I took part in my second car rally (the first was the National Family Celebrations car rally in June) last Saturday and got SuperAdrianMe and his partner Dennis to join me as a team.
It was a first for both of them non-car enthusiasts, so it was only natural that I was the driver for the team. Using my humble Mitsubishi Lancer CS3, we reported at 5pm at Beaulieu House, Sembawang Park.
There were 36 teams altogether, mostly families and also couples or trios of friends. We were given a Ga
This time, the Bavarian tuning specialist, ABT, concentrated on increasing the power of the German SUV, while keeping the exterior changes to a minimum.
The Bavarian automaker has announced the introduction of an M Sports Package and two new engines for the latest X3 crossover, which was first shown in July.
From Spring 2011, the new X3 will be offered with an M Sports package that adds some sporty aesthetic touches inside out with revised suspension tuning. The kit consists of an aerodynamics package with unique front and rear bumpers, side skirts and a roof spoiler. Other exterior amenities include roof rails, chrome tailpipes and 19-inch
Volkswagen AG has just issued a recall of nearly 380,000 cars due to the potential for fuel leaks which could lead to a fire.
According to The Detroit News, A total of 266,936 Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Golf and Rabbit models from the 2007 to 2009 model years are affected,. In addition, 110,350 new Beetle models (both hardtop and convertible) are also at risk. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an official recall bulletin:
"The Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Golf a
The inspiration for modifying my Swift
In my previous post, I was counting down to the delivery of my new car. And I had mentioned making mental modification plans for it. All along, in my car crazed brain, it was accepted as the norm that I would modify any car I buy. It was only a matter of degree.
But with the recent spike in COE prices since I collected my car, another dimension to the decision to modify my car has been thrown up. Yes, you heard me right. Beyond affecting your car pri
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. have announced a new 50-50 joint venture to develop minicar models which they will sell around the world.
According to the terms of the deal, the new company would come up with a minicar model made available to both automakers by 2012. The partnership also involves Nissan providing a light van and wagon models to Mitsubishi for the Japanese market and Mitsubishi in turn would supply an SUV to Nissan to sell in the Middle East.
The mangement of
The FIA has published the full sporting and technical regulations for next season.
Under the new rules, team mechanics in 2011 will be barred from working all night on formula one cars before practice days. The curfew will apply to team personnel associated in any way with the operation of the cars between midnight to 6am when practice is due to start at 10am. If the practice is scheduled for 11am, the curfew period will be postponed to 1am to 7am. "However, each team will be permitted four
Volkswagen has unveiled the Taxi Concept in London, based on the upcoming Up! / Lupo city car.
The Taxi Concept, which has been previewed as the Milan Taxi Concept in Germany, is the brainchild of Klaus Bischoff, who heads the design team at Volkswagen. He was present at Central London at the unveiling of the concept taxicab. Powering the Volkswagen Taxi Concept is an all-electric set-up that features 113 bhp electric motor and a lithium-ion battery pack with a 45 kW/h capacity. Charging the
While I totally fancy the current BMW Mini I find that the newly launched Countryman is a mini too far. Or in other words, there is nothing 'Mini' about it and it distorts the image of what a Mini is to such an extent that it looks pretty monstrous. And imagine when my discomfort when I found out that the Monster Energy X-raid team has unveiled the new MINI ALL4 'Countryman' racing which will compete in the 2011 Dakar rally series. A Monster team driving a monster Mini. How appropriate.
So t
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After a long and hectic five weeks of voting, choosing and judging, the results that all of us have been longing for are finally out! And yes, you guys have certainly made it happen.
Apart from the enthusiastic judges from sgCarMart
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The ultimate Porsche 911 around is the GT3 RSR race car that Porsche and customers run in GT races throughout the world. This non-road legal version of the venerable 911 is the ultimate interpretation of the timeless 911 and for 2011, Porsche has come out with the latest round of upgrades to the 997 based GT3 RSR. First previewed at the recent
Honda has released a preview illustration of the next generation Honda Civic, which is set to be unveiled in concept form at Detroit during the 2011 North American International Auto Show in January.
The design sketch shows a sleek and aerodynamic profile strongly resembling the Honda CR-Z. Although this sketch is showing what appears to be a three-door hatchback, prototypes of the Civic sedan version have been previously spied.
