Car-Filled Week...

The last week or so were surely full of cars... yeah, cars were definitely the hottest topic around, with the Kuala Lumpur International Motorshow finally here after being delayed from it's scheduled 2005 date (it's a once-in-2 years-thingy). And there were lots of car news and activities too...

Fun at KLIMS 2006
Okay, I had a helluva time taking photos, check out my gallery, 461 photos, tons of cars... 4 cameras; 3 of them digital. Lucky I didn't add a 5th, the W550i. Hee hee... Yeah, KLIMS '06 was simply fabulous! Went there at around 4pm, and ended up going home at almost 10pm. Well, there were some disappointment with VW, BMW and Alfa Romeo giving it a miss, but the overall show had a very nice array of cars on show. The best must definitely be from either Toyota, Ford or Honda, displaying their latest concept vehicles. Volvo, Skoda and Kosmo shined too... Proton displayed their latest Waja facelift and also the Zerokit GEN.2 while Perodua previewed the Kenari RS, Myvi Sport and Kancil Replacement Model. China cars seemed to have taken over Malaysia by storm, but in terms of quality, they still have lots of homework to do... My favourite was the smart corner, with my new dream car, the forfour... wow... It's sad that Proton couldn't showcase their SRM, due to unforeseen circumstances. Oh yeah... I caught a glimpse of April Yong at the Mitsubishi section. She's so super cute... but her shift was over so didn't manage to meet her *sad*. After the 5 hours of walking, my leg got cramped! Hee hee... Kudos to the organisers for staging such a wonderful show!

Here are some highlights, while the rest can be seen at:
http://raptorclans.multiply.com/photos/album/45


My new dream car... hope I can win it XD

The Jag E-Type, said by many to be the most beautiful car in the world

Gorgeous Volvo 3-seat concept car

Lotus APX... New Proton MPV?

Lights of the facelifted Waja

One of the cooler concepts, the Skoda Yeti

Perodua Kancil Replacement

Nissan 350Z Cabriolet

Mitsubishi i... Remember I blogged about this once?

Naza Sutera Sport

Wicked Weststar LDV police van

Cutest girl at the show... She's with the Carens/Citra replacement concept

0.8L??? This is the Chery QQ. Anyway, note the panel gaps~

This was in the Chery QQ concept... err... -_-"

Civic Modulo rear lights...

Lenso Spinners... Jaga Jari!

Lenso Spinners video

One of the best concepts... from Ford

Cool Toyota concept car...

Neat economical car, the lady said it'll be out in 2009 at around RM50k

Awesome cross-country Hino...

- And last but not least....



Chrome mania! Can you survive in this on a hot afternoon? Brought to you by Geely... XD

Juara Club goes to Tanjung Malim
It was a wonderful event... managed to spare some time to join the Juara Club on an trip to Proton's new plant in Tanjung Malim, Perak. We had quite a fair turnout, 10 cars, though one broke down. Met up at Rawang R&R first, most of us had breakfast and checked each other's rides after that. There was a rough briefing, fueling up and then we were off. Travelling as 8 Juaras sure got the attention of a lot of road users, as we convoyed on the left lane. But it sure was fun... we averaged a decent 100-110kmh so that everyone could keep up.


Arrival at Tanjung Malim

Got a lil lost when we got there, going through some kampung area and the pekan, although it sort of made the whole outing more memorable.


Lost in a small pekan

No, nothing's wrong with your speakers or the sound of both videos. Juaras DO sound like aeroplanes during acceleration... hee hee...

Rendevous with the 9th Juara (from Ipoh) near the Proton Plant. We had a wonderful tour there, going through 2 of the 5 factory shops, which are the Stamping and Body Assembly. We couldn't access the rest, because the yet-to-be-launched SRM (Satria Replacement Model) was there (actually it was also in the other 2 shops... lol). Hope to see the rest someday. After the tour, we were presented with details of the factory and a Q&A session. Proton was nice to provide us such delicious lunch too. Oh, and we did get a glimpse of the SRM, and I tell you it's gorgeous! After all that, there was a photoshoot and the clup proceeded to head to the waterfalls. We branched off because of plans in the evening. Quite a memorable trip, hope there will be more to come...

Ohya... we now have our own uniforms! YaY~!

Here are some pics, while the rest can be seen at:
http://raptorclans.multiply.com/photos/album/48


Meet-up at Rawang R&R

Juara Club logo... designed this a couple of years back. Nice to see it on our cars (thanks to Alex!)...

LCD anyone?

Briefing...

Juaras on the highway

Juaras at the Tanjung Malim toll

Quick! U-Turn...

Bestnyer~

With our beloved Juara...

Juara noses...

Juara bums...

Desire
Oh ya, Proton has started showing teasers for the SRM in the papers. And they have a site too. Go check it out...

http://www.desire.com.my/

Oh well... nothing much else to say,

PEACE and God Bless,
Aris Tee