Last Saturday a few of the bloggers had awesome driving experience in DUAL VVT-i – Toyota Corolla Altis and we were divided into two teams (Red and Black Team) racing against one another to complete few of the tasks assigned.
1st task of the day was to arrang as many boxes as possible without dent / spoil the boxes. There were different points awarded for different sizes of the box. The bigger boxes were 5 points, middle boxes were 2 points and the smallest boxes were 1 point each.
We grab all the right size of the boxes and arranged it in a way that it would carry more boxes without wasting space on the boot. We have got 39 points for this task and we scored a little more than the Red Team.
After that, the actual task begin, which each of the team grab a Toyota Corolla Altis and get all those assigned tasks completed within the assigned hours. Those instructions were given thru a pre-recorded audio cd which played in the Toyota Corolla Altis.
2nd task : Clue would be Wisma Manulife in Damasara Heights and we need to take picture in a place where people cycling around but going nowhere and attend classes that do not required pen and books.
Yup, it was easy. We figured out it was FitnessFirst and we zoom there and get the task completed, but before completing this 1st task, we pass by Victoria Station which supposed to be the task after this, we decided to skip the 2nd task and get the 3rd task completed before heading back to the Wisma Manulife. Smart?
3rd task : If Beckham were to open a steak house that name after his wife what would it be?
Yup, we figure that out too, it’s Victoria Station!
4th task : A village in Damansara with good food? Oh yeah we figured out where is that and it’s the famous “Village Park”!
We get ourselves too happy and miss out some of the important instruction. We actually need to spend our lunch there as close as RM50 but what we did is spending below RM30. This made us lose out on this task and was not awarded any point for this.
On top of that we packed our food instead of eating in the Damansara Village Park because it was really pack with people and by doing that it save us some time to continue to hunt or complete the next task.
5th task : We need to go to a mall which named after our Tropical weather along sprint highway and get smoothies for each of us from a shop which the name derived from Bubble. We got the mall right which is “Tropicana City Mall”.
At 1st we were mislead by the word bubble and going around searching for Bubble tea which we found “Each a Cup” but I insist that’s not the actual shop that we were supposed to get our drink and after a smart move by googling “Tropicana City Mall Smoothies” and they are plenty of search results showing “BOBALICIOUS SMOOTHIES”! That’s how we figured out!
Saw the background? It’s in Uptown where this picture taken. So this means we actually completed task no. 5 before we head to Village Park! Haha this is because the Tropicana City Mall is on the way we head to Village Park, so we suggested completing this task before we move on to the Village Park which is in Uptown. It do save us some time without need to “pusing” here and there.
6th task (Final Task) : We need to find out where’s the City of Light and a place which related to “ICE”.
With the Toyota Corolla Altis built-in DVD-Audio Video Navigation system we just key in the co-ordinate as the guide on the task, we manage to find “i-City” using the shortest road easily without need to look at all the signboard and without having a hard time to search here and there. It’s really helpful as both my team mates haven’t been to i-City and I only been to few times and not really sure of the way, but with the GPS we couldn’t go wrong!
We headed to “i-City” in Shah Alam and found “Snowalk”. There we have completed all of the assigned tasked and it’s 12pm+ way earlier then the assigned time which is 4pm, all and all it’s really a tiring day but yet it’s really a good time with Toyota Corolla Altis which equipped with so many good features.
Another useful feature of the Toyota Corolla Altis is the Reverse Camera! It’s good to guide me and on a look out if there’s any obstruction at the back when I’m reversing.
I just love the Toyota Corolla Altis New Dark Interior Colour, it make it looks more exclusive and will not be dirty easily. It makes Altis interior feels luxurious the moment you step in. Although it isn’t greatly changed from the old model, the little differences make a positive difference.
Bonus Question : What’s the link between all these location and it will add Vroom to Toyota Corolla Altis?
Do you know the answer?
We got it right! The answer for the bonus question is “Dual VVT-i”! Why? Connect all the initial of the location that we complete the task! Damansara Heights > Victoria Station > Village Park > Tropicana City Mall > i-City
Besides all the tasks and bonus question, twitter retweet also count! Each team was given a twitter keyword.
Red Team : #AltisDrive1
Black Team : #AltisDrive2
We got the most points thanks to shazwanihamid because of her followers! We got extra points and win!
