Everybody was there except Rio Haryanto. Because he is busy entertaining third world politician’s popularity-seeking “meet and greet” events. That’s what your $25 million deal entails boy! It might be a state-owned company’s cash, but politics are all the game.

Those are cars being well done. Don’t call them “shooting brake” though. Delete the rear passenger doors, then you may.

I want to believe this more since, autoshow in Indonesia rarely display cars with missing bits, even on the last day.

3rd gear:

Porsche also sell “Porsche Design” stuff. There are already a couple of outlets opened in major Indonesian malls. PD is pretty ironic, since Porsche usually engineers, not designs. Look at 911 from time to time.

If the government dictates standard parameters that’s fine. But when they started to select the technology for you, then it is time to revolt.

You know, Mustang is already rich in character. The “evilness” brought by this meme kind of makes it even cooler. Like evil car guy in cool movies, e.g. the Dodge Charger driven by the bad guys in Bullit.

I don’t know about Ford’s V8, but Corvette’s V8 (LS) is also fuel efficient enough due to its gearing ratios. Perhaps Ford’s V8 is also as good?

This is unfair. This gives a car already rich with character, more character. Albeit a villainous one, which makes it even cooler. Like 1969 Dodge Charger.

Fuel efficiency. The turbocharged engine makes the new Mustang Ecoboost cleaner and more fuel efficient than the competition.

The same with Mazda’s current grey or “Midnight Grey” or “Metropolitan Grey” or whatever they call it next year.

SM-2 as the only SAM munition? Also RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow?

AV-8B Harrier II is actually more sensible and more capable version than the more and more navalised British Harrier. In fact, the later RAF Harrier Gr. 5 and later variants are based on American AV-8B Harrier II.

Remember F-4 Phantom with Rolls Royce Spey? The slowest and the most fuel hungry Phantom variant.

Any car guys here that doesn’t have the urge to show off in traffic?

The weird thing is, all my grownup friends who are very keen of being “true Chinese” are obsessed with Transformers.

My father who believes everything said by the Chinese Communist Party really likes Michael Bay’s Transformer movies. He believed that the US and Chinese government are working in a project to create these “robots”, oblivious to the whole plot of the movie that the robots are alien lifeform.

I nearly bought a Mazda CX-5 as my first car. To be honest, the idea is still very appealing.

Really, Toyota making boring cars?

Enthusiasts are now being offered: Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ, yet none buys them. Mazda MX-5 is common. Ford RS cars. Chevy SS cars. VW Golf GTi? Of course, people buy them! Honda Civic Type R. These are typical cars aimed for the “enthusiasts” who speaks much louder than their wallet worth. And today we are being offered…