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  • The 3.8-litre V8 engine, although smaller than the previous flagship's 4.7-litre, is built to deliver 18% more power and 39% more torque, while having a 20% reduction in emissions. 530 bhp is available if you're gunning it all the way to 6800 rpm, but a hefty 650 Nm of torque starts to warm you up from as low as 2000rpm. Oh, and this can be overboosted to 710 Nm from 2250 rpm, enabling the car to hit 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds!
    DOCUMENTED: 11.03.2013 | 19:30 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Private Preview Of The All New Maserati Quattroporte

    Maserati's all new Quattroporte received a warm welcome by the media recently at a private preview held by Hong Seh Motors, distributors for the italian marque.

    Photos: Joel Tam I never really considered the previous Quattroporte a good-looking car. It had curves in the wrong places, the gapi ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Maserati, Quattroporte, V8, V6, Sedan, Twin turbo
    • The 3.8-litre V8 engine, although smaller than the previous flagship's 4.7-litre, is built to deliver 18% more power and 39% more torque, while having a 20% reduction in emissions. 530 bhp is available if you're gunning it all the way to 6800 rpm, but a hefty 650 Nm of torque starts to warm you up from as low as 2000rpm. Oh, and this can be overboosted to 710 Nm from 2250 rpm, enabling the car to hit 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds!
    • As mentioned in our earlier articles, two engines will be available. Both will be direct-injection units, a 3.8-litre V8 and a 3.0-litre V6 with turbocharging. Yes, Maserati is back at using turbos! The power-plants are designed by Maserati Powertrain and assembled by Ferrari at Maranello.
    • Also a twin turbo unit, the V6 with 410 bhp is not too shabby either. 550Nm of torque can be had at the top end of 5000 rpm, with an accessible 500 Nm from as low as 1500 rpm. 0-100 km/h is dispatched in 5.1 seconds, and the V6 will hit 284 km/h, while the V8 will touch 307 km/h given the space.
  • Tire-related costs are the single largest maintenance item for commercial vehicle fleet operators with more than 50 percent of all truck and trailer breakdowns involving a tire in some way. Goodyear’s Air Maintenance Technology mechanism allows tires to maintain constant, optimum pressure without the use of external pumps, electronics and driver intervention. Proper tire inflation can result in improved fuel economy, prolonged tread life and optimized tire performance.
    DOCUMENTED: 14.11.2012 | 10:04 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Debut of Goodyear Self-Inflating Technology

    Goodyear technology can aid in fuel savings and CO2 reductions; potential to improve performance and eliminate need for external inflation pressure intervention.

    Over the past year, researchers at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company have been working on a new Air Maintenance Technology applicati ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Goodyear, Tyres, Technology, Self-Inflating Technology
    • Tire-related costs are the single largest maintenance item for commercial vehicle fleet operators with more than 50 percent of all truck and trailer breakdowns involving a tire in some way. Goodyear’s Air Maintenance Technology mechanism allows tires to maintain constant, optimum pressure without the use of external pumps, electronics and driver intervention. Proper tire inflation can result in improved fuel economy, prolonged tread life and optimized tire performance.
  • Last year, Frank Biela, Darryl O’Young and Marco Werner celebrated second place at the first run of the Audi R8 LMS in this race. All three drivers are part of the grid again this year, albeit in a different formation - the two former Audi factory drivers Biela and Werner will be supported by the Swiss Marcel Fässler who has won the Le Mans 24 Hours for Audi this year. The trio’s combined track record totals nine Le Mans successes. The second Audi R8 LMS will be driven by another former Le Mans winner, Seiji Ara. The Japanese will share the car with Darryl O’Young from HongKong and Alex Yoong. The Malaysian enjoys a particular bonus at his home round on account of his huge popularity as he is the only former Grand Prix racer in his country.
    DOCUMENTED: 13.09.2011 | 10:54 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Audi Aiming For Another Endurance Race Victory

