MNM Issue 3 vol 3 | Page 4

PP 17036 / 09 / 2012 ( 030770 )

ISSUE 3 , 2013 RM8.80

YOUR DRIVING MANUAL

MOTOR NEWS MALAYSIA

WHAT WOMEN KNOW ABOUT CARS

MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS

PURE CLASS

THE 83RD GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

ROADSTER RAMPAGE

LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR LP 700-4 ROADSTER

THIS ISSUE

STRAIGHT TORQUIN ’ 4

FEEDBACK 6

BUZZWORTHY

• 6X6 : The G63 AMG grows another pair 8

MNM TOP 10

• Hybrid hotties : Look who ’ s driving cociously 10

FEATURE

• China Rising : Powerhouse nation making strides 14

MARKET WATCH

• Car prices : a storm in a teacup 16

GLOBAL SPINS

• Merc W212 : New E set for class honours 22

• Subaru ’ s crossover impresses 28

• Ballistic Beef : Bologna ’ s alfresco Aventador 32

COMPARO

• 3-way tussle : Swift , Fiesta and Rio lock horns 38

LOCAL SPINS

• Kia ’ s rivetting little Rio 44

• Tax incentive makes Audi A6 Hybrid a tantalising prospect 48

• BMW 320i : Bavarian still the benchmark 52

• 6 packed : Mazda ’ s executive sedan steals thunder 56

• Riding the Japanese tour de force 60

• New 636 returns with Ninja punch 62

AUTO SHOW

• Geneva 2013 : Car candy from the land of cheese and chocolate 64

ROAD TRIP

• Skipping town : Touring Tanjung Malim in a Touareg 70

TRACK DAY

• Jaguar Live : Coventry ’ s cats get a circuit workout 74

FEATURES

• Golf TSI : Still swinging , still winning 78

• Ducati After Sales : Ongoing support for your Italian steed 80

STRANGER THAN FICTION 83 MOD CAR 86

WORKSHOP 88

PRODUCTS 92

PRICE LIST 96

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