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Inspired by  Baja racing heritage comes the highest-performance off-road Tacoma ever. This limited-edition truck features a package that includes a host of race-inspired upgrades and custom graphics designed to satisfy any true off-road enthusiast. Unique TRD Specs: TRD Bilstein ® race shocks (60mm front with red coil springs/50mm rear with remote reservoir) 16-in. TRD beadlock-style wheels BFGoodrich ® All-Terrain T/A KO tires (LT265/70R16) TRD cat-back exhaust Exclusive exterior graphics

the all-new Kia Optima K5. Launched in Korea in April 2010, it’s been slowly introduced in many countries but limited supply has prevented NazaKia Malaysia from launching the car earlier, so it has had to soldier on with the rather plain second generation for more than a year. Though it must have known it had a winner for the showrooms, the unexpectedly high demand in the US market caught Kia by surprise and it’s been sending most of the output from its Korean plant there. However, Kia’s factory in America will soon begin producing the model so output from the Korean plant can then be allocated to more countries. “I can assure you that more cars will be sent to Malaysia next year since our US factory will take over production of the new Optima for the American market,” said Thomas Oh, Senior Executive Vice-President & COO of the International Business Division of Kia Motors are the launch this afternoon in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The strong demand for the Optima i...