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Nissan Leaf, an all-electric car (EV) has taken the title of Japanese Car of the Year (JCOTY) 2011! For the first time ever an EV won this prestigious award. The Nissan Leaf, which is also the winner of the European Car of the Year 2011 award, must have made Nissan proud and this also shows that EV is improving in a tremendous pace. The Nissan Leaf is a zero-emission vehicle which depend fully on its rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to power the car. Following the good response on Malaysia's first registered EV, the Mitsubishi MiEV , the Nissan Leaf would be another great addition if EVs were to come to Malaysia! Below is the list of JCOTY winner in the past 5 years: 2010 Honda CR-Z 2009 Toyota Prius 2008 Toyota iQ 2007 Honda Fit (Jazz) 2006 Lexus LS430 As you can see Honda CR-Z and Toyota Prius, both are hybrid cars, was the winner in the year of 2010 and 2009 respectively. Now, Nissan Leaf, which is an EV emerged as the winner of JCOTY 2011. This is ...

Samsung Galaxy Note has certainly change the whole game in smart phones and pads.  The first thing that will stun you when you first meet Samsung Galaxy Note has got to be its large 5.3inch display, which is the world's very first HD Super AMOLED display . Meaning that the 1280 x 800 pixels that you can only get with a full-screen laptop is now on your palm. This is certainly a notch better than Samsung Galaxy S2. Despite its exorbitantly large display Galaxy Note is only 9.65mm thick. Talking about portability huh! What's really special about Samsung Galaxy Note is the inclusion of the powerful sword-the S Pen. This is not your ordinary stylus though. Wielding this S Pen you will be able to capture virtually any ideas (especially photos: more on this later) from anywhere. Think of it as a blade, but only "sharper". S Pen allows you to draw or write almost accurately as you would with a pencil. Do you know that with Samsung Galaxy Note, you can easil...

Sony Ericsson‘s upcoming flagship smartphone-The official name for the Sony Ericsson Nozomi (aka Xperia arc HD) is still not yet known but some specs have been revealed along with the pictures. The Nozomi will come with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread — yes, Gingerbread and NOT Ice Cream Sandwich. It will feature a 4.3-inch LCD display with 720p resolution (1280 x 720 pixels). There’s also apparently a whopping 12 megapixel camera with full 1080p HD video recording. You also get a HDMI out to push those 1080p video easily to your HDTV. The device will powered by a dual-core 1.5Ghz Snapdragon processor with 1GB of RAM to keep things smooth. Unfortunately the Nozomi omits a micro SD card expansion slot. You do however get the option of 16GB or 32GB versions. Other things worth noting from the detailed pictures is that the device looks to using a micro SIM and the battery appears non-user-removable despite having a removable back plate. No launch date has been revealed but expect the...

I love the Audi’s car. For me it resemble what luxury and sporty combine. Since the price is an issue so not everybody have the luck to own and drive an Audi. For the latest 2012 Audi A6, it is seriously an amazing car. A6, highlighted by the car’s new aluminum hybrid body. With the new aluminum hybrid body it show more luxury for Audi A6 and the elements do help the new A6 to weight 15% less than a conventional steel construction. Like all the other models in the line-up, the A6 will be offered with the S-Line package. This includes: more prominently featured bumpers, grills on the air intakes, diffuser insert and S-Line badges on the door sills. The engine line-up includes two gasoline engines and three TDI units. The entry level gets a naturally aspirated 2.8 FSI engine that develops 204 HP and achieves 280 Nm of torque. This version will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 7.7 seconds, while top speed goes up to 149 mph. The next version gets a 3.0 TFSI engine with 300 HP and 440 Nm o...

