Saturday Night Teh Tarik Session Part 2: Audi A6 3.0 TFSI driven

The thing about Malaysia is that we love our al fresco dining. Though not at expensive coffee joints most of the time but mainly at our local mamak stalls or shops and certain tomyam stalls too. Of course there are those who frequent pubs, bars and bistros too but that is for other things that most petrolheads seldom do if they want to talk about cars. 

And in continuing the tale of two cars driven a few saturdays back we now leave the Volkswagen Golf R Mk6 and head over to something akin to a world class bodybuilder in a well cut suit, the Audi A6 3.0 TFSI Quattro C7. Launched in 2011, the C7 Audi A6 is the fourth generation A6 and is Audi's mid-sized luxury car competing with the likes of the BMW 5 series and the Mercedes Benz E-class. The car in here is an early C7 A6 3.0 TFSI.

Chrome for your Mini anyone? The MINI featuring Chrome Line Exterior Deluxe

Your standard MINI not funky or attention grabbing enough? Well, MINI thinks that the Chrome Line Exterior Deluxe package for the MINI is an irresistible eye catcher. 

According to MINI, "the new special equipment feature will also impact on production processes at the MINI plant in Oxford, UK. The hall lights will automatically be dimmed during assembly of the new MINI 3 door with Chrome Line Exterior Deluxe. What is more, the operating speed of the conveyor belt will be reduced so as to give employees the opportunity to check their clothing and hair in the reflection of the MINI body."

Ford Announces Start of Pre-Launch Bookings for the Ford Mondeo

New 2015 Ford Mondeo will be on display from today to the 5th at Bangsar Shopping Centre and other locations later. You can place your booking if you're interested in this good looking large sedan. The estimated retail price for the Mondeo is around RM203,000+.

Volvo Trucks annual Fuelwatch Challenge is back for 2015

Volvo Trucks annual Fuelwatch Challenge is back for 2015! Truckers as well as your bosses, do take note. Volvo Trucks Malaysia will begin a nationwide roadshow and competition from 9 April to 7 June 2015 to scout for the most fuel efficient and skilled truck driver in Malaysia. After this, the best of the lot will go on to the semi finals and finals on the 14th and 15th of August 2015 respectively.

Ford advises us how to beat stress with a car's features and technology

According to Ford, we Asians spend a lot of time in our cars. 1,000 hours in total yearly and some, like those in India spend at least 12 hours in their cars every week. That's a whole lot of time. On average, I think that the average Malaysian who lives and works in the Klang Valley spends as much time too due to traffic jams. In fact, as I write this, Subang Jaya is now suffering from flash floods due to the heavy rain.

Hyundai i20 Coupe, i20 Hatchback and the Hyundai Sonata wins Red Dot Design Awards

Hyundai wins three Red Dot Design Awards with the new Hyundai i20 Coupe, the i20 5 door Hatchback and the all-new Hyundai Sonata. Another feather in the cap for Peter Schreyer, who is currently head of design for Hyundai Motor Group. After making headways with Kia, the designer has now turned his attention towards Hyundai to impressive results.

Trucking News: Volvo Trucks have a new dealership in Ipoh

 Volvo Trucks have officiated their second new dealership in Malaysia this year. The new dealership in located in Ipoh and basically charts another milestone in Volvo Trucks' Deaer Operating Standard Enhancement Programme that was first initiated three years ago.

The new dealership is located in a standalone building with a land area of 8,361 square metres and built-up area of 1,160 square metres, the new dealership is a significant upgrade in terms of space and facilities as compared to shop lot units it previously occupied.

ALL NEW McLAREN 570S COUPE UNVEILED AHEAD OF GLOBAL DEBUT IN NEW YORK

McLaren has revealed the first model in something called the Sports Series of cars. The McLaren 570S coupe is part of the sports series, and is now one of the 'entry level'  models in the McLaren product line-up. You have the Super Series and the Ultimate Series coming after that. 

Anyway, the 570S still has the usual supercar layout and numbers. 570ps and 600Nm torque, 0-100kmh in 3.2seconds and 0-200kmh in 9.5seconds. Top speed is 328kmh.

Saturday Night Teh Tarik Session Part 1: Volkswagen Golf R Mk6 driven

Last Saturday a few of us got together for our usual round of teh tarik over at Desa Sri Hartamas. This time around two of them brought their new rides. One was a newly registered grey imported Volkswagen Golf R Mk6 and the other was one of those large C7 Audi A6 3.0TFSI. The Golf most of you would know is the range topping Golf whereas the A6 is the mid-tier A6, but as you will find out, a stonking one at that. So aside from the usual banter and exchange of thoughts, it was a night of driving around in some cars too.