Boxer Baron // Daniel’s TechArt Porsche Boxster
Boxer + Roadster = Boxster? This is the car that has undoubtedly been the winning recipe to Porsche’s success in the 1990s. Born during the company’s financially challenging period in the early 90s, the sporty roadster has almost quadrupled Porsche’s sales figure in just a four-year period. The forefront savior. With other competitors such as Z3, SLK and humble Miata …
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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 …
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Permaisuri Thursday // BMW 1M on HRE
One of HRE’s latest design at the moment is the S104 from its S-series lineup. Quite a couple of sets have already made their way into Indonesia through Permaisuri, HRE authorized dealer. Some S-series were installed onto a 6 series, a C-class, and also surprisingly a Toyota Vellfire. Today’s pairing, though, is definitely one of my favourites, the BMW 1M. …
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Slidefest 2014 Official Photo Coverage Part 4
Drift, meet and fun. For the first time in Indonesia Slidefest 2014 has successfully united automotive enthusiasts with varying interests into one single festival. Here’s the Part 4 photo coverage for you to enjoy! Don’t miss out on Slidefest 2015, as things are going to be even bigger and crazier. Varying interests. From aggressive fitments to aggressive tunes, we’ve combined …
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Slidefest 2014 Official Photo Coverage Part 3
Another batch of pictures fresh from Slidefest 2014 JIExpo Kemayoran 8 March 2014! This time I’ve received plenty of great captures from Winston J and Fidoklik. Community gathering, timed laps and drift actions! At 8AM Nuvolks community and friends rolled in to the VIP parking area. Creating quite a stunning queue of properly modified rides. As I’ve often mentioned in …
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Slidefest 2014 Official Photo Coverage Part 2
Another batch of pictures has just came in from Fido G (Fidoklik), one of our most recent HnP team member. Holding this CD on my hand that’s filled with hundreds of edited Slidefest 2014 captures, I couldn’t help but to start posting some of them up on the site. Enjoy! Starting from 7AM, Exclusive Car participants have started to arrive. …
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Slidefest 2014 Official Photo Coverage Part 1
The moment you’ve been waiting for. I’ve finally received the first batch of Slidefest 2014 pictures from our very own photographer Charles J. A festival of drift, meet and fun, Slidefest 2014 was the definite great way to start the year of 2014. From aired-out VW to ultra rare JDM rides to British supercars, the meet was as crazy as …
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Warriors of the Rising Sun // Lancer Evolution VIII Duo Photoshoot
As a Flashback Friday, tonight I present to you a special photoshoot article featuring a pair of Lancer Evolution VIII’s captured by Winston J. Both rides have previously been featured on our site (Sanadi’s STI LOL Evo and the Daytona Blue Evo), so go ahead and check out those articles for the stories behind the builds! Meanwhile, this photoshoot has …
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JDM.RUN February Cruise // Photo Coverage
The beginning of the year has no doubt been a rather depressing time for us Jakarta car enthusiasts. From floods to potholes-parties on the streets, to heavy traffics. But these past few days we’ve been seeing nicer and nicer weather with clearer skies springing out of the days. So what comes naturally are more frequent meets and gatherings of us …
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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 …
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Permaisuri Thursday // Evoque on DPE Elite 7
With so many Permaisuri customers wearing DPE wheels, I’m pretty sure this Jakarta-bound dealership must’ve been one of DPE’s finest worldwide partners. From Rolls Royce to a Ferrari, to a MINI Countryman, we-ve seen Permaisuri executing some greatly designed DPE wheels on highend vehicles. On today’s Permaisuri Thursday they presented us with their latest creation: the Evoque on DPE Elite …
Read MoreIndonesia’s Finest Automotive Movie To-Date // Street Society The Movie
Thirty high-end cars, about half of which are exotics. Ferrari. Lamborghini. McLaren. Bentley. Porsche. Over USD 11 million in total value fit into a single, Indonesian movie. How on earth are we not supposed to be amazed by such staggering efforts? It’s about time for Indonesian movies to shine. For us to be proud of ourselves in being Indonesians, being …
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Show Off // Duta’s Accord on BC Forged
On today’s Show Off short article, we have a 2007 Honda Accord that’s been frequently seen at Jakarta’s recent meets and shows. Even though the seventh generation Accord has been around for 10 years by now, not many have been touched by owners’ customizations. To stand out from all those just-another-daily-driven Accords out there, Duta the owner has ordered these …
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A Visit to RWB Indonesia // Terror Garage
Well. By the time of this writing I’m pretty sure you’ve all heard about RWB Indonesia; represented by the eccentric workshop called Terror Garage in Bandung. Throughout these past few weeks I’ve read all about their workshop and RWB builds all over Indonesian automotive medias. From magazines to online portals; from Path to Facebook posts. Seems like they’ve been greatly …
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Unmistakable Vision // Bram’s GT86 on BC Forged
It’s the beginning of the year so let me share some interesting insights with you. Close your eyes for a minute. Time travel yourself five years into the future. Imagine yourself driving along the highway. What car will you be driving? Will you be cruising inside the ride of your dreams? A Ferrari? GT-R? RWB? Or will you still be …
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Permaisuri Thursday // Beetle on ERST Grora
Meet the Beetle. Arguably one of the most iconic cars ever built. Perhaps even as memorable as the Porsche 911, with a timeless design that has been passed over ever since it was introduced in 1938. However, unlike the 911 that still retains a rear-engine setup, VW has decided to relocate the Beetle’s engine to the front. Then also came …
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Wallpaper Wednesday // BMW Generations
BMW is definitely one of the most popular luxury brands ever featured on our site. Despite having sales figures that’s only half of its major competitor’s (Mercedes sold 4,100 units vs BMW 2,211 units in Indonesia last year); I find it interesting that we’re seeing a much larger number of modified BMWs on the streets (also think about the ///M …
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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 …
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The Editorial Duo // GTI MKV & MKVI
Behind the site, behind the photo shoots, behind the writings, behind all these hobby/passion jobs we do at HnP, each of our crew members has our own car projects we’re working on. We’ve always loved cars; we continuously admire other people’s builds through our site features. And we’re also dreaming of one day having our own ‘killer’ builds to be …
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