The new 2012 Toyota Avensis has improve in design and performance a lot. The unique and sleek design make it more attractive. The quality, look, and feel of the interior has also been improved and strategic changes have been made to the powertrains and driving dynamics. The Avensis will be offered with a choice of six different engines, with the 2.0 liter D-4D being significantly upgraded to improve fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. All engines will be offered with standard six-speed manual gearboxes. There will be four grade levels to choose from for the Avensis: Avensis, Sol, Executive, and Premium. Depending on the trim level customers will get: perforated leather upholstery in a choice of Ice Grey, Warm Grey or Black colors; HID headlamps with an Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFS)’; a Touch & Go Plus navigation system; and an 11-speaker Display Audio system with rear parking camera. The new Touch & Go Plus system features advanced voice recognition for navigation a...

2012 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302 If you a fan of fast and powerful cars, you have to love Ford Mustang. Watching The Amazing Race 19 and they got to drive a Ford Mustang and even the winner of that episode got a brand new customize Ford Mustang. The first special edition Mustang Boss 302 was unveiled back in 1969. It was the only time the 302 was approved for production and would be the only time until 42 years later. Now, the Boss man returns in the base form of a 2011 Mustang GT. Ford is not only bringing out a Boss, but they are also revealing a special edition Boss 302 Laguna Seca model, named for the track where Parnelli Jones won the 1970 Trans-Am season opener in a Boss 302. On the exterior, the Boss 302 will be distinguished by either a black or white roof panel, a unique fascia, and grille highlighted by the blocked-off fog lamp openings and aggressive lower splitter. It will also feature a redesigned front splitter. The Boss sits on lightweight 19-inch black alloy ra...

2012 FORD FOCUS ST The new Ford Focus ST is design for more great performance and fuel efficiency. The new 2012 Ford Focus ST is the latest design for the Focus ST line with more improvement compare to the old model. The new 2012 Ford Focus ST is builed with 2.0-liter Ford EcoBoost engine with a redesigned intake and a new exhaust system with a unique engine calibration for a total output of 250 HP. The engine was combined with a 6-speed manual transmission which has also been specially revised for the ST. The new Ford Focus ST uses the striking kinetic design of the standard Focus, but adds the muscular presence and specific performance cues of an ST model. The model will be offered in either Tangerine Scream, Performance Blue, Race Red, or White combined with a set of 18″ alloy wheels in the iconic Y-shaped spoke design. The most impressive design elements of the new ST will be Ford’s signature trapezoidal grille at the front, sculpted side skirts, and the dynamic re...

White Motorola Droid RAZR  Whenever a phone comes out, there are consumers that asked if it comes with white. These days, white is the new trend and often phone manufacturers release a white version later to give that exclusive/limited bragging rights for those that have waited. Now in the US, Verizon has announced the white colour Motorola Droid RAZR which is perfect for the Christmas season. Looking at the pic, it isn’t a fully “white” model as one would expect. The only thing that’s white is the bezel and the frame that covers the back. The rest looks pretty much the same as the black version including that sexy black kevlar. Personally we rather go black for the RAZR. For us folks in Malaysia, no idea if Motorola is going to do the same for the GSM version Motorola RAZR.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc  A Sony Ericsson Nozomi was spotted in Hong Kong recently which indicates that the device will be out pretty soon. Now it is rumoured that Sony Ericsson’s upcoming flagship smart phone with dual-core processor might be revealed at CES early next month. According to the source, the device which is likely named Xperia Arc HD will come with dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 4.3″ HD display at 1280×720 pixels resolution, 12MP Camera with Exmor R and 1,750mAh battery. Overall the specs are looking pretty good to go head on with the rest of the Android smart phone titans. No mention of what Android version will it run but it is likely to be running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Officially the iPhone 4S will be available in Malaysia on December 16 from Celcom, DiGi and Maxis but Celcom says it has a leg up over the other two and will be offering the device as early as December 9. That is this Friday. Aside from the date, no other information is forthcoming from Celcom and we’re not really sure how Celcom is going to pull this off considering Apple enforces very strict guidelines over how the iPhone is marketed. Not adhering to said guidelines could result in harsh reprimand from Apple to the offending operator. It could be a pre-order exercise where you sign-up for a plan, pay some deposit and get the iPhone 4S on December 16 skipping the long lines and wait time. But that’s just a guess right now. In any case its just a couple of days away till everything becomes clear.