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AutoCulture Feature - VMS X Retro Havoc 2018 Photo by Gan Sher Rhie Text by Jonathan Special Thanks to Velocity Motor Show & Retro Havoc
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Over 6,000 visitors came to the Velocity Motor Show (VMS) and Retro Havoc 2018. It is a gathering organized by VMS for car enthusiast to showcase their masterpieces from retro cars to JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) cars as well Do for car clubs to meet up.
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AutoCulture Feature - VW Golf VI TSI vs Jetta V 2.0T Photo & Text by eS4 Magazine Translated by AutoCulture Asia
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f the purpose of car ownership is to solely to enjoy car modifications, then slightly older Volkswagens made some good candidates, for they allow styling permutations that far exceed the current models. On that reasoning, the Jetta V and the Golf VI, now available at reasonable prices secondhand, are most worthy of considerations. Although it is too early to call them old models, the Jetta V and Golf VI have certainly recaptured enthusiast interest with their 3SDM
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ジ風で決めるか、 ザインで反るか Design That Trend Towards A Defined Vintage Look
Together with the /0.01 mesh design shown on the Passat B6 in the following pages, the full line up is now displayed fully on Volkswagen cars, with /0.05 on the Golf VI and /0.06 on the Jetta V. 31 37
AutoCulture Feature - Chook’s Australian First Rocket Bunny 350Z Photo by Daniel Karjadi Text by Kevin Tan Special Thanks To Hot Import Nights Australia
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ention the brand Nissan, and what comes to mind is its fleet of high performance vehicles that have captured the hearts of millions around the globe. The mighty GT-R continues to be the ultimate JDM car enthusiast poster boy and the versatile and tail happy Silvia is highly sought after for those drift runs. But where does that leave the Z range? With a name that says Fairlady, who would’ve imagined that it would still attract tons of male drivers willing to tame this curvy beast.
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AutoCulture Feature - Lightning Audio Odyssey Photo & Text by CarAudio magazine Translated by AutoCulture Asia
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AutoCulture Feature - Freaking Clean Style Honda Civic EG Photo & Text by XOautosports magazine Translated by AutoCulture Asia
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Aim to look “like no other” !
While Civic EGs are plentiful in the second-hand classifieds, you would most probably struggle to find one in as pristine a condition as this milky white 3-door hatchback here. With its re-sprayed body, wheels from Work Wheels Thailand, and a heavily fettled engine from Bear-R, the words “clean” and “beautiful” frequently come to our mind when describing the car. And we also hope this article would motivate you to love your older car a bit more.
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AutoCulture Feature - Monster’s Evo 9 Photo by Derrick Khoo Text by Sayid Sairul
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t was over a casual supper meet up that I had first heard of this feature car. To be honest, the words, silver and sedan honestly gave me little excitement. But as my friend strongly urged me to go and have a look, I agreed with no expectations in mind, just like how the relentless rain for the past few weeks made me not to expect any sunshine anytime soon. I briefly spoke to the owner over the phone and my appointment to meet this rumoured monster of a car was set.
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AutoCulture Race Queen - DJ Sakura Photo & Text by AutoCulture Singapore
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We see a fair amount of female and male talent in the music industry spreading across various genres be it rock, jazz or pop. And leaning towards that, a continually increasing number of young ladies in Singapore are taking on model-Deejay as careers. Industry sentiment is that the spheres are typically male dominated, as seen from the heavy percentage of male DJs filled up behind the decks of most pubs, clubs and music festivals. And though female DJs are sometimes being “stereotyped”, this unneutrality does not stop her from pursuing her realms of fantasy…
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