    Two Audi R8 LMS cars will contest the Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race (MMER) at Sepang this coming weekend

    Overall victory at the Bathurst 12 Hours in Australia in February, at the 24-hour race at Spa in Belgium in July and at the Zolder 24 Hou ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Audi, Audi R8, Audi R8 LMS, Merdeka Endurance Race, MMER, Sepang
    • Last year, Frank Biela, Darryl O’Young and Marco Werner celebrated second place at the first run of the Audi R8 LMS in this race. All three drivers are part of the grid again this year, albeit in a different formation - the two former Audi factory drivers Biela and Werner will be supported by the Swiss Marcel Fässler who has won the Le Mans 24 Hours for Audi this year. The trio’s combined track record totals nine Le Mans successes. The second Audi R8 LMS will be driven by another former Le Mans winner, Seiji Ara. The Japanese will share the car with Darryl O’Young from HongKong and Alex Yoong. The Malaysian enjoys a particular bonus at his home round on account of his huge popularity as he is the only former Grand Prix racer in his country.
    • The two Audi R8 LMS cars are fielded by WRT. They are competing under the entry submitted by the Belgian Audi Club, as part of a factory-supported Audi customer sport programme. The Belgian team, headed by former racer Vincent Vosse, clinched the first two 24-hour overall victories of the R8 LMS at Spa and at Zolder.
    • The car that won at Spa, the R8 LMS with chassis number 218, will run at Sepang with three European drivers at the wheel. The Asian drivers are sharing the second WRT race car from Spa with chassis number 319. In Malaysia, both race cars are fielded with the same endurance specification as at the 24-hour races in Europe. To make conditions in the cockpit more bearable in view of track temperatures above 30 degrees centigrade both cars have been slightly modified: an electrically operated, air conditioning system with a weight of merely three kilograms conducts cooled air into the driver’s helmet and via a tube in the cockpit also toward the driver’s body.
  • DOCUMENTED: 18.04.2011 | 11:29 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Frankfurt To Host ROC 2011

    The 24th Race Of Champions will be held on the weekend of December 3-4, 2011 at the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany.

    German motor racing superstars Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel are celebrating again at the news that the Race Of Champions will ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Race Of Champions, ROC, 2011, Frankfurt
    • In recent years the Race Of Champions has visited the Stade de France in Paris (2004-2006), London’s Wembley Stadium (2007-2008), Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ Olympic Stadium (2009) and Düsseldorf’s ESPRIT arena (2010). Now ROC 2011 will return to Germany and the city of Frankfurt, to the delight of the pairing that has all but made the ROC Nations Cup its own. Reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel said: “After winning the world championship there were a lot of emotions and pictures in my head that I will never forget. One was racing at the Race Of Champions in front of my home crowd and to win the ROC Nations Cup with Michael for Team Germany. So I enjoyed it a lot, up to the point where I got beaten in the semi-final of the individual event! Every year I get a little further. First I made it to the round of 16, then the quarter-final, then the semi-final. So hopefully this year I will make it into the final and win it. That’s the big target for Frankfurt in December. We all have a lot of fun every time we go, but the moment we put our helmets on we take it very seriously and we go hard.” <br><br> Seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher added: “It’s important to us to be in our home country so we’re really looking forward to throwing some beautiful cars around the Frankfurt circuit in December. Last year it was a great atmosphere. You’re so close to the fans that you can hear them even though the engines are noisy. And I’m sure it will be even better in Frankfurt. We have a strong line-up in the ROC Nations Cup but no doubt the other nations will have plenty of motivation to finally beat us. Unfortunately the individual event takes place on the last day and we always have a good party after Team Germany wins so I guess I’m not completely fresh… I’ll try to work on that this year and I very much look forward to having lots of support. We need lots of cheering and lots of crossed fingers so please all come!”
    • It’s not just about the home team, as the Race Of Champions brings together stars from all over the world. Last year’s roll call included the greatest drivers of all time from the World Rally Championship (Sébastien Loeb), Le Mans (Tom Kristensen) and World Touring Cars (Andy Priaulx) plus legendary names including Alain Prost, Mick Doohan, Carl Edwards and Travis Pastrana. Even given that dazzling field, the individual Champion of Champions title was taken by a driver who surprised the lot of them: Portugal’s Filipe Albuquerque, who defeated Vettel in the semi-final and Loeb in a tense Grand Final by fractions of a second.
  • DOCUMENTED: 02.04.2011 | 14:57 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Burnpavement Live Goes Faster!

