Expect the Rolls Royce 1965 at the Car Rally

One of the better things coming out of the Lahore Chambers of Commerce is the decision to organize the Lahore Shopping Festival.

It has a lot of things covered it seems. And there is something for car lovers as well.

The Lahore Shopping Festival will start from the 4rd of April 2011, and will go on for about one week, ending on the 10th of April 2011.

Here’s what you can expect:

• A Polo Tournament at the 125-year-old Lahore Polo Club
• A Qirat competition on April 5th. The winner of the competition will be awarded PKR 100,000 and an Umra ticket (cool, no?)
• A Classic Car Rally on April 6th, starting from Siddique Trade Center to Liberty Chowk. Around 50 cars dating from 1920 to 1965 will take part.
• Young Entrepreneurs’ Business Plan competition will be held at 90 The Mall on the same day i.e. April 6th. (Wonder what the first prize for this competition would be!?!)
• A Musical Evening at Raiwand Road
• A Peace Walk on April 7th, from Lahore Chambers of Commerce to Alhamra Hall (Mall Road), at 10:30 AM.
• A Photography Competition would be held at the Tollinton Market Hall.
• Lahore Wrestling Competition will be held at the Punjab Wrestling Stadium on April 8th.
• On the same day (April 8th), a two-day Punjab Expo would start at the remarkably built Lahore Expo Center, where trader and manufacturers would showcase their products at discounted rates.
• Also on the same day (April 8th), a rally of heavy bikes would be organized, from Lahore Chambers of Commerce and Industry offices to the Lahore Expo Center.
• A Fashion Show will be help on April 8th at 8:00 PM at The Royal Palm.
• A Conference on Investment Opportunities will be held at the Lahore Expo Auditorium on April 9th.  A must-attend for would-be entrepreneurs and businessmen.
• A Cycle Race from the LCCI offices to the Lahore Expo Center would be help on April 10th.

OK, so I don’t know about you, but a lot of things are happening here; Cars, bikes, cycles, business opportunities and even wrestling and fashion shows! Don’t know about you, but it sure presents ample opportunity for many of us to be entertained, get educated and stay interested!

But I guess Remy beat me to it as he has found a lot of Saudis in Audis.

Just watch.

Lyrics to Saudis in Audis

Saudis in Audis…

Saudis in Audis…
Saudis in Audis..

Although Bugatti Veyron made by is the fastest production car currently with a price tag of US$.1.7million and a top speed of 253mph achieved by its 1001hp Narrow Angle W16 Engine and ended McLaren F1′s (Top Speed: 240mph) 11-year reign as the fastest production car in 2005. Today several cars are in various stages of development that have proven faster in trials.

One such car is the swedish-made Koenigsegg CCX whose manufacturer also claims that it is capable of exceeding 250mph putting it at par with the Veyron. Infact CCX ended the reign of McLaren F1 but its own reign was short-lived as Bugatti immediately updated its Veyron. Koenigsegg has announced that they will update CCX very soon.

Yet another challenger is SSC Ultimate Aero which on Sep. 13th, 2007 using a closed section of Washington State Highway clocked a top speed of 256.18mph using a V8 engine half-the-size of Veyron’s. It generates 1183bhp &  of torque (Veyron: 479lbs). The car’s website page(www.sportscarcup.com/ssc-ultimate-aero/) lists the top speed as 273mph. Price: US$0.6Million.

Another equivalent of this amazing challenger is the fast yet modified supercar built by Barabus called Barabus TKR having 6L V8 Chevy bi-turbo engine capable of generating an amazing 1095bhp & acgheivingtop speed of  270mph. The body & chasis of the car are both made of carbon-fibre. It is rumoured to reach 0-60mph in 1.67sec which is amazing since even 4 sec qualifies for supercar.

An obscure modifier using modified versions of Dodge Viper under name of Hennessey SRT-10 Viper Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Coupe claims to challenge Bugatti Veyron (even SSC Ultimate Aero) using a 500bhp Viper engine reworked to give 1000bhp at 15psi instead of the usual 10psi creating a 255mph marvel priced at a ‘reasonable’ US$0.225million.

