Month: December 2012

Our long-term Mitsubishi Galant continues to run strongly without any hiccups, despite raking up over 40,000 km in less than a year due to regular Dubai-Abu Dhabi runs. Besides the minor A/C fix few months ago, there really has been no costs involved besides our self-imposed 10,000 km interval services with the major one done recently at 80,000 km on the clock. However, as mentioned in our last report we faced a minor issue and that is the battery finally crapped out. Mind you, the battery was not changed since we bought it back in June 2011, so we guess its death was pretty much near.

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Carbon Motors, the company that had been peddling the custom-built E7 police car prototype since 2008, has actually launched a vehicle, and it’s not the E7 police car. They’ve officially unveiled their TX7 Multi Mission Vehicle (MMV), essentially a big van.

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So all Dodge Chargers cannot do a burnout. We are talking about the Dodge Charger all-wheel-drive version. Dodge is now offering a Sport package for the AWD models, to make it a more attractive proposition for customers.

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In what has to be the most convoluted move in attempting to create a brand identity, Infiniti has decided to rename all their models to have their names start with the letter Q, dropping the G, M, FX, EX, QX and even the new JX, names that they’ve worked all these years to build up. So much for brand equity.

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Among the motorsports practised by citizens of civilised nations such as America is tug-of-war, a test of strength and resilience. Even better if it’s done with big pointless pickup trucks! Here’s a tug-of-war battle between a Chevrolet Silverado and a Dodge Ram. The outcome is obvious, but winner goes totally overboard! Be warned though, if you’ve never watched an 18+ movie in your life due to your sensitivity to adult language, keep the volume on mute.

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The 500th Lexus LFA was built this Friday, and it was the last one, as production has ended for the overpriced supercar in Japan.

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The Piaggio group, an Italian conglomerate encompassing seven brands of scooters, motorcycles and compact commercial vehicles, has unveiled the latest two-wheeler machines from its subsidiaries Vespa, Moto Guzzi and Aprilia, during the EICMA International Motorcycle Show.

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Ducati, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer, has unveiled three new facelifted models, during the recent EICMA International Motorcycle Show.

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