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Subaru BRZ is a rear-wheel drive sports car featuring the Horizontally-Opposed Boxer engine. It was developed as a joint-project between Subaru and Toyota Motor Corporation, to bring to the world a sports car with superior steering response and driving pleasure that everyone can experience. The Subaru Boxer engine in the BRZ was positioned even lower than other Subaru models so that the BRZ has one of the lowest possible centers of gravity s on the market today. This low center of gravity produces astonishing handling character and combined with a light-weight chassis BRZ realizes Subaru's aim for "Pure Handling Delight" -the driving experience taken to a new level. The product concept of Subaru BRZ is "Pure Handling Delight." The Horizontally-Opposed Boxer engine has inherent qualities of low center of gravity, lightweight, and compactness. These attributes are maximized by placing this engine even lower and closer to the center of the chassis.

Hyundai Sime Darby Motors has officially launched the new 2012 Hyundai Elantra in Malaysia. The locally assembled all-new Elantra wears the Inokom-badged and comes in 4 variants. the 1.6 manual Standard priced at RM 86,888 , the 1.6 auto Standard at RM 91,888 , the 1.6 auto High Spec at RM 96,888 and the 1.8 auto Premium at RM 111,888 . (Prices are OTR with insurance.) The new Hyundai Elantra’s wheelbase is now longer by 50 mm than its predecessor to 2700mm. The interior room goes up by 18-litres and the boot capacity now with 420-litres.Hyundai's design courage carries into the cabin, where a refreshingly stylish centre stack lies, contrasted by high-gloss black and metallic colours. Driving the Hyundai Elantra along is a 1.6-litre Gamma D-CVVT engine that produces 130 HP at 6300 rpm and 157 Nm at 4850 rpm, and another 1.8-litre Nu D-CVVT engine that puts out 150 HP at 6500 rpm and 178 Nm at 4700 rpm. Either a six-speed manual or a Hyundai in-house-developed six-sp