A few years back EVO was easily the worlds best ca, really impressed with it then. Now there is a new king, appeared just a concept car designed to show off Lotus race prep capabilities.
It was meant to be their vision of a GT racer using the Exige chassis, but they didn’t seem to have any further plans for it. They ultimately called it the Exige 300R. At the time it looked to me that the car would do the show circuit as a fancy Lotus concept car and that’d be the end of it. A damn shame that would have been if my thoughts were correct. Here are some of the specs:
1580 LBS
Full dry carbon widebody
400hp DTM spec 3.0L V6
Hewland sequential transmission
Motec M8, Ohlins custom suspension, AP brakes, etc.
Now, a high revving 400hp 6cyl and a sequential transmission in a 1580 package–that just sounds like an insane death machine. How insane you ask?
Continue reading Lotus beats EVO HKS Carbon time attack
From Paultan.org reported that : German Motors Sdn Bhd is a new independent service center for Mercedes-Benz, Smart, BMW, VW, Volvo and Audi cars in Malaysia, though Mercedes-Benz cars are their specialty. The service center is located near the Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital in PJ and is equipped for full diagnosis and rectification of Mercedes-Benz and smart cars complex electronic systems. They can also carry out a pre-sales inspection of any or SMART you want to buy or sell.
FYI: This letter was written by a Loyal Toyota Owner in US.
Below is the letter that he wrote to Toyota. The other day he got a phone call: "Thank you for your letter. We’ve received a lot of CNG inquiries lately. We’ll forward your letter to the management right away. But we do not guarantee anything". At least they acknowledge CNG existence.
July 8, 2008
Dear Toyota representative,
I have no illusions regarding this letter, but at least I hope you will read it.
If you are in US, you know what the gas prices are. According to New York Times this will put 10 million vehicles off the roads within the next 3 years! I would like to suggest Toyota to start selling it’s alternative fuel models, namely Crown Comfort (LPG) and Probox (CNG) in US.
To get more info about either one of these fuels, please visit www.cngchat.com. But first let me remind you that Honda is already selling CNG Civic GX to the public, and is hugely successful, especially in places like California and Utah, where CNG is easily accessible and cheap. Why is my favorite Toyota hesitating?
Continue reading NGV Toyota may or may not be coming
Proton Malaysia is developing a new, fuel-efficient hybrid car to beat rising costs and address environmental concerns, reports said Sunday.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told the state Bernama news agency he had already test-driven the car and urged the company to continue researching energy-saving technologies.
"The kind of car that all countries and car companies love now is the green car. Consumers will also be happy when they drive such a car knowing it saves fuel and does not pollute," the Star daily quoted him as saying.
"Such an effort by Proton will also assist the government in saving petrol and preserving the environment."
Hybrid vehicles, which deliver power by switching between a gasoline (petrol) engine and an electric motor, can save up to 30 percent on fuel costs but they are more expensive than conventional models.
Continue reading Proton develops Gen2 EVE hybrid car
Iran’s Saipa and Malaysia’s Proton signed an MoU on cooperation in the presence of Iran’s Industries and Mines Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian, IRNA reported.
The MoU obliges the two companies to initiate a unified strategy in design, development, marketing, sales, joint investment, using financial capabilities, as well as export and supply networks of one another.
“One of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s main strategies is promotion of ties, especially with Muslim countries,” Mehrabian said, naming Malaysia a leading Muslim country in science and technology.
The minister noted that of the 56 Muslim countries, Iran, Malaysia and Turkey are best situated to produce cars.
Taking advantage of the Muslim countries’ huge market has been underlined in the recent meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference.
Continue reading Iran Saipa and Proton Malaysia JV
The New Honda City is all set for an Indian debut around September 2008.The year 2008-09 seems to be a year of transformation for the Honda as most of the models are being given a new lease of life. There was the all new CR-V which was launched sometime back and they followed it up with the new Accord. Civic is gearing up for a face lift & The Jazz will fill up its small car segment.The current Honda city which is the most popular car in Honda’s stable, would give way for the New Honda City . This latest & next generation model would make its international debut in august 2008 in Thailand.
From the first look of the car it seems the design is more European like the Accord. The car looks more sturdier compared to the present model. Wide grills with a huge bumper sSave this link in your favorites as we will get you the latest available information in the coming days…tamps its presence on the road . The rear is something similar to the BMW 5 series but the tail lamps are more boxy. The V-tec model being launched would be of 120 BHP but its uncertain on the variants to be launched in India.
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