    Burnpavement.com recently held a movie preview of Faster starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to thank the readers and industry partners for the support shown thus far.

    Held on the 29th of March, the movie invite was extended to the early birds who have signed up for the Burnpavement LIVE campaign as well ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Burnpavement LIVE, Faster, Cathay, Sony Pictures
  • Twelve RMR employees applied everything they know about fabricating racecars into the Hyundai Veloster rally Car. The production Veloster was stripped to bare metal and the chassis spent five days in an Alkali bath removing all rubber and adhesives. The chassis was also stitch welded for added structural rigidity.
    DOCUMENTED: 27.02.2011 | 17:50 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Hyundai Veloster Rally Car

    With buyers eagerly awaiting the upcoming launch of the 2012 Veloster, Hyundai fuels the excitement by teaming with Rhys Millen Racing and Red Bull to campaign the car in the sport of rallycross.

    At the 2011 Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai Motor America adds the Veloster coupe to its motorsports program with the help of champion race car ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Hyundai, Veloster, Rally
    • Twelve RMR employees applied everything they know about fabricating racecars into the Hyundai Veloster rally Car. The production Veloster was stripped to bare metal and the chassis spent five days in an Alkali bath removing all rubber and adhesives. The chassis was also stitch welded for added structural rigidity.
    • Millen quickly decided to take the already light weight Veloster and make it even lighter. His crew took molds of the Veloster body panels to replicate them out of carbon/Kevlar. The hood, doors, quarter panels, front fascia and rear fascia are all built out of carbon/Kevlar. The carbon/Kevlar panels are 75 percent lighter than the sheet metal they replaced. This weight-saving approach is carried throughout the car without compromising its powerful curves and surface detail or hidden third door.
    • The RMR Red Bull Hyundai Veloster rally car utilizes a custom suspension with a lot of travel for the jumps rallycross cars have to make.
  • “This is a great day for Saab,” said Jonsson. “The arrival of the 9-4X is another important step in the fulfillment of our business plan. This sporty and distinctive product will significantly broaden the appeal of our brand and give us access to an important new vehicle segment that is still growing, particularly in the United States.” Featuring Saab’s advanced XWD all-wheel-drive system and adaptive chassis control, the 9-4X goes on sale in the United States in May, with sales in Europe and other world markets scheduled to begin from August. It is expected to arrive in Singapore in the last quarter of 2011.
    DOCUMENTED: 17.02.2011 | 08:07 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    First Saab 9-4X Rolls Off Production Line

    The first Saab 9-4X crossover to be commercially produced has now rolled off the assembly line at the Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico.

    Saab Automobile President & CEO Jan Åke Jonsson was on hand to see regular production begin, just three months after the 9-4X wa ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Saab, 9-4X
    • “This is a great day for Saab,” said Jonsson. “The arrival of the 9-4X is another important step in the fulfillment of our business plan. This sporty and distinctive product will significantly broaden the appeal of our brand and give us access to an important new vehicle segment that is still growing, particularly in the United States.” Featuring Saab’s advanced XWD all-wheel-drive system and adaptive chassis control, the 9-4X goes on sale in the United States in May, with sales in Europe and other world markets scheduled to begin from August. It is expected to arrive in Singapore in the last quarter of 2011.
  • DOCUMENTED: 14.02.2011 | 13:17 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Nail'd | Hammering Your Eyes Out

    Despite strange physics and surrealism, this fast-paced off-road racer is all about high speed.

