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Porsche’s all-black Exclusive Manufaktur 911 GT3 Touring looks like the perfect getaway car

July 14, 2021 By Keith Leave a Comment

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When it comes to official customisation offerings such as Bentley’s Mulliner and Aston Martin’s Q, you’d usually expect something a little more extravagant, a little more flashy. But weirdly, that was not the case for Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur’s latest work on the 911 GT3 Touring – not that we’re complaining, because this looks ace.

Instead of a flashy paint job, the company opted to go for a more understated stealthy exterior by blacking out everything – including a tinted glass cover over the Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) headlights, and a set of Satin Black wheels measuring 20-inches up front and 21-inches at the back.

Porsche did more than just removing the big wing on the 911 GT3 Touring. Learn more about it here!

Not much else has been done to the exterior, but we think that it was the right choice, considering how good this already looks – especially with the wing delete of the GT3 Touring edition, making it the perfect car to fly under the radar doing high speed runs… not that we’re advocating for it.

Inside is where things get a little more interesting, with Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur giving the 911 GT3 Touring a little splash of colour with a two-toned Lipstick Red and black combination upholstery.

Here’s another special Exclusive Manufaktur edition of the 911 GT3 Touring, specifically for Australia

Otherwise, the car is pretty much bog-standard: powering the GT3 Touring is the 4.0-litre flat-six turbocharged engine, good for 510 hp and 470 Nm of torque, which translates to a 0-100 km/h time of 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 317 km/h. Buyers can choose between either a dual-clutch PDK or a six-speed manual transmission.

Not a fan of the black paint job? Don’t worry, Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur is still a customisation arm afterall, so you can personalise your own car to your heart’s content when you place your order, with something maybe a little more unique like Meissen Blue.

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The Bussink GT Speedlegend is a bespoke, limited-run GT R Speedster

May 26, 2021 By Keith Leave a Comment

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It’s not uncommon to see trends form within the automotive industry; see: SUVs, Coupe crossovers, and performance pick-up trucks – if someone wants one, a carmaker will build one. In recent years, speedsters seem to have latched on – McLaren made the Elva, and Aston Martin the V12 Speedster, among many others. But for some reason Mercedes-Benz, or rather Mercedes-AMG never seemed at all interested in making one.

So say you’re a multi-billionaire Mercedes-AMG collector, and really want a made-in-Affalterbach topless Speedster-style roadster, what can you do? You build one yourself, of course – and that’s exactly what Ronald Bussink did. Say hello to the Bussink GT Speedlegend.

Don’t think for a moment that its another backyard hack job, either, because the GT Speedlegend is actually built by the guys at HWA, who ran currently runs Mercedes’ DTM team, and Formula E team two years ago. Besides, HWA boss Hans-Werner Aufrecht was also the founder of AMG, so this is pretty much as authentic as you can get without actually being AMG.

Inspired by the Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss and Mercedes F1 cars, the Bussink GT Speedlegend took a standard Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster donor car, and replaced its convertible roof mechanism with what’s called a Speedbow, a F1 halo-inspired pillar that runs from just in front of the tiny windscreen, all the way across to the roll hoops just behind the seats.

The carbon fibre beam helps increases rigidity, while also stripping off nearly 100 kg in weight, lowering the centre of gravity which aids handling and stability. Other bespoke items on the Bussink GT Speedlegend also include the carbon fibre louvre on the front wheel arches for enhanced aerodynamics.

Underneath the bonnet, the speedster comes as standard with a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, which in standard form on the AMG GT R Roadster, churns out 585 hp and 700 Nm of torque. On the Bussink GT Speedlegend however, power output has been tuned up to 850 hp, which we presume will make it significantly faster than the 3.6 seconds century sprint time of the GT R.

Only five units of the Bussink GT Speedlegend will ever be built, but if you think that you’ll have a chance to own one, tough luck – all five units have already been spoken for, presumably by Bussink’s own millionaire friends. Although, Bussink did say that there’ll be more projects coming in the future between him and HWA, so perhaps you can look out for that.

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Porsche is taking on the Lamborghini Urus with a 640 hp Cayenne Coupe

May 24, 2021 By Keith Leave a Comment

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The era of fuel-guzzling monster cars are coming to an end, thanks to the ever-tightening emission regulations. Knowing that, Porsche couldn’t possibly let the Lamborghini Urus and Aston Martin DBX have the whole super-SUV pie just to themselves.

As a last hurrah for the pure internal combustion engines, Porsche is now developing an all-out “ultimate” Cayenne featuring a tweaked twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine. And according to Auto Express, who were given the privilege to test drive the prototype, it’ll supposedly make 640 hp and 850 Nm.

Compared to the Cayenne Turbo that’s currently on sale, the new top-of-the-line Cayenne makes an additional 98 hp and 80 Nm of torque, shaving off around 0.5 seconds in its 0-100 km/h sprint time and raising the top speed to 300 km/h.

While the Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid technically still makes more power, Auto Express says that the weight penalty from its fancy hybrid system means that it “can’t keep up” with the new ultra-performance model when it comes to acceleration and top speed.

