Childhood Dream // K20A Civic Estilo on Volk
Never before I’ve seen a three-page specification list document being submitted to hawk’n’poke’s email. Never before I’ve seen such a simple looking car with tons of work actually been done underneath it. Never before I’ve seen a 1995 car that’s been rebuilt with so much passion. Only in dreams, I thought. But then Mex submitted this K20A Estilo owned by …
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BeSpoke // Mini on Work Wheels
Today is Permaisuri Thursday and I’m bringing you this nicely lowered Mini on Work Emotion wheels done by the shop. Despite the large variety of Mini models available nowadays, the original form factor is still one of the most popular model. Yes it has grown a lot in size, has now been designed by an American, and owned by a …
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Group Shoot // Garage Club
22/02/2012, the date Garage Club was established. That was more than 10 years ago and yet the club is still going strong until today. It currently has 20-30 members who actively participated in gatherings and events. Michael, one of the members, shared that the key to the club’s longevity lies in its regeneration. Regeneration in the sense of actively accepting …
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Divergent // Ford Focus on Work
Divergent // Tending to be different or develop in different directions. No matter where you grew up from or are currently living in, chances are you’ve had that one friend who always do or choose to buy things differently from your other friends. The one who chooses to use an HTC instead of the popular BlackBerry/iPhone/Galaxy. The one who opted …
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Old Dog New Tricks // TechArt 991 911 Carrera on ADV.1
The Porsche 911 has always been one of the most praised automotive icon in the industry. When it was first launched in 1964, it instantly became the ‘cool’ sports car that everybody desired. It might not be as quick as the Ferrari, nor as lunatic as the Lamborghini, but its combination of husky performance and peculiar design has managed to …
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Meant to Be // Evolution X on Advan
Plenty of problems can arise in the process of modifying a car. In most cases, those problems are caused by premature and bad decisions. Let me put it this way. Back then when I was a kid, I once received a Honda S2000 remote control as a gift. It was the fastest RC car I’ve ever had at that time. …
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Stepping Up // SLK on ADV.1
Does this SLK look familiar to you? Sure, it should does! It is the one we featured some months ago wearing BC Forged wheels (). The owner put those on as he waited for this set of ADV.1 to arrive. Now that his beloved wheels have arrived, along with the AMG big brake kit, Eric Tanzil did him another shoot …
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Indostance Meet Up September 2012 // Part 2
Based on the number of visits to our previous Indostance article, it is safe to say that quite a lot of people are interested in knowing more about the Indonesian stance scene. The article was visited not only by a lot of local visitors, but also international ones. After all, that’s what hawk’n’poke is for, right? To show off the …
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Dual Tone // F10 5 Series on BC Forged
I tell you, writing articles almost every single day and picking an interesting aspect of a car to talk about have never been easy. Reading the articles are definitely easy. Writing? Not so much. That’s why, while I was looking for an inspiration around this stunning BMW F10, I was struck by an idea. Perhaps I can actually make my …
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Indostance Meet Up September 2012 // Part 1
Last Sunday (30 September 2012) the Indostance crew did another meet up at Parkir Timur Senayan and central Al-Azhar. Around 50 cars showed up to this casual gathering, a larger number compared to the previous July meet up. BMW, Mercedes, and plenty of Japanese rides showed up, with a lot of stretched tires and minimal/non-existent fender gaps. This Odyssey might …
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September Wallpaper // S500 on 360 Forged
No I haven’t forgotten! Every month we give away a high resolution picture from one of our featured car articles, to be used as your desktop background. Today we have this matte white S500 wearing a set of carbon 360 Forged wheels. The combination of matte white and carbon finishes on this classy sedan has given it a uniquely sporty …
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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 …
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Indonesia International Motor Show 2012 // Part 2
We’re back with the second part of Indonesia International Motor Show 2012 coverage. Before you complain about the number of pictures in this post, I tell you first that this article is going to be slightly different. Why so? Okay, let me explain. Throughout the 365 days of hawknpoke.com, I’ve gotten quite a number of request from visitors to post …
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Show Off // R8 GT on HRE
I know, I know, it’s not Permaisuri Thursday yet. It’s still Tuesday. Today’s post is actually supposed to be regarding the IIMS 2012, a Part 2 coverage. However, Permaisuri has managed to lure me into posting this Stunning R8. It’s not an ordinary R8 either; it’s the limited edition R8 GT, only 333 units worldwide. It’s lighter, faster, and much …
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Editorial // 365 Days Later // Behind the Blog
Last year, around this time of the month, one tiny waterdrop fell into the sea of Indonesian automotive journalism. Upon its initial drop, only a selected few noticed its presence. Plenty are those who’ve noticed it but never really put much hope in it. That waterdrop didn’t care, it kept on expanding at its own pace, believing that one day …
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Red Velvet // E Cabrio on Hyper Forged Wheels
A few weeks ago we posted an E coupe on a set of ADV.1 wheels (). It was a very good looking car with the best quality, upper-class aftermarket parts. The edges were sharp, the fascia was aggressive; the whole package looked very masculine. Today we have another Mercedes Benz E Class. This one’s slightly different though. The red colored …
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Show Off // Mini Coupe on DPE
At a glance upon receiving today’s material, I thought the wheels on this Coupe were some sort of BBS RS. However, after a closer look and reading the spec, Permaisuri mentioned that these wheels are in fact DPEs! Closer inspection on these black wheels reveal a very different design compared to the BBS. The DPE RFK has a much more …
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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; …
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Alluring // Richard’s BMW Performance E90
Concave wheels have become extremely popular these days. Emerging wheel companies rely on them to create outstanding offerings, while the established ones have updated their line up with more alluring concave designs. Even OEM has now been offering concave designs for their wheels, like the BMW Performance 313 wheels you’re looking at right now. Doesn’t this whole concave trend intrigue …
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Stance Off // White E34 5 Series
A lot of people these days treat their cars as if they are gadgets. They feel the urge to continuously await for and upgrade to the newer models. Older models are often regarded as inferiors to the newer ones; and this isn’t their fault either. A lot of car companies have marketed their newer models with catchy phrases that include …
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