    What Nail'd offers in terms of realism isn't catered for the hardcore Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport fans, but it combines two simple in ... MORE

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    • The bulk of this game is played in career mode, where you can race an ATV or MX bike through several races and courses to win the Nail'd championship. Most races require you to finish three laps around a course. To keep things interesting, several races will allow additional
    • Nail'd feels like a typical racing game, but in eyeball-hurting fast forward mode. The twisty tracks are filled with diverging paths, boost points and lots of shortcuts to give you plenty of places to go and numerous ways to get there. The arcade-like controls, with the sensation of blasting your ride past different obstacles on the courses adds to the intensity of the action.
  • No bigger than the average family sedan, it has 340hp from in-line 3.0L 6-cylinder engine with M TwinPower Turbo and 450Nm of torque that can be increased to 500Nm with overboost. While it can do 0-100km/h in five seconds, BMW had to rein in this rocket's top speed at 250km/h. All that power is shifted through the six-speed manual gearbox for that purist feel. Inside, the 1-series M offers body-hugging sports seats in Boston leather as standard. Other than little hints of orange on the trim and M-logos, the cabin's shrouded in a sea of black in order not to distract the driver from the pleasure of driving, according to BMW. On the outside, it'll only be available in Alpine White, Sapphire Black and the exclusive Valencia Orange metallic.
    DOCUMENTED: 25.01.2011 | 16:42 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Bimmer's Baby M-onster Sighted!

    The latest entry into the M range has it's roots in the original E30 M3, according to BMW.

    Munich Automobiles hosted the first Asian preview of the BMW 1 Series M Coupé. With only 20 units offered, one was booked hours after ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : BMW, M, 1 Series, Coupe
    • No bigger than the average family sedan, it has 340hp from in-line 3.0L 6-cylinder engine with M TwinPower Turbo and 450Nm of torque that can be increased to 500Nm with overboost. While it can do 0-100km/h in five seconds, BMW had to rein in this rocket's top speed at 250km/h. All that power is shifted through the six-speed manual gearbox for that purist feel. Inside, the 1-series M offers body-hugging sports seats in Boston leather as standard. Other than little hints of orange on the trim and M-logos, the cabin's shrouded in a sea of black in order not to distract the driver from the pleasure of driving, according to BMW. On the outside, it'll only be available in Alpine White, Sapphire Black and the exclusive Valencia Orange metallic.
    • BMW designed the 1 Series M Coupé to combine the raw capabilities of a race car with the agility, versatility, and driving position of a compact car that's capable for everyday use. The 1-series M is also aimed at the the younger customers by offering a lower entry point for the M range.
    • This being a serious BMW, all the gaping intakes and flared wheel arches are designed with functionality over form. Large air intakes feed air to the engine, as well as into two ducts that form an “air curtain” around the front wheels to reduce turbulence. The bulging arches are there because of its widened track width.
  • The Lotuses have been looking gorgeously attractive and I’m extremely pleased with Proton for keeping their in-house designers off the Exige. And thus the Elise and the Exige have been two different cars and so is the Gen-2. That’s a good job, well done! Hence that it is not really the same after all. The lover this time is Vee, a hopeless romantic who in all probability, graduated from the Shakespearian School of Technological Locomotive Behavioral Physics (yeah, you wished!) and he decided that some irrepressible obsession he has with his beloved crusader could be conserved with passing time.
    DOCUMENTED: 19.01.2011 | 05:42 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Cool Runnings | Lotus Exige S

    A cranky old beer-gulping uncle at the coffee-shop might have told you that any coupe with two doors and piercing body shades would be characterized as a sports car. Not true.