Colani Racing of Switzerland has designed a roadster which is yet to see the light of any road other than the 24-hour LeMans Circuit. With a 900hp engine The Colani LeMans is rumoured to have a top speed of approx. 255mph. However there is no news regarding any plans for commercial production and Colani are uptil now only producers of cars for racing purpose.

 Callaway Corvette Sledgehammer reached a top speed of 254.76mph on  Oct 19, 1989 driven by John Lingenfelter. Only 1 of these cars exists, although, at the time Callway Motor Company claimed that they could reproduce it for 0.400million. It seems no one wants one at that price & it has ended up being a concept car rather than a commercial production model.

Other concept cars that failed to become production cars included Oldsmobile Aerotech Short Tail (Top Speed: 257mph); Lotec C1000 (Top Speed 268mph); F-Bomb 1973 Camaro (Top Speed 270mph); Bristol Fighter SCR (270mph – electronically limited to 225mph); Audi R-Zero (Top Speed 253mph); Melling Hellcat (Top Speed 276mph) & the 2000hp Walley Larson LE1 Groundfighter (Top Speed 305mph).

Anything I missed please do let me know.

Although the sales figures suggest that Accord has been outselling Camry looking at their specs the reason isn’t clear. Both have identical 70-litre fuel tanks, near-identical engine displacements (Accord:2354cc & Camry:2362cc) and similar Torque Ratios: 226Nm/4300rpm for Accord while for Camry it is 224Nm/6000rpm.

Top speed of Camry is listed on Toyota Indus Motors (www.indus-motors.com.pk) as 211kph for Manual Transmission version and 204kph for Automatic Transmission. Honda Pakistan (www.honda.com.pk) being more concerned with Safety & Environment hasn’t listed a top speed instead it focuses on the safety / environment-friendly features of the car.

Finally as always it all boils down to the physical ‘looks’ of the car & price of both cars. In that department Accord having a more sleek/elegant & less ‘bulky’ design that Camry (see photos for evidence) wins’ hearts & minds’ of the customer hands-down.

The other factor helping customers decide in favour of Accord is the price tag Rs.4.699M (for A/T) while Camry retails for Rs.5.999M (M/T) to Rs.6.199M (A/T).

This compares favourably as a matter of fact on par with the petrol-driven 6.3-liter (6208cc) V8 powered (571 hp and 650 Nm) SLS that accomplishes the same task in 3.8 seconds. The stats maybe okay for the petrol version but the electric version is as good as its gets (for now anyway).

In a statement, Mercedes-AMG GmbH’s CEO Volker Mornhinweg said, “With the SLS AMG with electric drive, we wanted to redefine the super sports car. For us, it is not just about responsibility. We attach just as much importance to excitement and classic AMG performance.”

I surely believe thay have. Its expected that the car may well be in production by 2011. When it does start commercial  production it will offer fierce competition to Tesla Roadster eV & Lightning GT Electric Sportscar (both already in production phase).

PS: Photos may not  depict the final production version as it has been shielded by the manufacturer & pix are only ‘spy photos’ of the prototype.

10. 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am from “Knight Rider”
9. 1986 Ferrari Testarossa from “Miami Vice”
8. 1951 Ford F1 from “Sanford and Son”
7. 1975 Ford Gran Torino from “Starsky and Hutch”
6. 1983 GMC G15 Van from “The A-Team”
5. 1983 Ferrari 308 GTS from “Magnum P.I.”
4. 1969 Dodge Charger from “The Dukes of Hazzard”
3. 1969 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser from “That 70’s Show”
2. 1975 Pontiac Firebird Esprit from “The Rockford Files”
1. 1966 Batmobile (aka 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept) from “Batman”

Pictures below just might offer help and inspiration to brighten up your dull office look. A little something to get you into the creative zone which is equally enjoyable and productive.

Add a little zing to your surroundings.
Think different, dream big and be different!

1. Chocolate cake
2. Chocolate box
3. Chocolate bars
4. Chocolate candies
5. Chocolate Car, hold it there! a chocolate car? Ahaan. A Chinese car dealer covered a car in chocolate for Valentine’s Day.

“About 200kgs of melted chocolate was spread over the VW Beetle after it was first wrapped in cling film.

Seven people worked overnight to make sure the chocolate car was ready to go on display on the morning of Valentine’s Day.

