From pole position to the checkered flag, #12 CALSONIC IMPUL Nissan GT-R managed to secure its position in front of the GT500 crowd casing furiously to take the lead, earning them the win at the 2013 AUTOBACS Super GT Round 3 at Sepang international Circuit.
With the weather being neither too hot nor too wet like how Sepang usually is, the GT500 race machines of the 2013 AUTOBACS Super GT blitzed across the Sepang International Circuit at tremendous speeds, all aiming to set the fastest time for the Round 3 Qualifying session. Running in a new two-session “knock-out” format for this season, seven cars were knocked out in Q1, leaving the other eight to battle it out for the pole position.
When we talk about Honda entering the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the entries that they will be bringing in that passes through our minds are the ones like the NSX, S2000, CR-Z or even the Civic Type R. While some of them are in the 11 entrants Honda is bringing in, we never thought that one of those is going to be a 532-horsepower Odyssey minivan.
Super GT is back and just around the corner from today. Set to take place on the 15 & 16 of June, once again Malaysia has been given the honour to host the third round of the prestigious Autobacs Super GT Series.
Formerly known as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC), the Super GT Series is a grand touring car race series promoted by the GT Association (G.T.A.). It was first established in 1993 by the JAF (Japanese Automobile Federation) via its subsidiary company the G.T.A. (GT Association).
Pentagon Racing, based in Kuala Lumpur, is one of Malaysia’s most recognized tuning house for anything Honda. Namely the K20A powered Type-Rs. Setting highly respectable lap times and leaving their mark at top Malaysian circuit events has brought them into the spotlight.
Being one of the must-show faces at TIMETOATTACK, we met up with Chris at Honda-specialist’s headquarters, and had a little chat about their progress in the pursuit for that magical lap time. It is to our amazement though that the car that used to represent Pentagon (driven by Chris) during the 2012 round had already changed hands earlier this year.
The soft roader market became apparent when Honda first release their rendition in 1995. Dubbed the ‘Comfort Roundabout Vehicle’, over 5million has been produced and we are now down to the fourth generation CR-V, and even before it was launched in March, Honda Malaysia had already received over 1000 bookings.
Honda has managed to changed the idea of having a 4WD. Back in the days, people bought tall-riding four-wheel-drives for rough use, going into thick jungles and muddy water. But with the concept of the CR-V, owning a ‘go-anywhere’ family car, that is easily drivable and practical became an option. Almost 20 years after the launch of the first generation, the CR-V badge lives on.
The market may be flustered for choices these days, with the Nissan X-Trail, Hyundai Santa-Fe and Kia Sportage. This only means Honda had to step up their game where once they monopolised.
Would you place an order for a car, even if it has yet to see an official unveiling? Some might think more than twice of even doing so, but what if it is a highly-anticipated car, like maybe the new NSX? Apparently, Honda UK is feeling really confident about their new upcoming sports car that they have decided to open a pre-order bank for this second-generation hybrid NSX.
While the size of Tokyo Auto Salon Singapore 2013 might not match the one held in Tokyo itself, this is nevertheless still a big show with a massive number of cars filling up the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre. And to share with you folks a piece of the massiveness here, we have prepared a list of the show’s highlights that even we could not get enough of them.
Honda’s 4th generation Comfortable Runabout Vehicle (CR-V) was unveiled to the Malaysian media last night that saw the launch of the 4th generation Honda CR-V having fulfilled their the promised to make it smaller on the outside, larger on the inside and more responsive on the go – all at a lower price point than its predecessor.
Honda seems keen to impress, heading towards the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, with their new rendition of what a Civic wagon would look like, and while we would guess many would cringe at such an idea, an abomination if you’d prefer, what Honda has come up with doesn’t seem all that bad at all.
Aston Martin drops the top off it’s Vanquish
Autobacs Super GT 2013 Round 3 – The GT300 qualifying day.
Nissan Almera Nismo Performance Package Global Preview Takes Place at SIC!
CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R Snatches the Win for the 2013 Super GT Rd.3’s GT500 Class!
CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R Takes Pole Position for the 2013 Super GT Round 3 GT500 Class!
Bentley Releases More Details on their Continental GT3 Race Car! Aston Martin drops the top off it’s Vanquish
Lotus’ Le Mans Conquest Hits a Brick Wall, Cars and Parts Seized by Court!
The New Nismo GT-R is Set to be the Fastest Nissan Ever?
ARTA’s Honda CR-Z GT brings home the win in Sepang for the GT300 Class
