Showing posts with label Korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Korea. Show all posts

Monday, August 15, 2011

Video: Asian Car and Motorcycle Accidents Compilation



As most motorists are already aware of, there are many ways to get into an accident, be it your fault or another driver's error.

In the video after the jump, a Youtube user compiled a 7-minute-long clip with all sorts and types of automobile and motorcycle related incidents that allegedly took place in numerous countries of Asia (though understandably, there's no way of ratifying this claim for each and every crashe seen in the clip).

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Monday, August 8, 2011

Report: Honda Threatened by the Rise of the Koreans



If there is one Japanese company that can lay claim to having a reputation for innovation and advanced engineering, it is Honda.

It is a reputation built over more than 30 years, starting from the first generation of the Civic in the ‘70s and continuing throughout the years with novelties such as VTEC, the futuristic first generation Insight hybrid back in 1999, the S2000's high-revving 120HP-per-liter engine, the first practical supercar, the NSX – and the list goes on.

However, something seems to have changed, and not for the better.

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Renault Samsung Motors Rolls Out Flagship SM7, Releases New Photos and Video


The South Korean unit of Renault has come out with full details on its new SM7 flagship sedan a week before the car officially goes on sale in the country.

The French carmaker, which bought a 70% stake in Samsung Motors back in 2000 to spearhead the brand's expansion efforts in the developing Asian region, said the SM7 will have a "radical effect on the big saloon car market".

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