    Photos: Low Fai Ming And so some of us spent our almost emancipated youth frolicking in the companionship of the green and brown bottl ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Lotus, Exige, Orange, Cryogenically Frozen
    • The Lotuses have been looking gorgeously attractive and I’m extremely pleased with Proton for keeping their in-house designers off the Exige. And thus the Elise and the Exige have been two different cars and so is the Gen-2. That’s a good job, well done! Hence that it is not really the same after all. The lover this time is Vee, a hopeless romantic who in all probability, graduated from the Shakespearian School of Technological Locomotive Behavioral Physics (yeah, you wished!) and he decided that some irrepressible obsession he has with his beloved crusader could be conserved with passing time.
    • We understand that romanticism has its obstinacy at times. Especially if it’s English. So what’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet? That after a stretch of ten aging years we ended up calling an Elise an Exige and the Exige an upgraded manifestation of the Elise and it’s unbelievably the same if you are comparing the white iPhone and the black iPhone. But the insistence in making all things beautiful and exclusive has been their call, with the exception of the Rover series. Rovers are unusually ugly, I insist. Nonetheless these are always features bounded by everlasting English designs.
    • And he does it awe-inspiringly with some cryogenic freezing technology minus the frost bites. No superpower would be raising their arms in protest this time because there’s nothing nuclear to it. Besides sporting a supercharged 2ZZ-GE (Toyotalised), the engine internals have been heated sufficiently and cooled with liquid nitrogen vapors to under 300 degrees Fahrenheit, which releases residual metal stress to re-create a tougher and more durable molecular composition for the mechanical parts. This cryogenically enhancement process ensures an extended lifespan for the performance components so that it can keep working harder for your functional gratification should you decide to pay another 70 grand for a piece of document to floor it locally for another decade, because you are already accumulating much savings from purchasing less expensive replacement parts. I suspect there are more frozen parts than my doddering memory can support. From the titanium con-rods to the valves and pistons, the main and rod ACL bearings have been buttered up nicely with ceramic layers which enhance the heat insulation against high temperatures and corrosion by the hot gasses. The leftover nutella did not end up on your kid’s face. The snout bearings of the supercharger, piston dome, Eibach valve springs and retainers, all got a taste of it.
  • So what's stopping us from buying a diesel? Other than the prohibitively high and punitive road tax targeted at private diesel car owners, there's still a perception that diesel cars have high pollution levels and don't perform as well as petrol powered vehicles. However with modern day technology that can be found in the cars featured below, one would have to think otherwise. Here's a selection of nine cars that'll change your mind about diesel cars, complete with horsepower and torque ratings.
    DOCUMENTED: 14.01.2011 | 08:34 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Driving Towards A Low CO2 Singapore

    Fear this, hybrids and electric cars... modern diesel technology may have pipped you in being the answer to a greener future.

    Photos: Driving Towards A Low CO2 Singapore On 13 January, the Automotive Committee of the Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Com ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Diesel, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen
    • So what's stopping us from buying a diesel? Other than the prohibitively high and punitive road tax targeted at private diesel car owners, there's still a perception that diesel cars have high pollution levels and don't perform as well as petrol powered vehicles. However with modern day technology that can be found in the cars featured below, one would have to think otherwise. Here's a selection of nine cars that'll change your mind about diesel cars, complete with horsepower and torque ratings.
    • Audi A8 L 4.2 TDI quattro: 350bhp, 800Nm
    • Audi Q7 3.0 TDI quattro: 240bhp, 550Nm
  • They not only anchored a quirky 1.3L engine in its bay, the car gulps on petrol like how a deprived Asiatic elephant does to a river. You have little time to realize that you are coughing up nearly two dollars for every six kilometres, and you are rivaling in proximity to that black Chrysler cab.
    DOCUMENTED: 30.12.2010 | 12:30 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Rotary Heaven | Mazda RX-7 FD3S & FC3S

    Our freelance writer laments at the practicality of RX-7s of old, but celebrates the fact that they were never made for that anyway!

