MOCI & Friends Track Day November 2014 // Photo Coverage
November 8th, 2014. Sentul, Bogor. M Owners Club Indonesia once again invited us to have a look at their latest track day. Guided by 6 professional racing drivers and attended by some of the greatest performance cars available on our streets, it quickly turned into another exciting weekend getaway for all automotive enthusiasts alike. It’s called MOCI & Friends for …
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Halo Effects // BMW M4 on ADV.1
The ///M that reigns. Ever since BMW M division’s establishment in 1972, they’ve developed quite several tuned, high performance BMW vehicles for the streets. The first being the M1 in 1978, followed by the M5353i (1979) and many more M-models throughout the decades, including the critically questioned X6M and X5M. Despite all these M-models, there’s always this one golden child …
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Speedfreak Surabaya Midnight Photo Shoot 2014
Last week I’ve introduced you to Nuvolks Surabaya, the city’s most prominent VW-owners club with their European modified rides. This time, let me take you to meet the Japanese-car-fans of the city: Speedfreak Surabaya. With plenty of legendary Japanese rides kept inside the garage of its members, and frequent midnight runs, this is surely not the community to be missed. …
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Garage Cafe 10th Anniversary // Photo Coverage
“The only way to do great is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs, 1955-2011. Meet Robin Christian, the owner to one of the most popular Indonesian restaurants in Melbourne: Garage Cafe. His love for cookeries and automotives have lead him to open this uniquely designed restaurant back in 2004. A cafe inside a garage, a garage with a cafe; …
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Nuvolks Surabaya @ Suramadu // Photo Coverage
They say the most influential factor in buying a new car is the chemistry between the car and the buyer. The way the car handles the buyer’s needs and wants. The way it transforms a vehicle into an emotional driving experience. The processes in which it accumulates speed and how it delivers its propelling capabilities. All while looking aesthetically appealing …
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H2O International 2014 // Photo Coverage
Ocean City, Maryland, USA. Last September (27th-28th), the H2O International 2014 car show took place yet once again as one of the greatest European (especially VW/Audi) event held annually in the USA. Currently in its 17th year of show, the event itself has turned into a very strong anchor for the aggressive fitment scene currently happening all over USA. Enthusiasts …
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Super Tourer // BMW M6 on BBS
Mis-Identity. These days we’ve been seeing more and more innovative cars being developed by automakers to fulfil the gaps in their product lineup. Mostly to cater the niche markets. For example, BMW has the 5 Series Gran Turismo, which they called the Progressive Activity Sedan. Then there’s also the 3 Series Gran Turismo, a smaller Progressive Activity Sedan perhaps? Don’t …
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Global Challenger // William’s E60 on Rennen Forged
There are over 17,000 islands in our beloved country Indonesia. Only 8,844 of those has been named and less than 1,000 has been permanently inhabited. Population size was 249.9 million people in 2013 and there were more than 500 different dialects being spoken. A country of diversity. An archipelago of beauty. A growing giant in technology. It doesn’t take a …
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Perfect Me // BMW F10 5-Series on BC Forged
“If you don’t look back after parking your car… You didn’t buy the right one.” Experience. Preference. Variance. The way we live. The things we like. The people we grew up with. All these have directly influenced our decisions in finding the ‘right one’. The right car. Millions of variables nowadays have been engineered to form a single car. A …
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MOCI BMW M Experience Europe Trip // Photo Coverage
1200 KM. 4 countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy). 7 days. A great vacation for M Owners Club Indonesia members as they joined the BMW M Experience Europe Trip last month. After a year of planning, the August 2014 trip has been very well executed thanks to the collaboration of M Owners Club Indonesia, BMW Indonesia, BMW M GmbH and KMM …
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MOCI Fast & Serious Track Day 2014 // Photo Coverage
The love for speed. Showing up to several of M Owners Club Indonesia’s meets this year, we’ve learned one very unique aspect of the club: their members must’ve loved the track so much. They have several Sentul Performance Days a year, yet very view lifestyle-based gatherings. Unlike other highend car clubs which are often gathered for road trips and late …
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Going Upstream // Iwan’s M3 Swapped E46 on HRE
I love salmons. Yes, the fish. They’re inspiring, very motivated and also a very fine example of nature’s ‘survival of the fittest’ at work. Born in the rivers, a salmon can travel up to 5,000 KM throughout its entire life; going downstream to the sea after hatchery and returning back to the rivers for spawns. Yes, only the finest ones …
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Breath Stopper // Hendranata’s GTI MKV on BBS
Yes, Hendranata’s back on our spotlight with some pretty breath taking mod updates! Before getting to know this most recent fitment-oriented setup, I’d suggest you have a look at his previous article here. With K04 turbo swap in the engine bay, drool-worthy R-seats inside the cabin and the always-classy wheels, his GTI has surely been prepared yet again to impress …
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Indonesia MINI Meet 2014 // Photo Coverage
Rise of the MINIacs. Looking back to these past 10 years, I’ve been seeing a huge rise in the number of MINI on our streets. What used to be some MINI-fans-only methods of transportation have translated into some very practical easy-to-daily-drive machines. A particularly attractive one while doing so, in fact! With their extremely unique styling and pocket rocket performance, …
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Storming Flair // Adit’s Frozen Grey M3 on TE37SL
As chilling as cold metal surfaces. Emotionless, calm, and composed. BMW’s frozen grey color is one of the most sinister-looking OEM paint job in the industry. An anomaly to the otherwise chaotic-colored world, the alluring monochromatic scheme has brought serenity through the most mischievous way possible. Mischievous, because underneath its soothing paint job still lies one of BMW’s best sounding …
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Power of Luxury // Aston Martin Rapide on HRE
In today’s society, everyone seems to be compelled by the idea of doing many things at once. The more the better, the merrier. Having equipments that can do all things at once. Having vehicles that can serve many purposes at once. Some are called smartphones, which can now be used not only to make calls, but also to share the …
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Halal Biha-RUN 2014 Nuvolks x Indo MINI Club x 86ID // Photo Coverage
To forgive and to forget; to gather and to cherish, all united through a Halal-bihalal. The Halal-bihalal custom has become one of the most look-forwarded opportunities during the Eid al-Fitr period. It is a time where community members and families would gather and celebrate the end of the Ramadan period together. On the hands of automotive communities, this year’s Halal-bihalal …
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Changing Lanes // Charles’ Subaru WRX on TE37SL
The 2005 Subaru is a terrible car. Yes, you heard that right, what an awful method of transportation! Aha, but of course that’ll only be true if you’re a first-time car buyer. It has a manual gearbox, uninteresting fuel economy, very basic interior and a fascia that looks like a bug. What a nightmare for new drivers! But to all …
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Unmistakably Different // Ferrari 458 on Forgiato
Let me welcome you to another eccentric Forgiato build done by Permaisuri (the brand’s Indonesian master dealer). Several weeks ago we had the gold-wrapped M6 on Forgiato Drea-M featured on the blog, and today we have yet another staggering build on display: the Ferrari 458 Spider on Forgiato F2.01ECL. Red hot, with an open top, and equipped with such distinctive …
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JDM.Run Lebaran Gathering 2014 // Photo Coverage
On July 31st 2014, we have joined yet another Lebaran gathering held by fellow community friend: the JDM.Run crew. From Evolution to Subaru to Type R to GTR, the JDM.Run crew’s members rides are undoubtedly some of the best Japanese warriors in town. However, unlike the usual JDM.Run gatherings, this time they have also invited several non-Japanese car owners to …
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