This is the wining team! Black Team! I have been the driver all the time and I can feel the power of Dual VVT-i engine, I just tap a bit of the throttle and the power amazes me! (better to feature 7 Speed super CVT-i as TRC is more of a safety feature for emergency situations only).
Find out more about the new Toyota Corolla Altis and I’m sure you will be amaze by the power and the features!
Went to Bangkok for Ford Ranger 2011 Unveiling and get a chance to visit the Bangkok International Motor Show 2011 and it’s really amazing and grand compared to our own Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show!
Sawasdee krub! Forget about the awesome all-new Ford Ranger, the Honda Brio, the Chevrolet Colorado show truck and the other car stories, this post is purely only about Honda Sexy Models / Show Girls in Bangkok International Motor Show 2011! More to come! =)
The 32nd Bangkok International Motor Show 2011
Date & Time : Friday, March 25 – Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Venue : CHALLENGER1-3, IMPACT MUANG THONG THANI
99 Popular Road, Banmai Subdistrict, Pakkred District, Nonthaburi 11120, Thailand Ticket : 100 Baht (Available at the entrance )
That’s all for now! Stay tuned for more if you wish to =)
UMW Toyota Motor has just launched the new facelift to all 5 existing Toyota Vios variants: Vios TRD Sportivo, Vios G (A/T), Vios E (A/T), Vios J (A/T) and Vios J (M/T) following the introduction of the TRD Sportivo variant in July 2009
It’s all heading towards sporty and youthful design which suit most of the youngster and most importantly it’s affordable too! The Peninsula Malaysia OTR price list (including insurance) of the new facelifted Toyota Vios :-
Toyota Vios TRD Sportivo – RM92,000 Toyota Vios G – RM87,300 Toyota Vios E – RM81,500 Toyota Vios J (A) – RM76,090 Toyota Vios J (M) – RM71,990
The new facelift Toyota Vios model give a new re-designed grille which make it looks like the brother “Toyota Camry”. It give the Vios a “classier” feel with this facelift.
Vios Exterior
New Facelift Vios Front View (new re-designed grille)
New Facelift Vios Rear View
Head Lamp
New Rear Combination Lamp
Side Mirror Signal Indicator (G Specs & E Specs). It also come with electronically retractable side mirror for both of the specs except J Specs.
New design 15-inch alloys rims (G Specs, with steel rim spare tyre)
Door visors which is lacking in other car maker.
Vios Interior
The new dashboard and player with leather wrap steering wheel (G Specs)
The new facelifted Vios G specs gets leather seat with floding rear seat and a light grey/beige theme, which give a feeling of wider and spacious, but one down side is it’s harder to maintain as it gets dirty easily.
Rear passenger flat floor
Hanger for your needs
Cup holder and compartment
Powered by 4-Cylinder In-line, 16-Valve, DOHC with VVT-i
Vios E Specs
14-inch Alloy Rim with steel rim spare tyre
None Leather Steering Wheel
Vios J Specs
14-inch Steel Rim
No Side Mirro Signal Indicator
The new Vios in Malaysia does not offer the push start and keyless entry features that is offered in Thailand, anyhow the looks and the interior will definitely be a killer to the youngster and with the big name “Toyota” for the reliability.
On the other hand, all variants come with ABS with EBD and Brake Assist. J Specs only get driver’s airbag (single) while the rest of the Specs comes with two airbags. Rear disc brakes, 15-inch rims and integrated stereo are only for the TRD Sportivo and G-spec.
Overall it’s suitable for mid 20 working youth and this will be an eye catcher!
Go test drive the all new Desirable Facelift Toyota Vios at the nearest showroom now!
Check out the official Toyota Vios Website fore more details. http://toyota.com.my
Another recall exercise by Honda after Toyota Recall.. but it’s luckily that Honda Malaysia is not affected. Hopefully my new car which is another brand will not have all this recall and will not have problem at all! haha.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) — Honda models, sold in Malaysia since 2001, are not affected by the Honda Motor Co’s recall of defective supplemental restraint system (SRS) airbags in other countries.
This announcement follows the decision by the Honda Motor Co to expand the recall of Honda cars mainly from the United States, Canada and Japan, after reported incidents of airbag failure.
In a statement issued by the company here Wednesday, it said, the total number of vehicles subject to the expanded recall, was 437,763 units worldwide.