    Photos: Joel Tam I have a serious problem. I cannot commercialize my appraisal of an automobile. This is because of my uncontrollable ad ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Mazda, RX-7, FD3S, FC3S, Rotary, 1.3, RX-8, Efini
    • They not only anchored a quirky 1.3L engine in its bay, the car gulps on petrol like how a deprived Asiatic elephant does to a river. You have little time to realize that you are coughing up nearly two dollars for every six kilometres, and you are rivaling in proximity to that black Chrysler cab.
    • But it is an RX-7 and I’ll just ignore how impractical it is, because it doesn’t matter. Which clown would try to fit a quartet in a stunning performance coupe anyway? So tell me about it.
    • The 1992 Mazda Efini RX-7 (FD3S) was utterly gorgeous with those stimulating curvatures. In fact, it was an exquisite piece of moving street art spanning until 2002 when Mazda decided to lay it off and settled for the uninspiring RX-8 in 2003. The 13B-REW Wankel Rotary engine presented a sequential twin-turbocharger setup that dispatches a powerful output from a light and compact system.
  • When it comes to cars (or anything for that matter), having a soul is fundamentally an emotional thing. So what better way to strike your admirer's heart than with some dashing good looks? On that note, the RS 5 scores. Having a wider track and beefier fenders to house those chunky 19
    DOCUMENTED: 23.11.2010 | 04:26 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Soul Train | Audi RS 5

    Audi's new RS 5 is a sure-footed 450 bhp road-munching machine. But is it more than a well-built super-coupé? Or does it lack the X-factor. We drive it to find out.

    Photos: Joel Tam As I steer away from the Audi showroom in this pristine white RS 5 test car, an Audi trait makes itself apparent to me. ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Audi, Audi RS 5, RS, Premium Automobiles, Coupé
    • When it comes to cars (or anything for that matter), having a soul is fundamentally an emotional thing. So what better way to strike your admirer's heart than with some dashing good looks? On that note, the RS 5 scores. Having a wider track and beefier fenders to house those chunky 19
    • The aggressive front and rear bumpers unique to the RS 5 lend well to give the car a meaner stance. I'd spec one in black though, that way, the sports grill and satin silver wing mirrors will pop! 20
    • After pleasing the eyes, the ears are next, so it has to sound good. In the default
  • This gave car No. 8 (Firman) a margin of ease at the front of the race. After the
    DOCUMENTED: 03.09.2010 | 13:06 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Super GT 2010 - Round 6 Suzuka

    Team strength brings ARTA HSV-010 its first win of the season while MOTUL AUTECH GT-R passes RAYBRIG HSV-010 to finish second!

