Humongous // G63 AMG on ADV.1
Boxy styling, military origins, masculine atmosphere inside-out, and body-on-frame construction. These are the iconic philosophies found inside Mercedes Benz’s legendary G-Wagen throughout the decades, also widely known as the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Mercedes-Benz has not only been known for its luxury sedans that are the kings of highways. They’ve also made a great history in building cars for the beaten paths. …
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Beautiful Mayhem // Charly’s Juke on Desmond
Automotive design has always been a very challenging process. A car should look good from all angles to sell well (except from the bottom, that is). It should contain the brand’s identity, coupled with the need to keep up with the latest design trends, and capturing people’s attention at the same time. It’s not a rare occasion for car designers …
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Street Rules // Porsche 911 Turbo S on HRE
Porsche. Most people recognise it for the company’s range of high-performance sports cars. Highly capable of churning large HP outputs (such as today’s Turbo S with an excess of 520HP), yet perfectly safe to be manoeuvred across tight alleys under low speed. Iconic curvy aerodynamic design is another top-of-mind for the brand. However, the way I see it, Porsche hasn’t …
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Almost Melancholic // Frido’s 1-Series on AC Schnitzer
“A way of standing or being placed – Stance.” Fender-to-lip fitment, humongous-width wheels, aggressive camber, stretched tires, minuscule ground clearance, and righteous offsets are the terms that need to be assessed when you are seeking after the perfect ‘stance’. However, there are also plenty of infamous side-effects to such a movement, namely ruptured oil pans, scraped fenders and undercarriage, cracked …
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Seeking Balance // Alvin’s 3-Series F30 on ATS
A balanced life is a sufficient life. You can’t be having too much of anything, and it’s the same at the opposite end of the scale. ‘Just right’ should be the amount of seasonings on your food for it to taste delicious, ‘just right’ should be the fitment of your suits to look gorgeous. What about cars? What’s the ‘just …
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Unrivalry // Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class Duo
Das Beste oder nichts. ‘The best or nothing’. A slogan which has been used by one of the oldest car brands in the world, also called the ‘three-pointed star’. Yup, it’s Mercedes-Benz. It’s a company whose roots are as staggering as its presence in the market today. With its ground-breaking entry in 1886 with the world’s first-ever petrol-powered car, Mercedes-Benz …
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Royal Origin Sunday Meats November // Photo Coverage Part 2
…continued from Part 1 As you might’ve read from our Part 1 article, Eric Tanzil has had the chance to visit the Royal Origin Sunday Meats last week, 23rd November 2014. The casual BBQ meet was filled by some of the CA state’s finest aggressive fitment rides. Who informed Eric about the meet? It was Armand (@trd3sgte Devil MR2) and …
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Royal Origin Sunday Meats November // Photo Coverage Part 1
Perhaps you’ve heard the word around that one of our co-founders, Eric Tanzil, has been visiting USA earlier this month. Yes, SEMA was also held around that same time. Apart from going to the auto convention, he also took his time to visit California’s local car meets. One of which is this Royal Origin Sunday Meats held last week, 23rd …
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Artisan // Novitec Rosso Ferrari 458 Spider on ADV.1
I’ve always been a fan of Ferrari’s. The F40 was the one that got me into it. It was the supercar icon of my childhood. The bedroom posters I had. The Hot Wheels collectibles I kept safely inside my tiny, colourful drawers. Little did I know about its turbocharged engine back then. Little did I know about its 324km/h top …
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Indo – L.A. Performance Cruise to Malibu // Photo Coverage
Today I’d like to welcome a new HnP contributor from USA. His name is Ervan Sanjaya (Instagram), a fellow Indonesian currently living in Los Angeles, California. For his first article, he has shared with us this interesting insight into the Indonesian car scene happening in his fabulous City of Angels. High-performance cars united. This particular cruise to Malibu took place …
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Exceptional Coupe // BMW 435i on HRE
It’s no secret at all that Indonesia has become one of the most flourishing market in Asia, resulting in plenty of product bombardments from brands around the globe. High-end luxury cars have become one of these products. Nowadays there’s no shortage of prestigious cars you can stumble upon Indonesia’s streets. All the latest models from overseas can be found especially …
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Night Breeze // Beno Adi’s Scirocco on SSR
Compact cars. They are the bread-and-butter of a car company; produced in vast quantities and being sold like hotcakes. Easily zipping through city blocks while offering ample passenger and trunk space. All while politely sipping on fuels. These hatchbacks are undoubtedly difficult to resist. Today I present to you one of the sexiest in the market: the Scirocco. Turbocharging makes …
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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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Rolling Art // 911 Carrera S on ADV.1
One would say that sports cars are rolling arts on wheels, a statement I truly agree upon. Aside from the performance excellence, these alluring luxuries have also been designed to be the centerpiece of attention everywhere they go. From race-inspired body lines to memorable exhaust notes, these performance breeds have been built ground-up utilizing mankind’s greatest know-hows. From wind tunnel …
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Let Off Steam // Albert’s E300 on BC Forged
After a hard day’s activities, whether it’d be studying at school or campus, working as a professional businessman, or even doing household stuffs, we’d surely be craving to have a few moment to blow the stresses and steams off our minds. Mercedes Benz’s offering, for one, is surely one of the best in this field. Those relaxations come in different …
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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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Change for Good // Jonathan’s M Edition 325i on Vorsteiner
Life is short. Yes it is. Birth, childhood, teenager, young adult, adulthood, midlife, late adulthood, and wrapped up by death. Sometimes death can even come anywhere in between. So what do we do now? Taking ourselves to our full potential and doing the best in everything we do. All while enjoying the fruits of our labor. When it comes to …
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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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Taste of Fusion // Jason’s M3 on Volk Racing
It’s now 2014 and Indonesia has once again starting to be plagued by a plethora of fusion concepts. Throughout our capital city nowadays you can taste entirely new levels of fusion foods. What’s unthinkable and untasteable can now be experienced thanks to local residents’ growing interest in all things creative. With plenty of foreign graduates currently returning back to this …
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