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Let me introduce you to what could be the least logical new car purchase of 2017, the Isuzu Panther. This is a car made by Astra Isuzu and famously holds the slogan “Rajanya Diesel” which in English means “The King of Diesels”. Of course, that slogan is one tall summit to climb and even harder to prove to its loyal Isuzu Panther fandom, PantherMania.

You may have noticed that young people are starting to wear jeans with holes across both knees, and that they leave the white thread hanging off the edges. You may also notice that quite a lot of those same people are walking in a pair of converse trainers. This is seen as the fresh, new look if your ideal night out consists of chilling with your mates at an Ed Sheeran concert in Glastonbury and letting your hair down once every fortnight.

Some might despise them, but the general “normal people” masses love them. It’s the Low Cost Green Car or simply abbreviated to LCGC. Although, as I just wrote, some people despise them, their presence in Indonesia has-without a doubt- kept Indonesians to go on 4 wheels. As Crossovers in other countries have outsold multiple sedan and SUV models, in Indonesia, LCGC are the ones that are outselling sedans and SUV/MPVs. Now, I, your resident REVVING-IT-DAILY Indonesian will present you a quick crash course on LCGC.

#blogpost (For those who don’t want to be dragged to another website;) As you might’ve seen whilst following the Frankfurt auto show, Audi’s boffins at the RS division have unveiled their new Swiss Army Knife; the latest version of the widely loved RS4. The Audi RS4 to me is like getting a lap dance from someone who I’ve known for a long time. Comfortable pleasure is the best way to describe it. Unlike other fast cars, it’s one you could really genuinely use every single day, without any sacrifices.

Over the years, the EU exempt country of Switzerland has always had their own little way of doing things that other governments don’t really bother with. For example, 60% of the country’s electricity comes from renewable energy sources, and they produce cheese naturally in the hills, rather than on controlled farms. It’s a fascinating, off-the-grid type of place. Which is probably why Steve McQueen tried to jump a motorcycle over there, while trying to flee Germany.

A while ago Josh@R.I.D posted a collection of awesome auto gifs, and that article got a few views… ( https://www.carthrottle.com/post/nr69bx6/ )

Limousines are known for being quite slow. But nobody told these wonderful people…

A little while back, I listed down some reasons why AMG was better than BMW’s M division. And readers seemed to like it. But the one thing everyone kept asking was; “Do why BMW M is better. I wanna see the opposite!”. And so, with your prayers answered. Without further ado, here’s 5 reasons why M is far more superior than AMG. Even if I do prefer the shouty Mercs… 1. Their Engines Sing, Rather Than Shout If you know the Bavarians, you’ll almost certainly know that they are famous for their zingy-sounding straight six engines.

I have JUST returned from the very German city, which is Berlin. And I have to say, it is an excellent place overall! My soon to be leaving History teacher (lovely bloke) put heart over brain into literally everything we did during the 4 day visit. I mean, I woke up at midnight on Tuesday morning and didn’t go to sleep until we had crammed about 2 days worth of stuff into just under 21 hours. After that, everything chilled out.

Isn’t it Annoying when you pick up a friend from work because they screwed up getting themselves home? What’s even more annoying than that is when they begin to do something absurd like play with the windows, or if they are in the back, kick your seat and then take away your head rest. Yeah, THAT guy…. Well, here are 14 more of those incredibly irritating things which that guy does…

When it comes to fast cars, nothing can get quite as simple and laid back as an old muscle car. Europeans in the 1960s were experimenting with double overhead camshafts and Weber choked carburetors. Whereas with American muscle cars, it was either go big, or go home. Engines were big, simply made, and produced some very serious amounts of horsepower! And don’t think that they raced at expensive, prestigious circuits. 1/4 of a mile between a set of lights is what really mattered.

Buying an old classic car can be a painful and tiring process for the average human being. You have to endure boring forums and listen to bearded blokes give you advice on oil leaks, values, chassis numbers and how authentic the carpets are, I’d tell them to get lost! Old Volvos (and Saabs) on the other hand are different, because with an old Volvo, you don’t have to give a hoot about all of that preservation rubbish. With a Volvo, it’s a Scandinavian classic that you can use every single day! They’re built like tanks, yet they look even better today with age.

I’m sorry MPV owners, I’m hating the third row of seats in your cars. I mean, I do enjoy the MPV as a way to lug around children on the school run. But really, I do wish car-makers would actually re-consider updating the fundamental problem with the MPV. It’s been here long enough for the seating layout to change. But they haven’t updated it. I just wish they would do something about the third row of seats. Here’s why:

Okay, I’m coming clean about this, so be ready. I have ALWAYS preferred the smokey, tail waggling cars of Mercedes’ AMG line up over BMW’s poised and precise M series range. The M5 fanboys can feel free to get triggered over that statement, but coming up now are a set of reasons as to why AMG is quite simply more superior over the Bavarians. And to be fair, there’ll be little room for argument.

Television adverts are amongst a real hatred of mine and pretty much everyone’s life. Just as you’re getting to a good part of the programme, some smart arse wants to tell me how clean my windows can be, or how much lettuce I could save on life insurance. It’s getting ridiculous! However, not all adverts are ‘pop this’ and ‘Ed Sheeran that’. Because modern fragrance adverts are much more suave and sophisticated, much like a centred Monte Carlo hotel. That sort of class.

Most exotic car makers started off with an incredibly rich artist or engineer, throwing in tonnes of money to make some awesome cars. Ferrari for instance, was carrefully brought up by a man called Enzo. Who had a passion, for what he did. And arguably, Ferrari’s beginnings were a bit predictable. Lamborghini on the other hand, was brought up….slightly differently. Whereas Enzo was the smart A-grade student. Mr Ferruccio Lamborghini, was more of the kid, who loved to start a scrap. (But had serious knowlege)

The South Korean automobile industry has gone from strength to strength over the last forty years, and is now the fifth largest in the world. The cars are just as good, if not better, than anything offered by European, American or Japanese manufacturers, and are very reliable. And that’s fine. But they’ve never been the go-to for enthusiasts. Yes, Hyundai has the Genesis and Veloster, and Kia has the Pro_C’eed GT, but that’s sort of it, right? Wrong.

“Whenever somebody mentions to you about cars styled by Pininfarina… …the first new car that comes to mind is a Ferrari. A second-hand Ferrari 458 Spider costs £160k, while the cheapest new Ferrari, the Cali T, is £155k. Don’t be down though, because you can buy cars styled by the same company for a whole lot less.” Wai Ning