Fancy going on a 5,500km rally-prepared Porsche Safari? You’ll need EUR 66,900 and 19 days in June 2025. Here’s one for the bucket list. Driving across Africa in a rally-spec Porsche 911. To do this previously, you might have needed to be named Walter Röhrl or be funded by a tobacco giant, or even both… Fortunately, such an adventure is now possible for us mere mortals to experience first-hand. Thanks to operators ...
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Has it already been a decade? Well, time flies when you’re having fun, especially if that fun is in a Lamborghini Huracan. If I’m honest, I never really liked the Huracán when it first came out. I’ve always felt that it was overshadowed by the shock and awe that came with the Aventador, and it just felt like the “replacement” for the outgoing Gallardo. That prejudice changed the day I went for ...
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What do you do when you have the entire Sepang circuit to yourself? You blast around in a McLaren, of course. Whenever one talks about a true track experience, images of unbridled speed, eye-widening corners, and the sheer joy of pushing limits come to mind. Imagine having all this without a single civilian car in sight, no speed limits to curtail your fun, and the luxury of wide corners all to ...
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Miami's Sunny Isles Beach is where Bentley Residences is located. Bentley Motors in collaboration with Dezer Development has announced the official groundbreaking of Bentley Residences Miami, the first Bentley-branded residential tower, situated on an exclusive stretch of oceanfront at 18401 Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach. Featuring four innovative car lifts and glass-ensconced sky garages that exhibit car-like art in each of the 216 private residences, the luxury condominium will rise ...
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EUR 10,000 donation to empower children and families through intervention work, care and mentoring. Life Community Services Society (LCSS), a Singapore-registered non-profit organisation that empowers children and families through intervention work, care and mentoring, will receive a donation of EUR 10,000 from the Karl-Monz-Foundation to support an estimated 280 children with academic support, meals, case management, activities, and workshops. “BMW Group Asia has been actively collaborating with LCSS since 2022 as part ...
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As we gawked at the recently launched BMW 3.0 CSL with a manual gearbox, it got us thinking, "So, which car could you buy, brand new, with a manual gearbox in Singapore right now?" At €800k (yes, Euros), the 50 units-only 3.0 CSL will remain a special car for the privileged few. But say you're a purist. A real-men-drive-three-pedals kinda guy. What are your options for a stick-shift brand-new car in ...
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Whether you’re into JDM, commercial vehicles, or the latest advancements in high-performance automotive tuning, Tokyo Auto Salon has everything to satisfy your automotive cravings. Born in 1983 as the “Tokyo Exciting Car Show,” the now famous Tokyo Auto Salon motorshow has blossomed into the crème de la crème of tuning culture, a must-attend rendezvous for anyone with gasoline in their veins. Each year is like a box of chocolates at the Tokyo ...
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Cat A is hot, and here are the new cars launched that are sold under this COE category. Many Singaporeans looking to make their first or next car purchase will likely look at cars that fall under COE Category A or Cat A. This is thanks to our world-famous taxation system that doubles or even triples a car's selling price and then tacks on a "digital paper qualification to purchase" called ...
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Porsche car number two million built for a customer in Dubai. Employees at the Porsche site in Saxony celebrated a special production milestone. The two-millionth Porsche to be built in Leipzig – a Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid in Madeira Gold Metallic – left the production line on its way to a customer in Dubai. The Panamera model line has been in operation in Leipzig since 2009. For a little bit of backstory, ...
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You may think the dual-motor Hyundai Ioniq 5 Inspiration variant is just a simple affair of adding one more motor, but the true answer goes much deeper than that. Hyundai has been riding this high-voltage wave for some time now, and its journey through the e-mobility landscape has been nothing short of fascinating. Remember the original electric Ioniq? Back then, Hyundai played it safe, creating a design that mirrored traditional combustion-engine cars ...
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We took Hyundai Singapore's Ioniq 5 family to Desaru, and savoured the electrical quirks and tranquillity that it delivers. Malaysia road trips. Ah, what a topic. It's the evergreen story that keeps on giving, a tale as old as time. And trust me, you'll see tons more, year after year, decade after decade. If you've been keeping tabs on my AutoApp escapades, you might raise an eyebrow and go, "Hold on a ...
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COE prices show no signs of slowing down. Sheldon Trollope thinks reintroducing Q-plates could be a way to make car ownership more equitable for Singaporeans. Another COE bidding round, another record high. There seems to be no sign of Certificate Of Entitlement (COE) prices letting up. Even when the Land Transport Authority (LTA) increased the quota by 1,025 cars, it did little to curb the upward trend. Yesterday, COE premiums soared to ...
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Oh, you want something that turns it up to eleven? Well, step right up to the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. This, my friends, is the latest and greatest 992 Porsche GT3 RS. It's not just inspired by motorsport; it's a full-blown race car that's been tamed just enough for those brave souls who want to experience it on both road and track. Well, relatively speaking, of course. And, as fate would have ...
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The Porsche 911 Sport Classic is one of those cars that just works. It’s absolutely perfect. It was just another day at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. I’ve flown in to cover the event and was given the esteemed opportunity to take out the Porsche 911 GTS, thanks to the folks at Porsche Singapore. Test drive over, I was buzzing with excitement. I mean, when else are you offered a chance to ...
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What happens when you have a lean, green, speedy machine like the Porsche 911 GTS on some picturesque UK backroads? You have fun of course. This is the one everyone says is the ‘best real-world 911’, right? But hey, let's not get too hung up on titles because when it comes to 911s, the gaps between them are tiny. They are narrow, but they do matter. So, what's the deal with the 911 ...
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