The company also said the inflator in the driver’s SRS airbag of vehicles subject to the recall, would be replaced.
DETROIT: Honda Motor Co. is adding more than 378,000 cars to an existing safety recall for air bag inflation problems, the company said Tuesday.
The company will replace the driver’s side air bag inflator on the cars because they can deploy with too much pressure, causing the inflator casing to rupture and injure or kill the driver.
The recall affects certain 2001 and 2002 Accord sedans, Civic compacts, Odyssey minivans, CR-V small sport utility vehicles and some 2002 Acura TL sedans.
Honda said it is aware of 12 incidents linked to the problem.
The company said it is not aware of any problems happening after July 2009.
“However, we have concluded that we cannot be completely certain that the driver’s air bag inflator in the vehicles being added to this recall at this time will perform as designed,” Honda said in a statement.
Honda says owners should take their vehicles to dealerships as soon as they are notified by the company in writing.
Notification will begin during the month of February.
Honda says it has kept the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration informed of the problem.
Last month Honda recalled 646,000 Fit hatchbacks worldwide because of a glitch that could cause water to enter the power window mechanism, causing components to overheat.
The Fit recall affects 2007-2008 models. The Fit is sold in other countries as the Jazz and City.
The recall affects Asia, Latin America, Europe, South Africa and North America. About 140,000 vehicles are affected in the U.S. – AP
So who say Japanese car is so great after all? Haha… See they are affected too. So it’s nothing wrong with brand or the origin of the country of the car makers!
UMW TOYOTA MOTOR TO CONDUCT SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO PRIUS
More than 60 units Prius owners in Malaysia are involved
SHAH ALAM – Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan has announced on 9 February 2010, they will conduct a recall campaign related to the software program that controls the antilock braking system (ABS) in the Toyota Prius. TMC has undertaken a recall campaign in the interest of ensuring customers’ confidence and peace of mind. The corrective ABS software programming will resolve the problem.
UMW Toyota Motor, the exclusive distributor of Toyota vehicles in Malaysia would like to announce that it would initiate a special service campaign to address the brake issue of Prius.
Mr. Kuah Kock Heng, President of UMW Toyota Motor said, “To date there are over 60 units of the third generation Toyota Prius sold by the company since it was launched in October 2009.”
He also said, “At this moment our technicians are being trained to carry out the necessary corrective measures.”
“UMW Toyota Motor will contact our Prius owners regarding the special service campaign that will be available starting from Friday, 12 February 2010. Owners of the Prius will be given first priority,” he added.
Mr Kuah continued to say, “For customers who have booked their Prius or are interested to purchase a Prius, we would like to assure you that all Prius models will go through the corrective measures before delivery.”
“We would like to apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused by this predicament,” he concluded.
Customers may also contact UMW Toyota Motor free phone line 1800-8-869682 (1-800-8-TOYOTA) for further information or assistance.
UPDATE : TOYOTA VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALLS
Our principal, Toyota Motor Corporation has released a media statement dated 1st February 2010, that they have found a remedy for the accelerator pedal recall issue.
Further to that, UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd would like to reiterate that all Toyota and Lexus models sold by UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd are not affected by the recall exercise as announced in a media statement issued on 29 January 2010.
This is because the accelerator pedal components of the affected models used in the US markets are different from the Toyota and Lexus models sold in Malaysia by UMW Toyota Motor.
We would like to advise the public and the Toyota and Lexus customers in Malaysia that there is no cause for concern on this matter.
TOYOTA VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALLS IN U.S.
On 21 January 2010, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), United States released a media statement of a safety recall campaign involving 2.3 million vehicles affecting eight (8) Toyota models.
TMS also released a follow-up media statement on 26 January 2010, regarding the suspension of sales of their selected models.
UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd would like to emphasise that we have received confirmation from our principal, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan that all Toyota and Lexus models sold by UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd are not affected by this recall exercise. The accelerator pedal components of the affected models used in the US markets are different from the Toyota and Lexus models sold in Malaysia by UMW Toyota Motor.
We would like to advise that there is no cause for concern on this matter.
For more information, please call:
Mr. Justin Kwan
En. Zulkefli Mohamed
External Affairs, Marketing Division
UMW Toyota Motor
Tel: 03 – 5123 6688 Fax: 03 – 51236321
UMW Toyota Motor free-phone : 1800-8-869682
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