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.

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

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

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

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