Car Speed Power: August 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Primeira foto oficial do Subaru XV

Você conferiu com exclusividade o 1º teaser do XV aqui no CoMdC, mas agora é a vez do 2º e mais importante teaser do novo crossover.

O novo teaser mostra a traseira, ao contrário do 1º teaser. A traseira é muito similar à do novo Impreza. A marca divulgou ainda as dimensões do XV: 445 cm de comprimento, 178 cm de largura, 157 cm de altura e 263 cm de entre-eixos.

O carro terá um motor 2.0 Boxer 16V de 150 cv com transmissão Linertronic com tração integral. O modelo será apresentado em Frankfurt.

Honda mostra mais um teaser do Civic Hatch

A Honda mostrou hoje mais um teaser da versão hatch da 9ª geração do Civic. O carro será apresentado em Frankfurt.

O teaser mostrou a traseira do carro, com visual limpo e semelhante ao do híbrido Insight. As lanternas são de LED.

O carro será apresentado dia 13 de setembro.

Veja os outros dois teasers do novo Civic hatch!

Front Bumper Custom Body Kit - Honda Civic FD2 part 2

Front Bumper Custom Body Kit for Honda Civic FD2

View complete custom body kit for Honda Civic FD2 here.

FIAT MOSTRA O NOVO FIAT PANDA

O Fiat Panda é o subcompacto europeu da marca italiana que está no mercado desde 1980 e se encontra em sua terceira geração. Acaba de receber uma atualização visual, além de crescer alguns centímetros.

O modelo está com 11 cm a mais de comprimento (total de 3,65 m), largura de 1,64 m e uma altura de 1,55 m. Pode acomodar até cinco pessoas, mas o ideal são quatro para não ter aperto.

O novo Panda 2013 tem o visual quase idêntico ao do Novo Uno. Se diferencia por ter um capô e faróis mais arredondados, além da lanterna traseira um pouco diferente e de uma terceira janelinha espia traseira.

O modelo europeu também é maior e possui um nível de equipamentos mais elevado. Entre os itens de série estão 4 airbags (frontais e janela), freio com ABS (sistema anti-travamento) e com BAS (sistema de assistência), cintos de segurança dianteiros com pré-tensores e limitador de carga, acessórios Isofix para cadeiras de criança, apoio de cabeça ativo dianteiro, encostos de cabeça traseiros e faróis com luzes diurnas.

O novo Panda estréia os motores de dois cilindros TwinAir, um turbo de 85 cavalos e um aspirado de 65 cavalos. Ambos são equipados com o sistema Start & Stop de série, que corta o motor temporariamente enquanto está parado. O motor quatro cilindros 1.2L Fire de 69 cavalos completa a linha movida a gasolina.

Também há opção a diesel com o motor 1.3 Multijet II de 75 cavalos, também equipado com o sistema Start & Stop de série. Um pouco depois do lançamento, serão produzidas versões com motores bicombustível TwinAir de 80 e 69 cv de potência.

O Fiat Panda 2013 vai começar a ser produzido no último trimestre de 2011. Seu lançamento mundial acontece em setembro, no Salão de Frankfurt, Alemanha. De início o modelo será vendido com tração dianteria, e logo depois chega a versão com tração integral.

Happy 5th Birthday Otoreview (belated)...

I Jeff Lim, owner and editor of this blog would like to thank all Readers/Subscribers for your support. This blog turned 5 on 21 August 2011. How time flies... It seemed like yesterday I created this blog. I created this blog on 21 August 2006. This blog started off initially as a Malaysian Used car review blog.

As time goes by, it slowly incorperates "Automotive Industry stuff", New car review, Highlighted Roadshows, Antique/Classic cars, Product reviews, A little bit of Politics (NAP, AFTA, AP issues, Racism, Sexism), Best/worst resale values and lastly Advertorial (for Honda Malaysia and Nuffnang).

I, Jeff Lim shall keep this blog running hoping that there's Advertisers/Sponsors and "ASSISTANT EDITOR/S" as I have to admit it's DIFFICULT updating this blog ALONE. I SHALL GIVE my assistant editors FULL POWER to post and edit (your own post) what he/she deemed fit. BUT PLEASE Don't delete/edit my post.

Requirements:
1) MUST BE Passionate about cars.
2) MINIMUM 2 years experience in Journalism/OR Blogging/Writing about cars. Those with "Advance driving course certificate" (like me) will be an advantage.
3) Self motivated/driven.
4) Being charitable. Linked to requirement #1 as there's NO PAY INVOLVED. Ie. I don't pay you. YOU ARE HERE to Bulid your Portfolio (like me). Your work will be labelled/tagged as "________'s Original Work". Fill in your name. Fair enough?
5) I START FROM "0" back in 2006. Hoping to be spotted/hired as a Car Writer/Journalists. But I'm only a Form 5 holder. I improved my English because I collect car magazines and been reading car magazines since I was 10 years old (1989). My role model are "Shahriza Hussien", "Mel Lee", "Chips Yap", "Faisal Shah" and "Chris Wee". I already built up my portfolio 1/3 of this blog were "Original Jeff Lim's production". How about you?
Again, thanks everyone for your support... Here's to the NEXT 5 years!

FULL REVIEW: Perodua MYVI 1.3SXi (M)

In this blog entry, I'm reviewing my Sister's 2007 Perodua MYVI 1.3SXi(M).

