The Buick Motor Car Company was formed in 1903 by David Dunbar Buick. In 1907, over 725 vehicles were produced and one year later, it grew drastically to over 8,800 with the help of the ever-popular Model 10. By 1940, Buick had moved into the higher end and larger car range. Even though over 16,500,000 cars use the Buick name, ...

Waga is an incredible white hamlet in the Hanwella district. It has no tourist attractions but it is geographically situated in the rain belt with two major reservoirs Labugama and Kalatuwawa . Making this rain forest hilly area green and cool. Infact guests who are diehard fans of Nature’s Resort as it is called swear that it is as cool ...

Test Drive: LANDMARK CUV by ZHONGXING by Dyan Seneviratne PREAMBLE To the non-Chinese like us, the name ‘Zhongxing’ sounds outlandish – to say the least, if not a tongue twister! But do you know that Zhongxing Automobile [that completes its ‘full name’] is a leading SUV & Pick-Up Truck manufacturing plant located in Baoding, Herbei Province, China. Zhongxing manufactures both the SUV “The Landmark” and the Pick-Up Truck ...

Test Drive: BMW E39 528i by Ranjan Alles BACKGROUND AND HISTORY To see an older car in pristine condition is an enthusiasts dream and such examples always elicit more than a second glance from any motoring aficionado. We feature one such car in this issue owned by an avid reader of the magazine and a budding BMW enthusiast Rukshan Jayawardena. The car featured is an absolutely immaculate ...

Past Blast: Lancia Fulvia Coupe The Lancia Fulvia began life as the Fulvia Berlina (sedan) which was featured in this section a few months ago. It was designed by Antonio Fessia, to replace the Lancia Appia with which it shared almost no components. The Appia was a rear wheel drive car, however, while the Fulvia moved to front wheel drive like the Flavia. When ...

Out & About: Haridra Resort and Spa Weda Duwa’s healing resort Weda Duwa is Sri Lanka’s most famour Ayurvedic medicinal treatments resort. Haridra Resorts has become a renowned name for Ayurvedic and spa treatments. This is a Boutique Hotel situated in the picturesque seaside resort of Wadduwa designed to be the smart choice for up-market business and leisure travelers. Leisure and tranquility is what travelers all over ...

RHIKMAL SOYSA CAR LOVER & AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER PAR EXCELLENCE Rhikmal Soysa lives in his lush ancestral coconut estate in Jaela with his family. Apart from being a coconut planter and agriculturist Rhikmal is an Associate Member of the Institute of Automotive Engineers of Sri Lanka; Member Automobile Repairer’s Association of Sri Lanka; Member Society of Automotive Engineers International and an Automobile Consultant. Rhikmal is also one of those ...

Test Drive: FRENCH SPARKLE by Gishaka The RCZ is a true sports car from Peugeot Peugeot has been struggling to find its sporting mojo ever since its overachievement with the legendary 205 GTi of the eighties with it’s still-benchmark handling. The halo effect of this tiny hatchback spread itself over the Peugeot name very much like what the Golf GTi did for VW. The RCZ marks ...

Tech Torque: Multistage supercharging Contd… A more effective way is to spate the 2 functions i.e. to retain the advantages of exhaust –gas turbo charging in quasi-stationary mode and to sue a separate booster to compensate for startup weaknesses in the low-load range. The solution employs a hydrokinetic flow compressor, also known as a centrifugal turbo compressor, specially developed for the low pressure range. ...

RANGE ROVER CLASSIC The Range Rover is a car that has attained a unique iconic status virtually from the time of its inception. In 1970, it threw the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons in the off road vehicle category by merging tough four wheel drive with car like comfort elements. It became the first ever desirable crossover/sport utility vehicle. Yes, the Americans ...

Car Aficionado & Budding Racer Dyan Seneviratne speaks to KAUSHALYA SAMARASINGHE Motor scribe Dyan Seneviratne had the pleasure of meeting Kaushalya Samarasinghe at the Malaysian Grand Prix both at the practice runs on 23 & 24 March and the mega F1 race event itself at Sepang, Kuala Lumpur on 25 March 2012. The young Kaushalya impressed Dyan with his gentlemanly demeanour and the absolute ...

Out & About: The Sun Shines in Talpe Era Beach Resort is a little hideaway in Talpe close to the historic city of Galle. Era means ‘sun’ and the sun certainly does shine at a truly well run boutique hotel in an area famous for its beautiful beaches. Era reflects the glory of Lanka’s colonial past with its pavilions. Two refurbished colonial bungalows now house the restaurant ...

Ford down to the core Dyan Seneviratne chats to PAVINEE POTHONG of Ford Motor Company – Marketing & Communications Manager, Asia Pacific Ford Export & Global Growth Operations Dyan: Welcome to Sri Lanka, Pavinee. As Ford’s Marketing & Communications Manager for Asia Pacific your hands must surely be full virtually the whole while! Pavinee [smiles] I am very honoured to be here in Sri ...

Test Drive: GRAND TIGER! – It’s a pick up from ZHONGXING by Dyan Seneviratne PREAMBLE To the non-Chinese like us, the name ‘Zhongxing’ sounds outlandish – to say the least, if not a tongue twister! But do you know that Zhongxing Automobile [that completes its ‘full name’] is a leading Pick-Up Truck & SUV manufacturing plant located in Baoding, Herbei Province, China. Zhongxing manufactures both the SUV called the Landmark and the Pick-Up ...

Previous Page