This review is long overdue, and I apologize in advance to Goodyear Malaysia. You see, some months back, I received a set of Goodyear Eagle EfficientGrip tyres which were put to test on my regular daily driver, a Civic FD1. My daily commute is a lengthy one, averaging 100-120km on a regular weekday. Given Goodyear’s claim of EfficientGrip being their quietest tyre, it was interesting to see just how they would perform.
The item for discussion today will be about airless tires, NPTs (Non-pneumatic tyre), which may be coming to consumers sooner than expected – hows about sometime in the year 2014 (not a type-o).
Celebrating its world premier at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show is the Carlsson SLK 340 that has utilized some advanced construction techniques specifically to go hill climbing with all its glorified modifications.
Admittedly, we’re a tad sad to have heard that the BMW’s M3 GT will be retiring after four years of serious service, having won the it’s GT Class title in 2010 and 2011 at the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). So out with the old and in with the new, as the BMW Z4 GTE now replaces the M3 – with a rather tall order to fill if you asked us.
In late 2011, Malaysia saw the introduction of the Ducati Monster 795, which was accompanied by the introduction of the Monster Art programme in mid 2012. For 2013, there’s a new Ducati Monster 795 that made its debut last night, now with the inclusion of ABS to mark its 20th anniversary of being in production.
We managed to catch up with Chris Tan of Pentagon Enterprise Sdn Bhd to enquire about his recent track time achievements when he was at the helm of his beloved 4-door Honda Civic FD2R, having received a host of mods to make his ‘track-attack’ car into what it is; especially when he was gunning for the fastest track time record in a FF Civic at Sepang for 2012.
A small Italian upstart firm has entered the fray as a supercar maker over the last year, going up against the likes of supercar coach builders of Koenigsegg, Pagani, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati, Bugatti and McLaren; only the company is controlled by Luca Mazzanti and is aptly named Mazzanti Automobili with their Evantra model; equipped with a V8 that’ll dish out 701bhp at 6,600rpm and 848Nm of torque at 4,500rpm – allowing it to dash to 100kmh in the same time as the McLaren F1′s 3.2 seconds.
Radical as it is, the Nissan DeltaWing is undoubtedly a far cry from anything conventional – shaped like a delta wing (hence its name) and as we approach the end of 2012, many of us will tend to look back upon our deeds for the year and take stock of what has been achieved; as Nissan has done so, and with pride might we add.
After having previewed the Chevrolet Orlando recently last month, it’s finally reached our shores; hailing from Korea’s manufacturing plant for Chevrolet vehicles, the Orlando has been priced rather attractively at RM118,888 OTR withouth insurance.
Dagangan Berhad (PDB) recently launched a rather unique pair of stations which have been named PETRONAS Solaris Putra and PETRONAS Solaris Serdang, situated along Lebuhraya PLUS and Lebuhraya Besraya and in Mukim Kajang respectively; these stations have been outfitted with solar Photovoltaic panels and have the ability to generate approximately 200kWh of electricity – equivalent to the average power consumption of 90 households per annum!
Getting Shanghai-ed with Team Aylezo Motorsports @ 2013 Lambo Super Trofeo Round 1 – Day 1
JDM Mayhem @ 2013 TIMETOATTACK Round 1!
The new MINI Cooper S Paceman arrives in Malaysia
TIMETOATTACK Chronicles by NukeeZoid! – A (Would Be) Date with Glory!
2013 TIMETOATTACK Round 1 – The Preview! Getting Shanghai-ed with Team Aylezo Motorsports @ 2013 Lambo Super Trofeo Round 1 – Day 1
The Euros @ TIMETOATTACK Round 1 2013 JDM Mayhem @ 2013 TIMETOATTACK Round 1! The new MINI Cooper S Paceman arrives in Malaysia
EPICSTANCE – The Limbo Rock Challenge @ TIMETOATTACK