This is the 52nd month she owned the MYVI SXi. We took delivery of the Perodua MYVI SXi in May 2007. I'd say that this car's Under-used. Mileage's only 43,752km. Which translates to only 841km per month.

Perodua MYVI has 1 of the BEST RESALE VALUE in Malaysia with 66% retained value for a 5 years old car and 76% retained value for a 3 years old car. Losing out only to Honda Civic FD, VW Golf GTI and Mini Cooper/S. It's as good as Toyota Avanza and Vios. Price starts from RM26000 for an early 2005 manual onwards. A 2007 1.3SXi Manual like this one still worth RM32,000. Note that it's priced at RM47,000 OTR when new. RM15,000 depreciation in 52 months is IMPRESSIVE don't you think so?

ABOVE: VERY LOW MILEAGE at 43,752km as at 30 August 2011.
FUEL CONSUMPTION:

BEST: 34L good for 550km. (100% highway driving) 16.2km/l . (11.7 cents)

WORST: 34L good for 340km (100% City driving) 10km/l. (19 cents)

AVERAGED: 34L good for 450km. 13.2km/l. (14.3 cents)

(Note fuel tank is 42litres but my sister always pump once the low-fuel light blink nonstop appeared.)

PERFORMANCE:
0-100km/h in 10.7 seconds.
Top speed: Unknown. But someone posted 180km/h in Youtube.

Any problems so far:

I'm happy to report that the Engine, suspension and gearbox (including clutch) trouble free so far (touch wood). BUT there's these minor issues:

1) 12V/Cigarette lighter socket STOPPED working since 1st year owning the car. We only found out this problem on the 25th (June 2009) month owning the car when I tried to plug in my GPS Car Charger. This means that WARRANTY OVER. Too bad, cannot claim.

2) 3x Power windows need viagra. Ie. Can wind down but Difficulty winding up. Thank Goodness the Driver side's okay. My sister just "SEALED" the 3 power windows as replacement power windows motor costs RM350++ EXCLUDING WORKMANSHIP.

Other replacements: Wipers replaced once (recently Early Aug 2011), Battery replaced once, Tyres: 1 round (ALL USED tyres) Goodyear NCT5. Spark plugs 2 rounds. As my sister only send the car to Perodua Authorized workshop in the 1st 2 years, ie. 1st 20,000km, many parts still unchanged. Eg. Fuel Filter, Air filter (just cleaned with blower so far), Air cond pollen filter etc.

Well there's a saying a picture's worth 1000 words, here's some photos:

Above: White backlit Optitron Meters. Standard MYVI = Orange meters.

ABOVE 3 photos: Not only 60:40 split fold, the rear seat can pushed forward = FLAT FOLDING seats. Good For 2 persons and a LARGE BREED DOG.

Being SXi, this car comes with Dual Airbags, ABS+EBD and Immobilizer.

Above and below: EXCELLENT LEG AND HEAD ROOM. Note: I'm 174cm.

Better Leg and Headroom than Myvi Lagi Best.

Here's the links to external reviews:

1) http://www.whatcar.com/car-reviews/perodua/myvi-hatchback/1-3-sxi-5dr/summary/50658

2) http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/grouptests/215181/perodua_myvi_13_sxi.html

3) http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/perodua/myvi-2006.aspx

4) http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/perodua/myvi/

5) http://paultan.org/2005/04/23/perodua-myvi/

6) http://paultan.org/2005/05/19/perodua-myvi-colours-the-myvi-rainbow-p/

That's all folks, thanks for having the time and patience to read this blog entry. An original Jeff Lim's production. Otoreview's original work.

New Isn't Always Best: Conclusion

Have you read my last five posts? If not, you should do that first. Come back when you're done.

Over the last few weeks, we've seen several used cars for sale that prove that buying a new car isn't always the best move. The focus has been on used cars that do everything the cheapest car in America does, but for less.

The fact is, all of the cheapest cars in America today are good products. The Hyundai Accent we've been looking at, the new Nissan Versa, the new Chevrolet Sonic, and the Ford Fiesta have all recieved good reviews for their build quality, practicality, and fuel economy.

Hopefully, my last few posts have shown that, while the cheap new cars on the market are all good products, if you flip through the classifieds you can get so much more for your money. If people are honest, a small, four cylinder, hatchback is not what they actually want. Everyone wants more performance, space, or style. So, if you're the sort of person who's opposed to buying used, you're being an idiot.

No matter what body style you're looking for there is a reliable and inexpensive car on the used car market that can serve all of your needs.

Still don't believe me? Check out what the experts have to say at www.edmunds.com. They've got lots of helpful articles about buying used cars.

Thanks for reading.

CLOSE UP: Ssangyong NEW Actyon

In this blog entry, I'm checking out the New Ssangyong Actyon. This SUV was Designed by Guigiario and came in 2 different versions. It's offered with 2WD and 4WD options. I dropped by their Showroom along Federal Highway but it's closed. But a check on their official website revealed that the 2WD retailed for RM120k w/o insurance while the 4WD asking price's RM130k w/o insurance.

Watch this space same time this Friday for more photos and info about this car.

Here's some links regarding this New SUV:
1) http://www.ssangyong.com.my/actyon.asp
2) http://www.ssangyong.com.my/images/ActyonSUV_2WD.pdf
3) http://www.ssangyong.com.my/images/ActyonSUV_AWD.pdf

That's all folks, thanks for having the time and patience to read this blog entry. An Original Jeff Lim's Production. Otoreview's original work.