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To stand a 6,200km long of journey, we need a not-so-ordinary people movers or I just say phenomenal vehicle to complete. Thats why this beast is born. To conquer the hidden secrets of Siberia.

Using most slightly the same features of Cayeene S, but modified intensely to make sure it won't fail in hte middle of the mission. 385bhp (283kW) 4.8L naturally aspirated V8, Don't you think it is enough?

"The journey will kick off in Moscow on the 2nd of August, crossing numerous public roads, gravel tracks, icy rivers and the Gobi desert, before finishing up at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia on the 17th."

Good luck guys!

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Coming this september, Europe will have a new family in their minicar family. Set to be unveiled at Frankfurt Auto Show later this year, and expected to go on sale by mid 2008.

"...will be able to seat two passengers up front with space available for a small child behind the driver’s seat."

Concept no more, production we go!


Wish it will look like this.

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I love this one. Kudos to those people who make it happen. Definitely you guys have open the "path" for "us" to further explore the possibilities of this macho-looking 4WD head-honcho-wannabe. See them at 2007 Commercial Vehicle Show.

"The team at Toyota (GB) has created the pick-up as a one-off special and it is the first LCV-based concept to be shown by Toyota in the UK. The 3.0-litre D-4D diesel engine has a Toyota Motorsport power upgrade that increases output from 169 to around 200bhp. And with the addition of monster 22-inch alloy wheels, a sport trucktop, chrome-finished grille and B-pillars, tinted windows and lights and a special-design front guard, this unique Double Cab model has macho looks to match its grunt."

Great work guys. Surely this one will be a cool "prototype" for others Hiluxian here or where-ever they hail from.



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Don't you see this beauty burning hot with fierce flame of pheonix-fire? Chip Foose really the "chief" special one. Double kudos to all you guys who deliver this awesome looking monster.

Those 22-inch wheels do rawk it hugely. Powered by 450-horsepower supercharged Triton V8 that churn out 500 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000 rpm. Awesome right?

...making it the most powerful Ford F-150 since the 2004 Ford SVT Lightning.

Expected to be ready, early next year. Be well prepared.





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No question about Felipe Massa's brilliant effort to stay cool right from the P1 until he completes all 57lap, second to none. Erasing the hero-to-zero Sepang massacre he's experiencing a week before. Team mate Kimi Raikkonen complete the "champagne" shower trio by finishing third best. Well done Felipe, Kudos to Ferrari.But "he's" done it again. Yupp, I refer to 2nd placed young Briton Lewis Hamilton who maintain his podium celebration, third time from 3 Grand Prix. Awesome huh? This time, without his team mate, reigning world champion Fernando who finishes fifth. Behind another performer of the day, Nick with his BMW, pipping Mr Fernando in what the commentator claim as the best-ever overtaking manouvre of the day. I very much agree.

Off to Europe!!

p\s - I'm having too much "race".. on TV









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Maybe I had too much ear-wax-spa during the last F1 test at Sepang circuit, which took place at the end of last month that "prevent" me from experiencing yet another heat at yesterday's GP race. Moving from seat to another MYR$1000 - MYR$2000 per-Grand-stand-seat.It really makes me feel like a one-day rich guys on that particular lucky day.














I got every single greatest F1 moment thingy from near-accessing-paddock-club (without pass) incident to snapping a total of 150 over photo and video on my humble 4.1mp olympus micro.(Not so many rite?)

Of course he test sessions are without the attendance of multi nationals die-hard F1 "crowd". Only that, and just that I guess.. opps .. the grid girls, the umbrella girls, girls here and there. Yeah.. I admit. No "girls" on that test session. If not, the number of photo shouldn't be in that range. :)

Enough said, yesterday's race was awesome. Definitely a McLaren day. From the superb performance from Mr world champion, Fernando who eventually become the race winner and his stunning-Briton rookie team mate, Lewis Hamilton who took the silver for being second best. Ferrari newface, Kimi completes the podium, being third.







Pity to P1 Felipe who quickly loose his precious first place to Alonso and just can't get the cut to take over MacLaren young,too fast too furios driver, Lewis who also overtook him. Later, cost him yet another GP pints, by dropping to 5th place. Other points taker includes Nick Heidfeld of BMW and Renault's Heiki who grab his first F1 point at the last point-place.
























