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  • Volkswagen 1-litre: $600 dollars car for 258 mpg

    Volkswagen 1-litre

    The 42nd Annual General Meeting of Volkswagen AG on April 2002 in Hamburg has brought the world a hope that world’s most economy car is about to born when Dr. Ferdinand Piech drove a concept car from Wolfsburg to Hamburg. The concept car is a two-seater rear-wheel-drive small car. The seat is designed in tandem like the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller from the ‘50s rather than side-by-side like ordinary car to keep its aerodynamic and also giving larger side crush zone. Everyone who has seen this car during Dr. Piech’s journey was shocked.

    Volkswagen 1-litre

    With the dimension of 144 inches in length x 49 inches in width x 44 inches in height, driver can easily have a glance by turning only the eyeball when sit in the car. As for the engine, it is powered by a singled-cylinder with three valves. The curb weight of the car is very light at 639 lbs. There are several strong men can perform bench press with this weight. With such light weight and simple engine, the average fuel consumption is 258 mpg or one liter for 109 km. It is even better than the best electric car mileage available in the market today.

    Volkswagen 1-litre

    The biggest challenge for Volkswagen’s Research and Development division is to create a reliable car with all the safety features that could achieve 100 km for 1 liter petrol. It took them three years to bring this little car on the road. “It really is a fascinating experience to drive through the night at 100 km/h with the fuel consumption indicator showing just 1.0 liter for 100 km, and nothing but the stars above your head”, said Dr. Thomas Gänsicke, Project manager. Lightweight body, aerodynamics design, newly invented starter-alternator, tires and other special components are what make this car a reality but not just a dream. The car body uses carbon fibre and remains unpainted. Subframe and wheels are built with magnesium-allow with the purpose to reduce the total car weight but not scarifying the safety.

    Volkswagen 1-litre interior

    Details of the car:
    Make: Volkswagen
    Model: 1-Litre
    Displacement: 299 cc | 18.2 cu in. | 0.3 L.
    Weight: 639 lbs | 289.9 kg
    Fuel consumption: 258 mpg or 0.99 liter for 100 km.
    Power: 8 bhp @ 4,000 rpm
    Top Speed: 74.6 mph | 120 km/h

    Volkswagen 1-litre
    Last few years, rumors flying around saying this car will be released in China in 2010 for just $600 which is 4000 RMB. However, we believe the price tag will never happen. Volkswagen delayed the production until 2013 and we have never seen any more news regarding this little car with high fuel consumption. Whether it is truth or fiction, let’s hope this car will be on sale soon at reasonable price.

  • Toyota Estima: A reliable MPV that serves its passenger until heaven

    Okay, we have no intention to frighten you not to buy this car. We are going to review the Toyota Estima based on it’s performance, features, outlook, engine, and talk about what isn’t so good about this car as well as it’s competitor.

    Toyota Estima or more commonly known as Toyota Previa in the US or Toyota Tarago in Australia was an MPV introduced in 1990 by Toyota. Within 21 years of time frame, the car received a total number of three generations until today. First generation was from 1990 to 2000, second generation was from 2000 to 2006, and third generation was from 2006 until today.

    We would really like to say this is a very spacious and roomy car otherwise the Nirvana Memorial group will not pick this as one of the main car to deliver corpse in coffin or casket. The average length of a standard casket is about 84 inches long, 28 inches wide and 23 inches tall. So we say the Toyota Estima is really spacious.

    What about the outlook? Big, spacious, and gorgeous. In 2009, the car received a new facelift. The front look of the car is slanting. It looks like the elephantnose fish where it has a long chin but it is nice.

    What about the features? A car that is so spacious will be hard to drive without some special features. The Estima feature an automatic parallel and back-in parking, where drivers can easily get the car park with the control panel. The second row is fitted with automatic footrest and third row seats are power-fold.

    What about the engine? The latest Estima is available in 2.4 L or 3.5 L. 3.5 L has enough torque and you will undeniably enjoy the driving. However, most of the people who purchased an Estima is prepare to have a chauffeur isn’t? The Toyota Estima is also available in hybrid version where you can buy it from Naza for RM 268,000.

    What isn’t so good about this car? Such a huge car with the curb weight at 1,845 kg without any passenger, consumer who owns the 2.4 L always claims that the car is lack of torque.

    Toyota Estima’s competitor or similar car: Toyota Sienna, Seat Alhambra, Peugeot 5008, Citroen C3 Picasso, Volkswagen Sharan, Dodge Caravan, Honda Odyssey, and Ford S-Max.

    As one of the best selling MPV in the market, there are more than 1000 units of used Toyota Estima available for sale at most of the time. In conclusion, the reliability, endurance, and maintenance of this car are without a doubt gets a good score. Otherwise Nirvana Memorial group will not choose this car as the main car to give their customer the last ride to the heaven.

  • Peugeot RCZ

    Peugeot RCZ

    There is a lot of “Wow! Wow! Wow!” when everyone saw the first debut of the Peugeot RCZ at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 2009. The reason why there are so many excitements is because Peugeot fans has been long waiting for something new, fresh, and different from the French auto maker. It has been long time since Peugeot built cars that really get their fans excited about. And now, the RCZ finally make all the car lovers feel like having level 1 drugs when looking at it and top level drug when ride on it. (more…)

  • 2012 Toyota Camry

    Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the reinvented 2012 Toyota Camry! Well, it’s what all the Toyota fans have been waiting for. The reinvented 2012 Toyota Camry has finally out! The car pictures hit the web, Youtube, twitter, and almost everywhere. The 2012 Toyota Camry is available in four trimlines with three types of engine forToyota fans to choose which are: Toyota Camry L, Toyota Camry LE, Toyota Camry XLE, and Toyota Camry SE. (more…)

  • Ford Mustang Cars

    You may easily find many Ford Mustang cars for sale in the market but not the first or second generation of Ford Mustang. The latest Ford Mustang are available almost everywhere, anyone who have the money can just walk into Ford dealers and book one instantly. In contrast, it is uneasy and it takes a lot of effort to find one classic Ford Mustang that is really in immaculate condition. Here in Malaysiaminilover.com there is one in original condition with all the original car parts for sale. Check it out. (more…)