There are no details regarding the engine options, but prev
Having slept at 3am and getting up at 5.30am for my 7.10am flight in the morning, I arrived in Kuala Lumpur feeling stoned. After queueing at customs for nearly an hour, I made my way to Dataran Merdeka where Formula Drift Malaysia is being held this year.
The pre-event press conference on Friday started at about 10.30am where some of the drivers were present to answer questions from the media and also share their thoughts on the upcoming weekend.
After that there were photo ta
Despite the numerous accolades and praise heaped on our public transport system, it remains the truth that a significant majority of Singaporeans still find that nothing beats the convenience of owning your own set of wheels. And I suspect that no matter how much more our public transport system improves, there will still be a large number of car owning and driving Singaporeans.
I have been endeavouring to utilize a mix of public transport along with driving. And from experience, public tran
Volkswagen motor racing representative Hans-Joachim Stuck has applauded F1's radical engine formula for 2013.
The German car giant and its subsidiary Porsche have been linked with a possible F1 foray in the near future if the sport moves away from its current V8 engine formula. Recently in Monaco, the FIA green-lighted a new efficient formula for 2013 featuring small energy-efficient turbo engines.
"The conditions for a possible entrance of the Volkswagen group have been created," hailed
It's been three years since GM pulled the plug on Cadillac's racing aspirations but the luxury carmaker is set for a comeback as it announced that Cadillac will return to racing in 2011 with the CTS-V Coupe.
The CTS-V Coupe will compete in the Sports Car Club of America World Challenge [sCCA]. The move also marks Cadillac's return to a series where it competed from 2004 to 2007, taking the Manufacturer
-the Ipoh City Market
Ipoh, the state capital of the state of Perak in Malaysia is a city located 200km from Kuala Lumpur. It is at least a good five and a half hours from Singapore if you intend to take a nice long drive from the Lion city. Popular opinion have stated that Ipoh is the ultimate place to retire to. There, everything moves at a pace slightly faster than a snail and it is peaceful, serene and even on a normal working day, things are pretty laidback. It is even more laid back t
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Right on schedule, Audi has pulled the sheets off its next-generation Le Mans prototype. As had been rumored before the unveil, the R18 has abandoned the open-top design of its forefathers
A new small car will soon join the ranks of Mitsubish's passenger car lineup.
Teased in these renderings for the first time, the global small vehicle will be produced in a new factory currently being built in Thailand and will go on sale at the end of next year. The subcompact hatch will make use of a new platform and will be offered with 1.0-1.2-liter engines. Mitsubishi said that the "global small" car will be positioned as an entry-level model in MMC's model lineup. The plans are to expor
SPARK Motorsports held its first drift clinic on Sunday, where 15 local drifters were treated to a day of sideways action with 2004 D1GP champion Ryuji Miki, Singapore's leading drifter Ivan Lim and aspiring Formula Drift USA driver Charles Ng.
Held at the Changi Exhibition Centre grounds, it was a hot sunny day as the participants did their practice runs. A brief late afternoon shower cooled the weather just before the friendly competition was held.
I was hoping it would be tandem batt
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AUDI has already broken its sales record in 2008 during the first eleven months of this year. The brand sold around 1,003,900 cars between January to November, beating the sales figure of 1,003,469, the previous best year in the company
Fights among family members are inevitable. Such is the case at the Volkswagen Group, where Audi and Porsche were both fighting for the right to develop future sports cars and luxury sedans for the German auto conglomerate's portfolio of brands.
Ultimately, Porsche got the last laugh as Volkswagen CEO, Martin Winterkorn, decided to give task to Porsche. This means Porsche will develop future platforms that will underpin high-performance automobiles using front-mid and rear-mid-mounted drive
Cars have grown in size over the years. In the late 1960s the Toyota Corolla was a tiny, tiny car. It was about the size of a peanut, or a Perodua Kelisa with a boot. It then grew into something the size of a decent sized 4 door car in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. It was basically the size of the current Toyota Vios or the earlier Soluna. And then by the 1990s, it grew into something slightly larger, more comfortable and heavier. By 2010, the Corolla had grown into a bulbous car the
