It is a sad fact that more and more cars are stolen every day in Malaysia. Many of those cars are luxury ones and are highly sought after from overseas market like United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. And because there is a demand from other countries, these car theft syndicates have no fear in stealing our cars and ship it out within hours because tracing a stolen car is almost impossible.
Electric cars run on battery-powered motors on each wheels and because the motors are non-audible, these cars could pose a threat to pedestrians especially those who are visually challenged (blind). Running on high speeds causes wind noise and tyre sounds but when doing very low speeds around the neighbourhood, where people are most likely be walking, could be dangerous due to its silent operation.
Excuse me, I ‘announced’ my arrival so I should be the one crossing first!
(Pic credit – Lotus Cars USA, Inc.)
Many would-be owners of electric cars might have figured what if the car runs out of battery halfway on a freeway, what can be done? Charge it up of course! But where? And how?
The people in America just created history by setting up a ‘green highway’ that enables electric cars to have a quick charge. The state of Washington has taken serious efforts to build environmentally- friendly freeways with the world’s first ‘electric highway’ on a USD1.32 million federal grant.
The I-5 highway runs from Washington, California, Arizona and Tennessee and the District of Columbia, and nearly 15,000 charge stations will be plotting the whole stretch.
Because there will be an influx of electric vehicles starting with the Nissan LEAF this December, the state government is wasting no time to cater for the boom in demand for electricity.
With a starting price of USD26,220 (RM82,000) for a LEAF, it’s so competitive that many Americans would make the instant switch without thinking twice, in exchange with their gas-guzzling V8s to the smooth, sharp and super fuel-efficient electric car.
More details HERE.
Nasim Sdn. Bhd. just launched an after-sales and corporate social responsibility campaign that runs for three months to mark the 200th anniversary of Peugeot.
Since the launch of the Peugeot 3008 SUV, Nasim has been overwhelmed with over 300 bookings of the vehicle
The 3008 garnered a huge fan base in a short time since its launch in June 7th and even surpassed the company’s target of 120 units monthly. Nasim’s boss, SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin said that the company is confident in catering to the overwhelming demand. He said the 3008 had already captured the hearts of the Europeans and therefore it is no surprise that the same would happen here in Malaysia.
With support of such grandeur, Nasim is well on its way towards exceeding their sales target of 2,930 units in year 2010. As at May 2010, total units sold is at 1,308 units.
As part of the reason to celebrate the warm response of the 3008, Nasim is offering an after-sales and CSR campaign for three months from July 1st to September 30th, 2010.
The after-sales initiative will include a free 25-point inspection on engine, transmission, suspension, steering and braking system for all Peugeot car owners at all Peugeot service centres nationwide.
There’s even more for car owners who send in their cars for service at any Nasim service centres during the 3 month will also receive a special commemorative gift to mark the 200th anniversary of the auto brand. The 20% discount since May is still available for selected spare parts too.
As for the CSR campaign, Nasim pledges to donate to Hospis Malaysia for each Peugeot car sold throughout the 3-months period.
Kudos to the people at Nasim for an ever-growing stance in the market for European cars!
July is a month without public holidays. But if you are a motorhead, it will be a celebration because a sports motoring event will be held on 2nd to the 4th July 2010. The Super Auto Mix autoshow is not just another show of car exhibitionism, rather, it is a melting pot of anything on wheels.
To be held at Bukit Jalil Sports Complex, this event will see some main events like motorcycle stunt performance by Team Cunningstunt from Australia.
If you love something the unusual, Modders and Tuners Car Wars Competition is worth checking out. For driftheads, SuperAutoMix Drift Competition will get your adrenalin pumping by just watching at how driving sideways is done. The winner of the competition gets RM5000 to bring home too. To sign up for the event, go HERE.
SuperAutoMix Asean RC Drift Competition is good for both young and old to battle out their beloved toy cars.
And of course, the display of cars from local car clubs will feature a mix of both local and international marques. More activities can be found at this website.
If you want the latest, follow them in Facebook and Twitter. View event poster HERE
The day starts at 6pm on Friday, 10am on Saturday and Sunday, till late, of course. And if you’re not into cars, how about GIRLS? Go wash eye lah, at least! 
Bring along your shades to avoid.. the heat! 
I will be going for this and hope to see you there!
*Updates: Honda Malaysia just launched the Honda Freed minutes ago. More details about the car soon. Stay tuned
Throw a stone at any part of the Malaysian roads map and thats where an MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) can be spotted. It is very common now to see vehicles of this category ever since the Nissan Grand Livina stormed the market in 2007.
Nowadays, we see many from the makes of Proton and Perodua surpasses it — could it be due to price affordability?
Will it fit 7 comfortably?
My post got featured in Theo’s car blog! He likes to ‘chop’ cars in his free time, and now I think he does it for a living for WheelsWeekly, a local newspaper-like magazine about cars and what not.
This time he cooked up a new car thats not even in production. Heck, the Nissan AD Resort ceased production globally due to unknown reasons, but now, is resurrected to life, thanks to Theo!
2010 Nissan Ad Resort. Would it be a reality?
Selling Hummer to the Chinese hit a snag and now GM is in the process of removing all of Hummer’s plants and facilities. Production have ceased and so does the spare parts of it. Many Hummer car owners probably sold it off to get more environmentally-friendly car like the Prius.
And what happens to the Hummers at the used car dealers? Life goes on. People still buy to keep it as a piece of history while others still use it as an expression of functional art.
Functional art?? No, what’s this got to do with a Hummer??
Wanna take a spin in my Horsemobile?
Some people are good at juggling bottles, some at drawing and some are great actors but these blokes are good in one thing – using their mouth.
A word of warning here: These videos can crack your belly, fall off the chair and make serious sound effects too! LOL
Check out these guys who are masters of mouth in making car engine sounds from the likes of Hondas, Subarus, Harleys and even a weedwacker!
Videos after the jump.
Forget about the Toyota recalls and all the bad press they getting, there is one thing we can commend Toyota Australia on – the Yaris TV commercial, which I think is very sexually suggestive.
Pay attention to the words they say in the clip. All I could hear was i’m horny, come too prematurely, viginity (?), nice big SRS airbags, etc LOL..
And it depends on how dirty imaginative mind you have, this commercial really cracks my belly!
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