S Aerokit Cup X E63 AMG on HRE
There really is no better way to start the day other than having a pair of highends inside my inbox. Permaisuri sent me these high performance duo wearing P40SC and P44SC HRE wheels few days ago. On one side we have the red hot Carrera S Aerokit Cup and on the opposite there’s this humble looking E63 AMG super sedan. …
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Bay Bridge Duet // Darien’s 5 Series and Kevin’s E Coupe
A San Francisco duo. Darien, owner of the BMW pictured here, sent me these wonderfully captured pictures overlooking San Francisco Bay Bridge several days ago. He has had the chance to hold a photo session with his friend Kevin (owner of E350 coupe) and had their rides captured by Patrick from QuickWorks. Oh, and if you’re wondering as to why …
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Silver Linings // Piponk’s Odyssey on SSR
Static. Wide. Driven. Beaten. A pinnacle of creativity. A showcase of personal tastes. An art piece that truly deserves the look and stare of worldwide automotive fans. Meet Piponk and his four-month in the making flushed out Odyssey. From the custom “Piponk-design” body kit w/ fender flares, to its D.A.D. filled interior and aggressive SSR’s, Piponk has combined the best …
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Know Your Roots // Franky’s Stream RSZ on Volk Rays
Should lambos be bagged? Are excessive cambers pointless? What about air suspension? A lot people these days are bashing too much on what other people are doing to their cars, with arguments ranging from “ruining cars” to “doing expensive wastes”. Is it a good decision to ruin a Subaru’s ability in tackling terrains by lowering the car so much that …
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Permaisuri Thursday // 6 Series on Modulare
It takes quite an open mind to accept new car designs/concepts these days. Recently you might’ve seen the extreme Lamborghini Veneno, the flamboyant LaFerrari, the alien-lookalike new Lexus IS, the new Cayman and many others. Oops, the Cayman doesn’t belong there; Porsche is surely one of the most conservative these days. Well, thing is, as designers push out the boundaries …
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Firstar // GTI MK6 on 3SDM
There are currently 327 posted articles in Hawk’n’Poke and yet this is the first time I’ve managed to get my own car featured. The GTI is currently about a year old and it wasn’t until a few weeks before GENESIS that I decided to inject an aggressive fitment into it. When first gotten my hands on the GTI, I’ve never …
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Show Off // F10 5 Series on BC Forged
Another set of great pictures sent in by Winston J. As you might’ve noticed, we’ve been updating our logo and watermarks starting yesterday. Hope you’ll like it! Anyway, back to the car. This particular 5 Series has been equipped with Varex exhaust system. Built by Xforce (Australia), Varex is one of those companies offering vehicle-specific and universal exhaust systems that …
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Permaisuri Thursday // S Class on DPE
I first saw these DPE Elite 8 wheels when I posted the Rolls Royce on DPE article. Today, Permaisuri sent me another classy ride sitting on similar set of Elite 8 wheels. It’s the S Class. Thick spokes, luxurious finishing and trustworthy quality; these DPE Elite’s presented itself on par, if not better, than Mercedes’s standard of quality. Check out …
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Bonkers // Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari
Small, loud, striking, and genuinely expensive. Brembo brakes? Check. Variable exhaust? Check. Limited edition? Check, only 299 units for this yellow version. Sabelt racing seats? Check. All these plus a 180HP Abarth-ft-Ferrari tuned 1.4L engine inside a 1000Kg tiny micro car. Price tag? Last I checked it was around Rp 800 million. “Whoa that’s a hefty price tag,” you’d say? …
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That Red Van // Edbert’s Odyssey on Modulare
Every once in a while, car enthusiasts turn into different directions in regard to personal modification preferences. Some migrate from being JDM fans to Euro fans. Others evolve from stance lovers to VIP worshippers. Few, however, stick to being performance lovers – squeezing every single possible horsepower out of the ride’s engine. Edbert used to be one of those, the …
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Permaisuri Thursday // E90 on Rays Homura
Let me give you an interesting fact: among Indonesia’s major highend sedans (Mercedes, Audi, and BMW), BMW is the one most often posted at hawk’n’poke. I’m sure this has to do with the number of modified BMW’s out there. We have MOCI, for example, which shows just how much ///M cars are reigning over AMG’s in population. S and RS …
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Sieben // Andry CarSpa’s E Coupe on BC Forged
The number 7. Andry’s favorite number. He’s the owner of this immaculate B 7 DRY E Coupe, also the owner of CarSpa. Some of you might’ve seen his company logo posted as one of our site partners. Or perhaps you might’ve also seen Andry and his E Coupe in person during GENESIS; CarSpa had a booth there. Like a pianist …
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Bringing Back the Fun // Toni’s GT86 on BC Forged
Tetsuya Tada is his name and he’s the chief engineer, the mastermind, behind Toyota’s latest reinvention of an affordable sports car: the GT86. It all started when Mr Tada, who was working at Toyota as a chasis engineer at that time, received a phone call from Mr Toyoda (then Toyota Vice President). Mr Toyoda presented him with the opportunity to …
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GENESIS Car Show and Gath // hawk’n’poke X Hellaflush // Part 4
More pictures from GENESIS! These are several pics showcasing the booths area, entertainments and other stuffs! KW Suspensions had this well built M5 as their demo car. Equipped with KW Hydraulic Lift System, the M5 can have its entire chasis lifted up when necessary, maneuvering over speedbumps with ease! Apart from booths showcasing their latest C Class duo demo cars, …
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