Jakarta Archive

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Jakarta: SpeedCreed’s awesome Merdeka Run video!

Just 2 months ago, Speed Creed, a car enthusiasts community based in Jakarta paid tribute to the Indonesian Independence Day with an organized drive that involved a multi-mix of cars including the LP700-4,  LP570-2, R35 GTRs, E92 M3s, a 977 Turbo a V35 Skyline some MINIs and an AE86(?!) among others.

It’s their best video so far, having taken 2 months in the making, with over 150gb of footage to process. You should take some time to have a good watch. This is how Jakatarian car freaks celebrate their Merdeka.

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Indonesia Receives Ferrari F12 Berlinetta!

Garden Sampoerna Strategic in Jakarta is the place that received the new V12 730bhp offering from Ferrari, the F12 Berlinetta, which now becomes the new generation of V12 powered Ferraris that merges certain aspects from their Formula One car into a road-going car to provide a flat torque curve, a compact form, agile handling, optimum weight distribution and a body shape to die for that knows the inside of a wind-tunnel a little too intimately.

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‘(00) visits PT Honda Prospect Motor in Jakarta to check out the assembly plant of the upcoming Honda Freed

MPV’s may not be our thing, in fact this is probably the first time we have featured an MPV on our pages, but be it our thing or not, we never pass up an opportunity for a track drive. So how does the Freed fit in into the enthusiasts market that we have so religiously catered for all these years? Enthusiasts, like every other person, sadly do have to get married, have kids and serve the greater good of humanity, that is to spread the genes of enthusiasts for future generations. And that’s where the Honda Freed comes in.

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A1 Team Malaysia On The Road Again

a1-team-malaysia-donington-71Engines are revving in the 2008/09 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport season, as at the end of this week the new A1GP cars will line up on the grid at the Zandvoort Circuit in Netherlands ready to GO, GO, GO for the fourth season of racing. The 600 brake horse power A1GP car brings with it some of the most advanced design and technology in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

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ZTH Visits ‘Permaisuri’ – The BlingRimKings of Jakarta

dsc_84471Isn’t it amazing how even car enthusiast have their own following, it’s like a club within a club. With so many design choices these days, you can never just be an enthusiast anymore, some go the VIP way, you also have the racer boy, then you have the ICE guys, and then it’s the whole extreme mods thing that has cars decked out in the most extreme of extreme bodykits and rims and whatever. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Girls Of The Indonesia International MotorShow 2008

dsc_9153_600Girls, one of the most important defining factors for an event. Lots of hot girls equal successful event, scarce, average looking girls and you’ll be facing a very disappointed crowd. Sure there are the cars and other mini events that can make a event successful but can you imagine attending an event with great cars and plenty of entertainment but no girls? I can’t. Read the rest of this entry »

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Zerotohundred Exclusive: We Visit The Indonesia International Motor Show 2008

We’ve been doing quite a bit of running around Asia this year, from Japan for the Tokyo Auto Salon to Thailand for the Bangkok Motor Show, Singapore for the Formula Drift, and just last week, Jakarta for the Indonesia International Motorshow (IIMS). Read the rest of this entry »