Hairdressers are great people you know; they have this uncanny ability to transform ordinary looking people to look extraordinary, beautiful and drop dead gorgeous with the flick of a comb and a whiff of hairspray. So in 1996 when the first Mercedes SLK codenamed R 170 was launched and it earned the sobriquet amongst the motoring press of being a ...
Praveen Madugalle is the son of the ever-green ‘Mr Mini’ – Mahen Madugalle, veteran tea planter and Mini-Racing specialist. Praveen is an emerging motor racing star in his own right, with many podium finishes recently, notably at Pannala. Make no mistake about it: we are certain to hear of him and his racing exploits in the months and years to ...
Today’s Road Test subject should be familiar to anyone who has watched a hip hop video at any point in the last decade or so. We’ll be taking a look at a vehicle that has almost established itself as a pop culture institution, none other than the Cadillac Escalade. But first, a bit of back story… A little over 15 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A fuel substitute that is presently in its infant stage Increasing significance is being given to hydrogen as an alternative fuel in view of its CO2 – free combustion properties, and the fact that it can be produced from renewable energy sources. The production of hydrogen, the required infrastructure, refueling technology, and the onboard storage pose complex issue that ...
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 ...
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 ...
To those who’ve actually heard of the name, Abarth is as synonymous with Fiat as Cooper is with Mini; both names conjure up strong associations of highly tweaked versions of tiny city cars fighting tooth and nail on 1960’s race tracks. Incorporated in 1949 by Austrian Karl Abarth (who had settled in Italy and Italianized his name as Carlo), ...
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 ...
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 ...
The marketing boffins at Volkswagen have over the years shown a fondness to liken and name their cars after creatures from the animal kingdom as in VW Rabbit and even creepy crawlies like the Beetle. The model under test here, the Tiguan is no different, as its name is derived from the words Tiger and ‘Leguan”( german word for ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
GERMAN-BUILT FORD FOCUS TITANIUM 2012 SEDAN Germany is a synonym for A1 Quality cars: that’s proven. So when I was asked to test drive the all new German-built Ford Focus 2012 model I didn’t let this opportunity pass by. After all it’s not every day that a car-nut like me gets an opportunity to get aboard and cruise along in ...
BMW’s new 3 series brings back the pleasure of driving Hot on the heels of its European launch in February the sixth generation BMW three series the F30, has now arrived in Sri Lanka. The three is the rice and curry model for BMW, and it is claimed that the sedan accounts for one in every five BMWs sold ...
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 ...
