Pure Gold Ferrari 599 GTB

An Arab student sends an e-mail to his dad, saying:
Dear Dad,
Berlin is wonderful, people are nice and I really like it here, but Dad, I am a bit ashamed to arrive at my college with my pure-gold Ferrari 599GTB when all my teachers and many fellow students travel by train.


Your son,
Nasser

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The next day, Nasser gets a reply to his e-mail from his dad:


My dear loving son,
Twenty million US Dollar has just been transferred to your account.
Please stop embarrassing us.  Go and get yourself a train too.
Love, your Dad

Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Hybrid Car

Looking a bit like a Carrera GT evolved, the 918 Spyder is powered by both a 500-horsepower V8 and a pair of electric motors (one for each axle) producing an additional 218 hp or 160kW. At full gallop, the concept can theoretically reach 62 mph in 3.2 seconds and nip 198 mph on the high end. On the flip side, Porsche says it can also achieve 78 miles per gallon and emit just 70 grams of CO2 per kilometer which is even lower than Toyata Prius T3!
 It is so Beautiful and I am loving it though I am not able to get one.. why as this is concept car , but Porsche said that if there are over 1,000 people is interested in this car, they will make for them… latest news heard that there are already 2,000 people supporting Porsche to build this car… Price? USD$630,000, of course this is an estimation.

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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Luxury Van for Tycoon and Big spender in China

Toyota 7 persons Luxury vans were once the most popular transportation Vehicle in China some 20 years ago. Slowly taken up by S Class Mercedes in 10 Years ago and Now …what is the best of all Classed as a Vehicle for those Businessman travelling between Cities and provinces in China.


Likely this New MB Sprinter Van, that can be available From Becker Conversion with heated and ventilated, with lumbar and back massage systems, Nappa leather wrapped, fully electric leg extensions, Becker armouring options, video, satellite TV, entertainment and audiophile sound systems with speakers from DynaAudio, McIntosh amplifiers and Kimber Cable audio wiring tuned to individual client's preferences.


The China general version has a price tag of RMB 2 millions depending on what options you order.

Picture 1 : Becker Van,
Picture 2 : The Van of Chairman Electronics Company in Shan Dong China.


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Mini E

I had a chance to drive the last Generation UK Mini in 1997, i had a feeling of driving a bus as the seat is quite 90 degree upright and the front view is huge, That was a Green Sport version that Friend of mine would like to give me, I should take it as not long later they had announced to stop production and shifted to BWM maker as for the Amercian Designed new Mini.
Now there is a Mini E that is under pilot production for 500 units... I think It is still too early for HK to adapt for 100% EV car, I think they should go for Hybrid verison first,, I am the first few people to consider to get one in HK, as Mini is one of my favourite.. I liked it since I saw it in the 60's at Macao car racing.

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Build Your Dream E6

BYD stands for Build Your Dream, a ShenZhen Car building company, strong background on Battery R & D for handphoen applicatoion. At its new offices, BYD will show not only its vehicles, but also its photovoltaic solar panels, battery energy-storage systems, and advanced light-emitting diode (LED) lighting products.

The company expects to develop versions of its Chinese-market cars for U.S. sale at its new location, downtown Los Angeles as the location for its U.S. headquarters. Friday, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined BYD's Chairman, Chuan Fu Wang aged 42 on the steps of City Hall to announce the deal.

The first of those is likely to be the E6 fully electric midsize five-seat crossover--roughly akin to a 2010 Ford Edge. A version of that car, the F3DM, was the world's first plug-in hybrid when it went on sale late in 2008. Its sales, however, have been minimal only small number of unit was sold to the government for running test. In late March, BYD and Daimler said the companies would develop electric vehicles for sale in China.

BYD says E6 will reach 60 mph from a standstill in 8 seconds, and its top speed is 100 mph. The E6 is said to offer up to 200 miles on a single charge of its lithium-ion battery pack. Pricing has not been announced, but is expected to be around USD$39,000 before tax incentives.

BYD sold 450,000 cars in China last year--including the single best-selling model, its F3 compact sedan running on conventional engine, which looks remarkably like a Corolla--and expects to sell 700,000 this year. Friend of mine is using that for two years, seems there is not any technical issue so far.

BYD has previously set and then discarded dates for putting its cars on sale in the U.S. It now says it will begin to provide cars to fleet users late this year, with retail sales early in 2011. Some industry observers are skeptical that BYD will meet those dates.

