2009 VW Golf GTI 2.0 to have TSI twin charging?

Sketchy details are being posted online over at AutoExpress, revealing that the Mk6 Golf will be due for Geneva or Paris next year, with showroom sales slated for 2009.

The larger and reskinned Golf - rumoured to be using a modified Mk5 platform - will have engine options starting from the usual 1.4 TSI all the way to the 3.2 V6 of the R32 with 4-Motion, with some turbodiesels for the European market mostly.



For Wheels is curious whether the new simplified multi-link rear suspension for the 6th generation Golf will work just as well as the Mk5's (expensive and time-consuming assembly) rear suspension that rides and handles so beautifully.

The other point is that will the Mk6 Golf GTI have a twin charged 2.0 4-pot that pushes beyond the boundaries of 200bhp/280Nm?

Naza Sutera December '07 promo in Malaysia

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Naza Bestari 206 year-end promo ad in Malaysia

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http://for-wheels.blogspot.com/2007/12/naza-bestari-206-with-porsche-tiptronic.html

Naza Bestari 206 with Porsche Tiptronic 'box

NAZA Corporation is offering a 32” LCD TV or a lap top computer with every NAZA 206 Bestari, in addition to the 3 year free service and 5 year warranty package.
This promotion starts on 8 December 2007 and ends on 31 December 2007.

Please call the NAZA Corp customer hotline at 03-2617 7777 for more information.

BMW 335i with DINAN remapped ECU

BMW's high performance 335i coupe (E92) gets tweaked by tuner Dinan, by way of ECU reflashing upgrade. Throttle response is further sharpened (as if the stock standard one isn’t responsive enough!) with horsepower hiked to a loftier 384hp (from standard 306hp) at 5700 rpm while torque is a wrench-bending 570Nm at 4300rpm! For just the ECU remap job, you need to fork out USD$1,999 – but that’s the main mod in order to extract the IL6 twin turbo’s higher potential. However, with the turbocharged 6-pot running much hotter, an additional oil cooler is warranted, which will further add cost to the upgrade.

For Wheels’ associate Dan who had sampled a PROcede modded BMW 335i with about 350hp (the owner requested anonymity) said it was bloody wicked and deceptively rapid. While the PROcede conversion nulls and void BMW’s original warranty, the Dinan guys (at least over in the U.S.) claim to be able to offer a warranty that parallels the original manufacturer’s.

Watch out BMW (E92) M3!

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http://cwmak.blogspot.com/2007/10/bmw-335i-coupe-test-driven-on-malaysian.html

Coming soon: BMW Driver Training Experience in Sepang, Malaysia

It has been 30 years that BMW AG has conducted this safety training for drivers, which started in Munich for the German police force. For Wheels was there for BMW Malaysia's final Drivers Training session for the year 2007. Watch this blog for the exhilarating and educational experience in a fleet of brand new BMW 325is (E90)...

Proton BLM: Spy pictures leaked

Thanks to readers Dennis and BMW.Toyota, we have some internet images depicting Proton's upcoming Iswara replacement model dubbed BLM (Base-Line Model). Slated to make the over-two-decades old Saga (ah! finally) obsolete, the BLM is a 3-box saloon based on the Savvy platform.

Chips Yap of MTM have indicated that this new Proton model will be launched in 6 weeks time. Prices are guess-timated to be between RM30k to RM42k and it looks like Perodua will have something to worry about. Will Perodua Viva's feather get ruffled further?