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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Bmw Z3

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It was perfect to select Pierce ‘Bond’ Brosnan to ride BMW Z3 Roadster in Golden Eye to introduce the car with style and excellence. Such dazzling celebrity glamour, flawlessly added by the popularity as the first modern roadster car that is marketed massively, took people’s attention at once in 1996. Also, helped by the Christmas catalogue published by Neiman Marcus in 1995, which mention the car as the best Christmas gift, BMW Z3 had broken a record as the first BMW model that had been sold out even when the car was not yet placed in the showrooms.
Even though BMW Z3 applied the rear suspension of E30 3 Series, with its out of date half trailing arm, it is proved that people loved Bmw Z3 for a quiet long period. The affordable price felt worthy enough to buy such a reenergized stunning and beautiful Bmw roadster model. Back in 1997, Bmw Z3 that were initially launched completed with its 138 horsepower for a 1.9 L inline 4-engine, were reoffered with 190 horsepower 2.8 L inline 6-engine. People could feel the difference when they checked the more lengthy rear fenders, as well as the perfect power and unique roar which right away brought life to Bmw Z3. Effortless handling allowed the driver to fulfill their passion, even though it was used for daily driving. It was easy back then to forget Mazda Miata and Porshe 911 which is more affordable with the availability of the worthy purchasing brought by Bmw Z3.
Bmw Z3
Bmw Z3

Monday, January 15, 2007

First Drive Impression: Flagship Lexus LS460L

The spanking new Lexus showroom is indeed a 5-star hotel parading as a car showroom.Customer service is impeccable with fine mannerism, courtesy and attentive service ruling the day.Here is my brief impression with the LS460L because there was a long wait-list for the GS300 tester.This luxury limousine is full of sheer presence, measuring at 5.15m in length, with an extended 3,090mm wheelbase.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Porsche World Roadshow - part 2

All in all, the Boxster, Boxster S, Cayman, Cayman S, Carrera, Carrera S, Carrera 4S, Cayenne, Cayenne S, Cayenne Turbo, 911 Targa 4S and new 911 Turbo were tested during PWRS 2007.Specifications:New 911 Turbo (997)Engine: Flat-6 cylinders, rear-mounted, 3,600ccMax power: 480bhp @ 6,000 rpmMax torque: 620NmTransmission: 5-speed Tiptronic S, 4WD0 – 100km/h: 3.7 secsTop speed: 310 km/h911 Carrera

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Fasten Your Seat Belts, It's the Porsche World Roadshow 2007 - part 1

PORSCHE…A seven-letter word synonymous with high performance sports cars. From the iconic 911 to its latest Cayman S, this German automotive company has inspired – as well as fulfilled - many dreams and aspirations since 1948, all around the globe.The Porsche World Roadshow was last held at Sepang in 2003 and now 4 years later, I had booked a ‘privilege’ seat to sample the variety of Porsches up

Friday, January 5, 2007

Civic Duty

Had the opportunity to test both cars back-to-back recently, courtesy of a major English daily.Anyway, it was a mixed experience. Because beauty may be just skin deep for both these 8th gen Civics...Having tested just the 1.8iVTEC during launch, I was naturally gunning for the 2.0S drive out of town. Well, it did drive very well. The K20A performed as expected of a Honda N/A modern engine with

Friday, December 15, 2006

Audi A4 TFSI - To Quattro or Not to Quattro?

Normally two-wheel drive cars, either FWD or RWD, have accelerative forces handled by just two wheels. Apart from this forward driving force, these pair of wheels also has to tackle cornering and braking forces. As such, it’s easy to see that all these forces can easily overwhelm its grip limit, especially at high speed around corners while accelerating away. All-wheel-drive system like Audi’s