Archive for April, 2008

Nissan Grand Livina Tampil Lebih Elegan

Exterior
Kemewahan yang jauh dari kesan angkuh dan keindahan yang tak terlihat rapuh, adalah ungkapan yang mampu menggambarkan tampilan luar Nissan Grand Livina.
Lekukan landai, garis tegas serta detil eksterior saling melengkapi satu dengan yang lainnya, menciptakan suatu keselarasan arsitektur ruang gerak yang mengundang decak kagum siapapun yang memandang.
Interior
Sejauh apapun jalan yang membentang, Anda dapat menempuhnya dalam […]

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

2008 Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class

Don’t be deceived, this is not an all-new model. It’s called the CLC, which is new, but this model, in spite of the name, is just a facelift of the seven-year-old SC model.
Mercedes has upped its game and is flying high with its new C-Class saloon. Finally, the brand has what it takes to challenge […]

Friday, April 25th, 2008

New Car Review: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG

The C63 is the entry-level AMG vehicle in the North American marketplace, specially tuned by the German manufacturer’s go-fast gurus. The 6.2 liter V8 engine installed makes 451 horsepower in this application, bettering the output of competition like the Audi RS4, BMW M3 and upcoming Lexus IS-F. It cranks the rear wheels through a seven-speed […]

Friday, April 25th, 2008

The Honda Civic Type-R

The Honda Civic Type-R: an uncompromising hot hatch with great performance, right? But one that is hard-riding, noisy and not particularly inspiring until you rev it up to nearly 7,500rpm? Wrong.
That may have been true for the first-generation model, but Honda has listened carefully to feedback from its customers and this time around, the Type-R’s […]

Friday, April 11th, 2008

New car review: 2009 BMW X6

It has to start with the styling, I think. I don’t like the X5 boxy looks. Few SUVs escape that style or even try to, though the Mercedes-Benz GL is tough and square and I like its detailing. The X5 also feels heavy and ponderous, and for all the upright lines, it’s not the most […]

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Car review: 2008 BMW 1-Series Convertible

BMW wants people to see its new 1-series as the reincarnation of its classic 2002, but in fact the 1-series coupe looks, feels, and drives like a 3-series that’s shrunk in the wash. In convertible form, the 1 counters that shrink-wrapped feeling with the expansiveness of an open-air car, and it makes for a highly […]

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Mazda CX-9

A model presents the Mazda CX-9 during a preview of the Bangkok International Motor Show March 27, 2008. The Bangkok International Motor Show is the biggest annual auto show in southeast Asia and will be held from March 28 to April 6.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Toyota Prius hybrid compact car

A Toyota Prius hybrid compact car is exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, in this Oct. 19, 2005, file photo. Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday April 2, 2008, denied it had received any funding from the Japanese government to develop its hit Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Japan’s top automaker rejected […]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

The Toyota Avensis

The independent automotive warranty specialist used the opinions of the nation’s top motoring journalists and combined them with data held on the reliability of more than 60,000 vehicles.
The British-built Avensis Verso recieved the most votes across eight categories out of the 40 models shortlisted.
The Nissan X-Trail and Honda Jazz came second and third overall in […]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

BMW’s Hydrogen 7 goes all-hydrogen with mono-fuel version

Way back in 2006 we reported on the debut of BMW’s Hydrogen 7 (pictured), a combined gasoline/hydrogen powered version of the German automaker’s luxury 7 Series sedan. A total of 100 examples were built and made available on lease to people of distinction — celebrities, politicians, socialites and the like (BMW just handed over a […]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008