October 31, 2007 at 12:35 am
· Filed under Mazda Speed 3
MazdaSpeed 3 (North America) or Mazdaspeed Axela (Japan) is a sport compact hatchback first introduced by Mazdaspeed on 2007, it’s an upgraded version of Mazda 3 in terms of style, handling and performance.
Mazdaspeed is a subsidiary of Mazda’s organization which specialize in tuning Mazda’s street car which cater for amateur and professional racing team.
Mazda 3 / Axela is using Ford’s global C1 platform, which was developed by Volvo and is used by Ford Focus 2007 and Volvo C30, S40.
Engine (s) – 2.3 liter turbocharged DISI MZR engine (same as Mazda 6 MPS / MazdaSpeed 6)
Output – 263hp (191kW) and 280 ft lbs (380 N.m)
Petrol – 91 octane gasoline ((R+M)/2)
Layout – Front wheels
Transmission – 6 speed manual
Wheels – 18″inch
Tyres – 215/40/R18 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
0 – 60 mph (unofficial) – 5.7 seconds
Limited slip differential (LSD) , ABS, traction control and Dynamic Stability Control come as a standard package (not found in Mazda 3).
October 29, 2007 at 12:56 am
· Filed under Perodua Myvi
Perodua Myvi was born in 2005 by Perodua. Perodua is Malaysia’s 2nd national car manufacturer which has collaborate with Toyota and Daihatsu in which Daihatsu supplies engines and transmissions to their car.
Perodua Myvi is based on the 2nd generation of Daihatsu Sirion/Boon and share the same design with Toyota Passo, and again is been used by Subaru for their 2007 Subaru Justy.
Perodua = Daihatsu is the major shareholder
Daihatsu = Toyota owns 51% of its share
Subaru = Toyota owns 8.7% of Fuji Heavy Industries (parent company of Subaru)
This helps to explain the similarity of Perodua Myvi, Daihatsu Sirion/Boon, Toyota Passo and Subaru Justy.
Engine (s) – EJ-VE (989 cc, In-line 3 cyclinder); DVVT
Mitsubishi Lancer (9th Generation) was first introduced as Concept-X model car during the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. It is name Galant Fortis (in Japan), Lancer Fortis (in Taiwan). It is a 4-door sean (GS41) running on Mitsubishi GS platform.
