90% of the Top Gear budget goes to tyres
Top Gear show is the mecca for petrol heads. We can’t wait for the 18th season that is going to debut this Sunday, January 29th. SOPA (the shot down anti-piracy bill in the US) ain’t going to be happy with the torrent downloads* for the famous BBC show! Watch the Season 18 Top Gear trailer after the jump!
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Do you prefer this or the US version?
Toyota Hong Kong has just launched their Camry. Since Hong Kong gets its car CBU from Japan and using our skills in predictions, there is a 75% chance that this variant will be making its way to Malaysia, instead of the hotter US variant. Which is kinda sad because the US variant is much sleeker. Anyway, the target market for Toyota Camry here are businessmen and senior executives, who may not warm up to the idea of sleeker Camry. Enough blabbering, after the jump are the specs for the Hong Kong Camry.
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TS030 Hybrid Racer with the Drivers, Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima
5 days ago, we have reported that Peugeot quit the Le Mans while Toyota is returning after a 13 years sabbatical. As the name TS030 suggests, this is the third Toyota Le Mans car, one that uses a hybrid drivetrain, the first of its kind in the Le Mans. The hybrid couples front electric motors by Aisin and rear motors by Denso to the 3.4 litre V8 front motor system. Hisatake Murata, the hybrid project leader, said, ” the technology will be used to recover up to 500kJ between braking events, energy which can be released via either front or rear motors to deliver a performance advantage.” Hit the jump for more pictures of the TS030 and press release (with spec) from Toyota.
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Cute small car with cute small kid
We announced last week that the 5 door image turned up at the patent office. Now, this is the 5 door version, which will go on sale in Germany in as early as May this year. The 5 door costs circa €10,325 – €475 higher than the three door version. The version has identical engines and dimensions as the two-door variants. The specification of the engines and dimensions are listed here.
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Not exactly reliable in terms of punctuality, but at least it gets you places for an expensive fee. Therefore our #1 pick. NOT!
Red symbolises good luck in the Chinese culture, like the red packet (ang-pow) , which is given during Chinese New Year to signify good luck in the new year. So, in the spirit of CNY, we present to you our pick of the top 5 cars in red and hopefully with a little luck on our side, we will own all of them this year.
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Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback
Chevrolet posted strong sales in 2011 and saw a growth of 46 percent over 2010 in the Southeast Asian (SEA) market, with Thailand leading the growth at 58%. The best sellers in Thailand happened across the model range, from Cruze to Captiva and in December 2011 alone, the all-new truck, Colorado received more than 2,000 bookings.
The Malaysian market registered a whopping 126% growth over 2010 since Naza Quest Sdn. Bhd. took over the distributorship. Chevrolet’s VP of Sales, Marketing and Aftersales for Thailand/SEA, Mr. Antonio Zara expects the industry to rebound in 2012, with the potential of achieving an industry total of 950,000 units.
+Continue ReadingThe Honda Insight Bloggers Drive: 13th and 14th January, 2012
As you may or may not already know from the article I posted here last week, I was invited to go on a drive with Honda and their new Insight for vernonchan.com and by proxy, TCG. The drive, as I found out, was an awareness campaign by Honda to educate the public about the workings of a hybrid vehicle and its benefits.
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Peugeot 908, without gaping mouth.
Peugeot, winner of the 2009 Le Mans, has decided to call it quits, citing escalating cost as reason. There were only 2 competitors running diesel drivetrain back then, the other manufacturer is Audi. According to the statement on the French carmaker website, “this decision has been taken in the context of a difficult economic environment in Europe. Peugeot has chosen to concentrate resources on its sales performance in 2012″.
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Up! 5
Images of Volkswagen Up! five door have showed, er, up, at the patent office. The German maker has shown variant of the Up! Crossover concept at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show and it seems like the Up! five door maintains the silhouette of the Crossover concept with its tallish suspension geometry. Details on the drivetrain remains scarce at this moment. But, it might get higher cc motor compared to the 3 door Up! which will go on sale in the UK, March this year.
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Audi A1 Sportback
There’s the Q7, Q5, Q3 and now Q1. Audi’s SUV range has just gotten from maxi to mini. Now, which platform will the Q1 will be based on? It is the A1, given that it had recently gained another 2 doors it was reported that there won’t be any A1 convertibles as well. Unfortunately, the Q1 won’t be coming out any time soon, not within the next couple of years.
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