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  • Nissan Townpod Concept – A new zero-emission idea

    Nissan Townpod

    The Nissan Townpod is a concept car first introduced by Nissan at the 2010 Paris Motor Show and now it is displayed at the 2012 Bangkok Motor Show as one of the top five highlights of the show. It is an electric vehicle consists of many unprecedented features that anyone can adapt the interior according to their needs using proprietary and third-party sourced accessories.

    Walked one round and look at the car, the chic-look may bizarre for the automobile world today but it clearly brings out a new concept. A concept where one can own a zero-emission passenger car and a light weight commercial car at the same time. We no longer find any petrol caps on this car. There is only one charging point located behind the front logo, which is nicely covered by an automatically retracting cover. The bullet-style headlamps are relatively small but it is sheltered by semi-silvered coating and a built-in signal light, that’s modish! (more…)

  • Sexy and Pretty girls from Bangkok Motor Show

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    Visitors flew a few thousand miles to join the 33rd Bangkok Motor Show for two things – the debut of new cars and the pretty girls. Apart from automobiles, the show became more colorful as the Challenger Hall is lured by a huge number of sexy and pretty girls at every booth including Toyota, Lexus, Chevy, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, and others. Sweet, cool, sexy, pretty, beautiful, adorable, elegant, professional, and delicious. What else we can describe them? Cameras keep flashing on these models and so do ours. Here we have brought some pictures back to our readers. (more…)

  • Toyota FT-EV III Concept

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    The Toyota FT-EV III is a concept car introduced by Toyota back in 2011. It is a zero-emission electric car that completely runs on electric power. This blue concept car was first unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show and now at the 2012 Bangkok International Motor Show. It is small, cute, and easy-to-navigate, and ideal for someone who drives less than 50 miles a day.

    Powered by an electric motor and lithium-ion battery, this car clearly tells the audience what can be created by the technology today although it is not available for sale yet. As Toyota always said, “right place, right time, and right vehicle”. When the right time comes, we will certainly see this car available for sales in the market. Toyota fans, be patient!

  • A review on the 2012 all-new Ford Focus

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    The 2012 all-new Ford Focus came out like a superstar at the 33rd Bangkok Motor Show. It is sweet and it is as sexy as those models stand beside. The third generation Focus is one of the highlights on the Ford stand during the shows other than the Ford Territory. It will be assembled at a new plant at Rayong province that is scheduled to open later this year in May. Many visitors at the Motor Show feel very eager to get the car after viewing it inside out. Most of them queue up at the registration booth to show their interest on the car.

    The Focus will be available in both four-door sedan and five-door sport hatchback. It is made available in four variants inThailand – four-Door Titanium (THB 959,000), five-door Sport (THB 969,000), four-Door Titanium+ (THB 1,069,000), and five-door Sport+ (THB 1,079,000). Both Titanium+ and Sport+ are being displayed on the Ford stand at the Motor Show.

    Ford Focus Hatchback
    2012 Ford Focus Hatchback

    Performance and Safety

    The Focus is powered by a new Duratec 2.0-liter Ti-VCT GDi engine that delivers an optimistic output of 170 PS and 200 Nm of torque. This 2.0L engine is partnered with a six-speed automatic transmission and high-efficiency dual dry-clutch. The gear can be controlled by the paddle shifters located at the steering wheel. The second powertrain is a Duratec 1.6-liter Ti-VCT engine that pumps up 125 PS and 159 Nm of torque. This 1.6L engine can be partnered with either the six-speed automatic transmission or five-speed manual transmission.

    Plenty of active and passive safety features available in the car include a new advanced airbag restraint systems, ESC (Electronic Stability Control), Emergency Brake Assist, Hill Launch Assists, Anti-Lock Brake (ABS), EBD, EBA (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution), and a few more to name here.

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    2012 All-new Ford Focus Sedan – Bangkok Motor Show

    Exterior

    Compare to the second generation Focus, the headlights has been redesigned to new shape and the previous trapezoidal grille is no longer there. It has been replaced with triangular features that look like Confucius’s white beard, which we believe it indicates the meaning of intelligent, cultivating energy, and amazing ideas. The rear lights of the sedan are longer compared to second generation. As for the hatchback, it is characterized by lustrous and sporty design. The rear lights are positioned lower and bigger compared to first and second generation hatchback models, which are higher and slimmer. 16-inch alloy wheel with 205/60 R16 tires are fitted to the four-door Sport model and 17-inch alloy wheel with 215/50 R17 are found on the Five-door Titanium model.

    There are eight exterior colors available for the Ford Focus, these being the hero Candy Red, Frozen White, Panther Black, Ingot Silver, Midnight Sky, Lunar Sky, Mustard Olive, and Winning Blue.

    Interior and Technology

    Ford Focus interior

    Inside, the central console is built with high quality materials and many new features that will excite Ford customers. Ford SYNC® technology is the first to be mentioned. This feature provides a function where driver or passengers can connect their smartphone or any mobile phone to the car via Bluetooth technology or USB port. Active Park Assist (A system that assists the driver to identify any feasible spots with several sensors that hide at the front and back bumper. Driver can perform a parallel park easily with this special feature.), Active City Stop, and Blind Spot Information System (only available for four-door Titanium+) are some special features to be mentioned for the top-ranging model. Other than that, SYNC, Ford Power Start, Smart Keyless Entry, Torque Vectoring Control, and Active Grille Shutter System are some other fun yet useful technologies found in this car.

    See the video: Interior of the 2012 all-new Ford Focus

    Fuel Economy

    Automatic: 28 city/38 highway mpg; 11.90 city/16.15 higway km/l;
    Super Fuel Economy (SFE Package): 28 city/40 highway mpg; 11.90 city/17.00 higway km/l;

    Ford Focus competitors and similar cars: Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, Chevrolet Cruze, Mazda 3, Peugeot 308, and Volkswagen Jetta.

    2012 Ford Focus – Let Your Inner Child Out.

  • LIVE from Bangkok: Toyota NS4 Concept

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    The Toyota NS4 Concept is one of the top five highlights at the 33rd Bangkok International Motor Show. It is one of the two treasures brought by Toyota to add more colors to the events. We first saw the car at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show and now we stand a chance to take a photo with this superstar.

    Ultra-smooth sheet metal body with a par of swan-wing doors, the car allows anyone to imagine how the future cars will look like. What is really eye-catching is the cute-little-tiny yet useful side mirror that we almost can’t see it. Together with four new integrated glasses that built with Toyota’s latest technology, the windows help to improve driver visibility. Sleekness, futuristic, and cyber best describe the car. Inside, the plug-in hybrid features a large multi-touch screen that looks like a smartphone and a steering wheel that has all the control buttons within the driver’s fingers.

    The Toyota NS4 Concept is said to be the preview of what the next-generation Prius could look like. However, we should reserve our final verdict until Toyota says “Yes it is, this is the latest Toyota Prius!”