Through Twists and Turns // BMW M2 on ADV.1
For today, we have quite an appealing build: the latest BMW M2, turned into a track-ready build. And we really mean it: the rear seat has been removed and in its place, a gold-shade roll bar has been installed, beautifully contrasting the black interior. In further pursue of the theme, driver’s seat has also been replaced by Bride bucket seat, …
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Electric // BMW M3 on HRE
Astonishingly blue. It’s an enchanting color that makes up the majority of beauties you see in this world. Aggressive, yet calming when applied appropriately. Today’s kind of special Santorini Blue, moreover, is nothing short of being gorgeous. Starting with the thoughtful body color, today’s featured M3 has been packed with all sort of exciting upgrades. From backbone-punching ESS Supercharger kit …
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Local 2017 // Photo Coverage
Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia became the witness to one of the most interestingly-curated automotive event ever concepted. It’s called Local 2017, and this spectacular ‘gallery-style’, stadium-themed showcase took place couple of months ago on March 25th, 2017. Evolved from the ‘Fitted-Sunday’ community’s casual Sunday meets, Local 2017 was held to gather an even larger number of like-minded automotive enthusiasts. …
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Phenomenal // Rocket Bunny GT-R on ADV.1
Every once in a while we’d stumble upon local automotive builds that are simply phenomenal; they’re unlike any other creations you’d find roaming our streets. These builds are often so aggressive, daring and beautifully a-little-over-the-top. Today’s GT-R definitely belongs to such a group. It’s one of the few widebodied GT-R’s in Indonesia and the details on this one are pretty …
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Get Hyped! // McLaren on Rotiform
Supercar customisation is all the rage nowadays. From the cityscapes of Tokyo to the beautiful beaches of Miami. From the countryside of Italy to dazzling-hub of Hong Kong. Slammed Ferraris, widened Lambos – from the lightly touched ones, to the heavily modified ones; they’re conquering the world! Last I checked, Daigo Saito has even turned a Murcielago into a drift-spec …
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Supercharged Saloon! // BMW M3 on ADV.1
Mention ‘performance car’ and most Indonesians would associate the term with a two-door body style. Yes, the coupes/cabrios, which often comes with four-seats, yet quite a huge hassle to get into. Only a select few would associate the term with saloons – except today’s M3 owner, whose performance ride of choice is peculiarly standing apart from the rest. At first …
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Golden Workaround // Vellfire on ADV.1 from Solo
Car customization surely knows no boundaries – whether it’d be fast or slow, big or small, new or old, there’s always something that we, car enthusiasts, could lay our hands on. Case in point: MPVs. Not exactly the most favorable platform to be customized, yet life simply couldn’t be separated from these functional beasts. Plus, nowadays the manufacturers have also …
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Visiting Bandung // EMPIRE Autonation 2016
Couple of weeks ago (5-6 November 2016), we took a quick day-trip to Bandung to have a look at the current car culture happening in the area. Named as the EMPIRE Autonation 2016, the event was held by EMPIRE club as their 5th anniversary celebration. Attended by some pretty interesting rides from the area and supported by local auto-parts distributors …
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Spices on Dessert // BMW M4 on ADV.1
It’s like a compact spaceship capable of squeezing through every tight corners of the universe. Cunningly sneaking behind its larger, even more powerful enemy spacecrafts. Agile, amply powered, and fashionably chique, today’s M4 is the ultimate sports-car makeover capable of stealing spotlights even from today’s supercar population. It’s not as red as a Ferrari nor as orange as the Lamborghini. …
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Sporty Orange // BMW 135i on Rays
In the world of fruits, oranges are some of the most widely-accepted refreshments in any part of the world. And it’s a title well deserved – thanks to their status as one of the best source of vitamin C, and a superb fresh-taste that kicks hot, sunny days away. It’s a fruit so fresh that it has a special place …
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Powerhouse // Anthony’s GTI MK7 on Revo
Back in the days before fuel injectors, bumping horsepower figures involved some pretty serious physical tweakings to the engine: things like carburetors, spark plugs, and engine internals. Not a simple task, mind you. With all the independent factors that’s essential to the engine’s smooth-running; modding and adjusting them isn’t exactly a child’s play. Today? Thanks to the ever-so-more-complicated designs, things …
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Perfecting the Composition // BMW M4 on BBS
In the realm of photography, choosing the right location for a photo session is no less important than choosing the right objects. Can’t see them both as separate entities. Instead, they need to ‘work together’ in order to create photographs outstanding enough to be imprinted into everyone’s memory. Take a peek at today’s featured car from Solo with its outstandingly …
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One Stage Above // Alphard on Wald
The Toyota Alphard. One of the most interesting and peculiar outliers found within Toyota’s people-carrier lineup. Remove the badge, have a sit inside the luxurious interior of the van, and you might as well decide that it could have been passed as a Lexus. This is especially true on the new model such as the one we are featuring today. …
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Daring Approach // Jeffry’s Panamera Turbo on PUR
A striking-feature is the one thing that could separate one offering apart from its rivals. A daring approach, a risk-taker, a creative hive; the differentiating, superior factor that propels the initiator forward. Had all Martabak sellers denied this mindset, their products would be just like the others. Yet out of the blue, we’ve seen one deciding to add Nutella/exotic ingredients …
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Real Performer // Aventador on ADV.1
It’s no secret that most car enthusiasts began the journey towards car enthusiasm at a very young age; sometimes even from the ages of being a toddler. Definitely not by being handed a car at that early age; it’d be too dangerous and we’ll have too many under-aged drivers that way. Instead, the introduction began with scaled-down versions of the …
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Fit and Function // Q5 on Rotiform
The crossovers are on the boom, folks! Every now and then, they multiply, slowly taking over the globe as the daily commuter choice of the masses. And for a reason too. As the love child of SUVs and passenger-cars, it offers features that people haven’t seen since the conception of automobiles: comfortable driving dynamics mixed with cross-country abilities that pure-bred …
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Benz in Black // E Class on HRE
You have to admit, the ‘Men in Black’ movies surely got some taste. In the first movie, the duo drove a memorably high-tech Ford Crown Victoria, which was transformed into a jet-powered ride through the push of a button. Driven upside down in a tunnel and blasted through traffic like a bullet train, it was definitely a fresh-factor to its …
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Evolution of an Icon // BMW M4 on Brixton Forged
In life, progression towards a better future is a must; standing-still has never been the better option. Whether it’d be for personal achievements or world-wide interests, the pursue for a brighter destiny can never be denied. Sure, there’ll be plenty of obstacles along the way; but aren’t these obstacles the exact things that evolve us up instead? Take a look …
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Stunner Shade // Frozen Grey M3 on Zito Wheels
When a grey coloured car comes into view, one would most often than not perceive it as bleak and dull, considering that it stands right in the middle of the spectrum; that is, neither black nor white. Not having the ‘purity’/clean-look of a white, nor reflecting the ‘mysterious’/coolness aura of a black either. Like an overcast sky projecting uncertainties and …
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Sublime Brilliance // S Class on ADV.1 from Surabaya
For the hunt of brilliantly modified cars in Indonesia, it’s not uncommon for us to look into the nooks and crannies of this country. And for today, our search led us to the Eastern end of Java. Specifically: Surabaya. As one of the major Indonesian cities in which its car cultures are close to the one we have here in …
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