GENESIS Sponsor Introduction // KW Suspensions
Let us introduce one of our Gold Sponsors in GENESIS: KW Suspensions Indonesia. Such partnership immediately came to mind considering the sheer number of hawk’n’poke featured cars running on KW Suspensions systems. The Mugello Blue R8, Frozen Grey M3, Blue E36, Matte Yellow W204 and many more; KW has quite a portfolio here on our site. Wondering why they have …
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204 of 250 // MINI John Cooper Works Championship 50 on ADV.1
Most of you must’ve heard of John Cooper Works as one of the costliest and most lavish trims available for a MINI. These cars have upgraded engines and refined exterior options. In a way, they are beefed-up MINI’s in a racing outfit. John Cooper was the name of the JCW Company’s founder. He was a British racing legend and the …
Read MoreGENESIS hawk’n’poke X Hellaflush Car Show and Gathering // Coming Soon 23 February 2013 // Flavor Bliss
What is Genesis? Genesis is the first ever car show event done in collaboration between hawk’n’poke and Hellaflush, held at Flavor Bliss Alam Sutera. hawk’n’poke, being the pioneer of ‘proper modifications’ concept in Indonesia has decided to invite Hellaflush over to Indonesia to create this monumental collaboration event. “The time has come for a new dawn,” as the tagline says. …
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Show Off // Porsche Panamera on ADV.1
A few days ago I received an interesting email from one of our readers. Surabaya-born Daniel sent me these pictures of his Porsche Panamera from San Francisco. The license plates themselves reveal a lot in regard to the owner’s background. Look at the Indonesian flag and Garuda on the front license plate, and Surabaya-centric rear plate. Currently in his final …
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Show Off // F10 M5 on DPE
Permaisuri has done it again. Another brand new performance ride that has been dressed up with a set of DPE wheels. Looking at the number of customers that roll into the shop everyday, it seems that it has become the norm for Indonesians to install branded aftermarket wheels on a brand new car. Some has even arrived still on top …
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Group Shoot // Indonesia MINI Club Gathering November 2012
Last November 24th 2012, we were invited by some members of the Indonesia MINI Club to attend their gathering held at the Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) area. With an area large enough to accomodate these MINI coming across all generations, the parking lot was turned from being a dull piece of land into a colorful festive rich in automotive …
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Salient Factor // E Coupe on BC Forged
Crisp. Classy. Sporty. And Unique. These are the words that went straight into my mind looking at these pictures sent in by Winston this evening. Frankly, if I were the reader of this article I would’ve definitely skipped these sentences for later and went straight to scroll through the whole set of pictures. I mean, look at those yellow Brembo …
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Time is Right // David’s Stage 2+ Golf R
When I was a kid, my passion for cars were greatly fueled by the dreams of one day driving a real Ferrari, NSX, GT-R, Evolution and the like; the legendary rides that appear to be the fastest and sexiest among popular video games and movies. Never in my mind would I’ve thought of myself growing up to becoming a Golf …
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Show Off // Mini Countryman on Forgiato
Every time the name Forgiato rings to my ear, I immediately thought of some peculiar, out-of-this-world wheel designs. While most wheel manufacturers are currently obsessed with concaves and others are doing vintage comebacks, this particular wheel company has been paving its own path. Imagine a marathon contestant taking the plunge into the water instead, to pass through the shorter route …
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Photographer in Focus // Mahaendra Gofar
Last November I introduced the ‘Photographer in Focus’ series of articles by posting an interview I had with Mr Ronnie Renaldi (). He was quite the super cars photographer. Today I’m going to share the interview I had with Mr Mahaendra Gofar. Also an Indonesian hobbyist photographer with a busy day job, Mr Mahaendra treasures his spare times travelling while …
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Bimmerfest 2012 // Bogor
This year’s Bimmerfest, being held in the rainy period, came out pretty wet. Quite some groups cancelled their trip to Bogor in witnessing the event in person. Nevertheless, here’s our photo coverage of the event! We picked some of the interesting ones to post. One thing’s for sure, the stance scene is huge among these Bimmer enthusiasts. CCW, BBS, OZ, …
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Stance Off // Civic ES on Enkei
I’ve heard some words around saying HnP has been posting so many European cars lately. Well, get the facts straight, HnP actually loves all kinds of properly built cars. We dedicate ourselves to covering the Indonesian car culture in its entirety, but simply happened to meet more Europeans lately. A few days ago I’ve posted the K20 Jazz and today …
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Vintage Love // Mini Cooper S on HRE Vintage
Yes, finally I get to post this gorgeous Mini which I’ve been a huge fan of for a while. It’s sitting on a set of HRE Vintage 505 wheels. Word around is that it is the one and only set on a Mini throughout the Asian region. Lowered on KW Suspension coilovers and enhanced by Akrapovic exhaust system, this Mini …
Read MoreGenesis Teaser #hnpxhf
You better watch out. You better watch out. The Genesis is coming to town! I dare you to name the cars and wheels involved in the video. #hnpxhf
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November Wallpaper // Eduard’s AC Schnitzer E46
Bored of your current wallpaper? Behold! This month we are posting this beautifully executed shot of Eduard’s E46 AC Schnitzer 330i. More info about the car here: Photography by: Winston J Mobile: +6281932092426 Email: winston_jaury@hotmail.com
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Planted // K20A Type R Honda Jazz
Built to be small and economical, the Honda Jazz has managed to pinpointedly satisfy the world’s demands for an affordable city car. Most recent 2010 figure: Honda has sold 3.5 million of these cars, a number equivalent to the whole population of the country Kuwait. The Jazz’s attractive pricing in Indonesia has also attracted many enthusiasts’ interests to further modify …
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Civic Meet Day November 2012
A couple of weeks ago, on the 11th of November 2012, a Honda Civic owners gathering was held at Flavor Bliss Alam Sutera. Our friend Alwafi had the time to stop by and did a coverage for the event. Attended by owners of Civic from all generations, from the first gen to the latest gen, it was definitely a very …
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Show Off // SLS 63 AMG on DPE
Just when I thought there hasn’t been any modified SLS 63 AMG in Indonesia, Permaisuri sent me these pictures of a sexy red one wearing dark DPE wheels. Compared to the other exotics, the SLS is definitely quite the peculiar breed. It doesn’t look as quick as the Ferrari, nor as techy as the McLaren MP4-12C. Mercedes has decided to …
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The Performance Package // CLS63 AMG on DPE
It wasn’t until the recent years that car manufacturers have been going all out marketing their ‘four-door coupé’ models. Some has even been using the jargon ‘Gran Coupé’ to further confuse the market. Who actually started it? Mercedes Benz did, with the CLS. Go check out their site, they call it the CLS-Class Coupé, yet there are four doors attached …
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Photographer in Focus // Ronnie Renaldi
I’m launching this new series of article “Photographer in Focus” to share with you all the story of Indonesian automotive photographers who have been quite successful overseas. Frankly, I was quite surprised at first, to find out that some of my favorite automotive pictures on the internet were in fact taken by Indonesians. In this first installment of articles, I’m …
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