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CONTENTS<br />
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REGULARS<br />
EDITOR’S NOTE: CHERRY PICKINGS<br />
I never thought I’d see the day when a basic 1999 Japanese<br />
Coupe would beat the masses of big wheeled and high<br />
spoiler-ed freak-mobiles<br />
HOTNEWS: REGIONAL AND LOCAL NEWS<br />
Scouring the industry and market for the latest bits and bites.<br />
HOTGEAR: PERFORMANCE BOOSTING PRODUCTS<br />
The latest performance enhancement products designed <strong>to</strong><br />
boost your car’s driving characteristics.<br />
MELISSA’S MESSAGE: TIS THE SEASON TO BE<br />
JOLLY…NOT<br />
Ah...December. The month of goodwill, beautiful decorations,<br />
Christmas shopping and presents.<br />
HOTWARE: STYLING AND CAR ACCESSORIES<br />
The slickest styling-kits <strong>to</strong> the latest au<strong>to</strong>motive accessories, we<br />
got them all right here<br />
HOTRims: THE LATEST RIMS FROM THE BIGGEST NAMES<br />
We showcase the hottest rims <strong>to</strong> hit our market for your viewing<br />
pleasure.<br />
HOTICE: AUDIO IN-CAR-ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Get the latest I.C.E <strong>to</strong> hit the streets and tune up your driving<br />
pleasure.<br />
HOTVIEW: NUS MOTORING CLUB<br />
NUS Mo<strong>to</strong>ring Club - The First Word in Youth Mo<strong>to</strong>ring? Find out<br />
what Kevin has <strong>to</strong> say.<br />
HOTCLUB: HONDA STREAM CLUB(RSERIES)<br />
RSeries has grown at a tremendous rate since it started, with<br />
much enthusiasm from our members, even though we were the<br />
newest kid on the block in the car market then.<br />
HOTCLUB: TEAM ES<br />
TeamES is a gathering of friends who drive the 7th generation<br />
Honda Civic. The 7th generation Honda Civics’ chassis code<br />
shares the pre� x of “ES”, thus the name.<br />
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ON COVER<br />
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BLITZ DIREZZA ER34 SKYLINE<br />
Its participation in the D1 series of drift<br />
competitions proves that this is one car<br />
built for only one purpose: <strong>to</strong> wipe out<br />
the competition!<br />
HOTINTERVIEW: TEAM AVIVA’S COLIN TURKINGTON<br />
Hot o� the success of his two debut WTCC podium � nishes at<br />
Brands Hatch, we catch up with Team Aviva’s Colin Turking<strong>to</strong>n<br />
during his pit s<strong>to</strong>p in Singapore.<br />
HOTREVIEW: OWS’ PRESIDENT, KLAUS BOSSHAMMER<br />
We get some insights from OWS’ President, Klaus Bosshammer<br />
on his success and current concerns during his recent visit <strong>to</strong><br />
Singapore.<br />
HOTREVIEW: BLITZ CATEGORY S3 RACING OIL<br />
Blitz’s latest Category S3 Racing Oil also aims <strong>to</strong> provide “Super<br />
Slick” � uid lubricity during our hectic real-world s<strong>to</strong>p-and-go<br />
tra� c situations.<br />
HOTREVIEW: AUDISON SRX4 POWER AMPLIFIER<br />
Audison’s all-aluminum SRx power ampli� er series have undergone<br />
a complete re-styling <strong>to</strong> their image and technological<br />
innovation.<br />
EVENTS<br />
HOTRACE: AUTOBLACKTHROUGH JAKARTA 2007<br />
A weekend interactive mo<strong>to</strong>rsports and lifestyle festival<br />
celebrating all forms of mo<strong>to</strong>rsports, ramps up its year end “Final<br />
Battle” at the Jakarta Convention Centre on 4 November 2007.<br />
HOTEVENT: AUTO EXPO 2007<br />
AUTO EXPO’07 encompasses a truly unique “all-in-one”<br />
au<strong>to</strong>motive formula that has spearheaded successful world-class<br />
