Speed Racer Movie Review

After the success of the films in the Matrix series, the Wachowski Brothers return to the director's chair with this adaptation of the classic cartoon. INTO THE WILD's Emile Hirsch jumps into the Mach 5 car as Speed Racer, while John Goodman and Susan Sarandon play his parents. Christina Ricci costars as Speed's girlfriend Trixie, and Matthew Fox (LOST) is Racer X, his biggest competitor....

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Proton R3 Satria Hints at New Hot Hatch at Melbourne Show

At the Melbourne International Motor Show on February 29, Malaysian carmaker Proton will reveal a pre-production version of the R3 Satria hot hatch. The R3 Satria has been developed by Proton’s special vehicles and motorsport arm - R3, which stands for Race, Rally, and Research - at its headquarters in Shah Alam in Malaysia. The pre-production model features a range of special body enhancements as well as suspension development and, according to Proton, a high performance power plant – though no...

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All-new Honda Fit in Japan

Japanese car manufacturer Honda has announced that its all-new second-generation Honda Fit will go on sale in Japan on Friday, October 26, 2007. The Fit is a five-door hatchback launched in June 2001, that quickly became the first car since 1969 to outsell Toyota’s best-seller, the Corolla, on the Japanese car market. So clearly we’re onto something good!With Honda’s man maximum, machine minimum philisophy at the heart of the concept, Honda likes to think of the Fit as the "ideal small car for a...

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Economy Car Comparison: Honda Fit vs. Nissan Versa vs. Toyota Yaris

Back in the halcyon days of $2.50-a-gallon gas, subcompacts were perceived mostly as transportation for college students. If there wasn't a Delta Tau chi sticker on the back window, you could expect to see a rental-car frame around the license plate. Either way, premium unleaded isn't getting cheaper, and you have to stop raiding the kids' piggybank to fill up your prized sport/utility. No wonder subcompact gas-sippers are becoming more appealing-and more sophisticated. Variable valve timing,...

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Nissan Latio Sedan

ProsFuel efficency, comfortable (spacious) interior, deep drawer also deep booth, quite engine, luxury look (interior).ConsPoor suspension, poor tyres, poor paint works, engine sound a bit (chirp chirp bird like sound)in lower gear when you are at surrounded building like multi storey carpark....

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First Drive – Audi A4 3.2 Quattro

The Audi A4 is the last in its class to arrive. It’s about time too, because while still the best built amongst all, the lack of dynamism and equipment meant that BMW and Mercedes-Benz have managed to catch up. 11 May 2008 Text and photos by Amery Reuben. Viewed 4,342 timesAudi claims to change all that with the 2008 A4, and while our pictures of the new car do it little justice, it is anything but a hand-me-down from the model it replaces. Those taut, wrap-around lines of the older model still...

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All New Toyota Corolla Altis 2008

Toyota has been selling Corollas since the 60's. Despite serving the masses well, it’s painfully uninspired, and its designs have become somewhat of a numbing norm. Now in its 10th incarnation, it shares similar engines with the previous model. Can it hold a candle to the stylishly popular Honda Civic or the aggressively fashioned Mitsubishi Lancer?You wouldn't be able to guess what it is from a distance. In fact, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a Camry. Great! Toyota has taken hints of its...

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