Formula 1 has a new world champion in the shape and form of Sebastian Vettel. The Red Bull driver, who seemed to have started the 2010 Formula 1 season on a high, then faltered mid-season and then making a strong comeback even with a fabulous mid-season charge by Double World Champion, Fernando Alonso. Whatever the case, Formula 1 has a new World Champion and it was decided at the last race of the 2010 calendar, in Abu Dhabi last Sunday.
I'd also have to add that it must be terribly disappo
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With the rising number of influential and gorgeous looking cars on the road, the automotive lovers at sgCarMart have decided to push the industry
Karting enthusiasts across the island gathered at Kartright Speedway to watch the fifth and last round of the inaugural Singapore Karting Championship (SKC). As the competitors prepare themselves for the finale, I caught up with the five category leaders to find out how they are doing and what strategies they have planned to clinch the title.
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Category Leader: Jon Lee Xuanhao, 11, Drakar Racing Team
Jon Lee started the season right when he topped the podi
Malacca or Melaka as it is known locally is a tourist state/city in Malaysia that is a favorite destination for tourists both local and abroad. It is a vacation hotspot for a whole lot of people around the region that wish to get away from it all yet still comes with some hustle and bustle of urban life. Now add over 600 years of history to the picture and it all comes together.
Malacca is a melting pot of culture and heritage. From the days of the Malacca Sultanate, the Portuguese. the Dutc
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After almost a decade in production, the Murcielago has now rolled off into history. The final Murcielago was a Murcielago LP670-4 Superveloce in Arancio Altas or orange. It was the 4,099th produced, left the Sant' Agata factory on 11th May 2010 and headed to a Swiss customer. This is the end of an era as the Murcielago was designed before it was absorbed under Audi. It was the final, totally
The BMW World isn't just a showcase for their latest model line-up. It's also a celebration of their past success in the automotive industry as well as providing the visitor an insight into their future. On display are a slew of the latest 5-series as well as the rather special looking 5-series GT.
BMW also took the opportunity to launch the all new X3 at the event in front of the local media. The body design of the new BMW X3 conveys urban elegance and versatile agility. The combinatio
During the European press launch of the new 2011 Jetta, the media got a taste of the Jetta R with a special prototype fitted with a 3.6-liter V6 engine, six-speed DSG transmission and Volkswagen's 4Motion all-wheel drive system.
As you can see in the pictures, the V6 prototype's body has not been altered yet. Only the bigger wheels and four-tail pipes at the back signal that this is not your normal Jetta. Should it make it to production, you can rest assured that the R division will dress-up
Mazda has produced some iconic sports cars throughout its history, and now those vehicles have been immortalized in stamp form.
Released as a limited-edition on November 1st, the Japan Post Network Chugoke Regional Office has created a 12-stamp set officially titled
Renault has unveiled a new addition to the Gordini line - the Twingo Gordini R.S.
The special edition Twingo comes dressed in the traditional Malte Blue metallic paint of the Gordini line with the double white stripes across the length of the car. The Twingo Gordini R.S. will also be available in Pearlescent Black (metallic) and Glacier White (non-metallic). The Twingo Gordini R.S. also comes equipped with 15-inch diamond-effect wheels.
The Gordini effect extends to the cabin with new sp
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Fascinating sportiness, innovative technology and superior comfort: The new Audi A8 is at the front of the luxury class. The latest Audi flagship demonstrates the brand
Audi has announced it is working on a sound design paradigm for its upcoming slate of electric vehicles.
Up to 25km/hr, electric cars make practically no sound at all, which can feel odd to the driver, and dangerous for the pedestrians. Past the 25km/h mark, only the sound of slipstream and rolling tires remind the driver that he is actually driving a car. There are laws on the books in Japan and the United States meant to protect the visually impaired from silent cars. To address this conce
I'm sure I'm not the only one having to deal with this problem on the roads of our sunny little island. Lanes will be cut by these imbeciles who don't know how to use their right or left hands to flick the indicator switch when they want to change lanes. Maybe if they were driving a Ferrari 458 (not saying that just because they drive a Ferrari they can afford to be idiots, but the indicator buttons are on the steering wheel so that makes things a little more confusing, just fyi) I'd understand
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Apart from MyCarForum members, staffs from sgCarMart.com had the honour to be part of the gathering that was held last Sunday at Turf Club, Singapore
Stoffler is a German tuning house that likes doing up fast Fords. It recently came up with a performance package for the Ford Focus RS. If you readers out there aren't too sure what the current generation of Focus RS is, it is basically a Focus with a 2.5liter 5 cylinder turbocharged engine that makes 300bhp.
The intriguing thing about the RS is that Ford did not consider making the car all-wheel drive. Instead it is front wheel driven and through some wizard-like chassis tuning, it does not
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Pontiac is no more. After 84 years of producing Pontiacs, General Motors have ceased producing the brand famed for the GTO, Trans Am and the Firebird. It joins other GM brands like Geo, Saturn, Oldsmobile and Hummer in automobile heaven. Or hell, depending on how you think of the brand. I especially like the 1970s Trans Am or Firebird, complete with that Firebird that looks like a flaming chicken. Very 70
As gorgeous as it already is, the Mercedes SLS AMG is going to look even better with its convertible version.
With the top down, the SLS looks even more appropriate as a bedroom wall pin-up or a high roller's car parked outside a casino in Monte Carlo. It tells the world that you don't really care whether you have gull-winged doors or not and that you probably look better than the car. And egoistical statement in other words. This version is for the man who treats this amazing work of engin
One of my favourite cars is going to get a new face, the Volvo C30 to be precise. The Swedish company has decided to steer clear from emulating their German rivals and its main man, Stefan Jacoby say that this new model will be quintessentially Swedish in terms of its design.. And I'm looking forward to that! It'll be like Ikea with wheels I suppose.
The most distinct difference between its old model and the new one will be that it comes with 5 doors instead of 3. This move is meant to make
Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E has just opened its doors to paying customers. For 225 Arab Emirates Dinars or about US$60 per person, you get to enter a theme park filled with Ferrari themed roller coasters, other Ferrari rides and access to lots of Ferrari merchandise of various sorts. All fine and dandy but the press release pictures had some eagle eyed automotive blog readers slightly humored. And would be a slightly embarrassing one for Ferrari.
It seems they've wrongly spelled Kimi
GM has confirmed plans to build an all new small luxury car named the Cadillac ATS to compete with the likes of BMW 3 series and Mercedes Benz C Class.
In order to do so, GM will invest $190 million in their Lansing Grand River assembly plant for the production of the new entry-level Cadillac. While the company is staying mum on details, CEO Dan Akerson said "America's fastest-growing luxury brand this year is about to get even more competitive with the addition of an all-new small luxury c
There are many supercars out there today that can blow your mind away, but none have destroyed mine the way the Zonda has. Though it was a short ride and I didn't get to drive it, it still left an impression in me that its the best supercar i'll ever get close to. For now.
This car may look familiar to you, and if you're wondering who its owner is and a name pops into mind, you're probably right. I won't be saying much on how I got there and why but the main point is, the car is simpl
Jumping Jellybeans! A car shorter than the Smart ForTwo! Fiat has recently previewed a new ultra mini concept car called the Mio at the Sao Paulo Motor Show in Brazil. This tiny, diminutive, miniest of all minis, bacterial, amoeba-like, little, petite, plankton-sized car is only 2.5meters in length, the same length as the original Smart ForTwo which has now grown into the longer 2.69m 2nd Generation. I suppose if Fiat gets enough positive response from people, this little Mio will enter producti
