Never Subtle // Lamborghini Gallardo on Rotiform
Ruthless, cunning and dangerous. Ever since its humble beginnings in 1963, Automobili Lamborghini has continuously made itself known as the most outrageous and rebellious supercar manufacturer on the entire planet. Its raging-bull badge immediately indicates the supercars’ association with the wrath and life-threatening instincts of a beast. Uncontrollable and shall never be tamed. Predictably, most earlier model Lamborghini’s behaved in …
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Dressed to Impress // Adrian’s F30 3-Series on BC Forged
Dressed to impress. Three words that could make an impact to everyone. Simply put, you have to stand on proper apparels in order to wow the crowd upon your arrival. Casual shirts and shorts can’t do the job on formal parties; Tuxedos meanwhile, isn’t the way to go for the beach party. Frankly, if you want to leave a mark, …
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Classic Japan Twins // Jason and Eric x Integra Type R
It started off as an accidental inspiration when I (Jason) detailed Eric’s car couple of years ago. It looks real-nice and clean after the detailing process was finished. From that day onwards, it became an obsession for me to build one DC2R myself; tuned according to my taste. Therefore I slowly collected all the parts before even getting the car …
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Primal Instinct // Marshall’s Cayman on ADV.1
Curves. They are much more seductive than straight lines, and even more alluring to the eyes than fractal lines. Whether it’d be in two-dimensional or three-dimensional forms, curves are incredibly good-looking in most design principles. Perhaps because nature itself lends to some of the greatest curves ever existed (from earth’s curvature to seagulls’ wings). This is why designers often create …
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New Commander // Henry’s BMW M4 on Klassen iD
Henry Ford, the ‘father of automobiles’, once said, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would’ve said faster horses.” Decades later, the father of iPhones, Steve Jobs, also repeated this idea in his own fashion: “people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” In essence, these people shared the same idea about ‘visions of …
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Frankencoupe // BMW 1M Coupe on ADV.1
Horror movie aficionados surely find the word ‘Frankenstein’ familiar. The tale of how a doctor builds a monster with body parts of various donors, jointed by his mastery in alchemy and chemistry. The tale has endured decades, resulting in the term ‘Frankenstein’ being used to describe things that are built upon a wide variety of seemingly random parts. Product manufacturers …
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RaceChip Chiptuning at Elika RaceChip Indonesia
Recently we received a call from Davin Elika, one of our partners, inviting us to visit his garage while looking forward to introducing us to one of his latest offerings: RaceChip Chiptuning from Germany. As it turned out, Davin has been expecting one of RaceChip Germany’s representatives to come over to his shop. Eagerly, we soon scheduled a workshop visit …
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Showtime // Kiki’s Rocket Bunny 86 on StanceNation Work Wheels
6 August 2015. To enthusiasts residing in certain areas of the world, today (8/6/2015 in US calendar) has already been marked as another ’86’ day, in celebration to the glory of AE86/GT86 generations and often celebrated with 86 meets and trackdays. Following such tradition, we’ve prepared this special GT86 for all of you to admire. Equipped with Rocket Bunny V2 …
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Universal Recognition // Stewart’s E350 on ADV.1
Nowadays we’re witnessing an endless wave of properly built cars owned by Indonesians, sprouting both inside and outside of the country. A proof that Indonesians are still continuing to bare their fangs and being noticed globally, even when they’re not within their homeland. What’s even more inspiring is the fact that most of these overseas project cars turned out to …
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The Meeting Grounds Miami 2015
Last Saturday 25 July 2015, our fellow Indonesian contributor Fido G visited one of Miami’s latest automotive creative event: The Meeting Grounds. Conceived as a ‘night-life x car-show’ event, The Meeting Grounds managed to combine those two elements into a single all-in package for participants, which spanned across the entire weekend: FRIDAY 7.24 2PM – 7PM: Project MIA Pre-Meet at …
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Supercoupe // RENNtech CLS63 AMG on Rotiform
Introducing: the new supervillain in town. With every single new 63 AMG introduced, there’s always a massive horde of review articles sprouting out online. Whether it’d be C63, E63, SL63, or CLS63 AMG. These are the cars that enthusiasts worshipped and conservationists despised. Muscular. Overpowered. Beast-mode. Overkill. Supercar killer. These are the words often used to describe AMG department’s peculiar …
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From the Depths // Benny’s 435i on Rotiform
A special delivery. Ever since the 3-Series coupe was rebirthed as 4-Series, we knew that things are about to get way much more interesting. No longer would the coupe need to resemble any of the 3-Series’ looks, and no longer would it has to fill any predecessor’s shoes. Well frankly, it doesn’t have any designated predecessor anyway. The 4-Series is …
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Irreplacable // F30 320i on Klässen iD
As time goes by, things inevitably age. In order to retain its value, whether in the sense of functionalities or simply for the sake of appearance, they are often replaced by newer counterparts. Whether it’d be gadgets, apparels, housewares; things have shorter-and-shorter lifespan in this era of rapid technological advances. Movies are recycled sooner than ever, smartphones refreshed yearly, ‘wearables’ …
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City Cruiser // Romario’s F10 535i on AG Wheels
Boy, do I love orchestra performances. A pleasure to the ears, a calming sensation to one’s mind, and seeing musicians played the songs in harmony was also a spectacular view of its own. Managing the orchestra as a conductor is hardly an easy task, despite how natural they made it looked like; flailing flawlessly with the Baton (conductor’s stick) at …
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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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Growing Confidence // Andrew’s F10 535i on Vossen
Travelling in life. Recently I read an article explaining how those who travel more frequently often get better chances in life. Some partly due to the different experiences they managed to encounter in different cities; opening up their horizons to the various business opportunities out there. Others due to the diverse kinds of people they get to meet and discuss …
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New Ace // Tri’s GT86 on SSR Wheels
Hachi-Roku. Two words that won’t mean a thing to most people. Yet, it has been hailed as an icon among us car enthusiasts. Japanese for “Eight-Six”, it was a nameplate synonymous with fun-thrills and no-frills from Toyota. First introduced in 1983 as AE86, it’s seen plenty of usage in motorsport, both grassroots and pro level, thanks to the huge tuning …
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Real Fiction // BMW F30 on Volk Racing
Many people claimed that growing up is boring. At school studying boring stuffs, in university researching boring subjects and in corporate habitats, again, most ended up doing boring jobs. What’s even more frightening are the boring salaries! No, this isn’t exactly how things are supposed to turn out. Because each of us has actually been born with interesting personalities and …
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Visiting Bangkok International Auto Salon 2015
Last week, 24-28 June 2015, Bangkok International Auto Salon was once again held at the IMPACT exhibition hall, Bangkok. Charles J has had the time to take a quick tour around the arena and gladly shared with us these captures he took. As a third instalment to the yearly Bangkok International Auto Salon, this 2015 show has once again successfully …
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Behind the Paddocks of BURIRAM SUPER GT, with Studie AG
Couple of weeks ago our crew was invited by Studie AG Thailand (RSR Automotive) to visit the Autobacs Super GT race at Buriram, Thailand. We happened to be in Bangkok at that time and simply couldn’t resist the offer to have a look at the race. Race day was 21 June 2015 at Chang International Circuit, and the Studie AG …
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