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 …

Upper Limit // Henry’s Porsche 911S on ADV.1

Eighty-three years ago, 25 April 1931, was the day Ferdinand Porsche established his now-respected German automotive company – Porsche GmbH. Eighty-three years of innovations. Eighty-three years of successes and hardships. One same passion for advanced engineering and efficient engine performance. From building war machines to now building some of the finest highend performance cars out there, ‘Porsche’ has become synonymous …

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 …

HnP Singapore Trip // Audi A1 e-tron Experience

Innovation. Being the first with groundbreaking ideas and concepts could often be the success factors in the current automotive industry. Audi for one is amongst the Germans’ leading brands with substantial interests in the development of future-proof technologies. What I have today is the Audi A1 e-tron, one of their key electric city-car concepts. Built to showcase a proper combination …

Contemporary Approach // BMW E90 3 Series Duo

Should we give older gen automotive builds some love? Of course we should! Despite the rising popularity of 6th gen 3 Series out there, we’re still finding a lot of great E90 builds that can be featured, such as today’s pair owned by William and Steven. In fact, we have always had special appreciations towards the great BMW 3 Series …

Top Fighter // TOP 1 Audi GT Radial Inspire Racing Team

Audi. The German automobile manufacturer that’s often regarded as a part of the “German Big 3” luxury automakers (BMW, Mercedes-Benz). Apart from manufacturing automobiles, they have also been keeping themselves active and competitive in the world of motorsport series. From Rallying, Le Mans series, World Endurance series, to World Touring series. Here in Indonesia we had a local event called …

Purpose Built // Turbo Civic from Palembang

I could never get tired observing Honda’s generations, especially when it comes to the Honda Civic. Started its life as a practical compact sedan, with subtly sporty looks and huge potential for mods, the Civic often ends up as one of the most preferred base for project cars. Even Honda itself is producing Type R and RR versions on top …

Built to Thrill // Posma’s N54 1M Hatchback

Started as a hobby and yet becoming a business? What could’ve been better than that? I personally started venturing into photography as a hobby, yet ended up becoming a part-time automotive photographer at the moment. A story that’s also happening to other HnP crews. Same thing has also occurred to Posma, owner of today’s outrageous 1M; his passion for BMW’s …

Mugello Blue // R8 on Vorsteiner

Liked the R8 GT with HRE from Permaisuri couple of days ago? Also liked the Aventador cover page of yesterday’s IIMS 2012 coverage? Here we bring you another exotic featured at hawk’n’poke: Mugello Blue R8. Yes, all these cars are in Indonesia. For those who are often in doubt, I remind you once again that all cars featured at hawk’n’poke …

Indonesia International Motor Show 2012 // Part 1

IIMS (Indonesia International Motor Show) has always been regarded as our nation’s largest annual automotive exhibition. This year, some things turn out to be quite out of the ordinary. Over the years, the show itself has become much more interesting to us as car lovers. Gone are the days when Toyota and Honda used to have the largest floor area; …

The Cruising Addicts

It’s been a while since the last time I posted articles on hawk’n’poke. What I’m posting today is an article about a group of friends who called themselves cruising addicts. There were no fancy wheels nor poking tires; they all meet for the pleasure of driving their cars on empty traffics. I was invited by one of them to come …