    Photos: Super GT The 39th INTERNATIONAL Pokka GT Summer Special, Round 6 of the 2010 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, took place on August 22 at ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Super GT 2010, Suzuka
    • This gave car No. 8 (Firman) a margin of ease at the front of the race. After the
    • With the race starting at 15:00, there were few changes in the order of the leading cars in the early stages. Pressing forward steadily, the pole-starting No.8 ARTA HSV-010 (Yuji Ide) had built up a five seconds lead over the second placed No.23 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R (Satoshi Motoyama) by lap five. As the result of an apparent brush-up with a GT300 class back marker, the lead car No. 8 suffered damage to its lower left aerodynamic parts but that didn't seem to affect Ide's lap times. However, when Ide brought the ARTA back to the pit for its first routine pit stop at the end of lap 26, it took time to remove the damaged parts from the car, resulting in a twice as long lengthy pit stop than normal. By the time No. 8 returned to the race it had been passed by its rival, and all the other cars had already finished their first pit stop about a quarter of the way into the race, with No. 8 in fourth position. At this point, the No.32 EPSON HSV-010 (Ryo Michigami/Yuhki Nakayama) was leading. By shortening the first stint and making an early pit stop after the 17th lap, No. 32 had avoided the late rush of pit stops and succeeded in taking the lead.
    • Standing in second place was the No.100 RAYBRIG HSV-010 (Takuya Izawa/Naoki Yamamoto), having passed car No. 23 (Motoyama/Benoit Treluyer) earlier, and in third place was car No. 23. As car No. 32 (Nakayama/Michigami) made its second pit stop at the end of lap, car No. 100 (Yamamoto/Izawa) took the lead and No. 23 (Motoyama/Benoit Treluyer) was in second, while No. 8 (Ide/Ralph Firman) moved up to third position. On the S curve of lap 52, however, Treluyer in car No. 23 hit a back marker and spun out. He recovered quickly but not before Firman in car No. 8 managed to get past him. After all cars had finished their second pit stop by lap 60, the order of the top three was No. 32 (Michigami) followed by No. 8 (Ide) and No. 100 (Izawa). At the end of lap 71, Car no. 32 pulled into the pit for its third routine pit stop. They changed drivers from Michigami to Nakayama and thus satisfied the requirement of three driver changes, but due to the fuel consumption rate of the car, they would need to make one more pit stop for refueling before the end of the race. In an attempt to open up the necessary margin for that final stop, Nakayama pushed hard. With the sun setting and the track surface temperature dropping, Nakayama managed to run lap times in the 1 minute 57 seconds range.
  • The track was designed by the world-renowned Hermann Tilke, and incorporates local elements such as the roof of the main grandstand which resembles the eaves of traditional Korean ‘hanok’ houses. A total of 130,000 spectators will be accommodated at the circuit, with 16,000 seats in the main grandstand. The addition of the 2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX to the FIA Formula One World Championship calendar is expected to represent a watershed for development of the motor sports industry in Korea, as well as bring economic benefits to the area.
    DOCUMENTED: 07.07.2010 | 05:58 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Korea International Circuit On Track for Summer Completion

    Construction of the Korea International Circuit, set to host the 2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX from October 22-24, is on schedule for completion this summer.

    The final phase of the development, surfacing of the track, is set for July, and currently 80% of the total construction is complete. The 20 ... MORE

    • The track was designed by the world-renowned Hermann Tilke, and incorporates local elements such as the roof of the main grandstand which resembles the eaves of traditional Korean ‘hanok’ houses. A total of 130,000 spectators will be accommodated at the circuit, with 16,000 seats in the main grandstand. The addition of the 2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX to the FIA Formula One World Championship calendar is expected to represent a watershed for development of the motor sports industry in Korea, as well as bring economic benefits to the area.
    • The Korea International Circuit is the country’s first international racing circuit and will provide a dramatic turning point for the development of domestic motor sports. Hosting a major event such as a round of the FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP requires both a structure and state-of-art facilities which satisfy the high standards of the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile).
    • Designed as a dual structure, the Korea International Circuit is a 5.615km Formula 1 track, which will include elements of a street circuit and has a 1.2km straight, and a shorter, permanent circuit of 3.045km. The state-of-the-art motor sports facility is the country’s first to meet Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Grade A standards.
  • This year's S1K was won by Team Ultra Racing - Kegani in a 1600cc Toyota Levin machine as it sensationally upstaged the higher powered 1800cc cars from the team's more illustrious opponents such as Type R Racing Team, JC Racing, Mofaz Racing and Pentagon J’s Racing from Class 1, proving that brute force is not everything in an endurance race. Driven by Kenny Lee, Chris O’Shannessy and Hsiao Tung Wei, the Class 2 trio took eight hours 32 minutes and 1.455 seconds to complete a gruelling 181 laps of the 5.543 kilometres Sepang International Circuit.
    DOCUMENTED: 06.07.2010 | 12:58 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Sepang 1000KM Race 2010

    A spin-off event from the Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race, the S1K Endurance Race was back for its second edition.