au<strong>to</strong>motive events.<br />
HOTEVENT:<br />
2007 SEMA SHOW<br />
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94 HOTDRIVE: SEGA’S SAGA<br />
Going where no others have<br />
gone before, this Red Alfa 156<br />
has performance-tuned his car <strong>to</strong><br />
further enhance the powerful engine<br />
that was created for the Alfa.<br />
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CARS<br />
HOTDRIVE: ALUTEC FORD MUS-<br />
TANG GT V8<br />
Supercharged <strong>to</strong> 480whp with<br />
60kg/m of <strong>to</strong>rque, there’s no horsin’<br />
around with this baby as it comes <strong>to</strong><br />
life right before our eyes!<br />
HOTSTYLE: XIAOLONG’S JAZZ<br />
Retro-styled vehicles are all the<br />
rage for us modern day hippies and<br />
XiaoLong’s hyped-up Honda Jazz is<br />
Singapore’s best-dressed example.<br />
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HOTPEEK: MITSUBISHI LANCER<br />
EVOLUTION<br />
We recap nine versions of this hardcore<br />
sedan.<br />
HOTICE: FAIZAL’S ‘DJ’ GETZ<br />
With decks, mixers and some of the<br />
most awesome ampli� ers and subs on<br />
cue, Faizal’s mobile DJ Getz is so ‘loud’<br />
even the deaf can hear it.<br />
LIFESTYLE<br />
JEREMY’S NOTE: PARTY HEARTY<br />
Get set for all the festive parties that will be happening this season, and don’t forget <strong>to</strong><br />
get your gift-shopping done <strong>to</strong>o – we give you some ideas.<br />
LIFESTYLE NEWS: FASHION AND MORE<br />
We uncover the coolest and hippest happenings in and around <strong>to</strong>wn.<br />
HOTFASHION: SHIRTS, BELTS, CUFFLINKS AND COMBO OUTFITS<br />
Check out the latest fashion apparel <strong>to</strong> boost your fashion persona by 2.0-Bars..<br />
HOTLOOKS: DR MARTENS<br />
Get set <strong>to</strong> look hotter than your drive with the latest grooming tips and tricks.<br />
HOTWATCHES<br />
Time is not just essential in mo<strong>to</strong>r racing but also for making a fashion statement.<br />
What’s yours?<br />
HOTGADGETS & GIZMOS<br />
From the coolest gadgets <strong>to</strong> the latest gizmos, we make our recommendations.<br />
HOTNOTES: LISTENING PLEASURE<br />
WTune up your driving pleasure from some of our hottest CD recommendations.<br />
HOTFLAVOUR: NIGHT<br />
WThis retro-chic spot may be a little <strong>to</strong>ugh <strong>to</strong> � nd, but the wonderful cocktails it serves up<br />
prove more than worthy of the e� ort it takes <strong>to</strong> hunt it down.<br />
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MICA (P): 202/04/2007<br />
ISSN: 0219-6239<br />
PPS: 1667/10/2008(020005)<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
MANAGING EDITOR<br />
Mattew Lim<br />
mattew@mmxpl.com<br />
CHIEF EDITOR<br />
Terence Tan<br />
terence@mmxpl.com<br />
ASST EDITOR<br />
Jeremy Gopalan<br />
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WRITER<br />
Melissa Cheng<br />
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CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Nicholli Ee, Kevin Lam & NUS Mo<strong>to</strong>ring Club, RSeries Management Team, Nick Ho,<br />
Marcus Mok & TeamES, Venus International Productions, Terence Nah & SASCA,<br />
Alec Er, Fazillah Abdul Gaffa<br />
SPECIAL THANKS<br />
FIA, SMSA, Colin Turking<strong>to</strong>n & Aviva Ltd, Klaus Bosshammer, Cycle & Carriage<br />
Mitsubishi, Mo<strong>to</strong>Rex Au<strong>to</strong>werkz & Trading, SPK Singapore Pte. Ltd & Blitz,<br />
TaraDTM Racing Team<br />
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