Aside from the significantly more powerful engine, Porsche’s own press release also says that it’ll come with a new Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) active roll stabilisation system, which helps “keep the body balanced and level even during very spirited cornering” – at least according to Porsche’s own test driver, Lars Kern.

The new “ultimate” Cayenne also rides on 22-inch forged aluminium wheels, shod with 285 and 315 section tyres front and rear – the largest tyre Porsche has ever fitted as standard on the Cayenne. The larger offset on the wheels marginally increases the track on both ends, while also allowing for more negative camber – 0.45 degrees to be exact – which increases the contact area between the tyres and the road.

Further dynamic upgrades come in the form of a 15% stiffer air suspension, which also doubles as an aesthetic tweak to give the new super-SUV an aggressive stance on the road.

Porsche says that the all-new “ultimate” Cayenne is currently undergoing final testing and optimisation in the hands of Lars Kern and two-time World Rally Champion, Walter Röhrl who had the following to say: “The car remains incredibly stable even in fast corners, and its turn-in behaviour is extremely precise. More than ever, you have the feeling that you are sitting in a compact sports car rather than in a large SUV.”

As such, most of its visual changes are still largely hidden under the black camouflage. We do know that it’ll only be available in the Cayenne Coupe form though, and will come equipped with a new titanium exhaust system with the dual exits positioned centrally on the rear bumper.

Also, if you haven’t noticed yet, we’ve been calling it the “ultimate” Cayenne in quotation marks for now, because Porsche has yet to give the super-SUV a name. If we had to guess, it’ll probably be called the Cayenne Turbo S, as it’s the one “traditional” Porsche name that’s absent from the current model line-up – just don’t quote us on that.

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Tamiya made a life-sized car you can actually drive!

May 1, 2021 By Keith Leave a Comment

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Age is truly just a number, because while our responsibilities keep piling up, we’re still the same little kid inside. I mean, let’s be honest – how many of you still scour e-commerce shopping sites in search of RC cars? I know I do. So you can imagine my excitement when I came across this new Tamiya Wild One that’s an actual, driveable, life-sized car.

Yes, you read that right – an actual Tamiya ‘RC’ model that you can physically drive! If you’re like me, you’ve probably dreamt about this every night when you were a kid.

Called the Wild One Max, the Tamiya buggy is developed in partnership with The Little Car Company – the company behind miniaturised models such as the Aston Martin DB5 Junior. But instead of miniaturising existing models, this one here is obviously enlarged by quite a bit when compared to the original Wild One RC toy.

Measuring in at 3.5 metres long, 1.8 metres wide, the Wild One Max actually comes in at an 8:10th scale of the original model – big enough for “kids” with heights ranging from 160 cm to 195 cm.

The single-seater buggy is built on a spaceframe chassis, and when fully built, weighs around 250 kg. And yes, that’s not a typo. Just like the actual Tamiya toys, the Wild One Max can also be built at home by yourselves.

Everything here is sized-up proportionally almost one-to-one, including the massive coil-over springs and wheels on all four corners, the latter now 15-inch off-road tyres on lightweight wheels. And just like the RC toy, the fronts are slimmer tyres with a relatively smooth surface, while the rears are chunky, proper off-road tyres with stud-like treads.

Remember those sticker sheets that you’ll have to painstakingly apply by yourselves? Same thing here – except that they’re now as tall as you!

e-commerce shopping sites — It probably doesn’t come with this cute replica box, but they did include it on the website!

Just like the Tamiya toy cars, this here is also powered by electric. As standard, the single electric motor on the rear axle is pared to a single “PowerPack” battery, making a maximum power output of 4 kW (5.5 hp). Top speed is rated at 48 km/h, and you’ll be able to drive up to 40 km on a single charge, depending on terrain and driving style of course.

However, a range of “Hop-Ups” are available for the Wild One Max for you to upgrade your ride, just like how you can swap out parts on the mini 4WD Tamiya cars. These include modular PowerPacks that can be added to increase performance and range, four-point racing harness, and even high-performance suspensions and brakes – which as standard, are already Brembo items.

On top of the individual Hop-Ups, the Wild One Max will also be offered with complete ‘Packs’, including a Tarmac Pack which comes with road-biased tyres and mud-guards, and even three individual Road Legal Packs with items such as brake lights and turn indicators, that – as the name suggests – make the electric buggy fully road legal!

The Tamiya Wild One Max starts at GBP6,000 (~RM34k) for the bare-basic set-up; no prices were announced just yet for the various Hop-Ups and packs. Now, the hard part is to convince our “parents” to buy us a new toy.

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March 30, 2021 By Keith Leave a Comment

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Aston Martin introduces iconic Magnetic Silver for DB11 V8 in Malaysia, with new options

February 15, 2021 By Keith Leave a Comment

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Aston Martin Kuala Lumpur has ushered the new year with a new iconic colour for the DB11 V8 in Malaysia – Magnetic Silver – along with specific customisations on both the exterior and interior.

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