Cars

Peak performance - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

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Peak performance

SINGAPORE (Feb 21): If you are looking for raw power, then you will struggle to beat BMW’s first ever M8 Competition Coupé.

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Impressive update

 Driving the Mazda 3 around the streets of Singapore does not really require a lot of speed anyway. Instead, you want to feel comfortable and possibly pampered as well as look good at the wheel. What I liked about the Mazda 3 was that it is a no-fuss

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Rising star

As far as Asian brands go, the Mazda 6 is ahead of its competitors

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Form and function

The new Audi A6 combines a sporty exterior with sophisticated technology

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Built to impress

SINGAPORE (Dec 3): If you have two bored children in a car, it is sometimes fun to play the “sports car game”. You get anything from one to 10 points if you are the first to see a sports car. One point is for a car such as an Audi TT or a Porsche 911.

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Pleasing and predictable

SINGAPORE (Nov 12): The new Golf 1.4 Highline is the latest variant of the popular hatchback to hit our streets, taking the number of models to four. That’s right, there are four versions of the Golf currently available.

Global Markets

Cities shop for US$10 bil of electric cars to defy Trump

NEW YORK (March 16): Dozens of US cities are willing to buy US$10 billion ($14 billion) of electric cars and trucks to show skeptical automakers there’s demand for low-emission vehicles, just as President Donald Trump seeks to review pollution standards
A Trumpchi Enlight Concept automobile, manufactured by Guangzhou Automobile Group.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

China Focus

China's getting under the hoods of more American cars

HONG KONG (Feb 14): Chinese companies started talking a decade ago about cracking the US auto market with an array of low-cost passenger vehicles. That hasn’t happened, so instead they’re getting under the hoods of American cars by buying up parts mak
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China Focus

China hikes tax on 'super cars' amid luxury crackdown

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Dec 1): China will impose an extra 10 percent tax on super cars and other luxury models costing 1.3 million yuan ($0.27 million) and above, in a bid to rein in lavish spending and to reduce emissions, the ministry of finance has said.
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