Cars ZEN Coffee Sydney // Photo Coverage
Zen Garage. A name you’ve probably heard before if you’ve been reading about the Australian car culture. Established in 2011, the Zen crew started their journey with a 300sqm workshop space they dedicated to automotive enthusiasts. Whether it’d be for casual automotive meets, for retail spaces or to be used as a photoshoot location, they are open to any kind …
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Perfect Proportions // E46 M3 Coupe on BC Forged
Gone are the days of the M3 Coupe. As of 2014, BMW has ceased the production its two-door M3’s, following their odd-numbered=4-door Series numbering rule. From now on, all 3 Series and M3’s will be four-door while 4 Series/M4’s will be coupes. It’s a murky water for a lot of M3 enthusiasts. There’ll be no more of the M3 badge …
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Honda Network Melbourne Meet // Photo Coverage
We’re back with an Australian coverage by Jason Alvin, our fellow Indonesian contributor currently living in Melbourne. You can go ahead and check out his ride at this link. Earlier this month, 9 June 2014, the Melbourne Honda Club did a collaboration with Estblshd to arrange the Honda Network gathering. The meet was held to gather Honda enthusiasts from all …
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Daily Boost // Ongky’s Golf MK7 on Rays Homura
No doubt in these past few years we’ve been seeing a rise in the population of VW cars on our land. In the area where I’m living, North Jakarta, I most frequently encounter the Golf and Tiguan among other VW models, with Scirocco perhaps coming in on the third place. Compact, fuel efficient and German workmanship have set these people …
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Society by HnP Gadgets Giveaway // iPad Mini and Sony Xperia
This is our biggest giveaway to date! Celebrating the launch of our new project (Society by HnP), we are giving away an iPad Mini and three Sony Xperia phones to our fans! Go ahead and click on this link for more info.
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Bimmerfest USA 2014 // Photo Coverage
Quite possibly US’s largest BMW festival for the 2014, the Bimmerfest 2014 was attended by hundreds of modified BMW rides, along with BMW’s very own display of the i8 and M4. Held in Pasadena, California on May 17th 2014, the gathering showcased some of US’s finest BMW demo cars and personal builds. From Liberty Walk wide body M3’s to Vorsteiner’s …
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Porsche Club Indonesia Bali Getaway 2014 // Photo Coverage
Last month (14-17 May 2014), the Porsche Club Indonesia held yet another gathering, this time on the beautiful island of Bali. With around 40 cars joining from Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali itself, it was a weekend full of the driving joys and weekend relaxations. With activities involving a charity visit, plenty of sunset views, dinner gatherings, and convoy cruises around …
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Sinister Sight // Frozen Grey Audi R8 V10 Spyder on HRE
The glory of traveling. The trip. The sights. The opportunity to live the culture. Our co-founder Charles J has been making quite a number of regular trips to Singapore. Couple of weeks ago we’ve posted his coverage of the AFTMKT Pizza Party meet, showcasing some of Singapore’s most interesting rides. The more I receive these international article materials, the more …
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No Boundaries // Ray’s MKV R32 on Alphards
Passion knows no boundaries. Call it different. Call it wild. Call it divergent. Call it ridiculous. Every once in a while there’s always that one passionate build that sets a car apart from the rest. Daring and outrageous. Stirring just enough love/hate relationships on the web to make it even more popular. Lamborghini on air suspension. Slammed rally cars. Static …
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HnP Korea Contributor Introduction: Ryu Jang Heoun
As we’re expanding our reach to nearby Asian countries and beyond, we came into contact with Ryu Jang Heoun from South Korea. He’s a full-time professional automotive photographer, a founder to BimmerKorea Forum and also a contributor to several Korean automotive magazines. Initially introduced to HnP by Winston, Ryu quickly agreed on becoming an HnP contributor; and now he’s eagerly …
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#SOTRENDY // Sebastian’s Infiniti G37 on Vossen
Multiple continents. Hundreds of countries. Millions of enthusiasts. Now united by one same passion for everything automotive. Always updated. Always fresh. That’s exactly what’s been happening to the automotive scenes these days. The internet has enabled each and every corner of the world to share the different trends and styles happening locally to the world, in real-time. What’s new in …
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Boxer Owners Club Indonesia Morning Run // Photo Coverage
As a platform becomes more and more popular, it’s always guaranteed that there’ll be new platform-based clubs and communities formed around the passion. We’ve seen some increasing number of owners joining the ///M community, the Nuvolks community, Porsche community and so on. Today’s coverage marked the first gathering of yet another newly formed community in Jakarta: Boxer Owners Club Indonesia. …
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Classy Execution // GTI MKV on Volk Rays
The people’s car – the Volkswagen. Founded by Ferdinand Porsche in 1934 to produce affordable and reliable cars for everyone, the brand has now become Europe’s largest automotive producer, which has also ranked third largest in the world (right after Toyota and GM). Unlike the other German companies, for example Mercedes Benz, Audi and BMW, Volkswagen has positioned itself as …
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Flush Style 3rd Anniversary // Photo Coverage Part 2
Flush Style 3rd anniversary, held earlier this month at the Wonder World Fun Park, Thailand, was attended by over 400 modified cars. Check out our Part 1 article in case you’ve missed it. Here are some more pics from our Bangkok friends: JDM Pix! The Thailand car scene has never failed to amaze us. In particular is the Flush Style …
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HnP Fans Friday // Edition 4
On today’s Fans Friday, we have some uprising and up to date news curated from our #hawknpoke instagram feed. From @stevanusdarmawan‘s now-slammed F30 (he used to drive the static-low TSI, check it out in his insta), to @rabbitk04‘s now aired out K04 GTI all the way from Surabaya. In between we also have @dtwentythree‘s capture of three Kiwami fighters. How …
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Southern Worthersee ‘SoWo’ 2014 // Photo Coverage
Since the past few articles, I’ve told you about our team’s continuous search for fresh ideas to pour into the blog. What we finally came up with was a plan to showcase more and more international events onto the site, allowing Indonesian readers and all of our fans to be inspired by all the different car cultures currently happening around …
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Game Changer // Evan’s Arkym E90 on BBS
Every once in a while I’d come across one of those outrageously built machines inside my mailbox. So wild that they demanded a second look at the pictures just to see everything that’s been done to the car. Couple of weeks ago it was the green aired-out GTI from Bandung, a while back there was the RWB 002, the pair …
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Passion for Life // Daniel OFIM’s Cooper S Coupe on Advan
A passion goes a long way. Started HnP back in 2011, I’ve always dreamed of showcasing Indonesia’s finest and most proper rides to as many viewers as possible. Uploaded for the entire world to see, narrated for the entire automotive community to read. Early on, ever since our humble beginnings, we’ve always put our passion for automotive on top of …
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Proper Speedster // BMW Z4 on Volk Racing
The convertibles. One of automotive enthusiasts’ most praised platforms. The fresh breeze of air, the sporty looks, the exhilarating driving experience, the pronounced exhaust and engine symphonies. Even non-car enthusiasts are undoubtedly impressed by the seduction of these drop-tops. But what’s even more attractive these days are the hard-tops, such as the one found on today’s Z4. With the push …
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Aggressive Progression // Richard’s Accord on BC Forged
I know some people who’d order wheels and bodykits even before receiving the car. People with precise plans as to what kind of bolt-on mods are going to be installed once the car arrives in his driveway. Considering the 2-4 weeks, or even longer, time needed to order custom wheels and imported bodykits, these kind of plans actually made sense. …
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