If you have not read or been affected by what we have dubbed “The Causeway War”, the transport ministries of frenemies Malaysia and Singapore have been one-upping each other on vehicle entry charges for some years now. It doesn’t appear that there will be a permanent ceasefire anytime soon.
Tesla has been making a few minor modifications to the Model S P100D cars over the air waves, making them even faster, even though they are already the world’s fastest pure electric cars. The new ‘Ludicrous Plus’ mode, as it is known, will allow the Tesla S P100D to go from standing to 100kph in a mere 2.34 seconds, which is probably quick enough to tear the skin off your face, and puts it just behind the Porsche 918, which can do it in 2.3 seconds.
With the completion of the MRT and LRT, the availability of Grab and Uber cars, and now the introduction of Motorbike Taxis, the public transportation in Malaysia is possibly complete. Automologist LING is more than happy to use all those modes of public transport…except the last one.
There was a time in our not too distant history – the height of which took place in the fifties and sixties – that the world went nuclear-crazy. We imagined a life that ran on nuclear-powered devices – from kitchen appliances to flying vehicles.
There have been so many predictions about the future of urban transportation over the past few years as new applications of technology constantly alter the possibilities for the future. Some say we will all be in electric cars, others in hydrogen; still others think that the good old internal combustion engine will not die without a fight.
For the common folks like most of us, video games is the only way to experience rare and exotic supercars without owning it. That’s why game developers are so eager to work with supercar brands to deliver the freshest and most exciting cars to gamers.