Permaisuri Thursday // BMW 1M on Rays
Last week we’ve featured the 135i on DPE, some time ago we’ve also featured the M135i on BBS; today it’s time for these rides’ beefier brother: the BMW 1M. Meaner, wider, and faster, the 1M has been infused by BMW Motorsport division’s culture of speed and precision on top of its 1-Series platform. From flared fenders to the aggressive bumpers, …
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Blue Gem // Didi’s Evolution VIII on Volk Rays
The Evolution. The warrior to the three-diamond-badge’s army of Japanese engineering. Brembo brakes, Recaro seats, Bilstein shocks, Enkei wheels, carbon fibre rear wing. No, these are not the parts that Didi the owner has installed on his ride. Instead, these are the parts that Mitsubishi has given all Evolution VIII owners as its standard package. Fast, nimble and uncompromisable, Mitsubishi …
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Untamed // Mario’s E92 on Volk Rays G2
Singapore. A country so small that the government is now discouraging its residents even further from owning private vehicles. High taxes and ownership fees. High daily expenses (gas and parking fees). Speed limits. Restrictive aftermarket modification rules. All these have raised huge bars of steel surrounding Singaporean motorheads. Even the fact of owning a car has become merely a dream …
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Against The Current // E90 on Volk Rays G12
German vs Japanese. What’s your take on these two countries when it comes to cars? Are the Germans always better at vehicular engineering compared to the Japanese? Has the phrase “German Engineered” become no more than one of those overly used promotional materials? Then how could you explain the dominance of Japanese cars at third-party vehicle-reliability-ranks such as J.D. Power’s …
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Permaisuri Thursday // Scirocco R on Rays
The Scirocco. The lineup that’s been missing for 16 years in VW’s portfolio. The last MK2 ever produced was in 1992, and it wasn’t until 2008 that VW decided to bring the Scirocco back to life. Perhaps it’s due to the Golf’s popularity, and VW not wanting to eat away the sales of its own hatchback lineup. But then the …
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May the Sun Set // Dennis’ Evolution X on TE37SL
I wake up everyday finding myself checking out latest posts from Jalopnik, Speedhunters, Canibeat and StanceNation. Daily updates from these sites have pretty much given me the latest info on new car releases, the hottest wheels in the scenes and most recent automotive events around the world. Years after years have passed with such a routine and sometimes things are …
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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 // 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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Show Off // GT86 on Volk Rays
The making of cars these days are often very similar to the making of films. Some were built under low costs and budgets with the expectations of having high margins. Others were built so roughly and unthoroughly by the designers, with timely market entry becoming the only priority. Few are, however, built to represent the rebirth of legends. Designed, built …
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Show Off // GT-R R35 on Volkracing
It’s been a while since we posted Japanese cars on the site. BMW’s have been filling up our most recent posts! However, yesterday Permaisuri sent us this aggressive looking GT-R R35 sitting on a set of 20″ Volkracing G12 wheels. Forged 1-piece construction and thin spokes design have made this G12 to be one of the lightest and strongest Japanese …
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Double Chills // Alvin’s Frozen Grey M3 on Blue TE37SL
Can you name any other two-letter car model that can match the M3’s personalities of sportiness and road-going performance? I bet you’ll be having a hard time doing so. Some say it’s the shortest yet most recognizable car model synonymous with benchmark-setting high-performance capabilities. Handling, power, aesthetics, and histories, the M3 has it all. Despite this fact, BMW hasn’t actually …
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Stance Off // SLK on Rays
We’ve had quite a bunch of SLKs featured on our site, but none of them has ever been so closely related to the stance scene like this one. Most of the other SLKs we featured are tuner cars. This SLK, however, is sitting on a set of uniquely finished Rays Sebring with plenty of stretch on those tires. All these …
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All Shades of Violet // Candy Purple Euro R
Accord Euro R, sebuah mobil yang cukup langka di jalanan Indonesia dan tentunya lumayan menjadi head turner dimana pun berada. Akan tetapi the owner dari Euro R yang satu ini ingin sesuatu yang jauh berbeda dari yang lainnya… …oleh karena itu dipilihlah warna Candy Purple! Warna yang tergolong chameleon ini tampak berubah-rubah tergantung dari sudut pandang, sehingga mencerminkan all of …
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