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Re: //r3 drives...
« Reply #100 on: September 26, 2013, 07:24:53 PM »
Oh so much naked carbon...


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Re: //r3 drives...
« Reply #101 on: September 26, 2013, 10:08:42 PM »
WOW! You got to drive a McLaren!?

That's so cool.

Nice shoe also.  ;D

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« Reply #102 on: September 27, 2013, 07:38:08 AM »
Just arranging for a date to drive the car  :Cheers: Really nice interior, but the exterior seems to be lacking a little oomph!

And wah, like that also can see the shoe ka? But it just looks nice only... #macamyestapibukan  ;D

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« Reply #103 on: September 27, 2013, 07:56:30 AM »
LOL for the shoe.   ;D

So which 1 will you be driving, the coupe or spider?

The exterior is the result of multiple wind tunnel testing. I think people feel that it is lacking because of the totally striking 458. It's like Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal, Ayrton Senna & Alain Prost. For me thou, I totally adore anything McLaren made. On paper, MP4-12C is just every bit a little better than 458 also. Just that the 458 have a little bit more of "soul".

Just my 2 cents.

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Re: //r3 drives...
« Reply #104 on: September 27, 2013, 08:09:28 AM »
LOL for the shoe.   ;D

So which 1 will you be driving, the coupe or spider?

The exterior is the result of multiple wind tunnel testing. I think people feel that it is lacking because of the totally striking 458. It's like Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal, Ayrton Senna & Alain Prost. For me thou, I totally adore anything McLaren made. On paper, MP4-12C is just every bit a little better than 458 also. Just that the 458 have a little bit more of "soul".

Just my 2 cents.

Funny thing about Italian products is they tend to be described as having a "Soul"
Alfa Romeo owners say the same thing... (I am an Alfisti)
As with anything with a soul, you have to care for it like a women.
Speak bad about it and the next day, it breaks down... hahaha
No joke... saying this from my personal experience driving an Alfa 146 twinspark 10 years ago...
That baby is beautiful during it's time... me too described it as having a soul.
Makes me bleed money and had to divorce it... lol
Now, some ppl described the GTR as a soulless robotic precision driving machine... but it blows away most competitors in the value / performance comparo...
Soul? hmmm... funny word to define...
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« Reply #105 on: September 27, 2013, 08:41:20 AM »
Going to be the coupe; the spider looks gorgeous though.

Hanz is right; the ones lacking soul tend to be the serious performers (i.e. Porsche 991, GTR, etc). Myself, I like efficiency and can't really care about soul. I think it really depends on what you're looking for in a car - if you're a bit of a flamboyant driver who is looking for some drama and style, you would work well with 'soul'. If, like me, you only want to get from point A to B in the least amount of time... I think we're ok with no 'soul' :D

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« Reply #106 on: September 27, 2013, 09:12:13 AM »
I think its part to do with the owner's character and partly the age thing.
I was an Alfisti for 15 yrs spending every weekend in the specialist Alfa workshop babying whichever model I was driving at that time (went through 4 models all in all)... being bled to death financially but at that ignorant phase in my life, still stupidly blissful..

When I finally grew up a few years ago, decided enough was enough... went for a true blue Made & Assembled in Deutschland car.. souless, quiet, efficient, faster than my previous Alfas and trouble free. Not a single glitch since the day I got it yrs ago.. only scheduled servicing...
true heaven..
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Personal taste and preferences evolve over years, hopefully not 1 full circle otherwise it means we haven't learnt a single thing.

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« Reply #107 on: September 27, 2013, 09:23:52 AM »
Can't believe my simple comment can spark so many reply, also bring out Alfisti(s).

I guess you all are right, it is about the driver's/ owner character.

In fact, my definition of "soul" in a car is also the character in the design. Something like a box has no soul, while an egg does.

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« Reply #108 on: September 27, 2013, 10:56:58 AM »
Alfa Romeo = poor man's Ferrari

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« Reply #109 on: September 27, 2013, 11:09:03 AM »
Alfa Romeo = poor man's Ferrari

Same way a Tudor is a poor man's Rolex?
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« Reply #110 on: September 27, 2013, 11:21:05 AM »
Alfa Romeo = poor man's Ferrari

Wow... I thought it was the 2nd gen Toyota MR2 (W20)......

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« Reply #111 on: September 27, 2013, 12:41:10 PM »
You mean like this...?



Actually, this is a genuine F355  ;D

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« Reply #112 on: September 27, 2013, 01:23:00 PM »
Alfa Romeo = poor man's Ferrari

Same way a Tudor is a poor man's Rolex?

Yes, hardly seeing any Alfa in KK but quite a few Ferrari wondering around seems like KK full of rich people

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Re: //r3 drives...
« Reply #113 on: October 23, 2013, 10:49:16 PM »
Went for the preview of a McLaren tonight...



Which one..?


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« Reply #114 on: October 30, 2013, 10:15:36 PM »
One week down, but I can't stop thinking of this thing...


Really wonder how it'll be to drive on open roads...

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« Reply #115 on: December 02, 2013, 09:05:29 AM »
Over the weekend, there were people at Sepang for TimeToAttack. Others were at Sepang for Avicii.

I was at Sepang for this:




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Re: //r3 drives...
« Reply #116 on: December 02, 2013, 10:52:19 AM »
kesian the beautiful Q5

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« Reply #117 on: December 02, 2013, 12:10:54 PM »
Bro... don't have to kesian the Q5. After all, it was made to do this! Just watch it soaring high into the air!





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Also had some time behind the wheel of an A7:

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Re: //r3 drives...
« Reply #118 on: December 02, 2013, 02:49:43 PM »
Q5 rally? :Laughing_on_floor:

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« Reply #119 on: December 03, 2013, 09:17:28 AM »
Available were the Q3, Q5, and Q7. Surprisingly, it was the Q3 and Q5 that felt the most agile over the muddy terrain; most likely due to weight. After 3 rounds, the Q3 was able to almost lap the lardy Q7!

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Re: //r3 drives...
« Reply #120 on: December 05, 2013, 10:07:34 PM »
Going to be an interesting weekend...


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« Reply #121 on: December 17, 2013, 08:42:31 PM »


Ending my year with a bang. What an incredible machine...

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« Reply #122 on: March 14, 2014, 05:54:48 PM »
Spent many hours behind the wheel of the MY2013 base Panamera 4 yesterday. V6 under the hood good for 310hp/400Nm and a century sprint of 6.1 secs; with updated lights on both front and rear. While I do like the facelift, I kinda of hate the fact that it now looks like a current 911 in front, and Boxster/Cayman on the rear.

Overall, I do like this car. To me, it look pretty good, but capturing its beauty on camera is another story altogether. If I had to get one, I'd stick with the more basic model with only two driven wheels. Save about RM20k, and splurge a little more on the options list for cosmetics  ;D


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Re: //r3 drives...
« Reply #123 on: July 17, 2014, 09:26:00 PM »
Getting a 1:1 session with the only Swede hypercar in Malaysia...


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« Reply #124 on: July 24, 2014, 04:16:10 PM »
Getting a 1:1 session with the only Swede hypercar in Malaysia...



what material is this?