According to China News Network, the car attracted many viewers and lovers to the dealer in Qingdao city.”

If you’re not up for the chocolate car, Craftbits is a cool fun site with many DIY gift ideas, a little something to spark your creativity and hopefully help the light bulb to come on.
Remember it’s the thought that counts

Anyways, for any one who loves cars, the following gifts will surely get their motors running. Buy from following the links below and get great savings. It is not too late. Each product comes with full reviews from previous buyers and the highly-trusted Amazon rating system!

Following is the hand picked selection of gift items, from our Amazon-powered Car Lover’s Gift Store.

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How about a cool-lookin’ engine replicas to adorn your desk? Any petrol-head (or any one owning a car!!) would truly enjoy your gift of small engines! Check out our Desk Engines Gift Catalog

Car Care Gift Catalog

Anything from snow scrapers, wax kits, interior leather conditioners, electric polishers, you name it and these gifts are available at amazing prices! Check out the Car Care Gift Catalog

Car Interior Gift Catalog

Car seat warmers

Steering wheel covers

Car seat covers

A tight selection of items that are not only top quality but they offer great value for money. Check out our Car Interior Gift Catalog

That’s not all

Of course that’s not all. That’s hardly even scraping the surface. But we want to be picky when selecting presents for our loved and dear ones, don’t we? Have a look at some of the best-sellers in the automotive and car category to get further ideas.
And if there is something you want us to cover or review, do let us know in the comments section!
Happy Eid and Merry Christmas to us all!
God bless and good luck!

He did what any Internet savvy person would do, he searched online. Not surprisingly, he found Pakwheels.com, one of the largest online forum about Pakistani cars.

Knowing that a lot of people search for information regarding car audio system, I thought that here at Car Adivce, there should be a basic criteria for purchasing a car audio system. The following is to help you decide the type of system you want, based on very important factors apart from just the price (Price is a constraint, never to be mistaken for a feature). So I present to you the progressive guide to buying a car audio system:

Here are basic questions that you need to ask yourself to get to the right type of sound system you want for your car:

• Do you rock or do you roll?
  A lot of people focus entirely on the power output of their woofers, and regardless they listen to hard rock music, would play sounds just to get the windscreen vibratin’! This is where you, being the oh-so-sensible shopper, decide if you’d be listening to a lot of say, Rock music or are you more of an instrumentals person? How can your music listening styles affect your music system? Well, if you are more into Rock, then yes, a woofer would be a wise investment, but if you are into instrumentals then sacrificing raw wattage for sharper sound quality will help you enjoy each note of any symphony! Enhance your driving pleasure by choosing the sounds wisely, friends!
• Compatibility with home recorded CDs and MP3s
  This is an often overlooked ‘feature’ of your car audio system. I own a Honda Accord CF3 2002, and the CD player that comes built in always gives me problems while playing burned audio CDs (.wav format) and does not play MP3s at all! Make sure that your system plays all sorts of CDs because sooner than later, most of the music you will be listening to will be burned from your computer to a CD. Then that music will not play on your car and your woofer, your tweeters, amp and pre will just sit there and look pretty.
• Can the system connect to different devices?
  Also called ‘Preouts‘, does your system have extra connectors for devices such as an external CD changer that you plan to put in the boot/trunk/dikki(!!) of your car? But be careful, you might forego a great pre only becuase it does not have preouts, whereas you yourself may not need them that bad. Better look into that.
• Two-way, Three-way?
  The speakers in your car depend largely on your car manufacturer, but you probably will either be getting rid of the car speakers totally or combining them with the new speakers that you will buy. I recommend not wasting a probably good pair of speakers altogther and combining them with your new ones. Speakers are either two- or three-way. Two way speakers have a tweeter (for high frequency sounds) and a woofer (for low frequency sounds). Three way speakers have an additional ‘channel’ for mid-range frequencies. Basically, Three way speakers give more ‘depth’ to the sound and are usually a better choice than two-way speakers.

Remember, a good sound system is the one that lets you enhance your driving pleasure. If you think that an investment in to a high quality sound system is going to make that commute in your car all the more pleasureable, then that might as well be money well spent.

Happy driving.