Still, with investment from famed financier Warren Buffet, BYD is not a company to be ignored.

Their share price rose from HKD$14.00 from Jan 2009 to highest about HKD$84 at Nov 2009. Now at HKD$72, I am optimistic about this stock and would like to expect a Sky high of HKD98 by end Sep 2010.


Don’t miss this fast train!

Car in Yellow!

I Love Yellow colour for Car, I had a NSX in red, I had a BMW, Crown in Silver, But I think I love to have Yellow car, that kind of colour brings you passion, life and engery. That would be even better if that is  muscle car like Porsche or Ferrari... This is a car taken in front of the office building. Simple van but once it is dressed up in Yellow.. you can see that it looks beautiful.

"Yellow"will be a good colour for Aston or A Lambor!

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Best Engine Ever Made

In 1912, the world famous Austrian gynecologist, Dr. Hermann Otto Kloepneckler, M.D. Ph.D. published the following:

"The best engine in the world is the vagina. It can be started with one finger. It is self-lubricating. It takes any size piston. And it changes its own oil every four weeks. It is only a pity that the management system is so fucking temperamental.."

Zhang Zi Yi's Volvo

I had a chance to sit in the Volve which was owned by Zhang Zi Yi... That was a BeiJing Registered car...

Now the car is belonged to a Enterpriser in Shan Dong. The Number was the orginal car number belonging to Zhang Zi Yi...

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GM EN-V Concept EV Car for China

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By 2030, GM says, there will be 1.2 billion cars on Earth, and 80 percent of people will be living in cities. For megacity countries like Shanghai, ShenZhen and Hong Kong, the explosion in use of conventional automobiles has already turned into a nightmare of smog, jammed roadways, and the non-compromised nonexistent parking space.


Daimler introduced its Smart ultracompact in China in 2008, though few of them can be seen yet on Shanghai streets. GM is not alone in viewing China as the market for tiny urbankas.

GM and its Chinese partner SAIC will showcase the "Electric Networked-Vehicle" launched Wednesday 24 March in their joint pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, which opens May 1 and runs for six months has demonstrated this Concept Car EN-V (pronounced as Envy).

With the trunk-less EN-V, GM has jettisoned the traditional "three box" system and gasoline-fueled engine in place of a pure-electric mini-vehicle meant strictly for city driving. Five fit in the parking space needed for one conventional vehicle, says Kevin Wale, president and managing director for GM China Group.

The 1.5 meter by 1.5 meter urbanka appears to build on GM's earlier work with Segway Inc. in developing the PUMA, or Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility vehicle. It will use the same types of battery cells as the Segway and the same battery supplier, Valence Technology Inc., said Christopher Borroni-Bird, GM's director of advanced technology vehicle concepts.

More to my expectation that BYD will likely work together with the major car players in the years to come for co-developing a greener type of new battery for supplying this Huge Demand on battery for the EV car market. This is my forecast of the battery maker in China as the current concern of battery is too heavy that kill the mileage of the EV car, and not sure how to re-cycle properly.

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Too Big is too easy to be spoiled

When one company grows big to certain critical mass, that may create a lot of risk that small scale company will not have to bear. Even happened, the damages will not be as big as the big company.

Like Toyota, the gown big to 10M cars production a years a d they Toyota Way said, they have to share the common modules of car, to reduce the operation and development cost, where by placing them in a dangerous position if one of the small module fails, that lead to most of the cars to be recalled, Now the US car recalled is much bigger than the cars produced!

So There is no right or wrong, there is no perfect in all solution, but being a big company manager, he has to be open minded to all suggestions from the subordinately. No need to expect to have perfect solution as that is not exists, value the opportunity timing… be flexible handling cases and be alert to all coming potential risk… Do not place all egg in one basket, diversification on Factory location, product coverage, business unit concept, would be a more proactive way to insure the company will survive in case of crisis.

Latest news that half a million of Toyata Corolla has steerng wheel issue, it can not be keep straight at high speed. After recent recall on Camry for its steering locked problem.

I think the Toyota has a big issue and too many people is digging out more quality issue from Toyota. And As a matter of fact, I do not see any car has no quality issue at all. But being No.1 manufcaturing in volume. They might suffer most, So it is always true that the Larger the company, the damages could be serious!

The last media speech end of January, there is news that Toyata CEO left with an Audi at the rear entrance of the conference venue... The news media has a serious question on why he did not use his Toyota Car at all..

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