Grown to Speed // Honda S2000 on TE37SL
These days I think the ‘stance’ car scenes are pretty much like desserts. They have a large fan-base, have very nice exterior presentations, and showcase some nicely executed, flavourful experiences. Yet not everyone likes them, and frankly they’re not too good for your health either (or car’s health in this matter). Slammed, static, bagged, we’ve seen and heard about them …
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Tasty Recipe // BMW 335i F30 on Volk Racing
Last week we’ve seen one of Solo’s most highly-tuned sports car: the GReddy-boosted GT86. Today I’m bringing you another HnP-certified find from the city. It’s a top-of the line 335i with a tasty list of modifications, which will surely entice all performance-sedan enthusiasts. I like to eat. One of my favourite foods are dim sums. They are pretty amazing, considering …
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Rough Diamond // Ton’s Evolution IX on TE37
Boy, I’ve always been fascinated by diamonds. They’re the final result of carbons being pressurised under an extremely long period of time. They are known to be notoriously expensive in their standard form, and could reach astronomical prices given the right conditions, which could reach up to 350 million dollars. For a single rock, that’s outstanding. Aside from their mesmerising …
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Classy Execution // GTI MKV on Volk Rays
The people’s car – the Volkswagen. Founded by Ferdinand Porsche in 1934 to produce affordable and reliable cars for everyone, the brand has now become Europe’s largest automotive producer, which has also ranked third largest in the world (right after Toyota and GM). Unlike the other German companies, for example Mercedes Benz, Audi and BMW, Volkswagen has positioned itself as …
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Three IndoMelbournians // 370Z, DC2R, WRX Group Shoot
A fresh send-in for today’s article came from Jason Alvin, a fellow Indonesian HnP contributor currently living in Melbourne. Through his set of pictures and story, he’d like to offer us a unique insight into the three different Indonesian-owned builds he’s been frequently hanging out with. First up is Yohanes’ 370Z on Gnosis, then there’s Jason’s personal Integra Type R …
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A Fanatical Affair // BMW 3 Series E46 on Volk Rays from Bali
There’s no doubt a lot of us here are still in the dark when it comes to Bali’s automotive scene. Yes we’ve seen a lot of exotics here and there across the island; mostly shipped over from Jakarta for road trips and gatherings. But what about the modified rides scenes over there? Is aggressive fitment popular? Or functional performance mods …
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HnP Photoday // E90ers
Couple of weeks ago we did another HnP Photoday with the E90ers community. We’ve had one with 86ID, Morning Call Bandung, and this time it’s E90ers turn, arranged with the help from Iwan of KW Indonesia. As many as fourteen cars showed up on that day, including a couple of 1M’s, F30 and E46, adding a great diversity to the …
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Deja Vu // Bob’s Subaru GC8 on Volk Rays
An ever-growing trend among car manufacturers’ rivalries these days is in the form of numbers “racing” (a race for higher HP and lower 0-60 times repeated on a yearly basis). A 1992 GC8 Subaru WRX, for example, came off the factory floor with 236HP. It’s rival, the 1992 Mitsubishi Evolution I topped the output simply by adding 8 extra HP, …
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Show Off // GT86 on Volk Rays
The making of cars these days are often very similar to the making of films. Some were built under low costs and budgets with the expectations of having high margins. Others were built so roughly and unthoroughly by the designers, with timely market entry becoming the only priority. Few are, however, built to represent the rebirth of legends. Designed, built …
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The Apex // Skyline on Nismo Edition Volk
The more I get to know the Indonesian car culture, the more I feel like I’m becoming a part of the minority. I despise wannabes (Lancer with Evolution badge? Stay away), I don’t personally like body conversions (Lancer to Ferrari? You’re fooling yourself), I pay 0 respect to those 5 Series diesels wearing M5 badges, I’ll say you’re cheap if …
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Laguna Seca Blue // Posma’s E36 M3
Today’s post serves as another example of Indonesian car culture’s diversity. While E92 M3’s have become quite common sights these days, it takes a very lucky day to meet an E36 M3, let alone a Laguna Seca Blue one. Jumping from M3 to M3, couple of weeks ago Winston did the photoshoot for Alvin’s Frozen Grey M3 and today he …
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