    Photos: Garage R & Red Bull Rookies A spinoff from the Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race (MMER), the S1K was created to give the smaller ... MORE

    ARCHIVED IN : Sepang 1000KM, Red Bull Rookies, Garage R, MME
    • This year's S1K was won by Team Ultra Racing - Kegani in a 1600cc Toyota Levin machine as it sensationally upstaged the higher powered 1800cc cars from the team's more illustrious opponents such as Type R Racing Team, JC Racing, Mofaz Racing and Pentagon J’s Racing from Class 1, proving that brute force is not everything in an endurance race. Driven by Kenny Lee, Chris O’Shannessy and Hsiao Tung Wei, the Class 2 trio took eight hours 32 minutes and 1.455 seconds to complete a gruelling 181 laps of the 5.543 kilometres Sepang International Circuit.
    • Closer to home, eight Singaporean teams out of 55 entries took to the track. The teams hailing from local tuning garages HKS Garage R, KC Autolink, Choon’s Motorworks and ST Powered were all registered in the Class 2 category, with four of these eight teams coming in within the top 8 of Class 2.
  • Hence, on 19 September 2010, the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) will be organising the Singapore Green One (Singapore G1), featuring races like the Soap Box Car Race, Eco Car Race, Buggy Race, Trishaw Race and other activities like walking, cycling and skating. SEC aims to raise awareness of the green technology available, that alternative energy options are commercially viable, and to encourage the use of cleaner and more cost-effective modes of transportation like public transport. At the same time, Singapore G1 promotes simple lifestyle changes like walking, cycling or skating.
    DOCUMENTED: 16.06.2010 | 06:03 GMT +8 | 0 COMMENTS

    Race for Green with Singapore Environment Council

    Green transportation issues continue to have major relevance in Singapore today, because of the need to position the city as an eminently livable location that is well connected to the world.

    In Singapore, transport accounts for about 20% of total carbon emissions and this number is rapidly increasing due to a significant rise of ... MORE

    • Hence, on 19 September 2010, the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) will be organising the Singapore Green One (Singapore G1), featuring races like the Soap Box Car Race, Eco Car Race, Buggy Race, Trishaw Race and other activities like walking, cycling and skating. SEC aims to raise awareness of the green technology available, that alternative energy options are commercially viable, and to encourage the use of cleaner and more cost-effective modes of transportation like public transport. At the same time, Singapore G1 promotes simple lifestyle changes like walking, cycling or skating.
    • Providing more information on the Singapore G1, Mr Howard Shaw, Executive Director, SEC added, “We are witnessing a revolution in transport sectors in our need to transform into a low carbon economy. However the vast majority of scientists agree that this revolution is taking place at a rate that is too slow if we are to meet emissions targets required to prevent catastrophic changes in global temperatures. The Singapore G1 aims to act as a catalyst to change and drive the shifting paradigm of the transport industry by stimulating consumer interest. In the medium term we hope that the Singapore G1 will become the pioneering green motor sports event and that this will then catch on in the region.” The inaugural Singapore G1 will take place at the F1 track at the Float@Marina on 19 September 2010. This four-hour event starts in the late afternoon, and is supported by Singapore GP, North West CDC, and LTA.
  • Even though the 1 series is really like a squashed 3 series - some angles are still rather handsome.
    DOCUMENTED: 06.04.2010 | 06:45 GMT +8 | 4 COMMENTS

    Black is back! BMW 135i Coupe

    Powered by a 3-liter twin-turbocharged engine producing 300 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque. This baby Bimmer is in Porsche Cayman S territory - at half the price.

    Photos: Joel Tam So how do you stick your nose up the arse of a Cayman S without having to break the bank? The BMW 135i is the answer. Of ... MORE

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    • Even though the 1 series is really like a squashed 3 series - some angles are still rather handsome.
    • The view a Porsche Cayman S will be seeing after the 135i passes stage 2 tuning.
    • Black helps keep the lines on the Coupe looking sleek.