"Future World Champ riding with my kapchai"

2007 Malaysian Grand Prix [result by www.formula1.com]
Pos No Driver Team 1 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 3 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 5 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 6 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 7 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 8 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 9 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 10 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 11 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 12 7 Jenson Button Honda 13 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 14 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 15 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 16 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 17 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 18 10 Robert Kubica BMW Ret 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota Ret 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault Ret 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari Ret 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari

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McLaren went into the Malaysian Grand Prix in confident frame of mind, but even Fernando Alonso said it was a surprise as he and Lewis Hamilton turned on a crushing demonstration in which they left Ferrari for dead in the opening stages and swept to the team’s first one-two result since Brazil 2005. At the start Alonso sprinted alongside polesitter Felipe Massa and was able to take the lead, but in another brilliant display Hamilton dived inside Raikkonen to snatch third place before going round the outside of Massa in Turn Two to move up to second.

The Englishman then contained the Ferrari challenge, earning his spurs with a faultless drive, as his team leader went for the win. Ferrari suddenly faced an afternoon of trying to salvage something from what was beginning to look like a disaster, for Massa failed on both occasions when he tried to oust Hamilton. Each time he was repassed easily by the British driver, and on the second occasion the Brazilian slid into the gravel on the exit to Turn Four and lost a crucial place to Nick Heidfeld’s BMW Sauber.

As Alonso pulled out a 15.6s lead before stopping for fuel on lap 18, Hamilton built an advantage over Raikkonen, who stopped the same lap as Alonso. Hamilton thus led a Grand Prix for the second time in succession, until refuelling on lap 20.

The story was the same in the second stint, both McLaren and Ferrari still running Bridgestone’s soft tyres. But this time Hamilton had the gap down to less than eight seconds before the stops, as he set the race’s fastest lap. He refuelled first, on lap 38, followed by Alonso on 40 and Raikkonen on 41. Now, however, all three were on the harder tyre, and while that seemed to suit Alonso and really suited Raikkonen, Hamilton was struggling for grip. Alonso’s 21+s lead was never going to be threatened, but lap by lap the Finn was carving chunks out of the Englishman’s second place advantage. Going into the closing laps the race was really coming alive again, but Hamilton kept his head and yet again never put a wheel wrong. Alonso took the flag 17.5s ahead, to score a crucial first victory for McLaren, and Hamilton hung on ahead of Raikkonen by just 0.7s.

Heidfeld’s great day earned BMW Sauber an excellent fourth place in front of an appreciative audience of Petronas representatives, as he held off former team mate Massa all the way to the flag.

Nico Rosberg was headed for an excellent sixth for Williams when his FW29 stopped on the 43rd lap with a suspected Toyota engine failure, promoting a grateful Giancarlo Fisichella who thus salvaged three points for Renault. The final points went to Jarno Trulli after a strong run for Toyota, and Renault rookie Heikki Kovalainen. Alex Wurz was ninth for Williams after an up and down run from 19th on the grid, fending off Mark Webber who challenged him hard on soft tyres in his final stint in the Red Bull RB3. They were the final unlapped runners.

Rubens Barrichello, who started from the pit lane, headed Honda team mate Jenson Button home in 11th and 12th places, chased by Takuma Sato and Scott Speed who battled all the way through, once Sato had survived an early tangle with Speed’s Toro Rosso team mate Vitantonio Liuzzi - who described the Japanese driver’s move as ‘crazy’. It was an eventful afternoon for Liuzzi, who also ran into the rear of Speed at one point, prompting an early stop for a fresh nosecone.

Ralf Schumacher was 16th after a slow puncture stymied his progress, while 17th placed Anthony Davidson had the delayed Liuzzi thirsting after him all through the second half but held off the Toro Rosso to the flag.

Robert Kubica was the final finisher, having run in the top six until his BMW Sauber developed a suspected transmission problem and needed to make a pit stop for attention. It was a miserable afternoon all round for the Pole, who, after briefly making contact with team mate Heidfeld at the start, also suffered a puncture, braking stability problems and a failed radio.

Besides Rosberg, the other non-finishers were the Spykers and David Coulthard in the Red Bull. Adrian Sutil went off on the outside of Turn 4 on the opening lap after a suspected rear suspension failure, making contact with Button’s Honda in the process, and then Christijan Albers’s car lost its engine shortly afterwards after gearbox problems sent its temperature rocketing. The Dutchman made it back to the pits and hopped from the car, just in time for his mechanics to dowse the rear with fire extinguishers. Coulthard’s demise was bizarrely down to his brake pedal rubbing against the steering column.

Bridgestone's new tyre marking system proved a great success, with the white grooves making it easy to spot who was on what compound. Almost everyone ran soft-soft-hard through their three stints, the only exceptions being Trulli, Webber, Coulthard and Button.

A great race thus puts Fernando Alonso into the lead of the world championship, with Kimi Raikkonen second from Lewis Hamilton. Roll on Bahrain.

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