Mitsubishi at Geneva

The 78th Geneva International Motor Show runs from March 4 through March 16 at the Geneva Palexpo exhibition and conference complex and will open to the general public on March 6. Given below is Mitsubishi Motors' lineup at the Motor Show include:

1. Prototype-S sport hatchback concept: The concept makes it's global debut here.

2. i MiEV (dubbed the i-EV in Europe): new-generation electric vehicle under evaluation for export to international markets and currently undergoing fleet monitoring in Japan.

3. Lancer Evolution (Lancer Evolution X on the Japanese market)

4. Pajero Evolution

5. Outlander

6. Lancer (" Galant Fortis " in Japan)

7. Pajero

8. L200 (Built in Thailand, "Triton" in selected markets)

9. Colt CZC (Built in Europe)

10. Colt CZT (Built in Europe)

11. Colt (Built in Europe)

12. Grandis

Toyota Rush launched in Malaysia

The Toyota Rush was recently launched in Malaysia. There are three variants, namely 1.5GT A/T, i.5GT M/T and 1.5S A/T.



The SUV is imported as completely built-up units (CBU)from Indonesia. The car comes with a warranty of three years/100,000km (whichever comes first).

According to a report in The Star, UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd, aims to sell 600 units of the new Toyota Rush per month this year.

Jay Leno and KITT

Jay Leno test drives the new KITT in another episode of Jay Leno's Garage. He talks to the car designers, as well.

Audi R8 concept

Audi calls it "the slowest car we have ever built".

Well! I don't call a car with a max. speed of 187mph and goes from 0 to 62mph in 4.6 seconds, slow.



Powered by a V8 4.2 FSI engine, the Audi R8 is a mid-engined sports car which was officially launched at the Paris Auto Show on 30 September 2006.

Jeremy Clarkson thinks that it is even better than the Porsche 911 Carrera S. Read his article here.

Recommended prices for the manual version is £78,196 while it is £83,395 for the R Tronic version.



Why am I writing about the R8?

Well, take a look at their "Godfather" Super Bowl commercial.



Audi recently showed off their new R8 concept at the 2008 North American International Auto Show. The new car features the first 12-cylinder diesel engine in a high-performance road sports car - the V12 TDI engine. It has a displacement of six litres which generates 500PS and 1,000 Nm of torque.

Hollis Road garage

On the recommendation of several of my Malaysian friends, I recently had my car's MOT test done at the Hollis Road Garage on Hollis Road. It reportedly charges the lowest for the MOT test in the whole of Coventry - only £24/



So I drove down there Tuesday evening having made an appointment for 4:30 pm. was relieved when it passed the exhaust test. Unfortunately the car failed the test because both my front direction indicator lights were of incorrect colour and the "nearside front lower suspension arm bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement."

Took it back to the garage the next day to have the parts replaced. Took them around an hour. Went back home with the MOT pass certificate.

Here's the address:

Hollis Road Garage
139 Hollis Rd, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 1AG
Tel: 024 76456657

Next generation Honda Pilot

Honda showed off a concept of the next-generation 2009 Honda Pilot at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.



This mid-sized SUV has better on-road handling and a more spacious interior.

New Proton Saga launched

Remember my post on the BLM concept? Well the real thing is here.

Malaysian carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd, yesterday launched the second generation Saga (or is it the 3rd or 4th) at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. It is 23 years since the first Saga was launched by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohammad.

The car does look great and the prices are not that bad either:

N-LINE (Entry line)
1.3MT (S) RM 31,500.00

B-LINE (Base-LINE)
1.3AT (M) RM 37,998.00
1.3AT (S) RM 37,548.00
1.3MT (M) RM 34,998.00
1.3MT (S) RM 34,548.00

M-LINE (Medium-LINE)
1.3AT (M) RM 39,998.00
1.3AT (S) RM 39,548.00
1.3MT (M) RM 37,498.00
1.3MT (S) RM 37,048.00

*S stands for solid paint while M stands for metallic paint.
** AT stands for automatic transmission while MT stands for manual transmission.

You can book the car online with a booking fee of RM 500.00



According to Chairman Azlan Hashim, the company expects to sell 50,000 to 60,000 units of the new Saga model each year.