Forged Steel // Franky’s Evolution VIII MR on Volk Racing
Looking back at the world’s history, it could be said that one of the most influential achievements of mankind is the usage of iron. From the ancient era to the present; from simple tools meant for everyday tasks, to the highly advanced machineries meant for scientific studies, a hint of iron is bound to be found. Often ‘modified’ together with …
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Titan // DuelL AG MINI Countryman on Volk Racing
Worlds collide. Today’s featured car started its life in the European continent, with decades-old legacies dating back to the 1950s. Today, it’s been corporately bought by BMW, yet still being strongly attached to its British heritages. On our streets of Jakarta, MINI itself has become the new urban icon of ‘stylish city-buzzler’. It’s daring designs, historic graphics and compact platform …
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Project Candy // Ferrari California on HRE
Rise of the divergent. Throughout these past few years, I’ve been noticing more and more daring builds coming out of Indonesia. From RWB Porsche’s to Liberty Walk exotics to Rocket Bunny GT86’s, these outrageous rides have been showing up occasionally on our Instagram ‘Explore’ pages. But what’s even more noticeable is the growing trend for colorful wheels on most rides. …
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Elite Driving Club // Indonesia’s First Private Automotive Member’s Club
Last week we’ve had the opportunity to visit one of the latest automotive breakthroughs in Jakarta: the Elite Driving Club, Indonesia’s first membership-only sportscar club. It’s an entirely fresh concept never-before-seen within our entire nation. Under the Elite Driving Club program, paid members are entitled to the ‘ownership’ of these luxurious sportscars, ranging from Lotus Evora to the Cayman R. …
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F Series Indonesia 1st Anniversary // 2015
The first quarter of 2015 has become a witness to some of the greatest car clubs celebrations we’ve ever seen. From Indo MINI Club anniversary, to MOCI’s first track day of the year, to this F Series 1st anniversary that we’ve also participated in. Held last week 21st March 2015 at Serpong, it was attended by a diverse array of …
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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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Special Treats // MINI Cooper GP2 on OZ Racing
Meet the MINI John Cooper Works GP2. A seriously retuned MINI JCW inside, which has been wrapped with some quirky fun shells on the outside. A limited edition of only 2000 units worldwide, the GP2 has been designed as the missing link between the regular JCW and the MINI Challenge race car. It’s the borderline of a production car and …
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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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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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Performance Legacy // Porsche TechArt 911S on ADV.1
“Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained,” said Ferdinand A. Porsche, the designer of the first 911. His statement, in essence, is the 911 principle – a proof to the company’s strong roots to all things functional. All about performance and how aesthetic designs are …
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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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Super Style // Han’s BMW E90 on BC Forged
The BMW 3 Series started its life in 1975 as BMW’s response to the world’s oil crisis in 1973. The first 3 Series came only with a two-door version, dubbed the E21, with the very economical 1.6L engine. Not many of us common enthusiasts were aware of this model, because its successor is the more popular model here on our …
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The New Heir is Here // Golf MK7 on BC Forged
Seven generations and 29-million units later since 1974, now comes the MK7 version of Europe’s hot hatch king – the VW Golf. Sharper, lighter, and more functional than ever, the MK7 Golf rises up to be the king’s new heir in pursuing the prestigious title of “World’s Car of the Year” (in 2009 and 2013 the Golf MK6 managed to …
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Permaisuri Thursday // Subaru WRX STI on Advan
Despite the rising number of “form over function” style movement on our city’s streets, we’re still seeing a majority of “functionally” modified cars out there. It’s especially true when it comes to higher performance rides such as the Evolution, STI, Type R and the like. A lot of performance Japanese ride owners are still sticking true to the functional modification …
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Safety Speeding at Sentul // Photo Coverage
I have another Sentul-fun-day set of pictures submitted by Winston J as today’s article! While several days ago Charles submitted his coverage of the JDM crew’s trackday, today Winston sent in his coverage of Alvin’s (KW Suspension) safety speeding day held last week, on the same Bogor-bound circuit. Personally I really like the idea of such frequent trackdays, giving enthusiasts …
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A Class of Its Own // Porsche Cayman on VIP Modular
Here is something you don’t see everyday: VIP Modular wheels on a Cayman. In fact, this is the first time we featured a car with VIP Modular. VIP modular is an American forged wheel which was created in California back in 2004. It is catered to create one-of-a-kind wheels for every type of vehicles’ needs. From stance cars to VIPs, …
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JDM.RUN x EVO.ID Sentul Track Day // Photo Coverage
Where’s the fun in building high performance machines if you can’t drive them to their full potential? It’s no longer a secret that a lot of us enthusiasts these days are testing our rides on the highways during the wee hours, but what’s even more challenging are the proper track days. Timed laps on the track, where each participant can …
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Permaisuri Thursday // MINI Countryman S on Alpina
Behold, the not-so-mini MINI: the Countryman. Deemed as MINI’s answer to those seeking a larger cabin yet retaining all the typical MINI perks and excitements, the Countryman is the MINI SUV. Built to be taller, larger, roomier than the standard Cooper, the Countryman has been designed to properly carry five adults with ample cargo space. What I have today, however, …
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Slidefest 2014 Official Photo Coverage Part 5
Yes! We still have plenty of official Slidefest pictures kept in our hard drives ready to be posted. Go ahead and check out Part 1 to Part 4 articles if you haven’t here: link. Just before the sunset that day, Street Society stars were arriving in the McLaren, M6, Marcel’s very own Scirocco, and the Aston Martin. Ready to steal …
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The Collaborative Act // RWB 002 Indonesia “Ciska”
These days we all know precisely how RWB’s are stirring opinions all over the world. Starting from Japan to Thailand to USA to Russia to plenty of other countries worldwide, including Indonesia. I guess I shall welcome you to the 21st century, where anything local can now easily be appreciated worldwide, and distance is no longer a problem in the …
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