“No matter how clean your car is, there will always be some bugs crawling around.” This was the honest feedback I got from one of my friends when I first took delivery of our new Nissan Qashqai a year back. Undeniably, most of us drivers take-away our meals in our cars, while another group of us…
Hello everyone! Sorry for the very very long hiatus since the last quarter of 2014. I’ve been caught up with a new website (which I will blog about soon too!) and busy with all the spring cleaning for the upcoming new year! I locked down the site a couple of days ago to do a…
Introduction For the longest time ever, SUVs were known to be fuel guzzlers, and there’s no such thing as rewarding this particular class of off-roaders with fuel economy incentives. But things are starting to change with the introduction of the new Volvo XC60 T5 Drive-E. To stress how economical this four-wheeler performs on the roads,…
Introduction They say that sometimes, there’s always more to (something) than meets the eye. I somewhat appreciated the meaning of that phrase better on two instances – first when I walked towards the new Volkswagen Golf R, soon to be mine for the next 72 hours or so; and the second when I pushed the…
Introduction There are drivers who prefer zipping around in a comfortable sedan, and there’re those who prefer a more sportier and rugged feel in an SUV. There are also the family-oriented drivers who perhaps see the need for a bigger MPV for their grocery shopping, or even better, ferrying their kids around. But then again,…
Mention a BMW 3 Series and almost anyone can point you to the all-familiar luxury German marque sedan. Add on an M badge and perhaps car enthusiasts will wow over it. But what if we take away that M badge, and replace it with something of a totally different level? What if we put, say,…
…Mercedes-Benz has once again pushed boundaries, to introduce something sportier, bigger, but yet retaining what it terms as a “compact”. The new GLA achieves just that. Introduction Chunky, yet stylish – with the unmistakable presence of luxury. That’s perhaps how one would describe the all new Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class. The fourth of Mercedes-Benz’s Modular Front Architecture…
The success of the Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI Mk 7 has soared ever since its launch last year. Clinching numerous awards such as the European “Car of the Year” award and the “World Car of the Year 2013”, the Golf also proves immensely popular amongst drivers here. It doesn’t help that the recategorisation of COE…
I recently read a blog post by Nuffnang’s co-founder Timothy on a conversation between him and his mum, which I found particularly thought-evoking. This was the part of the conversation that got me thinking, and I thought I’d share this with all of you. “There is an optimum amount of ambition needed in each of…
One glance and you’ll be able to pinpoint the many Japanese and Korean SUVs (let’s not talk about the contis here shall we?) on the road. But for the one family man looking for the ideal utility vehicle for his family of more than 5, Kia offers just the right option. Touted as one of…
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