Body design is a very important aspect of vehicle design. It is something that looks to be so simple, but is extremely complicated. In order to have the optimum design, the following requirements must be met in interior and exterior designs: Mechanical functions (lowering of side windows, opening of hood, trunk lid, and sliding roof, positions of lamps are some ...
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 ...
Micro Cars Ltd, which started off with the manufacture of a locally designed and engineered tiny fibreglass city car has now evolved into a behemoth with a range of
Dyan Seneviratne chats to Planet Earth Explorer – Gunther Holtorf Marco Polo [c.1254 – 1324] was a Venetian merchant and adventurer who made an extende
Intro The Linea first saw the light of day in Turkey at the Tofas plant which is a Joint Venture between Fiat and the Turkish Koc Holdings in 2007. Developed as a world car it was launched the following year in Brazil where Fiat has been the market leader for a long period of time. Our continent received it ...
The road to Hakgalla was being widened, there was no rain in sight and the dust made our approach to Humbugs quite unpleasant to say the least. While we waited for our lunch however a cool breeze whipped out of nowhere and the climate turned balmy. It was in fact Hakgalla at its best. Just 10Km from Nuwara Eliya ...
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 ...
The DKW Monza is a sports car built on an Auto Union DKW base. Named after the world-famous Italian Grand Prix circuit, the car set five world records in 1956. After the series of wins by the DKW 3-6 ‘Sonderklasse’ in European touring car racing and rallying in 1954 and 1955, two racing drivers started to develop a sporty ...
Madu Ganga is most certainly especially favoured by nature with its lagoon and hundreds of islands providing an idyllic setting for a well spent holiday with loads of traditional attractions. Maduganga Villa Hotel is a popular holiday complex, located on the banks of Mahaladuwa a large inhabited island on the Maduganga lagoon. Maduganga Villa complex is named after the ...
It’s not very often that we at Motor get to try out a full-on military grade vehicle, but for today’s test drive we got exactly that opportunity. The first thing you imagine is that it is a product of America’s most excessive brand, HUMMER. But no dear reader, thankfully that particular purveyor of tank sized road crushers that performed like ...
GALLOPING BACK-HOES IN RUSH HOUR AMIDST SUICIDAL PEDESTRIANS In all ‘sane countries’ where the Rule of Law and Highway Code are sacrosanct, Back-Hoes and Bulldozers are NOT permitted to be driven on main roads. Instead they are transported in appropriately equipped heavy trucks when-ever required. Not so in sunny Sri Lanka! Just the other morning a back-hoe was trundling along ...
SLTB BUS TURNS LEFT BUT GOES RIGHT… OVER THE CLIFF! No joke! This actually happened! A SLTB bus whilst negotiating the numerous bends on the way from Endane Estate in Kahawatte recently, went over a precipice and all 28 passengers were seriously injured – some critically. Obviously basic maintenance had been absent. If not how on earth could a ...
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 ...
Since introduction in 1998, Toyota’s compact Vitz has been a very popular seller in its segment. The original XP10 set the template that was carried on by the 2005 XP90 and the current model, the 2010-present XP130; Compact, easy to drive, economical and practical but with very little to engage the enthusiastic driver, at least as far as the ...
INTRODUCTION AND FEATURES. Driving any big engined V8 is the ultimate motoring experience any petrol head would enjoy and when that happens to be a snorting big engined Mercedes as the GL 450, it is indeed a superlative experience. The 450GL driven here is the only GL in the country and the 4663 cc 340 bhp Teutonic luxo barge ...
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 ...
Most Sri Lankans are likely to associate the Lancia brand, named by Top Gear TV as the greatest manufacturer of all time, with a car and an era that can be considered the lowest point in the 105 year old firms’ entire history. That car of course is the Fiat developed Beta which despite being quite competent in its ...
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 ...
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 ...
CENTRE MEDIAN – WHAT’S THE RATIONALE ON NARROW TWO LANED ROADS? Whilst HLR [High Level Road] starting from Nugegoda, moving east towards Maharagama and beyond to Kottawa is being widened at long last, some roads being rehabilitated in Colombo area such as Havelock Road in the vicinity of Police Park and even the widened but still narrow Thimbirigasyaya Road is ...
