Week of 6th June: Race Car Engines, June's 1st COE Bidding Significantly Increases Prices And Polestar 2 mReview!
In this week's edition of mRecap, we take a look at race car engines, the COE prices for June's 1st bidding, and take the Polestar 2 out for a spin!
If you're looking for a condensed list of our weekly round-up, we have:
- Why Race Car Engines Do Not Work In Road Cars
- Apple CarPlay Has Evolved: Will Now Show Driving Data, Gauges, and Climate Controls
- June 2022 COE Results 1st Bidding: Significant Increases Across All Categories
- mReview: Polestar 2 - Thunderous Arrival of a New Era
- The SEAT ATECA an unassuming upgrade! | mReview
- It's Time To Adopt The Japanese Way Of Driving With The Motorist Code!
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Why Race Car Engines Do Not Work In Road Cars
After almost five years since Mercedes initially unveiled their Project One concept car, the finalised, limited-production Mercedes-AMG ONE is finally ready for customer deliveries.
Half a decade of engineering does seem like a really long time, considering that most of the powertrain fitted to the AMG ONE are units that already have three years of continual development at the point in which the original concept car was first launched. To be fair to the AMG folks, the aforementioned three years of development was to develop the powertrain to be competitive in Formula One (F1).
This engine, and its derivatives, went on to win F1 constructor’s championships from 2014 - 2021.
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Apple CarPlay Has Evolved: Will Now Show Driving Data, Gauges, and Climate Controls
Apple unveiled its next-generation CarPlay system at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2022) earlier today, and it promises to be much more than just a fancy reskin.
At the event, the Cupertino-based tech giant announced this major upgrade to their infotainment system, showing off its deep integration with hardware found on modern vehicles. Not only will drivers be able to display CarPlay content across multiple screens within the car, they would also be able to pull up vehicle data and select from a wide range of gauges, all designed by Apple.
Critical vehicle information such as engine temperature and fuel level measurements will be reflected onto the screen(s) in real-time.
Want to know more about the evolution of Apple CarPlay? Click here to find out more!
June 2022 COE Results 1st Bidding: Significant Increases Across All Categories
In the 1st COE bidding exercise for June 2022, Cat A closed at $73,801, Cat B at $100,684, Cat C at $53,002, Cat D at $10,000 and Cat E at $100,697.
Cat A (Cars up to 1600CC & 97KW) received 874 bids and saw a $5,800 increase from the previous exercise. It closed at $73,801.
Cat B (Cars above 1600CC or 97KW) saw 851 bids and increased by $4,795. It closed at $100,684.
Cat C (Goods Vehicle & Bus) received 203 bids and increased by $1,501. It closed at $53,002.
Cat D (Motorcycles) had 859 bids in total and saw a $510 increase. It closed today at $10,000.
Lastly, Cat E (Open Category) received 316 bids and saw an increase of $4,796. It closed at $100,697.
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mReview: Polestar 2 - Thunderous Arrival of a New Era
Lightning flashes across the murky clouds, illuminating the somber sky above and land below faster than in the blink of an eye. As if determined not to be outdone by the spectacular light show, the unmistakable roar of thunder arrives.
Welcome, everyone, to the all-new Polestar 2. Hailing from the country that has brought us ABBA and IKEA furniture, Polestar is bringing the fight to the premium electric vehicle category – currently dominated by a certain Texas-based electric car company – equipped with all the Swedish sensibilities and nothing held back.
But the burning questions that many observers have on their minds are: what exactly is Polestar? And can this company’s latest model truly outperform Tesla’s Model 3, the current poster child of the EV world?
Interested in the Polestar 2? Proceed here!
SEPANG TRACK DAYS MAKE A COMEBACK! [PART 1]
Our staffers were invited to Sepang by the guys at SKILLSDRVN to attend their first track day in 2 years! Motorist's SKILLSDRVN coverage is brought to you by the new Volkswagen Tiguan!
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It's Time To Adopt The Japanese Way Of Driving With The Motorist Code!
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